EPISODE 17 CAMP COOKOUT BUILDING A FIRE Making a fire is a fairly simple process if you have the right materials and know the right technique. The three main components to a successful fire are the starter, kindling, which are small, dry, easily ignitable pieces of wood, and the fuel, which is the actual wood used to keep a roaring fire going. For a well burning campfire, use the following: Matches Newspaper Kindling Dry wood Crumple the sheets of newspaper loosely and individually. Mound them in the fire area (fireplace, fire pit, etc…) Distribute the kindling above the paper. Set the firewood on top of it all. Light the paper in 2-3 places with a match or a lighter and start the process going. Once it's burning well, add more firewood, 2-3 pieces at a time going up in size and towards hardwood if you have it. Once a coal bed has been built, add the logs in a crisscross pattern and they will catch and burn nicely. Continue to add wood to the fire as needed and it will burn all week if you want it to.

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