How To Start A Fire Pit
As the flame starts to become more robust place a fire log or slab wood over top.
How to start a fire pit. Starting a fire begin by placing the tinder in a small pile at the bottom of the firewood pit and form the kindling in a teepee like structure over the tinder pile. Make sure you never light a fire directly on the base of the chimenea. Lay a dry pine cone in the center of your fire pit. Put around 5cm of sand or lava rocks in the bottom then add a small amount of kindling and scrunched up newspaper on top.
Be sure to leave a small opening in your teepee to allow airflow. Brought to you by fire pit art. Light it with a long stemmed lighter or match. Find a round stick place it in the notch and using your flat palms spin the stick back and forth in the notch while gently pushing down on the wooden plank.
Use your kindling the smaller sticks and twigs you have on hand. Lay the fire beginning with the tinder first. It s a simple process just follow these guidelines. Place bits of bark in the v shaped notch to catch an ember.
Light it and allow a flame to build. In order to properly start a fire in a fire pit you will need to gather dry tinder and kindling seasoned firewood a fire starter option such as matches or a lighter and a supply of water for emergencies. When the plank begins to spark transfer it to the tinder pile and blow on it to create a fire. Place 2 3 pieces of fatwood in a crisscross pattern over top of the pine cone.
Fire pit rick shares his method of how to start a fire in your fire pit the quick and easy way. Provided you re using a fire pit with a hole at the center then you d have to lay a flat plain material on the floor so as to trap the embers and ashes. Place the fire pit in the most appropriate position. This airflow will ensure your fire gets the air it needs for good combustion.
Provided you re using the fire pit for the first time you re to ensure that the internal part of the fire pit is dried. Lay one or two handfuls of tinder down in the center of the fire pit.