Making An All Night Fire - 40 hours plus

Tending a fire can take a lot of work. You need sleep! This is one way you can build a fire that will last all night so you can get some good shuteye without adding new wood every hour. There are several different ways to do this, but the key is to using round logs and not split wood. 

 
1-You need to start by lining up logs side by side across the bottom of your fire pit or wherever you are building your fire. Start with 5 medium logs across the bottom. Then, place another 5 medium logs in perpendicular across the top. On top of that layer, layer another 3 to 4 logs lengthwise. You are basically creating a fire pyramid. Add dirt in between the space between logs
 

2-On top of the top layer, add some smaller branches. These can go both ways to form a bit of a weave-like construction.
 
3-Build a tinder bundle on top of your small branches.
 

4-Make a fire teepee over your tinder bundle.
 
5-Light your tinder on fire and feed it as necessary until the first layer of smaller branches is burning. The next layer of logs will slowly start to smolder and burn. 

You won't get massive flames, but you will get a long lasting, hot fire. Depending on the height of your fire pyramid and the size of the logs, your fire can burn up to 40plus hours.
 
Below you’ll see a full video from one of my personal favorite survival trainers Robert Allen.