Canadian Log Candle

[Nic Ramirez]

This is a pretty awesome concept. My friend and I are looking to do some snow camping in the near future and the one thing that I was uncertain about was how to get some organic heat.

Anyone every tried this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEHSJftQ9Vg

 

[KuRUpTD]

Pretty cool ... I'll definitely have to give that a go :thumbup:

Here's another variation:

[video=youtube;kFKzvWDeiFc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFKzvWDeiFc&feature=related[/video]

 

[grunt soldier]

that is definitely a neat technique for sure. i'm going to try this tomorrow at the bonfire.

 

[MidwestDave]

After seeing this I ran down to the park and built one. Will go back early tomorrow morning and see how it burns.

 

[defaultuser]

I learnt something. Thanks for that! :thumbup:

 

[cappaletti]

both videos were really good...thanks!

 

[Mannlicher]

Looks like an awful lot of work for the end result. Do you need to take along a chain saw?

 

[KuRUpTD]

Do you need to take along a chain saw?

Not necessarily

[video=youtube;ydxugb8lWzs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydxugb8lWzs[/video]

 

[Big Chris]

A scout troop next to ours made one of those a few years ago at a Jamboree. It looked really neat and burned for quite awhile. I have never built one though, but keep the idea in back of my mind.

 

[PropThePolecat]

Ive seen Ray Mears do it once on tv. Never tried it though. Ill have to give it a go next time im out.

 

[MidwestDave]

Before I got kicked out of the park by an ornery old coot on a golf cart emptying garbage cans on a holiday while everybody else had the day off, I had great results with my Swedish Torch. I did the kind with the logs tied together with Sisal rope. It started easily and caught the logs quickly. I will certainly be using the method again, although I will either tie the rope lower or use wire next time cuz it eventually burned through the Sisal and at that point it just became a regular campfire. Which is ok, I guess.
Thanks for the links.

Dave