How to Create a Campfire
How to Create a Campfire

How to Create a Campfire

"How To Build a Roaring Campfire" - Brett & Kate Mckay http://www.artofmanliness.com/2008/09/04/how-to-build-a-roaring-campfire/

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Wahid Tashkandi
Wahid Tashkandi
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Matches

Matches
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Tinder

Tinder
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Kindling

Kindling
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Fuel Wood

Fuel Wood
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Lighter

Lighter
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Setup

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Clear fire area

Clear fire area
Setup
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Lay Fire

Setup

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Extinguishing

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Sprinkle Water

Sprinkle Water
Extinguishing
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Stir Ambers During Sprinkling

Stir Ambers During Sprinkling
Extinguishing
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Test Heat

Test Heat
Extinguishing
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Dispose Ashes

Extinguishing
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Patch Ground

Extinguishing

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Teepee Fire Lay

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Place tinder bundle in the middle of campfire site

Teepee Fire Lay
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Form teepee with kindling above tinder bundle

Teepee Fire Lay
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Leave opening in teepee on the side the wind is blowing against

Teepee Fire Lay
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Continue adding kindling to the teepee

Teepee Fire Lay
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Create a larger teepee structure with fuel wood

Create a larger teepee structure with fuel wood
Teepee Fire Lay
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Place a match under your tinder

Teepee Fire Lay
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When teepee structure falls simply add fuel logs

Teepee Fire Lay

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Lean-to Fire Lay

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Stick a long piece of kindling into the ground at a 30-degree angle

Lean-to Fire Lay
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Place a tinder bundle underneath support stick

Lean-to Fire Lay
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Place some small pieces of kindling around tinder nests

Lean-to Fire Lay
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Lay small pieces of kindling against piece in ground

Lean-to Fire Lay
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Add another layer with larger pieces of kindling

Add another layer with larger pieces of kindling
Lean-to Fire Lay
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Light tinder

Lean-to Fire Lay

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Log Cabin Fire Lay

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Create small teepee lay

Log Cabin Fire Lay
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Place large pieces of wood on opposite side of teepee

Log Cabin Fire Lay
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Find smaller pieces of fuelwood and lay them across the first set of fuelwood, parallel on the other sides of the tepee

Log Cabin Fire Lay
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Repeat laying smaller and shorter pieces to form a cabin or pyramid shape

Repeat laying smaller and shorter pieces to form a cabin or pyramid shape
Log Cabin Fire Lay
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Light fire

Log Cabin Fire Lay