A Dakota fire hole requires much less firewood and burns more efficiently, producing hotter fires with less wood. This makes it a very valuable wilderness survival technique in places where firewood is scarce or requires much effort to obtain.
It also creates a stable platform that is very convenient for cooking.
The fire is concealed within a hole limiting the amount of visible light emitted and smoke is also decreased because the wood is burning hotter and more efficiently.
I was in Special Forces…….it was taught in survival school.
ive done this……..its like a rocket engine if its windy.boiling water in no time
Very neat. Everyone should know this.
IOWA fire pit… gather kindelling, dry leaves, light, wait…. didn’t work, grab bottle of whiskey to keep warm!
Thank you!
Thanks!
once you recover w/ dirt & sod it makes a warm place to sleep on as no flames but atays warm for hours
Have you seen the Swedish fire log, it’s pretty cool
the original “rocket” stove. We used these in Boy Scouts 45 years ago.
When I make a hole in the ground for a fire, I take the sod and turn it upside down beside the hole so no fire will start as the grass dries out. Also when you are done, you can return the dirt and sod over the hole and soon it will never be known that the hole and fire were there.