Do you know the Russian candle?

[Voron]

Hello from Russia. I want to be partaken with you by the simple method of illumination of camp in-field. On the Russian candle similarly comfortably to warm water. A minimum of firewoods at a maximum of heat and light. So...

We take a dry log and saw him as on a photo...

 

[Voron]

Then we inundate an a bit fuel (50-100 gr.)... We set on fire and enjoy a heat a few hours...

 

[Voron]

Excuse me, if I described the method known you already...

 

[e9999]

great tip!
no, I had not yet seen this.
thanks

(we also have to be careful about wildfires around here, so there are places we can only do fires in a ring on the ground etc etc)

 

[carboncycles]

Voron, nice tip! Welcome to Mud and don't be shy to post more tips like that.

 

[landcruisers4ever]

Great tip, I had not seen that before.

 

[e9999]

Voron, when you say fuel you mean Diesel I imagine?

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Great now I need to carry a chain saw along with....

 

[Voron]

Voron, when you say fuel you mean Diesel I imagine?

Any fuel. In winter it is better to use petrol.

 

[RHINO]

hey voron,,,, i have always liked kerosene for these candles, have you tried that?

 

[carboncycles]

hey voron,,,, i have always liked kerosene for these candles, have you tried that?

How would kerosene make a difference?

 

[sirenmoses]

How would kerosene make a difference?

x2. kero = #1 diesel

 

[Roberto]

cool, I like it.

R

 

[Mark W]

You can also do this by splitting with an ax... no need for a chainsaw if you do not have one anyway.... and you can use a lager log and split it into more sections. Fuel works, but you can also build a small starter fire in the center if you do no have any fuel handy.


This type of fire burns a long time for the amount of wood used.


Mark...

 

[RHINO]

How would kerosene make a difference?

kerosene seems to penetrate and burn a little slower, especially helpful for a wet log. besides i'm usually in the piggy and dont carry gasoline.

 

[FJ40-GARAGE]

They are very popular in europe and the rumor is that swedish forest workers invented them for cooking their food or boiling coffee on top them, its a nice stand for a cooking pot.

 

[NorCalDoug]

very slick!

 

[1shot1kill]

This works great! I have used this method when I just want a small and hot fire in a limited or small space!

 

[netrailcruiser]

Simple is good cool thanks

 

[AdventureBuddies]

That is very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to try it out...