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Dakota fire hole

01/03/2019 / By Mary Miller

How to dig a simple smokeless fire pit

It’s always important for all preppers to learn how to build a fire. A basic campfire can serve a number of uses, such as keeping you warm, cooking food, and boiling water. However, such fires tend to produce plenty of smoke. If excessive smoke is a problem, you can get around this setback by digging a […]

11/27/2018 / By Mary Miller

How to a dig a Dakota fire hole

Any prepper worth their salt should know how to build a proper fire, but when SHTF, you’ll have to start thinking about long-term survival. Knowing how to build a basic campfire might tide you over for a short period of time, but it might not be enough in the long run. Such fires require large […]

07/13/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

For the survivalist prepper: How to build a fire AND remain hidden in the wild

Fire: The stolen gift of the gods given to humanity by the titan, Prometheus, that damned him to an eternity of torment. Without fire, society would never flourish and progress would never occur. This survival staple is also without comparison – and any prepper knows that after water and shelter, the most important thing to have […]

02/24/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Conceal your raging campfire with the ancient Dakota fire hole technique

Aside from being an enjoyable outdoor activity, camping is also one way to practice your survival skills for when SHTF. And if you want to build a clean-burning campfire, you can try the Dakota fire hole technique. (h/t to WildernessCollege.com) The Dakota fire hole is an old technique used to build “efficient, clean-burning, and easily concealable […]

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