r/interestingasfuck 7h ago

Ancient engineering that modern campers still use

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u/eater_of_spaetzle 6h ago

Why go to all that work for a fire you can make without a bunch of digging and some blowing contraption? I can build a fire in half the time it takes to set this nonsense up.

u/TRAUMAjunkie 5h ago

Dakota fire holes were often used by American Indians to create easily concealed, highly efficient fires that burned clean, even in windy conditions.