{"id":59959,"date":"2021-10-18T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59959"},"modified":"2021-10-18T06:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T11:00:44","slug":"building-a-dakota-fire-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59959","title":{"rendered":"Building a Dakota Fire Pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post__featured\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-1-820x461.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-1-820x461.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"post__header post-header post-header--layout--classic\">\n<h3 class=\"post-header__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityprepping.com\/2021\/10\/13\/building-a-dakota-fire-pit\/\">Building a Dakota Fire Pit<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post__content typography \">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"_ytid_15090\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5e60AxnUk60?enablejsapi=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&amp;cc_lang_pref=&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autohide=2&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;controls=1&amp;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><b><i>\u201cAnywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.\u201d\u2013 Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>There are several dangerous aspects to a post-disaster open fire or even a fire in the wild.\u00a0 High winds can make your fire difficult to light, and sparks can cause your fire to grow and potentially become out of control.\u00a0 Smoke and radiating light from the flames can announce to all the locations of your encampment and attract undesirable people that could threaten your safety.\u00a0 Still, having a safe fire after a disaster could mean the difference between life and death for you.\u00a0 Fire is a prepper\u2019s essential tool, and it\u2019s key to survival.\u00a0 Fortunately, the ancient indigenous people of North America developed a method to deal with all of those issues. And we are going to follow their model in this video and build what is commonly called a Dakota Fire Pit or a Dakota Fire Hole.\u00a0 In this video, I will explain how to build a basic Dakota Fire Pit, why it\u2019s far superior to an open campfire and why it was probably developed in the first place.\u00a0 Let\u2019s break some ground\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>HOW TO BUILD IT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4081 alignleft lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-820x547.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-50x33.jpg 50w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-820x547.jpg 820w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-50x33.jpg 50w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ik.imagekit.io\/cityprepping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Capture-3-300x200.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Dakota Fire Pit is essentially just two holes in the ground that connect up.\u00a0 Your slightly larger fire hole is fed by the smaller hole that should be at least as big around as your fist and will open up at the bottom of your larger fire pit hole.<\/p>\n<p>Having a steep-sided, narrow, and deep fire hole will protect your fire from high winds, which will help you get it started under challenging conditions.\u00a0 The sides of the fire pit will also focus the heat energy upwards and not in all directions like a campfire.\u00a0 This will allow you to generate a concentrated heat sufficient enough to boil water or cook in a very short amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building a Dakota Fire Pit \u201cAnywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.\u201d\u2013 Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin There are several dangerous aspects to a post-disaster open fire or even a fire in the wild.\u00a0 High winds can make your fire difficult to light, and sparks can cause your fire to grow 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