The number one tip for better fires

[@clairewoolnough6293]

Helpful tip, thank you Bracken

[@BrackenOutdoors]

You're welcome, hopefully, it'll come in handy for you.

[@ddoherty5956]

Try scraping some of the bark off as well, it is why why we split logs for fire wood it resists burning.

[@BrackenOutdoors]

Absolutely, the more time spent on preparation the better the results. Managing the effort to success ratio is key to expert fire lighting.

[@philipjean1086]

Oxygen fuel heat are required for a fire anything will burn including steel the thing to remember is that it is the gas of the heated fuel that is burning with the oxygen. In simple terms this means always take time to have more dry fines than needed this will cause the bigger sticks to give off gas and keep the fire burning.

[@BrackenOutdoors]

That is a good way of putting it, more appropriately sized fuel is rarely a problem unless it stifles oxygen.