Making the perfect campfire

ByMike Wendland
Making the perfect campfire 1
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The secret is the perfect Tee pee shape that keeps the wood burning

RVers and campfires go together.

Campfires are a great way for people to congregate, have fun, and spend time together. It's hard, in fact, to imagine an RV adventure without a campfire. I can spend hours gazing at the flames. It's a way to decompress, relax and enjoy the out of doors.

But when the fire varies in intensity, smokes a lot, or requires a lot of tending, the fun factor diminishes pretty quickly.

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The steel bars break down into two 13-x-13 inch pieces for easy storage in an RV

So check this gizmo out… the FIREase Campfire Builder,  a professionally welded and coated steel bar that goes in the fire circle on top of the kindling and starter materials and keeps the logs and fire wood in that perfect teepee shape. No more falling logs or wood that collapses on each other. The way this device keeps the wood upright, you get a perfect campfire that starts easy and burns hotter, longer and more efficiently than ever before.

This unit separates into two pieces for easy storage in the RV with the rest of your camping gear. It takes just seconds to reassemble the half-inch thick bars and it weights five pounds and is 13 x 13 inches. You could also use this in a fixed firepit at home.

So popular are these that many campgrounds have bought them and then rent them out to their campers for use each night.

This cool campfire tool helps get the fire started very fast and because the wood is always positioned upright for maximum ventilation, the wood burns in a very attractive way, with the smoke tending to go straight up rather than to the side.

Anyway, with this gizmo, I am pretty much guaranteed to have great campfires everytime.

 

Mike Wendland

Mike Wendland is a multiple Emmy-award-winning Journalist, Podcaster, YouTuber, and Blogger, who has traveled with his wife, Jennifer, all over North America in an RV, sharing adventures and reviewing RV, Camping, Outdoor, Travel and Tech Gear for the past 12 years. They are leading industry experts in RV living and have written 18 travel books.

44 Comments

  2. Ha Ha Ha what a waste of time. If timbers fall over they could cause some one to get burned.

  7. love sitting at my fires..much easier with wood and paper

  14. Call Aunt Susie she is the best fire builder in the country ! Awesomr times on the river in our cabin.

  16. Hmmmmm, right — nothing better! (Except knowing how to build the perfect campfire from scratch without devices ) 🙂

  17. Aaahhh. Can’t wait for one of these to sit by.

  18. Steven Haney says:

    Nothing better campfire with friends

  20. John Rausch says:

    Sean Healey here are all my secrets.

  21. Debbie Jones-Worvie says:

    So ready to have a bonfire!!

  22. Millie Dwyer says:

    soon i hope

  23. Betty Price says:

    hopefully that is only a rumor going around,

  25. Pat Mesic says:

    They are selling artificial camp fires in the stores now. How ridiculous is that? I am going to use presto logs this year, it is cheaper than buying firewood from the campground and it lasts all night.

  26. Brecken Bernia have your dad look at this, and go to the web site to see it!

  28. Johnson Regina says:

    This could melt this snow in PA.

  29. I read recently that the EPA is banning wood burning fireplaces and stoves. I guess that eventually they will ban Camp fires.

    2. Marlene Evatt Ansley says:

      That’s ridiculous!!!

    3. Debie Lynn says:

      That will be a very sad day

    4. Pam Ruthenbeck says:

      Time to tell the government to take a hike.

  32. Yes, I,m having the same problem with the link to Campskunks final words on winterizing.

  33. Is anyone else having trouble connecting to the Camp Skunk article? The link brought me here, to the fire starter article.

  34. I own two of them (one for my home and one for camping) and they are well worth the buy. I can have a fire burning very quickly and not have to spend unneccessary time dealing with twigs, kindling, etc. Especially convienent to start a quick fire after putting up a tent, unpacking camping items and am able to spend more time with the family actually roasting hot dogs and smores !

  35. Half the fun of a campfire is studying the fire and determining exactly where and how to place the next log and then poking at the fire with a stick to maintain optimum combustion.

    1. I like your way of thinking, Steve!

  36. Mike Wendand says:

    I agree. They are very nice…but very expensive.

  37. I’d buy two of these in a heartbeat…. but not at that price. Maybe I’d pay $29… but $75 is ludicrous

  38. Gayla Lindquist says:

    $75 is pretty pricey, however!

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