We have a big campfire circle that my amazing husband built about 20 years ago. The circle has hosted many, many cookouts and birthday parties! I love our fall cookouts when we have to pull our chairs up close to get warm.
Although hot dogs are really bad for you, is there anything better than a hot dog roasted over an open fire? Well, I guess the only thing better would be the S’mores!!! 
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We also have a tripod to hang a cast iron Dutch oven on, that goes over the fire. Not only are stews and baked beans delicious in this, but I have a peace of mind that if I had to, I could cook for my family over an open fire. You can cook anything in a cast iron Dutch oven, not only that, but it is cookware you will pass down to the next generation!
Here are a few clips to help you learn how to build a good fire. This is a must know skill, none of us know if we will be put in a situation where we will need a fore for survival.
Kathy
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Stephenie says:
Just last week, my children and I camped out in our backyard and we practiced our fire building skills. We also experimented cooking over a fire. We don’t have a dutch oven, so we cooked in a pouch and then in paper bags! Very interesting. We use fire starters we make, but as my son matures, we’ll be learning how to start a fire ‘from scratch’.
We are also going to be making a simple solar oven this summer and also some ‘buddy burners’ to see how those work for cooking outdoors (and maybe, if they work, they’ll be good for emergency preparedness).
I love your site so much! Thank you.
Leslie From VA says:
We love cooking outdoors and camping!!!
This year for Christmas, we bought Jeff a cast iron dutch oven. He seems a bit slow in wanting to try to use it.
I guess he just needs to do it……maybe then he will fall in love with it like you did with yours!
Any suggestions on what to try first for instant success?
Diana says:
Interesting post considering we just gave our 12yr son a dutch oven as a bday gift a few days ago. There are loads of great recipes and resources about them on the internet if you google ‘dutch oven cooking’ or some such thing. We are trying to do more and more practical gift giving and thought this would be a great gift that if practiced now could come in handy when my son has his own children . Hard to ruin a dutch oven!
We bought him a bag ar briquets to practice with and then when we go camping later this month he can have some idea of what he wants to try in the campfire.
We all really enjoyed these videos. Thanks for posting