Complete Book of Fire: Building Campfires for Warmth, Light, Cooking, and Survival

by Buck Tilton

To build a fire, feel heat, smell smoke, hear snaps and groans, watch flames dance, and gaze into glowing coals is the ultimate outdoor comfort. A campfire gives warmth, sheds light, dries Trade Trade Clothes, calms fears, and draws a day in the outdoors to a pleasant close. In addition to the comforts of a campfire, a life may often hang in the balance. When a campfire becomes a matter of life or death, there is no room for error. The Complete Book of Building Campfires for Cooking, Warmth, Light, and Survival provides the knowledge and fosters the confidence to successfully stay alive.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published August 10, 2005

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book does a decent job of broadly covering the subject of fire without diving too deeply into any given facet. For example, history, chemistry, the making of, ethics, qualities of wood, cooking on/in/over, wild fires and the effects of fire upon the human body.

[Bianka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this as a refresher before camping trips.

[Jeremiah Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read that isn't super deep. This offers enough for people starting to learn about fire. Some great info about fire-starting, and cooking.