malformalady:The Swedish Fire Torch, also known as a Canadian Candle, is a great way to set up a fir
malformalady:The Swedish Fire Torch, also known as a Canadian Candle, is a great way to set up a fire as it uses only one log, has a flat cooking surface and is self feeding, meaning it can burn for several hours without any attention. The torch is made by taking a reasonably sized log, which has a flat top and bottom, and splitting it into four quarters, leaving equally sized gaps between each piece. This will act as the main fuel for the fire. The kindling, made of smaller pieces of wood is placed at alternating angles, in a criss-cross fashion, between the gaps. The tinder should be placed at the top of the torch and may also be placed intermittently between the kindling. The heat, ashes and flames of the tinder will, once lit, drop down onto the lower layers, causing them to also ignite. This, in turn, will act to set fire to the four quarters of the split log. Once the fire has been started, air is able to freely circulate within, due to the gaps between the split log, providing oxygen to the flames. Once established, the fire can burn freely without any further attention. -- source link