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.
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its like an in ground rocket stove, they are great!
We used them all the time for boiling water in my scout troop they work great !
“Only a white man would build a fire for everyone to see”
Native in Dances with Wolves just before using the bastard for bow and arrow practice, who couldn’t build a smoke free fire.
Holy smokes !
After your done cooking you can cover it with dirt and hover over it with a blanket to keep you warm in an emergency situation even if you are not cooking
I have used this for over 20 years. Its a good method, and even gets hot enough to melt lead for bullets if you are into that.
Used this method in Scouts over 45 years ago. Very little chance of embers blowin’ into dry surrounding brush or wooded areas, easy to make sure it’s extinguished before leaving the site.
Could possibly cause a root fire!