As a resident fire builder, I must critique the use of the box fire. This fire produces a more even heat with less flames than other types of fires because it receives less oxygen. As a result, it burns slower and gives off less light. This is better for, say, cooking.
If you are building a bonfire, I suggest using a teepee structure. This allows more oxygen to reach the base and hot gasses are directed upwards to form a very tall flame. This type of fire is easier to light and quickly forms a nice bed of coals that makes maintaining a fire easier.
Your teepee will eventually collapse. At this point your fire will be easy to maintain. Additional logs should be placed as vertical as possible on the burning coals.

But, Teppe fires are harder to build from scratch, and I have built Box Fires with suitable flames.

...it's hard to build a teepee fire? wow how hard is it to lean a few pieces of wood against each other, i've made the teepee myself dozens of time and they work pretty good

why is it that all the fire types mentioned are log cabin and teepee... i just find it funny that their names are based on house structures.

thats retarted just get gas and a lighter or use the flamethrower and et a big fire

the boxfire (watchfire, as watchtowers that used fires to warn of attacks used this style) technique has always made bigger flames than my teepee fires. It does require some added effort to make sure there is an unobstructed way for oxygen to get to the bottom of the pyre. I have a 2 foot deep hole that I build the tower over. That way ash and such falls down while the fire gets going. Teepee fires are much faster, though. Some people have trouble making a perfect Teepee, so they make a 'lean-to' with one log across the pit and stuff leaning on that. But that's a campfire thing.

If you can't build a stable teepee fire, why are you building a bonfire?

I would like to have permanant fire pit in my backyard that I can build bonfires in. Any suggestions on what materials to use to build it?

ok y'all r hilarious. but ive never built a bon fire n i want to so wats d best way n how do u build a campfire? n its not stupid if u want an out door fire for u n ur frens a bon fire is a good idea how the hell u going to light a stove? stupid!!!!

can you make a bonfire it w/ wet wood?

water+wood=NO FIRE DUMBASS

I like fire.

omg, the easiest way to make a fire is to get some fast burning wood/leaves/paper or even better palm branches, then stack all of your sticks & wood around this 'till it's like 1 m tall, making sure you have left enough space to light the stuff underneath, then add wood to serve...easy

FIREAA!!!!

FIREAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I work at a resident camp and one of my jobs is to build and maintain campfire, I find the best fire is made from a combination of both log cabin and teepee shapes. build a large log cabin and use the walls to prop the teepee sticks up, then fill the center with kindling, putting paper or other quick burning materials closer to the center. light and blow steadilly under the log cabin. continually add wood.

fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!rules i made my own smoke alarm go off my number is 449 6550 if ur ten and live in nevada call me

all i wanted was to learn how to make my 1st bonfire and instead i get a bunch of comedians..the f*cking funniest thread ive ever read! ROFL!

Here's an idea...stop allowing anonymous posts. Some sort of age verification would be splendid. On the subject of bon fires though, I have always used the teepee method myself. Remember children, fire is hot, not cool dude.

The best way to build a bonfire is to build the one that burns best for you. After it falls and is basically embers. Throw in a log that was soaked in a saturate Strontium Chloride solution. If avaiable Copper Chloride and Barium Chloride work well. As barium and copper have toxic properties make sure to only do these outside.

if yiu want to make your fire change colors just take a copper pipe about4-6" long and a pice of stadard garden hose and stick it in the copper tube or vice versa the fire should change colors im not exactaly shure why this works but it dose......try it e-mail me and sparky.luvr.4ever@hotmail.com good luck to all of you who want to try it.

no, no
put the teepee inside the log cabin and light
add some thermite and you have giant fire

http://how2dostuff.blogspot.com/2006/01/how-to-make-thermite.html

don't we need oil to create it to and it more on fire

i want to get rid of a load of garden rubbish just plants and sticks and stuff is it possible to build a bonfire to burn it all

fire will burn anything with a combustion rate so garden junk is fine. but if ure guna be doin ure fire illegally in public woods dnt make it too big the cops can see it then when they investigate ure fucked. so use areas that u know well and can find ure way around in the dark.

fire will burn anything with a combustion rate so garden junk is fine. but if ure guna be doin ure fire illegally in public woods dnt make it too big the cops can see it then when they investigate ure fucked. so use areas that u know well and can find ure way around in the dark.

jews are also good firewood

Why doesn't someone delete that last comment?

this is effinnn hilarious y'all. LOL

...wow, I think my IQ dropped by ten points... thanks people...

its best to put paper i the center of ur teepee to lean sticks on its easier if ur very clumsy

wow i was looking to build one for a party but i think ill leave off it for a bit. Yall are so weird.. its absolutely horrid....but so amazingly hilarious!

and number 7 get fucking wsted for 11th to 12th july NO SURRENDER

No really? I thought I was going to build the "log cabin" DOWN, not UP. how stupid of me. I can't believe I even got on this site.

thats a good idea but your a bitch and f*** me in the cornhole


bitch, please

ohh imm sorry its just that my dad thinks that if we have a bombfire thw ashes will fly in our abouve ground pool

i think the best fire comes from a lighter or matches because it starts bigger fires :)

I agree with 'sadfg' just get some god damn gasoline, a bunch of shit and light that shit on fire... what's wrong with you ppl... if that don't work throw your mother in law in there too.... she's such a bitch she should burn on contact now goodnight damnit

BUY A NAPALM BOMB THAT WAY THE FIRE STICKS TO ANYTHING AND EVEN YOU!

is lighter fluid bad for the bonfire or is that a good thing to start it?

dunno. try using thermite, that should be fun :D