my mind is officially blown

I have always put the small stuff underneath and then thrown on the big stuff. Making a campfire for me is fun. I like the challenge. I will definitely give this upside down cake a shot though. I would like to see how it will work with large split firewood on the bottom. I imagine pretty good. Of course my propane torch is always on the ready in case I want to cheat!

fla-gypsy wrote:
It's not really upside down at all. I have always stacked my bigger stuff on the bottom Lincoln log style and thrown my kindling in the center, same affect.

This is what I did on trial #2, except instead of kindling down the center it was paper plates from dinner. This did a good job of igniting the whole stack, which gave a nice roaring fire. However on trial #1 with just the kindling at the top, it burned down nicely from the top down which was what I was wanting. No poking or messing around for hours.

It's not really upside down at all. I have always stacked my bigger stuff on the bottom Lincoln log style and thrown my kindling in the center, same affect.

Wow, that goes against everything I've ever learned. Absolutely going to have to try it sometime though.

Interesting ... not so much this is such a novel idea, interesting because I've been doing this for years and never thought anything about it. Actually, when building a campfire, I've always done the Lincoln log style build. But at home, in the fireplace, this is pretty much the only way I've ever done it. Heaviest logs on the bottom, smaller as I go up, and kindling on top. Makes for a really great way to get the fire going in the fireplace. I don't know why I never thought of doing it when camping?