06/01/2026
🔥 9 Ways to Build a Campfire — because apparently “throw logs in a pile and hope” is not the only method.
Here’s the cozy little cheat sheet:
🔥 **Lean-To** — great when the wind is being dramatic. Prop kindling against a bigger log and let it shield the flame.
🔥 **Teepee** — the classic. Stand kindling in a cone shape so the flames climb fast.
🔥 **Log Cabin** — stack logs in a crisscross square with tinder in the middle. Steady, sturdy, and very photogenic.
🔥 **Star** — lay logs like spokes of a wheel and push them inward as they burn. Less chopping, more lounging.
🔥 **Upside-Down** — bigger logs on bottom, smaller wood and kindling on top. It burns from the top down and needs less babysitting.
🔥 **Trench** — long, low, and practical. Great for cooking because the heat runs in a line.
🔥 **Keyhole** — fire on one side, cooking coals on the other. Basically the campfire version of meal prep.
🔥 **Dakota Hole** — two connected holes: one for the fire, one for airflow. Efficient, sneaky, and definitely the overachiever.
🔥 **Swedish Torch** — one split log burning from the center. Dramatic? Yes. Worth it? Also yes.
Save this for your next fireside night — or better yet, come practice your favorite one at Camp Gnaw.
Your fire pit is waiting.
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