19d • FIELDCRAFT DISCUSSION
Fire Module 4 - Fire Lays
In my wood stove I have mostly started horizontal fire lays or the log cabin method. This allows me to use tinder and kindling between the logs and produces a well controlled fire. I use shorter pieces of commercial fat wood from front to back because of the length works better. I have started a tepee fire in the early morning if there are substantial coals left over night. This is not as well controlled but a quick way to get it up and burning.
In my outside fire pit I normally use a tepee style fire lay because the pit is 2-feet across and space is limited. I often have to blow air down into the pit or try to elevate the kindling to get more air to it. I have had to line the bottom with horizontal logs because of ice. A quarter sheet of plywood is keeping snow and ice out of my pit at least to some extent.
Out at the farm on Friday I had to have two horizontal layers to get the tinder and kindling up out of the snow. I basically started a tepee fire on top of the platform and by the time the chat was cooked, water boiled, and the sun went down, much of the horizontal layers were burnt through. This method allowed the kindling to stay dry. I will say that I probably should have more than a softball size tinder bundle because it was close. Cold & outdoors. Bigger bundle - less trouble.
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Fire Module 4 - Fire Lays
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