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Making An All Night Fire - 40 hours plus

2/2/2016

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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. 
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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
 

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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.
 
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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. 

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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.

7 Comments
DANNY RIDDLE
2/3/2016 08:54:35 am

brilliant

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Dennis link
2/3/2016 09:52:38 am

I Agree!!! Pretty neat!

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Dave Vrona
3/26/2016 03:45:37 pm

This is the most useful and informative fire building video I have ever seen. Thanks for making it.

Which saw are you carrying/recommending?

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Deirdre
6/6/2016 07:55:37 am

Exceptionally well done video, very helpful. Thanks

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Doyle link
6/6/2016 08:48:13 am

Great video !! Anyone from 9 to90 + could do it ! I am 85--thanks !!

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J Cooper
6/6/2016 12:35:27 pm

The best for an all night fire, I haven't seen an equal to it! In looking at the picture, if this were a whipping windy day on the west coast even in winter and it can be a dry forest floor, the litter around the fire would be in flames. If it's a windy day, you will have to have a way to contain the flames, possibly sparks if burned to coals or the burning twigs blow off because the wind would whip the small fire to a large fire. Maybe have to a pile of throw dirt next to it to slow down? We can't leave our fires in the drier regions.

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Funky J.
6/6/2016 03:13:12 pm

Grazie. Gracias, and Thank you much. Life affirming if not prospectively life saving as well.

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