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Camp fires
Always choose a dry spot, not under trees, and no chance of forest fire.
You will need a good supply of fuel for all of these fires below.
Building a reflector fire
1 remove ground 2ft x 3 ft
2 lay lots of small sticks
3 drive 2 stout sticks into the ground pointing away from the fire then put strong logs against it
4 check it is stable
5 place some dry kindling and get your fire started and the logs will reflect the heat into the centre for better cooking.
Building a hunting fire
1 lay 2 thick logs parralell to each other.
2 put tinder between and put dry grass or bark or leaves also.
3 now build a pyramid of thin sticks then medium then large.
4 light the tinder and don’t start to cook until the wood has burnt down
Tips & basics
Clear area of all debris/avoid area with overhanging branches
Construct a fire ring surrounded by rocks
Gather wood and stack in separate piles away from fire area. Do not use green or freshly cut wood.
There are three different kinds of wood needed for a successful campfire
Tinder - small twigs, wood shavings, dry leaves or grass, dry needles, bark or dryer lint. This should start to burn immediately with a lighted match.
Kindling - small sticks 1" around or less
Fuel- larger wood that keeps the fire going
Elements required for a fire to burn properly. When one of these three things are removed, the fire stops burning. Example -- Water cools fuel below ignition point, dirt cuts off the oxygen supply.
Fuel- material that will burn
Heat - enough heat to bring fuel to ignition
Air - to provide oxygen to burning process
Start with a couple hands full of tinder loosely piled in the center of your fire ring.
With your back to the wind and match protected by the cup of your hand, ignite tinder with a match. Discard used match into the fire.
Slowly add more tinder
More types of fires and what they are good for
Types of Fires
Tepee Fire - good for quick cooking since the heat is concentrated in one spot. Lay the fuel over your kindling like a tepee.
Crisscross Fire - good for a long lasting fire with a lot of coals. Excellent for a campfire. Lay the fuel over the kindling in a crisscross pattern.
How to start her up
Use pine cones covered with wax.
Pack charcoal in paper egg cartons and tie shut. When ready to use, just light the carton.
get about 10 strike-anywhere wooden kitchen matches together with waxed dental floss. The heads of the matches should all be pointing in the same direction. Generously soak the buddle of matches (except heads) in melted paraffin wax to waterproof and to provide a long burn time
Cut waxed milk cartons into strips to be used as kindling for your campfire.
Stuff paper towel or toilet paper rolls with paper.
To get your charcoal pieces ready quicker, use a charcoal chimney.
Newspaper crumbled into a ball
Use dried pine needles
Stack of small pieces of cardboard
Waterproof your matches by dipping them in wax or coating them with clear nail polish
Use wooden ice cream/popsicle sticks.
Take an empty toilet paper roll and tie some tissue paper onto one end with some twine. Fill roll with sawdust cotton balls.
Tree bark
Petrol
Lighter fuel
Kindling
Pencil sharpnings
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