How To Make A Swedish Fire Torch aka Canadian Candle is a primitive skill that provides for heating, lighting, insect and predator deterrent, cooking and for a psychological sense of security in the wilderness.
Steps to building a Swedish fire torch:
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Dig a fire pit one and a half from around the log and encircle with large rocks. When the log burns down, use it as a foundation for a larger longer sustaining campfire.
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Find a large thick log “round” section dry wood and use a chainsaw to make multiple cuts into the round.
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Think of the slices into wood section like you are cutting up your favorite homemade pie.
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Leave about six inches of uncut wood towards the base of the log round to create a firm base.
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Stuff with paper, twigs, dry moss or grasses into the cuts then light nurturing the fire as it builds.
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The Swedish Fire Torch will burn for two to three hours.
