Campfires are the best part of winter camping! Campfire can be used for various purposes such as warming, cooking, chill time, etc. This time, we would like to introduce gear for mainly enjoying campfires. We hope you will enjoy a more extraordinary camping experience.
- Before Enjoying a Bonfire
- Bonfire Gear 1) Batoning Knife
- Campfire Gear 2) Fire Starter
- Campfire Gear (3) Fire Blowing Stick
- Bonfire Gear 4) Art Fire
- Summary
Before enjoying a bonfire
First, let’s prepare in advance before enjoying bonfires. Set up your fire pit and fire sheet according to the rules of each campground. If it is windy, it will be safer to set up a windbreak in advance.
Next, purchase the firewood you will need for your fire. There are two main types of firewood: softwoods (pine, cypress, etc.), which are easy to light, and hardwoods (oak, cherry, etc.), which are harder to burn but have a longer burn time.
Softwood is recommended for beginners because it is easy to light. It also burns easily, so it is useful when you want to increase the heat during cooking, but it burns quickly, so you will need a certain amount of firewood.
Next, hardwoods are difficult to light and burn easily, so an igniter is a good idea in the beginning. Rather than burning all at once, they keep a slow and steady fire, so you can enjoy a long and stable campfire.
Buy the right firewood for each of your needs and uses, and enjoy your bonfire!
Although it depends on the amount of wood and firewood used at the campground, we expect to enjoy an average of about 1.5 to 2 hours of campfire enjoyment with one bundle of firewood.
batoning knife
Once you have purchased the desired firewood, enjoy the butoning process!
Batoning refers to cutting firewood with an outdoor knife into smaller, more flammable pieces. When purchased, firewood is thick and difficult to burn, so thin firewood is made to make it easier to burn. By making thin firewood, ignition becomes much easier and it burns more quickly, so it can be used when you want to increase the heat during cooking. In winter camp, you can hear the sound of butoning everywhere in the evening.
It is one of the sounds that make you realize that you have come to camp! It is also one of the sounds that make you realize that you are here. There are many types of knives available for batoning, so choose your favorite item based on the length of the knife and the ease of gripping the handle.
Buttoning is an essential part of the process of making a bonfire. It is very exciting to use your favorite item at that time! By the way, here is an article that summarizes our recommended batoning knives!
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Also, the feeling of splitting firewood in one or two splits is habit-forming. The sound of the wood crackling in the dry winter air is a typical winter camping experience. How many times shall I chop this firewood? etc. It is also a sneaky fun event, a little battle with yourself. Please be careful not to get carried away and split too much firewood.
It is also recommended to have a stable stone or log as a wood splitting stand, as it is very easy to split.
Once you have some wood split, the next step is to make feather sticks for fun!
Feather sticks are crafted from the middle to the tip of thinly cut firewood to make it burn more easily. The feather stick is made by using an outdoor knife, such as a batoning knife, to cut the wood into small pieces so that it will not be shaved off, resulting in a feathery finish. The fine line that is just barely reached without shaving off the wood is one of the most difficult and enjoyable parts of the process. There are many YouTube videos on how to do feather sticks well, so why not learn how to do it before camping?
If you are more ambitious, you will enjoy each step of the process. Advanced users can create such artistic works that it would be a shame to burn them. At first, it may be difficult to get it right, but the more times you try, the more you will feel your skill improve, and the moment you get the hang of thinly shaving will be an addictive moment.
firestarter
When the batoning feather stick is ready, it is time to ignite!
Ignition is of course a time-consuming and enjoyable process. Although using an igniter is a quick and easy way to start a fire, we will not use an igniter this time in order to enjoy the bonfire.
Use hemp and a fire starter to start a fire.
Hemp is readily available at 100 yen stores. First, unravel the hemp in string form and spread it out so that it contains air. The key is to loosen it tightly at this point. The fine fibers will catch sparks and lead to ignition, so make sure to loosen them fluffy so that they do not bunch up one by one. In cold campgrounds, your hands may get cold and you may not be able to move as fast as you would like.
It is a good idea to unwind the wood well in advance, such as the day before camping, to make it easier to ignite.
Wrap fluffy unraveled hemp around a feather stick and set it on the bottom of the fire pit, then light it with a fire starter. Rub the striker against the rod several times to create sparks. When the sparks fly to the hemp and change from a spark to a flame, the ignition has been successful!
Now, do not touch the hemp too much and wait for it to burn into the feather stick, letting the air in gently. The moment when the spark turns into a spark, ignites successfully, and turns into a flame is a moment you want to watch with bated breath until the very end, and when it successfully ignites, you can’t help but let out a gasp.
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If you use an igniter, you can light a fire in less than a minute, but don’t you feel a little more attached to a fire that you have built and nurtured from scratch with the main focus on enjoying the campfire?
Because you have plenty of time to enjoy camping, you can enjoy it more by taking the time and trouble to build a campfire as your main focus. Even if you are used to camping, you will enjoy it with a fresh mind once you go back to the basics and light a fire with a fire starter.
fire stick
Next, use a fire stick to adjust the fire power and enjoy the bonfire. Although you can easily and efficiently adjust the fire with a handy fan, circulator, or air pump, we dare you to use a fire stick to enjoy a bonfire with a lot of effort.
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Most fire sticks are telescopic and can be stored compactly. Various brands also offer this type in a variety of lengths and colors, so please find your favorite item. There are also types that can deliver oxygen efficiently with fewer breaths, and some can be easily used by women.
Also, the good thing about a fire stick is that it can send airflow to a pinpoint location. Handheld fans, for example, send air to the entire area, so they are not suitable for increasing the heat to small areas. Also, ashes may be scattered around the fire because the airflow is spread over the entire area. The fire stick is also great because you can adjust the air volume yourself, so you can use it without contaminating the area around the fire pit.
The fun part of a campfire is to carefully maintain the fire that you have built from scratch by adjusting the heat in detail. A fire stick plays an important role in maintaining a stable fire. Use your own fire stick to carefully protect the fire that you have nurtured!
art fire
Once you have enjoyed a bonfire to some extent, it is time to make a few changes. It is well known that the flames of a bonfire have a relaxing effect on the spirit and are never boring to watch. However, you can enjoy bonfires more with slightly different items that change the color of the flame.
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These are very popular at family camps and group camps with children! It is sure to be a lot of fun. If you are interested in solo camping but feel embarrassed to do it alone, you can use a windbreak or a camp curtain to block your view of the surroundings and secretly enjoy yourself in your own world.
Products that change the color of the flame, such as Art Fire, are readily available at 100 yen stores, so why not give them a try? Most of them are very simple to use, and most of them can be thrown into a bonfire with a bag. In no time at all, the flames of the fire will change color, turning emerald green, purple, pink, yellow, and other fantastic colors.
Most products can be enjoyed for about 15 minutes per bag, but the beauty of the color change is beyond imagination, and the time goes by quickly. The delicate color changes of the flames do not show up well in photos or videos, so seeing is believing, and you will be drawn to them by people of all ages and genders.
Once you find the product, you will definitely enjoy it as a spice for your bonfire.
summary
In this issue, we have introduced some recommended gear for truly enjoying campfires. Even if you have experienced campfire making many times, you may find a different way to enjoy it by going back to the starting point and experiencing the path you once took. If you are new to campfires, why not find your own favorite items of camping gear and enjoy camping with a campfire as the main attraction?
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