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How to Build the Perfect Campfire

Learn this foolproof campfire technique for a safe and long-lasting burn for all your needs at camp: cooking, roasting marshmallows, and staying warm into the evening.

A successful camping trip or night outside in the backyard is brought to life by a hearty, slow-burning campfire. How else are you going stay warm and roast s’mores or cook up a filling camp meal? The key to a safe, long-lasting campfire is all in the fuel you choose and how you arrange it. You’ll need different sizes of logs and small kindling, or camp-bought firewood split into different sizes if your site does not let you bring in or collect firewood. Newspaper, or a paper napkin in a pinch, works as your firestarter.