BK-9, Bacon, Swedish (Finnish?) Fire Torch

averageiowaguy

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I thought I would throw some meat to my fellow Beckerheads. I've been stuck on fires lately. I was surfing youtube and I saw a video by Ray Mears making a cool fire. You basically build it out of one log and it works as a pot stand too. I varied a little from what he did. He cuts an X in the top with a chainsaw. I just split it. Next time I think I'll try it his way.
[video=youtube;IrRDdHHXyN4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrRDdHHXyN4[/video]
 
Flame on, brother! Very cool. :thumbup:
 
Good video yet again. This tech would come in handy if u dont have anything to.make a grill type base out of to put your pan on. Im gonna have to give this a try on my camping trip in two weeks.
 
I've heard of people making small versions of those, cut halfway down with a hand saw, to have
a quick fire started when you come back to it. Put some rocks around it to make sure it doesn't
spread and you're set. Looks good, I would probably do it your way and cook on it. Nothing
beats the taste of cast iron over fire.
 
Good work as usual, AIG. That's a good way to make a Swedish torch if you're out in the woods and have only a knife or axe to work with. It looks like a nice and solid platform.

Like you mentioned in the video, there are other ways to make the Swedish torch. I like Mears' idea of using a chainsaw to notch the wood halfway.

Another way is to split the wood the way you did and then notch each piece where they meet in the middle. Then lash the logs together at the bottom with wire or paracord or something and shove your kindling down into the hole you carved. This should spread the pieces of wood far enough apart to let oxygen in. After that, the fire should start burning from the inside and you can then move the torch from place to place pretty easy and cook over it.

Here's my brother in law with a Swedish torch made up this way.

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They are great to cook over. Important tip--if you want to cook a big can of Bush's baked beans, do not cook them directly on top of the torch. The sugar in the beans will burn like a mofo and taint the whole can with a burned flavor. Put them in a pan first. :D
 
wasatchdan said:
Good work as usual, AIG. That's a good way to make a Swedish torch if you're out in the woods and have only a knife or axe to work with. It looks like a nice and solid platform.

Like you mentioned in the video, there are other ways to make the Swedish torch. I like Mears' idea of using a chainsaw to notch the wood halfway.

Another way is to split the wood the way you did and then notch each piece where they meet in the middle. Then lash the logs together at the bottom with wire or paracord or something and shove your kindling down into the hole you carved. This should spread the pieces of wood far enough apart to let oxygen in. After that, the fire should start burning from the inside and you can then move the torch from place to place pretty easy and cook over it.

Here's my brother in law with a Swedish torch made up this way.

DSCN0423.jpg


DSCN0426.jpg


DSCN0419.jpg


They are great to cook over. Important tip--if you want to cook a big can of Bush's baked beans, do not cook them directly on top of the torch. The sugar in the beans will burn like a mofo and taint the whole can with a burned flavor. Put them in a pan first. :D
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I'm gonna have to experiment with that idea. I thought about tying together etc but got lazy.
 
That's a great idea! I've never seen logs spit and burned this way, but it seems like a great way to maintain a cooking fire.
Thanks for passing along the knowledge!
 
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