How to Build a Teepee Camp Fire

Last Updated: February 13, 2022

This how-to guide for construction of a proper Campfire is designed for people that are unfamiliar with building a Campfire as well as to provide a refresher for those that are experienced.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Prepare for the Campfire

1
Select the area to build the camp fire in.
- Criteria include: No low overhanging tree branches, these could catch fire if the flames leap, and is the Campfire far enough from the tents so that the tents won’t melt
2
Prepare the area:
- Clear the area of debris and other flammable material.
- Ring the Campfire area with rocks and dig a depression into the ground to help contain the fire and shelter it from wind
- Pile the excess dirt near the fire and Have a bucket of water nearby to be used to put out the fire.
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3
Gather firewood.
- In order to begin building the Campfire, material must be gathered that will be burned in the Campfire.
- The Camping Guide from LoveTheOutdoors.com classifies the three types of wood that will be needed to build a successful campfire:
  - tinder,
  - kindling,
  - fuel.
- Use material that is already on the ground and is dry, using fresh cut or wet wood will make the fire smokier and is more difficult to catch fire. Pile the firewood a couple yards away from the fire so that it doesn’t catch fire

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Build the Fire

1
Build the teepee camp fire. Now the Campfire is ready to be built. The key to a successful Campfire is layers.
- Place your campfire Tepee from campfiretepee.com in your fire pit.
- Loosely place lots of tinder around the middle of the Campfire tepee.
- Place a little kindling around the tinder.
- Lean 3 pieces of fuel wood against your campfire tepee, one at 12 o clock, one at 4 o clock, and one at 8 o clock.
2
Light the fire.
- Light the tinder first, and keep feeding the fire tinder until the kindling catches fire.
- Once the kindling catches fire, continue feeding the fire kindling until the fuel catches fire.
- Once the fuel catches fire, continue feeding the fire fuel wood until it is time to put the fire out.
3
Put out the fire. First deconstruct it by removing the embers from each other with a stick. Then douse the fire with water, and stir the ashes with a stick. Continue dousing and stirring until the fire is out. Finally cover the stirred ashes with dirt.

Warnings

Never leave a Campfire unattended!

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Make sure no branches are hanging closely over the fire.

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Make sure the fire is at least 10 feet (3.0 m) away from tents.

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