In the Boy Scouts we learned various fire building techniques including how to build a Dakota Fire Pit. If you do not know, a Dakota Fire Pit is a below ground pit with a separate air tunnel that feeds the pit fire with oxygen. This technique gives you an efficient burning fire that requires less wood to produce cooking coals than normal above ground fires. In addition, since the fire burns more efficiently there is less smoke which means less chance of being detected by others if you are bugging out or just outdoors at your retreat.
Below are a few photos and a video of the Dakota Fire Pit in action.
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| Dakota Fire Pit Location |
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| Main pit hole dug |
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| Used a stake and piece of concrete to drill air tunnel |
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| View of air tunnel in main pit |
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| Dakota Fire Pit completed |
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| Fire nicely burning |
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| View of fire from air tunnel side | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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