Cooking Fires
Cross Ditch Fire
The cross ditch fire name does a pretty good job describing this fire, it is a cross of two ditches…
How to Build Cooking Fires
Lighting a fire and cooking a meal over it has a romantic quality harking back to the good old days. But when faced with the actual task for the first time it quickly becomes apparent that there is a lot more to it than possible first thought.
This collection of how-to’s covers all the fires typically lit for camp cooking along with all the steps needed to make them.
All Cooking Fires Techniques
Cooking Fires
Slit Fire
The slit fire originates from Finland where is known as a “rakovalkea” which translates literally as “slit bonfire”. It gets…
Cooking Fires
Fire Bundle Stove
A Fire Bundle Stove effectively bundles a group similarly sized small logs together that stands upright. The bundling process creates…
Cooking Fires
Log Stove Fire
A Log Stove Fire effectively binds a split log back together that stands upright. The bundling process creates enough air…
Cooking Fires
Stump Stove
The stump stove is a log that has two holes drilled into it with the fire built in these holes…
Cooking Fires
Swedish Log Fire
The Swedish Log Fire comes from the German name ‘Schweden Fackel’, which translates more to Swedish Fire Torch, but it…
Cooking Fires
Stick Lay Fire
The stick lay fire is a method that is founded on a stick that is laid between two rocks. This…
Cooking Fires
Lean To Fire
A Lean To Fire structure gets its name from the core concept in building the fire, and that is multiple…
Cooking Fires
Tepee Fire
The Tepee Fire, which is also known as the tipi fire, tepee fire and pyramid fire, clearly gets its range…
Cooking Fires
Altar Fire
The Altar Fire (or alter fire) in its simplest form is a fire that is built on a structure raising…
Cooking Fires
Reflector Fire
The reflector fire essentially is the fire of your choice then a wall erected on one side to reflect back…
Cooking Fires
Keyhole Fire
A Keyhole Fire can only be described as exactly as its name suggests, it looks like a keyhole, a large…