Guide: Learn to make a fire

What, a fire can anyone do? If you prepare well, it usually goes much better. Making fire should be a right you think, it is something special. Since ancient times, we have been sitting around the campfire to warm ourselves, cooking or telling the grand stories. But what to think about when making a fire? In fact, there are a lot of things to keep in mind. Since we have received many customer emails on this topic, we think it's time for a little guide. 

A campfire requires great caution and should only be done in permissible places, you must also ensure that there is no fire ban at the time of your campfire. Even if you think you are in control of the circumstances, a ban on fire should be respected, an uncontrolled fire is nothing you want to cause because it is both dangerous and can end expensive financially for the person responsible. National parks, reserves and other areas may have special rules that you usually find at the municipality in question, or on the County Administrative Board's website.

Step 1: Suitable location to fire on

Always cook in safe places, in the worst case, a windbreak can send away glow and ignite nearby materials. The fire should always be placed on gravel or sand and not on dry bare ground or moss. Observe the greatest possible caution if it blows and always have water ready if needed. If there are stones, place these closely against each other and create a classic circle around the campfire to reduce the risk of spreading. If you are close to water, you can walk one lap around the fireplace and moisten the ground. If you use our fire pallet (see link) As is above the ground, it is still important to consider the substrate and nearby materials that risk being ignited. 

• Always fire in safe places nearby dry materials
• Place the fire hard non -combustible material
• Have water ready if needed.
• Make a dense fire of stones
• Despite Fire pallet height above the ground always cares caution

Step 2: Material & Public Law

Remember that the public right only allows you to take loose cones and twigs. Not even from a wind trap you can take burning material as long as you are not on your own land or have permission from the landowner. Fists and bark are by definition also not allowed to take from neither trees nor wind traps.

Make sure your burning material for the fire is dry, preferably powdered. We have many times made the mistake of taking what you find, although it is not really dry. The result will then be, an acidic fire that smokes and never wants to get. Fists from a dry birch are among the best ignition material and provide a good energy value. We would also recommend buying ignition bags, perfect and easy to have pre -packed in the backpack. 

• Consider the public right, only loose twigs and cones is allowed to pick.
• Dry burning material is important for a successful fire. 
• Ignition bags (with paraffin) are easy to have in the backpack.

Step 3: Start small - end big

It may sound comfortable but this is often where it gets wrong, you want to start the fire right away and in the zeal you just put everything in a pile. The fist starts burning and everything looks good when putting big claws on the fire. Slowly but surely, the fire and pyr with smoke soon go out - you soon become the sin sin as everyone longs to grill.

The formula is thus simple: dry wood + Start small and end big. 

1. Place the fist in the bottom of the ground or on the fireplace's net. 
2. On top of the fist, put out small twigs, or pieces of wood that you count with a knife or ax.
3. Now light a fire on the fist and make sure the twigs burn properly in the next step you put on the medium -sized twigs.
4. Finally, when 1.2 and 3 burns you can put on number 4 the biggest claws.