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Building A Camp Fire

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Construction

  • A Camp fire needs to be built up so that it radiates heat and light all around
  • Build a Basic Fire
  • Before lighting the fire build a bigger tee-pee over the existing fire using the Main Fuel, then the Large Fuel, keeping the doorway clear
  • Light the same way as a Basic Fire but continue to blow harder and harder as the wood burns until it is doesn't make any difference
blow

Wood

The best woods for camp fires is
  • Ash
  • Fir
  • Apple
  • Hazel
  • Holly
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