If your campsite has designated fire pits, always use them. If you’re wild camping, use a pre-existing fire bed whenever possible. Naturally, there will be occasions on which you have to make your own. Your fire bed should be on exposed earth and not grass (especially dead grass). If...
The family turns to see -- A DRUNK MAN teetering toward the semi-basement window. Their faces slowly fill with dread. CHUNG-SOOK How many times did I tell you? We need to put up a “No Urinating” sign. KI-TEK It’ll make them want to do it even more. It’s psychology. ...
An alternative to a fire ring is a mound fire. Using your sanitation trowel, build a circular, flat platform of mineral soil (sandy, light-colored, nonfertile dirt) about 6-8 inches high. Use this as the base for your fire. Ideally, build this platform on a flat rock. You can easily...
Hold on to bandanas emblazoned with camp names. BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHO YOU’RE TALKING TO Scary stories are fun and thrilling, but told to the wrong person, at the wrong time—well, sometimes that can have tragic consequences. I was telling the story of the Mendocino Moaner a few ye...
If you’re cooking out, you have a chance to make one of the best summertime desserts out there: campfire s’mores. Campfire s’mores are the original s’mores, where the marshmallows are toasted over and open flame and sandwiched with a piece of chocolate between two crisp graham cracker...
HOW TO TELL A GOOD CAMPFIRE STORYThe article presents suggestions for mountaineers to tell stories for entertainment of companions while sitting around the campfire. INSETS: MUST KNOW: GAUGE HEAT;BURN THIS, NOT THAT.FRIEDMAN, STEV...
5. Make a Tepee Place your kindling down first and then the tinder on top. Start to build a small teepee of logs around this, leaving plenty of room for oxygen to come in. Now, light the tinder. As the kindling and the larger logs begin to catch fire your can begin to build up ...
Tinder.Every good campfire starts with good tinder. Tinder catches fire easily, but burns fast. Material like dry leaves, dry bark, wood shavings, dry grass, and some fluffy fungi make for good tinder. If you’re a smart camper, you’ll bring your own tinder in the form of dryer lint...
How to Make a Fire - Preparing the Area: First you need to select a spot andprepare the area for your fire. At sites with prepared firepits make sure you choose one that is downwind and at least 15 feet from your tent and gear (so that embers don't float onto your tent or equipme...
more easily. Low humidity is not a reason not to have a campfire, it's just something you should be aware of. But wind is the biggie. If it's windy enough to make trees sway and blow leaves and debris around, then it's too windy for a campfire. Better to do it another night....