Concerned about campfire/firepit smoke
Our first camping trip was a couple of nights at Huntington Beach state park in SC. It was very hot so no one was using the firepits. Yesterday afternoon we drove through Myrtle Beach State Park b...
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There is a solution . It is cheap but requires planning .
I ask permission from contractors to gather up their OSB (Oriented Strand Board ) trims from construction sites .
With my 12 inch mitre saw I cut these OSB trims perfectly to nest in a cardboard box .
I carry a couple of boxes of OSB trims in my pickup bed for camping in the shoulder seasons.
I use this with the (usually wet ) wood that I find near our campsite .
If the fire starts smoking I place an OSB square on top of the smoky fire.
The OSB reflects the heat down and the fire stops smoking immediately .
We camp mostly with no hookups . In the NFS , BLM , NPS , sites we use the steel ring of course.
We have a campfire every morning and every night . It is an attraction point for our fellow campers .
We toast our english muffins and sausage in the am , and our s'mores in the evening over the fire .
"Without a fire , it is just RV'ing "
We use the OSB squares one piece at a time , only when our fire gets smoky.
Unless you have actually tried it you cannot imagine how effective this is to stop a smoky fire .
Remember to place the OSB square on Top of the fire parallel to the ground .
The reflected heat gets the fire burning good again.
Whatever chemical concerns the inexperienced may have are not founded .
The hot fire sends heat upward and is dispersed easily in the fresh air .
Try it once .
Then form your own conclusion .
I ask permission from contractors to gather up their OSB (Oriented Strand Board ) trims from construction sites .
With my 12 inch mitre saw I cut these OSB trims perfectly to nest in a cardboard box .
I carry a couple of boxes of OSB trims in my pickup bed for camping in the shoulder seasons.
I use this with the (usually wet ) wood that I find near our campsite .
If the fire starts smoking I place an OSB square on top of the smoky fire.
The OSB reflects the heat down and the fire stops smoking immediately .
We camp mostly with no hookups . In the NFS , BLM , NPS , sites we use the steel ring of course.
We have a campfire every morning and every night . It is an attraction point for our fellow campers .
We toast our english muffins and sausage in the am , and our s'mores in the evening over the fire .
"Without a fire , it is just RV'ing "
We use the OSB squares one piece at a time , only when our fire gets smoky.
Unless you have actually tried it you cannot imagine how effective this is to stop a smoky fire .
Remember to place the OSB square on Top of the fire parallel to the ground .
The reflected heat gets the fire burning good again.
Whatever chemical concerns the inexperienced may have are not founded .
The hot fire sends heat upward and is dispersed easily in the fresh air .
Try it once .
Then form your own conclusion .
