How do you build a fire?

[grandmapaula]

And make sure you use seasoned wood. Green wood doesn't produce much of a fire.

[MilCop4523]

but green wood does add Sizzle to your fire experience

[hrlyguy2]

I use pine shingles under few small logs then add a monster all nighter log

[sself1219]

I usually find some really dry tender, old bark, or something similar, I then stack up split wood in a log cabin about two tiers high, then put a roof on it(pay split wood across the top. Light the dry tender and it's off pretty quick.

[hrlyguy2]

[Life Without Whine]

Never had heard the term fatwood ...but have a huge stump of it in our garage that we take a few pieces everywhere we camp .... DH is on a search everywhere we go for the next chunk ....

[CTGREG]

Use empty toilet paper cardboard rolls and stuff them with dryer lint. Keep a bunch of them in a bag to use as kindling for fire starter. Good use of all the dryer lint from home.

[deebarjay]

fatwood is a factory made kindling....seen it in walmart.

[Iwritecode]

Originally Posted by MilCop4523

take some steel wool which you can start to burn with a 9 volt battery

Originally Posted by wanderlost

(or use the steel wool and a 9v battery if you are out of matches).

I was just going to point out that nobody brought this up but I see two people already have.

This is also a something to remember if you're the type of person that has a "junk drawer" full of stuff including old batteries. Just saw a video on Facebook about a guy that had his entire house go up in flames because he had a paper bag full of batteries sitting in his garage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoAO1S5w7KM

[Wolverine 1945]

Originally Posted by Iwritecode

I was just going to point out that nobody brought this up but I see two people already have.

This is also a something to remember if you're the type of person that has a "junk drawer" full of stuff including old batteries. Just saw a video on Facebook about a guy that had his entire house go up in flames because he had a paper bag full of batteries sitting in his garage.

THANKS for the info Iwritecode !!!
Ill bet a lot of us will be checking to see how we store 9v batteries !!!

[eortiz]

I didn't read every post so I apologize in advance if this is posted. Corn Chips make good
kindling.

[Filthy Beast]

Originally Posted by deebarjay

fatwood is a factory made kindling....seen it in walmart.

Just because you saw it in Wally World does not make it factory made.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwood

[Papa GLS]

eortiz
They also go real good with bean dip.

[MCTroy]

I push a button and the electric fire place lights up. Done and no smoky clothes smelling up the camper.

[Santabobswife]

Originally Posted by Iwritecode

I was just going to point out that nobody brought this up but I see two people already have.

This is also a something to remember if you're the type of person that has a "junk drawer" full of stuff including old batteries. Just saw a video on Facebook about a guy that had his entire house go up in flames because he had a paper bag full of batteries sitting in his garage.

Wow, I am doing a drawer sweep, now.

[Boosted1200]

To each there own.... When it's time for a fire I get out the big boy torch. I would much rather have a fire and relax then mess with starting it. It's a bad pic of the torch but you get the idea.

[Papa-t]

Isn't it all cheating unless your rubbing sticks together to build a fire. I like cheating and I've used the ole road flare a few times. 😳

[grandmapaula]

It occurs to me we have all been focused on how to START a fire when the question was how to BUILD a fire. I like the teepee style...put your wax/sawdust chunk down, build a little teepee of twigs around & over it, place about four logs, log cabin style, around that. Build losely so the fire will draw air. Then light the wax/sawdust brick and watch her go. Add logs as needed. Have the marshmallows handy.

[Wolverine 1945]

Looks as if there are a lot of people out West,,, that would love to know how to put out a fire !!!


Maybe it is just the photo,,,
but it looks to me like Boosted1200 has set himself on fire !!!

[j free]

Bad form dude. I know a lot of people who lost everything.