3 steps to building a great campfire

For a homemade fire starter, cut cardboard egg-carton sections and pack each cup with lint from the dryer. Scrunched-up newspaper also works well. 

Place fire starters in the centre of the pit. Stack dry firewood in a square around the fire starters, overlapping corners. Stack about three logs high. 

Assemble kindling (thinly chopped wood or twigs) into a teepee shape in the centre of the log square. Light the fire starters with a BBQ lighter. 

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