Digging The Pit: How to Build a Fire

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Hi! My name is Dan and I’m here with Expert Village. Today I’m going to talk about different surfaces to build your fire on. You can use a fire pan; in this case, it’s a small cookie tray, and build your fire right out of the tray. This is a good technique if you want to minimize your impact wall building a fire, as it doesn’t scar the ground and at the end of your fire, when it’s completely out, you can scatter the ashes. Another thing you can do is dig a small fire pit. It's handy to have a trowel to do this, or you can use the heel of your boot or your hands. You want to find ground with as little organic material in it as possible, as the organic material will burn. While digging your fire pit, you want to place all the inorganic soil in a pile, so you can save it for later when you’re going to have to cover up the remain of your fire. Be careful to remove all the roots and organic material and put them away from your file. Fire pits are typically round and often times you can dig a little rut into the side of one, which will help increase airflow in the beginning stages of your fire and keep your coals running hotter once your fire is actually going. If you’re in an area that has a premade fire ring, that’s always the best choice to use, as it had always been impacted and therefore you’ll be able to minimize your impact. If you’re going to build a pit fire, it’s nice to line with stones. You want to be careful not to use stones that have come out of a river or have been submerged, as when you heat them up, they have a tendency to pop or explode, and they can send many sharp fragments in many directions.

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