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.
a small grill top would be handy for this. just buy a cheap little BBQ grill and take the grill out and tie to your backpack
Its called a bellow fire, been using them for centuries not just the Dakotas as liberals would have you believe
it is certainly a much more efficient use of wood(burns slower/longer than a surface open fire!…..
depending on soil type..the hole you dig under the “bridge” to connect the intake to the pit will often collapse..sandy soil does not bridge well..can.support with rocks or so and then pack soil on top to make the bridge between the two in tat case!
That’s cool.
A good skill.
Great idea!
It also does more damage to the environment by killing microbes much deeper into the soil making the soil sterile for much longer than a conventional fire on top of the ground.
Microbes or me? You wouldn’t use this every day. Besides depending on your soil type the ash is very beneficial.
Thanks Billy Williams, taught me a skill