How to start a campfire

Knowing how to build, start and light a campfire is about building, starting and lighting with minimal effort to keep it burning. Here’s how!

It's that time of year again when I'm looking forward to being outside enjoying our fire pit area. Today I'm going to show you how I start ours like a true Boy Scout and it works every time. It's so easy you'll wonder why you never thought of it.

Starting a friction fire is not as simple as rubbing a few sticks together, as you might have seen in the movies. Instead, it takes a quality collection of natural materials, a careful technique, and lots of practice. Here is an in-depth guide on how to start a fire with sticks and how to use the basic tools like fireboard, spindle, tinder, and paracord to make a campfire.

How to Build a Campfire, a simple guide for beginners on how to prepare for a campfire, the best wood to use, and keeping safe.

Lay it properly

The campfire is an essential part of any campsite and for most of us, it’s one of the first things on our to-do list when we get to the campsite. Setting up and maintaining a campfire can be challenging sometimes though. Which is why we created this list of campfire hacks and tips to help make the campfire less work and easier to manage while your camping.

Campfires are one of the best part of camping. Here are 5 fundamental things to keep in mind that will help you know how to start a campfire for your camping trip!

In this article, we’re going to tell you how to start a fire with wet wood. This will surely make you better equipped to go out camping next time.

Can't get a campfire to stay lit? Homemade Fire Starter Logs make for a one-match fire each time. These are cheap and easy to make.

Learn how to build a campfire like a pro! We cover the best wood configuration for different situations, how to set a campfire up for cooking, and ways to reduce campfire smoke.