What initially appears to be a secret sauce is just good fire management. Understanding the core building blocks of creating a healthy fire is all it takes to construct the perfect campfire and get ...

Any fire, no matter how you make it, needs three basic things: Fuel, oxygen, and heat. Altering the ratios of those ingredients will change the way in which a fire lights, burns, and lasts. Take ...

Campfire science: Learning by flame There’s something about fire that captivates kids: the glow, the crackle, the sense of real-world danger under control. Fire-building is one of the most important ...

This story was originally published July 27, 2013 and updated on August 22, 2023. Bad-mouthing the classic campfire dessert known as the s’more is just plain wrong. It’s tantamount to dumping on the ...