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.
No trace camping
Thanks for posting this John Voelzke Sr. I learned this in girl scouts and couldn’t remember what it was called I was trying to tell my daughter about it.
Cooked like this many times when we went camping. Best food ever!
Old school we done that since we were little
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Edwin Echevarria Jr.
Tim ScubaSteve Petskus
Good idea
Nick Grilley Peter Ault
ive donethis it works
Easy, just go to North/South Dakota, dig a hole and light it on fire! 😉