How do YOU start your campfire?

Cool! Is he turning the key on and off to get it to flame?

Dura flame log

Dura flame log and we throw some charcoal briquets in the bottom of the fire pitt. Makes for a hotter fire that will burn longer.

We just shake our heads...my husband puts the wood in a teepee shape - then lights a propane torch, puts the lit part of the torch in the wood, waits for the wood to light and pulls it out. He has done this for 30+ years - obviously he was never a scout.

Hehe. I use duraflame logs. My dad has a way with campfires, he can get about anything to start. I apparently didn't inherit that gene. ;)

We use one of these and it starts every time.....

Napoleon Patio Campfire

Or you can try this.......BBQ Dragon

1/2 cup gasoline, 2 cups diesel fuel, road flare. Works every time.

I pick up tiny shavings from the campfire area, light them, add bits of cut shavings and small kindling, then a bit larger and put a bigger piece on each side. By now, it's a nice kindling fire, and a few bigger pieces go in next.

If I can find a piece of pitch off a tree, that is fair too.

Like others that use fire starters.. for me, it's part of the ritual of camping. Also, it's a great skill to teach your little ones.

LOL.......charcoal briquets leftover from dinner are thrown in the fire pit followed by crumpled newspaper and various sized wood atop. Easy peasy.

Pine shingles work great .Use them in my fire place at home too.