How To Build a Fire: A Photo Guide for the City Dweller

How to Build a Fire in 10 Steps: Photo instructions for the urbanite on how to build a fire in a raised fire pit.
How To Build a Fire: A Photo Guide for the City Dweller
(Phoebe Ryles/The Epoch Times)
3/19/2013
Updated:
3/21/2013

How to Build a Fire in Nine Easy Steps: Photo instructions for the urbanite on how to build a fire in a raised fire pit.

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 Step 2: Fold the rolls in half and then fold up the ends to create a little stand.  Stack these stands one on top of the other to create a pyramid of newspaper.

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 Step 3: Place your twigs and small branches around the newspaper like your building a teepee.  Break any long ones so they are less than one foot long.
 
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Step 4: Add larger branches around the outside of the smaller branches, building up the teepee.
 
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 Step 5: Use matches or a lighter to light the end of the hollow newspaper tube that is sticking up near the edge of the pit.
 
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Step 6: Continue around the pit in a circle, lighting both ends of each hollow newspaper tube. The fire will travel down the newspaper tube into the center of the twig teepee.

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 Step 7: Add your biggest chunks of wood or your log along side the teepee.  Make sure not to knock your teepee over, your fire is still gaining strength.
 
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 Step 8: Now she’s a-blazin!  Put those hands out and enjoy!
 
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