It seems like every time you go camping there’s always one guy who can’t get his fire started. First he tries to light full-sized logs on fire, and when that fails he starts breaking smaller branches from live trees only to send billows of thick smoke throughout the campground. If only he knew how to [...]
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How to Cook Over a Campfire
How to Cook Over a Campfire Ever since the earliest humans learned how to cook over a campfire, it has become an art form to which all subsequent generations have made improvements. From ancient Greece to the Middle Ages, to western pioneers, cultures came to view cooking over an open fire as routine, and they [...]
How to Cook on a Fire Pit
Among the many benefits of having a backyard fire pit are the rustic, natural atmosphere is creates, the warming glow of a fire on a cool evening, and the capability of preparing delicious food for your family and friends. Learning how to cook on a fire pit takes a little practice, but is well worth [...]
Fire Pit Deck Safety: How to Protect Your Wood Deck
Feel free to build your own fire resistant pad by placing bricks, interlocking paving stones, or cinder blocks where you want to put your fire pit. You can even make it permanent by using mortar to hold them all together. Another method is to adhere heat resistant tiles to a large piece of plywood [...]
How to Gather Firewood
Can you imagine camping in the backcountry without the warmth and security that comes from the yellow and orange glow of a campfire? Just think about the many benefits a well made campfire provides; a place to cook food and boil water, lighting your campsite during the night, keeping animals away, safety, [...]
How to Get Free Firewood
s energy costs continue to rise, people all across the land have sought ways to reduce their heating bills. Additionally, with the growing popularity of fire pits for cooking and leisure, more homeowners want to know how to get free firewood. In today’s market, the price for a cord of firewood can range fro [...]
How to Microwave S’Mores
Everybody loves a tasty treat and you don’t get much more traditional and delicious than s’mores dessert. The combination of crunchy cracker, delectable melted chocolate and gooey marshmallow makes this American favourite a versatile and easy recipe to make. [...]
How to Make S’mores Indoors
Campfire sweet treats can be a firm favorite with kids, and for a traditional well-loved delight, you can’t beat s’mores. Created by the Girl Scouts, s’mores are so called due to the fact that once you eat one, you will want ‘some more’ or s’more. So popular is the snack [...]
How to Make S’mores Outdoors
Arguably one of the best treats you can have when you’re out camping or even having a barbecue at home with friends and family, s’mores are an all time American classic. The ingredients couldn’t be simpler and you can get them all year round from any store so you can enjoy these at any [...]
How to Build a Simple Fire Pit
This great video from Lowe’s shows you how to build a simple fire pit, the easy way, using stacked concrete blocks (dry method, no mortar required) and a prefabricated outdoor fire bowl inserted in the center. A great DIY project for the beginner. Pros: Building a simple fire pit in your backyard is indeed ‘simple’ [...]
