WARMING FIRES AND CAMP FIRES 



J.HE Mount Hood type of warming fire (fig. 1) 

 is used in connection with swimming pools on 

 forest campgrounds, and it provides a feature 

 around which the bathers may sit to dry them- 

 selves after a plunge in cool waters. The tem- 

 perature of the air among the large timber of 

 some of the mountain forests is cool even 

 during the many warm days of the summer 

 months and these warming fires are a wel- 

 come feature. The splayed sides (fig. 2) 

 provide a surface which reflects a maximum 

 amount of heat. 



There are three kinds of open fires: (a) The 

 bonfire; (b) the campfire; (c) the open fire- 

 place. 



This part of the discussion is confined to the 

 campfire, which may be for community-camp 



use or for individual groups of campers. The 

 bonfire is a feature similar to the campfire, but 

 larger, and usually for large groups. 



The campfire is generally developed within 

 a circular area which is well defined by a 

 border of stones (preferably small boulders). 

 This campfire may be for community groups or 

 for single camp groups. 



In the center of the campfire circle it is 

 oftentimes desirable to construct an upright 

 post of concrete or of iron against which the 

 logs may rest, thus developing a more attrac- 

 tive fire than can be produced by laying the 

 logs in horizontal position. 



The small campfire circle (fig. 5) may also 

 be used for cooking purposes, as shown in the 

 sketch and m the accompanying plan (fig. 6). 



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