Dakota fire technique
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We have no shortage of stone. Just about every wilderness campsite has at least one stone fireplace,
they become more and more elaborate as the years go by and everybody adds something to it.
Must admit, there are a couple which are really convenient to cook on.
Plus,
it encourages campers to use the fire site and not to start another one.
Plus,
The fire site tends to keep all the heavy foot traffic in one smallish area.
So that encourages people to camp in that location only. Cleared level ground.
Two of those, I'd swear they brough in grass seed. We can call that habitat enhancement
as the deer will crop it all off like a green carpet.
The UK is 243,600km^2 with some 65 million people.
The province of BC is 944, 700km^2 with 4.6 million people.
There's more space to crawl around in here.
Some of it is quite black and stinky right now but much of what is burning is in biogeoclimatic zones which depend on fire cycles.
Where I live, the fire cycle is 70-100 years. Pinus contorta has serotinous cones which have a dependence on fire heat to open the cones
for forest regeneration, even though a lot will be planted in 5 years from now.
they become more and more elaborate as the years go by and everybody adds something to it.
Must admit, there are a couple which are really convenient to cook on.
Plus,
it encourages campers to use the fire site and not to start another one.
Plus,
The fire site tends to keep all the heavy foot traffic in one smallish area.
So that encourages people to camp in that location only. Cleared level ground.
Two of those, I'd swear they brough in grass seed. We can call that habitat enhancement
as the deer will crop it all off like a green carpet.
The UK is 243,600km^2 with some 65 million people.
The province of BC is 944, 700km^2 with 4.6 million people.
There's more space to crawl around in here.
Some of it is quite black and stinky right now but much of what is burning is in biogeoclimatic zones which depend on fire cycles.
Where I live, the fire cycle is 70-100 years. Pinus contorta has serotinous cones which have a dependence on fire heat to open the cones
for forest regeneration, even though a lot will be planted in 5 years from now.
The Amazing Three Amigos do it again! 
irate::yelrotflm
Thread starts about underground fire pits...wanders into discussion of Canadian wild fires, which is still kind of relevant, even though most were started by lightening, not careless pyromaniac campers setting ground fires, then degenerated into a three way discussion of nuts, after which almost everyone else wandered off.
There was GOOD stuff in the nut discussion, but no one would every think to look for it in a thread about Dakota fire pits, and anyone wanting to talk fire pits would be put off by wading through talk about drinking coconuts... 
To attempt to curb your directional challenge, I have moved your nut discussion to its own thread in Lovely Grub, please feel free to carry on there.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146033
Lets keep this thread for its original purpose, or at the very least, keep it for things linked to the risks of fires.
Cheers
irate::yelrotflmThread starts about underground fire pits...wanders into discussion of Canadian wild fires, which is still kind of relevant, even though most were started by lightening, not careless pyromaniac campers setting ground fires, then degenerated into a three way discussion of nuts, after which almost everyone else wandered off.
There was GOOD stuff in the nut discussion, but no one would every think to look for it in a thread about Dakota fire pits, and anyone wanting to talk fire pits would be put off by wading through talk about drinking coconuts...
To attempt to curb your directional challenge, I have moved your nut discussion to its own thread in Lovely Grub, please feel free to carry on there.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146033
Lets keep this thread for its original purpose, or at the very least, keep it for things linked to the risks of fires.
Cheers
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Good call Chris 
As with all these sorts of things (I'm referring to the OP) it's the principles that are important, often things don't conform to exactly how we imagine they should and that's fine, it's always going to happen, but the principles of how different things work is the amazing thing and the thing we can learn a lot about that can change how we do things or just add to our repertoire of skills and knowledge.
The Dakota fire pit is a great way of doing things in the right circumstances and thanks for posting it up
As with all these sorts of things (I'm referring to the OP) it's the principles that are important, often things don't conform to exactly how we imagine they should and that's fine, it's always going to happen, but the principles of how different things work is the amazing thing and the thing we can learn a lot about that can change how we do things or just add to our repertoire of skills and knowledge.
The Dakota fire pit is a great way of doing things in the right circumstances and thanks for posting it up
To the OP thanks for info.
In most of the UK a Dakota fire is fine we live a wet country (who remembers the last UK Wild Fire?) and most of the lad is not peat (which poses a significant potential risk I know) However when it comes to a leaving no trace style of bushcraft (which is what I prefer) You have to admit this is where the Dakota fire excels.
In most of the UK a Dakota fire is fine we live a wet country (who remembers the last UK Wild Fire?) and most of the lad is not peat (which poses a significant potential risk I know) However when it comes to a leaving no trace style of bushcraft (which is what I prefer) You have to admit this is where the Dakota fire excels.
The Amazing Three Amigos do it again!
Thread starts about underground fire pits...wanders into discussion of Canadian wild fires, which is still kind of relevant, even though most were started by lightening, not careless pyromaniac campers setting ground fires, then degenerated into a three way discussion of nuts, after which almost everyone else wandered off.
There was GOOD stuff in the nut discussion, but no one would every think to look for it in a thread about Dakota fire pits, and anyone wanting to talk fire pits would be put off by wading through talk about drinking coconuts...
To attempt to curb your directional challenge, I have moved your nut discussion to its own thread in Lovely Grub, please feel free to carry on there.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146033
Lets keep this thread for its original purpose, or at the very least, keep it for things linked to the risks of fires.
Cheers
Aah, not just me that's noticed the sheer quantity of threads that go way off track then. Rather off putting for the forum I think
The Amazing Three Amigos do it again!
Thread starts about underground fire pits...wanders into discussion of Canadian wild fires, which is still kind of relevant, even though most were started by lightening, not careless pyromaniac campers setting ground fires, then degenerated into a three way discussion of nuts, after which almost everyone else wandered off.
There was GOOD stuff in the nut discussion, but no one would every think to look for it in a thread about Dakota fire pits, and anyone wanting to talk fire pits would be put off by wading through talk about drinking coconuts...
To attempt to curb your directional challenge, I have moved your nut discussion to its own thread in Lovely Grub, please feel free to carry on there.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146033
Lets keep this thread for its original purpose, or at the very least, keep it for things linked to the risks of fires.
Cheers
Thanks.
No; not just yiou. As one of the guilty parties, even I noticed it. Sorry about that.
