Why Dry Wood and Hot Embers Matter: A Guide to Better Campfires

A practical guide to building low-pollution campfires: choose very dry wood, aim for hot embers, and try three simple fire ...

With no campfire skills, Aussies are playing with fire

The fact that three quarters of Australians lack confidence in their campfire skills may explain why one in 10 bushfires are ...
WMUR

Grow it Green: Properly containing and extinguishing campfires to prevent wildfires

GENEROSITY OF OTHER CUSTOMERS. WELCOME TO TODAY’S GROW IT GREEN. I’M JACQUELINE THOMAS. WE’RE AT PAWTUCKAWAY STATE PARK AND I’M TALKING WITH KATIE HOFFMAN FROM THE FOREST PROTECTION BUREAU. AND IT’S ...
New Atlas

Flipped fire pit makes screen time positively primal

The expression bush telly is low-key Australian slang for a campfire – in fact, for whatever you’d look at on an evening when you’re sleeping in the countryside and without a TV. I’ve always thought ...
Times Union

Cooking over an open flame: How to turn up the heat safely

Chicken being cooked using an open-flame. Tom Ellis cooks using an open-flame when his catering business, The Swell Party, is at weddings or other events. Brandon Snooks, executive chef for Farm to ...