The Steps


Intro:
Before you begin
Step 1:
Prepare the site
Step 2:
Gather the fuel for the fire
Step 3:
Place the tinder and build the teepee
Step 4:
Build the cabin
Step 5:
Place the larger stuff
Step 6:
Spark it up
Step 7:
Extinguish the fire



Helpful Tips


If you're in the wilderness and you've built a ring of stones, scatter them about the area again before you leave. Remember, always practice minimal impact camping.

 

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Learn2 Build a Campfire (Continued)

Step 4Build the cabin

 

Now you'll take up the dry sticks and branches that are about 1/2" diameter. Build a cabin, with no roof, around the teepee:

  • Place two sticks on the ground parallel to each other and around the teepee. Form a square by placing another two sticks on top of the first two sticks. The sticks will overlap at the corners (see picture).
  • Then place four more sticks directly on top of the first four. Again, the corners should overlap. But this time make the square a little smaller.
  • Repeat this a few times, until the teepee is loosely surrounded.
  • Put a loose roof on top. Remember to leave several half-inch gaps in it that match the gaps in the walls. With this design, the flame will be able to "breathe." You should still be able drop a match in between the gaps.

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