Swedish Fire Stove

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This is totally new to me, really cool.

Quarter a log round, then re-assemble it with 1/2" between the quarters, standing upright on the ground. Fill the spaces with kindling and light it all on fire. After the kindling burns away, the inside of the quartered sections continue to burn. Then you can put a pot right onto the round! Just check out the video to make this clear:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfRovJ1KcCg

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CanDo
 
I like that a lot. I will be giving this a try next time I'm out for sure. Seems like a great idea and a smart option.
 
I like the idea, the problem is you need to have the means of sawing the log and quartering it, its a little much for my folding saw and BK2 but not impossible. I saw a modified design that involved binding 12"-18" tall, 2"-3" round logs together in the shape of a barrel, packing with kindling and lighting. I attempted this myself and found that tieing the logs in a barrel configuration was harder than it looked, I settled on burying its base in some sand, once lit it boiled my msr Seagull pot very quickly and the heat it put out was impressive, more than just heating water you could definitely cook over it. As it started to burn away there was nothing left but the cores of the logs burning and it still held up my pot, I believe they were still standing when I wandered past that area a week later.
 
If you dug a small[2"-3"] wide and deep trench underneath that split log to let air in from the bottom up through the fire it would burn hotter with less smoke.--KV
 
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