How to Build a Campfire: The Stack Method

Using the Stack Method will make build a fire easy breezy!

[@glenhughes8013]

52 and I've been bushcrafting for over 30 years. I still learn a few things from your videos. Thanks!

[@ayannagallant]

I just started my own fire and I feel so damn proud of myself. Thanks!!!!

[@slantedbolt4680]

Awesome explanation on how to start a fire... Exactly how I learned in the boy scouts.

[@ponrix]

will have to try this method. great instructions simply told and all done in real time.

[@uzuetad]

Can never learn enough. Can never practice basics enough. Thank you for sharing SO much!!

[@pnyarrow]

Thank you once again for thinking outside the box and then showing how it works. Real life, real techniques, real success. ATB.

[@chrisbjrnsson1705]

Best firestaring method I've used, quick and easy, burns like a champ

[@danhold1]

you have a lot if good videos, i dont comment on them all but i watch and learn.. Thank you

[@coalcracker]

Thanks for watching!

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Ahh! The Dan’s are multiplying! Run!

[@vetataylor812]

@@coalcracker . Bvvgg

[@samuelwild4239]

Hey Dan, great videos mate! What I love most is that these videos have the right amount of detail for you to watch and enjoy but then go out and try these activities successfully and sfely right away with a little practice! So satisfying!

[@theroamer5468]

I call this the 'Shelf method'. It's the one I use 90% of the time and it never fails me. Good video.

[@alanj7306]

It works 100% of the time 60% of the time - Ron Burgundy

[@rogerearly5111]

Thank you for your video. Detailed and to the point. I take blind students camping on their off days from training and teach them how to camp. I will use this info to give them a lesson on building a fire from scratch to further their independence and confidence.

[@instinctsurvivalist]

Great fire method. Thanks as always.

[@ltpa5810]

Great job explaining this Dan !

[@Luspenchief]

thumbs and subs. you are one of the few people with a beard that i like. consistently bringing clear info in a fun manner. great teacher you are, Yoda says. thank you for your work.

[@juliusgonzo7527]

Nice vid. FYI, I carry some folded heavy duty aluminum foil to use to protect the initial fire bundel from moistur and/or snow...works great.

[@alainlefebvre9860]

Well done video. You'd be surprised how many people I've watched try to start a fire and just get frustrated. Love your teaching methods!!

[@alainlefebvre9860]

I went out ATV camping with a buddy one time. Was processing some firewood when I heard a big 'whooomff'. I quickly spun around to see a big blue flame spreading from the fire pit. My Buddy was standing there with an open gas can in one hand and a lighter in the other. 😳😳

[@thomasnugent3836]

Very good. Thank you very much

[@jamesgroves5294]

Great video Dan!🇺🇸

[@grimreaper6557]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY thanks for all the awesome tips and videos

[@coalcracker]

Same to you!!

[@stewartmcpherson5943]

Really enjoy your videos

[@timothylewis2527]

Thank you!

[@GEMS_NEXT]

Awesome having a Christmas Eve fire tonight.

[@madisonpoole7507]

Another informative well put together awesome video Dan. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[@coalcracker]

Same to you!!!

[@t.curran8243]

Great vid. If you have a permanent place for a campfire, I saw from Survival Lilly where she uses a small terra cotta chimney flue under the outer ring to provide draft.

[@jeremyhicks6367]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[@WaynesAdventure]

Great video

[@billybrennan9390]

You make it look so easy

[@TonyTooTuff]

How is this the first time I’m seeing this? Love those mad-skills brother

[@adv.ventures2494]

Good teacher!

[@timhorton8085]

I like a flat fire because of how easy it is to feed, cook over, and how evenly it burns. I would typically run a sort of circle of kindling around and then over my tinder to get it started, let that level out and burn evenly, add a second layer of kindling to act as a buffer for air flow and to prolong the flames, then immediately stack some fuel flat across the top. Build it up like floor boards, alternating directions as you add another layer of fuel. Definitely stealing your back stop but ill be using one on both sides to help with that floor board.

[@bigdaddyhalpin4645]

Cool video

[@EdgewoodOutdoors]

Nice breakdown! I did a similar video, but I have to admit yours is VERY GOOD!

[@assinator02hj16]

thanks bud !:)

[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good video

[@zachsluder6133]

Your fires look nice. I just throw mine together

[@jerryweil7053]

My favorite fire method is the “upside-down” setup. Ignite the top tinder, and then just sit back and enjoy!

[@estherloske2220]

Dude ! Great ! 👌👍✔

[@timothyrothrock4173]

Yeah tee pee is all right but you're making fire the way I was taught. I love your channel and your instruction.

[@erikutube33]

What size and brand of ferro rod are you using?

[@chrisa7355]

how did you cut the wood? What is a good knife for this? maybe usa made

[@kbbjedi]

Happy thanksgiving 🦃🍽🍁

[@coalcracker]

Same to you

[@golem2866]

Besides just your hands.....Whats a good wood bundle carrier? Would your haversack be used?

[@fjb4932]

Belt. Cowboy bandana. Coat. Tarp. Travois. Tip: There won't always be me ( or anyone ) around for you to ask. Start to ask ( and answer for ) yourself. The box is small, think Outside the box. There's a big world out here, come on out ...

[@predatoronmars]

Do you always go out on your own? what's the longest you would recommend being out there?

[@fjb4932]

Lars, Many consider here "out there". Others consider here, home, and just Here . Where ever i am, i'm "Home" ...

[@alainlefebvre9860]

My longest solo adventure so far was 9 days. On day 8 I started to realize I should have taken more time off. This year I can afford to do 16 days. And I bet I feel the same way on day 14/15. If you love it out there, and trust your skills, there's no limit. 🙂 Until the noodles run out anyway! 😂😂

[@nicb.1411]

I just order my kids to build a campfire. If they don't succeed then they get grounded.

[@pushonline1568]

How do you pick what type of wood if you know nothing about trees or tree bark? And can’t you also use dried leaves and grass as kindling/tinder?

[@dubsspilly5864]

More about size than type. And yes, dried leaves and grass catch quick but burnout quick. Great for tinder, but you still need small sticks to catch their flame.

[@billg7101]

👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸

[@Elijah-fc3ex]

What if I don't have fat wood rendered? What should I look for?

[@ChrisTheGrimm]

where's the link for the fat wood render?

[@alanj7306]

I start mine with a flamethrower... to each his own

[@himanshujoshi3601]

Typical of the smoke to follow him every direction he went in.

[@brionfranks478]

How do you bank down a fire for the night please ?

[@duxdawg]

An important skill for sure.

[@DanSlotea]

And I thought water is the most essential thing haha

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Wow! I'm the first comment... cool.

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Nice video. Simple n makes sense, I like using a Ferro rod too.

[@elg1400]

Wait, you mean you don't start with a huge teepee that you inevitably knock over, can't reach the middle of, and can't see what's going on?! What is this black magic?! Lol

[@jeremyhicks6367]

Thanks for sharing! :)