A campfire.

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We find something fascinating about a campfire,flames and glowing coals, so a campfire is usually an agreeable (and warm) way to pass the time from dusk to bedtime, particularly for those in a pensive mood.

Whether it's a family camping trip or a survival situation, a campfire can be both enjoyable and a necessity.
when you are out in the wilderness, it is a custom and tradition to build a campfire.

The first order of business when building a campfire is to choose a suitable location.

If using a campfire spot others have previously used, make use of any "charred wood" left behind- it will burn in your fire, and will decrease the amount of logs you will need to gather and burn.
A certain degree of skill is needed to properly build a campfire, to keep it going, and to see that it is properly and extinguished. Take advantage of both natural and man-made tinder to start a campfire.
A Hatchet, axe or saw, are all useful for cutting firewood for a campfire.

Starting a campfire can be an easy task, only if you follow the basic guidelines.

Never start a fire without making sure the conditions are safe for one, if the weather has been dry and the grass is brittle, do not have a campfire and only build a campfire where camping fire regulations allow.
Any boy scout will tell you (and they're right about this) that the better technique for a campfire is the "teepee"-style fire.
It is sad though that some campers have managed to turn a campfire into a wildfire.

A campfire is made using twigs, pine cones and kindling. To make a campfire using the teepee technique, you will place your large logs in a teepee shape - vertical and leaning inward so that their top ends meet in the center.

Though a campfire must breathe, it also must catch.

It might sound simple but starting a campfire can be extremely tricky, especially if you are a beginner
A campfire with colored flames,is made by burning a garden hose in a copper pipe.

By the time we are grown, you'd think most of us would be certified experts in knowing how to build a campfire.
Do not build a campfire in hazardous or dry conditions or if the campground rules prohibit it. Prepare a campfire and let it burn down to hot coals

Cooking food using a campfire can be tricky, and many campers prefer to use a portable stove instead. The techniques for cooking on a campfire are no different than those used for everyday cooking
Many campers rely on a stove for their cooking needs as they boast several advantages over cooking over a campfire. Since most camping stoves have an adjustable heat source, they can be much easier to use than a campfire.

Individuals who are backpacking in an area that allows the gathering of firewood may decide to cook on a campfire to avoid the need to carry extra equipment; however, most campfire cooking is done in campgrounds.
Campers relying on the use of a campfire do not have to carry the extra weight of a cook stove and may rely on a campfire to reduce their pack weight.

The final step to start a campfire is, of course, to light it.

Possibly the simplest method of cooking over a campfire and one of the most common is to roast food on long skewers that can be held above the flames.

A campfire tripod is a great solution for many of your camping cooking needs. Therefore, a campfire tripod is really one of the best "all-purpose" camp cooking supplies you can have!
Grills over a campfire are used in the same way as ordinary charcoal barbeques.

A marshmallow is skewered on the end of a long stick (or metallic skewer) and held just above a campfire until its outer surface starts to brown.
A banana boat is a traditional campfire treat consisting of a banana cut lengthwise and stuffed with marshmallow and chocolate, then wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked in the embers left over from a campfire.

However, I have lost fewer hot dogs and hamburgers to a grill than to a campfire.

A billycan, more commonly known simply as a billy or occasionally as a billy can, is a lightweight cooking pot which is used on a campfire or a camping stove.

Everyone loves a campfire and some of my best times have been and are around a campfire kicking back with my friends.

Though I usually think of county fairs and carnivals when I smell kettle corn, I don't see why it can't also be considered a campfire treat, especially when it's already a little different from what you'd get at a concession stand.

There's a lot less extraneous chatter in a campfire chat than there is in a typical meeting.

One night, a group of travellers sit around a campfire and a master newsteller, accompanied by his apprentice tell stories, and the ones worth mentioning are for example.

While on the march with his army one winter, Alexander the Great was sitting by a campfire, watching the army as it marched by and another one.

The muppets get stranded in the desert, and as night falls they sit around a campfire.

Another depicts a seemingly disheartened swagman, sitting by a campfire sadly brooding over his misfortune and they deliberate on the options and opportunities that possably await him.

In the hunter's blades trilogy, innovindil and her partner tarathiel notice a pair of dwarves around a campfire in their home, moonwood.

There is always a campfire with a meaningful discussion and an opportunity for the campers to thank each other for small favors during the day or actions that meant a lot to them.

Many a friday evening campfire was capped off with Tim's rendition of a campfire story about a floating campfire that floats out on the lake and is enjoyed, not by campers sitting on logs, but by paddlers in boats! He also describes his adventures when seeking out a campfire, during his travels, and when he was cold and hungry.

Being burned figuratively by a campfire is bad enough; don't let yourself be burned literally.

Summary: put out a campfire completely and make sure that the coals on the bottom have cooled. Never leave a campfire unattended.

A campfire may burn out of control in two basic ways: on the ground or in the trees so please always be viligent and careful whenever around a fire.

When you get back join me at my woodworking and craft workshop. See you there. http://woodworkingnews.blogspot.com

Meanwhile, Good fishing and tight lines

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