Issue 077 · Field Journal & Curated Goods
Slow down.
Go farther.
Apropos is a lifestyle brand built around the things worth doing properly — fishing, cooking, hunting, surfing, travel, and music. We write about them, and we curate what to bring.
Dispatch
"A bed of coals does not care how many tickets are in the window."
The Slow Fire: Notes on Cooking Over Coals — by Mo Scariano
44.8°N — LOGGED THIS WEEK
Seven Pursuits
What we cover
44.8°N · RANGELEYFISH
43.7°N · OVER COALSCOOK
46.8°N · TIMBERLINEHUNT
21.3°N · REEF BREAKSURF
— · NO FIXED POINTTRAV
36.1°N · TAPE HISSMUSI
78.2°N · TREELINE +ADVE
Field Notes
Carried by the crew
Fishing
Riverkeeper Bamboo Fly Rod
Carried by Mack Teller
$465
Cooking
No. 8 Seasoned Skillet
Carried by Chef Mo Scariano
$88
Hunting
Waxed Canvas Field Coat
Carried by J. Earl & Sons
$310
Surf
Cold-Water Board Wax, 3-Pack
Carried by Libby Reagan
$18
Travel
The Long Way Duffel, 60L
Carried by Eric Twardzik
$225
Music
Portable Belt-Drive Turntable
Carried by Zoe Papcostas
$379
Hunting
Full-Tang Field Knife
Carried by The Toppa's
$140
Cooking
Enamel Percolator, 12-Cup
Carried by Kristen Russo
$56
Tastemakers
Who we trust
Mack Teller
Fly Fishing Guide · Maine
Chef Mo Scariano
Chef, Live-Fire Cooking
Libby Reagan
Surfboard Shaper · Baja
J. Earl & Sons
Third-Generation Outfitters
Zoe Papcostas
Session Musician, Nashville
Eric Twardzik
Travel Writer, Slow Routes
Kristen Russo
Home Cook & Forager
The Toppa's
Knifemakers, Vermont
Journal
Latest dispatches
Cooking
Cooking
The Slow Fire: Notes on Cooking Over Coals
Everything speeds up in a professional kitchen. Cooking over coals is the opposite discipline — and it changes how you cook everywhere else.
Mo Scariano · Jun 24, 2026 · 8 min
Fishing
Fishing
Six Days on the Bighorn
A late-season float through Montana, three broken tippets, and the brown trout that made all of it worth the drive.
Mack Teller · Jun 18, 2026 · 11 min
Surf
Surf
Packing List: A Week Chasing Swell in Baja
Everything that actually earned a spot in the truck for a week of point breaks south of Ensenada — and what we left behind.
Libby Reagan · Jun 12, 2026 · 5 min
The Roundtable