Note: This article was written by guest writer and childhood friend Jacob Dunn How to make Campfire Chili Nothing says self-sufficient like cooking outdoors. Cooking on a campfire is a truly primal experience, ashes and smoke add flavor that is hard to identify and impossible to recreate indoors. Campfire cooking takes patience, attention, and one of the most versatile and useful items the campfire cook can use – a cast iron dutch oven. So first you’ll need a cast iron dutch
Fishing is not complicated or hard to do at all. Now I understand there is more complicated forms of fishing that involve a bit more technique or knowledge like fly fishing or deep sea fishing, but what I’m talking about here is simple fishing at a small lake or pond since that is what I’m most familiar with. This article is pretty similar to our fishing with a bobber article, but there are differences so don’t skip over anything if you have already read that one. Why use a l
Wherever you will be building your fire, you will need some way to contain it. The best and easiest way to do this is by simply digging a small pit to build you fire in. Your pit doesn’t need to be any bigger than 3 feet across and about 6 to 10 inches deep. Letting a fire get away from you can become very dangerous very quickly. The easiest way to prevent this is to have a source of water nearby. Preparing your fire When making a fire it is helpful to understand the two most