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how to light a fire: campfire

How to light a fire: our step-by-step guide

By Alex Foxfield published

How to light a fire: get that campfire roaring – safely, of course – and let the good times roll with our comprehensive guide

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How to store firewood: make your campfire fuel dry and keep it that way

By Alex Foxfield published

Knowing how to store firewood correctly can make all the difference when it comes to igniting and sustaining that all-important campfire

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Best backpacking food

Best backpacking food: recipes of 9 great meals to cook over a camp fire

By Brian Metzler last updated

The best backpacking food, using a little imagination, will make camp cuisine filling and fun

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America forced to close public land due to raging wildfires

By Brian Metzler published

Cold weather, rain and snow can’t come soon enough to the American West

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‘No Moor BBQs,’ says British Mountaineering Council

By Pat Kinsella published

Organisation campaigning to ban barbecues on open moorlands, after spate of destructive wildfires

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