23121 1413 Sports & Fitness Outdoor Skills General Outdoor Skills true Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:01:41 -0700 /system/videos/0/21/31/02/23121.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, sports, outdoor, skills How To Build a Campfire http://www.howcast.com/videos/23121-How-To-Build-a-Campfire http://www.howcast.com/videos/23121-How-To-Build-a-Campfire/edit approved 190 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=23121"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=23121" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 20 Seaworthy http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/build_campfire_hd_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5791 false false false 42962 1 19 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/19.jpg Check the rules Make sure a campfire is allowed at your campsite.

]]> 42963 2 24 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/24.jpg Find a pit See if your campsite has premade fire pits. If not, you’ll have to make one.

]]> 42964 3 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/30.jpg Locate a clearing To create your own fire pit, choose an area at least ten feet away from brush or other easily flammable materials.

]]> 42965 4 40 Tip Don’t forget to look up! Fire pits should not be under branches.

]]> 42966 5 44 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/44.jpg Make a circle Surround your fire pit with a circle of stones or rocks to keep your wood contained.

]]> 42967 6 51 Tip If you have a shovel, dig a shallow pit inside your circle of rocks. Six to eight inches will do.

]]> 42968 7 56 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/56.jpg Gather wood Gather wood. You’ll need three different types: tinder, such as small twigs and dry leaves; kindling, which are larger sticks and twigs still under an inch in diameter; and fuel wood, large pieces of wood that will burn for a while.

]]> 42969 8 73 Tip All wood should be dry and as free of dirt, moss, and debris as possible. Pile it at least three feet away from your fire pit.

]]> 42970 9 81 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/81.jpg Start with tinder Start by placing a pile of tinder in the center of your fire pit.

]]> 42971 10 86 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/86.jpg Build a kindling tepee Using three or four pieces of your kindling, build a tepee around the tinder.

]]> 42972 11 93 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/93.jpg Add more kindling Add more kindling to the downwind side of your tepee, then continue around to the upwind side. Leave an opening on the upwind side that will allow you to ignite the tinder inside the tepee.

]]> 42973 12 107 Tip Fire needs oxygen, so be sure to leave space between the kindling in your tepee to let the fire breathe.

]]> 42974 13 113 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/113.jpg Lay the fuel wood Lay two parallel pieces of fuel wood on opposite sides of the tepee. The ends should extend beyond your tepee. Lay two more pieces of wood on top of your first two, forming a square of fuel wood enclosing the tepee.

]]> 42975 14 128 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/128.jpg Keep layering Continue laying fuel wood, building up to a box that resembles a log cabin. Two or three layers will suffice.

]]> 42976 15 136 Tip Make sure you can still access the tinder, which is now inside the kindling tepee, which is inside your fuel-wood cabin.

]]> 42977 16 143 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/143.jpg Light the fire Light the tinder in several different locations.

]]> 42978 17 148 Tip Stand upwind of your fire when you’re lighting it to keep the wind from blowing out your match or lighter.

]]> 42979 18 154 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/154.jpg Feed it tinder Add small amounts of tinder until the kindling catches fire.

]]> 42980 19 160 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/160.jpg Add kindling Once the kindling ignites, switch your attention to the fuel wood. As the kindling burns up, add more until the fuel wood ignites.

]]> 42981 20 170 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/23121/170.jpg Feed the fire When the fuel wood has caught on fire, continue feeding it with fuel wood as needed.

]]> 42982 21 177 Fact “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” the Union soldiers’ unofficial anthem during the Civil War, is based on a campfire melody that was popular in the South.

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