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09-23-2021, 07:57 PM
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Rivet Master
2021 20' Caravel
Plaistow
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Oct 2020
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Duraflame logs
OK, what are some opinions on using them in outdoor fire pits while camping ?
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09-23-2021, 08:30 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 27' Safari FB SE
NW Oregon in a nice spot
, Oregon
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Smells like a candle...don't do smores over them. Otherwise go for it and enjoy!!! Just my opinion.But hey I have done campfire in a can (don't do smores one of them either) in front of my shop with the trailer the last 18 months....so how stupid am I given a number of posts....
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09-23-2021, 08:49 PM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Evergreen
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Duraflame also makes smaller fire starters. That might be a good option if you have some firewood. We use Tumbleweeds to start fires.
https://www.royaloak.com/products/tu...-firestarters/
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09-23-2021, 10:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' International CCD
Westlake Village
, California
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Ouch for the nose.but they light a fire. Parifin soaked presswood. Yuck. Parents used them growing up and they still stink compared to real wood. .
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09-24-2021, 04:35 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2024 19' Caravel
Washougal
, Washington
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I have several solutions for starting campfires; the Duraflame is kind of the bottom of the heap and used only when firewood isn't available.
The most reliable/cheap solution is match light briquettes. They'll get a good fire going in most any weather, and you can roast hot dogs over them.
Second best is the paraffin fire starters from Weber. Will start a (smaller) fire in most weather.
Next down is the pressed wood starters; the tumbleweeds things look intriguing; this is the first I've seen of them.
For firewood, I always try to buy from the State Parks when I'm staying with them - this supports the local Boy Scouts and other such groups.
For an alternative to firewood, many feed stores carry pressed sawdust bricks. These are NOT Pres-to-Logs, which are hard to get going and difficult to manage when you finally do. The pressed bricks usually come in banded packs of six (in this area, anyway) and if you have a spare milk crate, two packs fit nicely. The way I start these is to put two on the long edge in a V, put the firestarter (typically the match light briquettes) in the base of the V, put a single brick across the top. They don't stink and you can safely cook over these. They also don't throw sparks; something to keep in mind in these dry times.
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09-24-2021, 04:48 PM
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Rivet Master
2019 27' Globetrotter
Driftless Area
, Wisconsin
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When I used to backpack, the best fire starter I found was to dip a cottonball in Vaseline. It only took one cottonball and very little Vaseline.
These days I use a few sticks of fatwood and the log cabin method.
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09-24-2021, 04:59 PM
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Site Team
2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
, South Carolina
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Duraflame logs
South Carolina fire starters, long leaf pine straw and cones. But the get ‘er done fire starter is fat lighter aka fat wood. It’s a natural resin impregnated pine wood from the stump of a couple year old cut tree. Split into pencil sized sticks it’s darn good.
I know several discussions camp fire vs no camp fire. I’m a hardwood campfire guy.
And no garbage if any kind goes in the fire ring. Ever.
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09-24-2021, 05:37 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis C
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Thats what we do...I failed 'Fire Starting' in the Boy Sprouts.🤣
Bob
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09-24-2021, 06:15 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2019 25' Flying Cloud
Bullard,Lake Palestine
, Texas
Join Date: Oct 2017
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Duraflame
Slice them up for fire-starters, 1-2 “ thick.
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09-24-2021, 06:35 PM
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diesel maniac
Airstream - Other
Tucson
, AZ
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The nice thing about Duraflame logs is they fit nicely in a Duralast bag in the bed of a Duramax. Seriously though I haven't buned a Duraflame log in decades, I remember them being a lot heavier than wood logs and not smelling like a "real" campfire.
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09-24-2021, 10:24 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2019 25' Flying Cloud
1992 21' Sovereign
2000 30' Excella
2001 31' Land Yacht
Valley Park
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Good tips by all
I always carry a couple of bundles of kiln dried firewood from one of the big box hardware stores(stored inside before purchase) with me along with a bag of charcoal and a bottle of charcoal lighter fluid. I build a little mound of charcoal (10-30 briquets, depending on what I'm intending on cooking) Use a little fluid on it to get the fire going, wait 20-30 minutes for good coals, cook my meal, then add a couple of those kiln dried logs and poof, I've got the good beginnings of a roaring campfire to sit around for the evening. If I'm going to be there long, I'll source the rest of my firewood locally, and this method generally works to get even the most reluctant local "seasoned" (not really!) firewood to burn. Here in Missouri, if you purchase firewood at a state park, getting it to burn is akin to trying to light a concrete parking block on fire. After using my method, my son and I sit around the fire and get a sadistic amount of fun out of watching virtually every other camper try to get that fresh cut, wet wood they just bought to burn. After watching for a bit, I always go and offer a few pieces of the kiln dried, and a baggie of charcoal so they can get started. The other reason I like the kiln dried is I carry it in the hatch area of my toad ( I drive a motorhome) and I've never seen a live insect in it. If I infested the car, my bride would never let me forget it!
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09-24-2021, 11:28 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS
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Thats what we do...I failed 'Fire Starting' in the Boy Sprouts.🤣
Bob
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I was the kid on summer camp staff that was the “duty pyromaniac”.
We did the fancy campfire lighting ceremonies with fires lit by flames coming out of the trees, or the best one was the apparently free-flying arrow shot into the fire setup from fifty feet away by the worst archer on the staff. The camp director darn near had a heart attack on that one.
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09-25-2021, 05:53 AM
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Site Team
2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
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A small rally in 2017 at a SC state park and the sat evening community gathering. Jeff (R) and your author set this one up and it WORKED! This was a community fire ring made by a local Boy Scout for his Eagle Project. Thanks Scout and yes I had a 5 gallon fire bucket at my chair.
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09-25-2021, 06:36 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rmkrum
I was the kid on summer camp staff that was the “duty pyromaniac”.
We did the fancy campfire lighting ceremonies with fires lit by flames coming out of the trees, or the best one was the apparently free-flying arrow shot into the fire setup from fifty feet away by the worst archer on the staff. The camp director darn near had a heart attack on that one.
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I have a photo somewhere of my pyro brother-in-law blowing up a carefully arranged, precisely cut stack of gasoline doused firewood... It was a good thing his fire-pit was well away from the back porch.
The expression on his face was priceless, we never did find his Gitter Done baseball hat.
Bob
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