How to cook on a log

samaddams · 5 months

LPT: Always bring a chainsaw camping. In case you want to cook on a log.

Derigiberble · 5 months

A similar stove can be made using wood of a size you are more likely to find as dead branches which have not fallen, using some live branches to tie it all together:

Here's a good example

Both seem like a bit too much trouble to go through except for situations where there is too much water to have a Dakota fire hole.

MaxChaplin · 5 months

It's called the Swedish Fire Torch. Here's a demo video.

barker235 · 5 months

What I see....

hiv_negative · 5 months

Additional LPT: If you don't want to cook on the log, you can also use the log as a seat while you're cooking.

abom420 · 5 months

Bushcraft here, This is called a Swedish torch stove.

Cannondale1986 · 5 months

LPT: Use a stove for cooking, it's just as practical as using a chainsaw to prepare a meal.

illegal_deagle · 5 months

Damn, Pinterest is really getting manly.

ocras · 5 months

Its log, its log. It's better than bad its good. Log, from Blamo!

bohica937 · 5 months

This is pretty cool, but I'll stick with my "penny stove" method for camping. No chainsaw needed. Lol

jujicakes · 5 months

I immediately thought of Ron Swanson.

OhhWhyMe · 5 months

LPT: Set your food on top of these 8 burning wooden wedges, it won't fall over, I promise.

Forey_ · 5 months

How do you start the fire though?

Fuckin_Prawns · 5 months

just made one!

SpottieOttie · 5 months

How would one go about lighting the fire at the appropriate point within this log?

rocketsauce82 · 5 months

1. get log
2. cut log
3. ????
4. FIRE

audacian · 5 months

It's better than bad; it's good!

ak14 · 5 months

Saw what looked like a spider in 3rd post, wouldn't click on link all day.

chimpychimp · 5 months

Anyone else think this is a thoroughly wasteful use of a good log? Its like yeah, breakfast time, better use this quarter of an entire tree to fry my bacon. Fire up the chainsaw so I can spend ten minutes cutting it first though.

UveXdme · 5 months

how to post a repost

jimflaigle · 5 months

Well, I guess I can just put my skirt on and bake some muffins then.

dbz253 · 5 months

More in depth and useful tutorial can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WfRovJ1KcCg#t=21s

Beretot · 5 months

More of this discussion here, here, here and here.

ketralnis · 5 months

For when you have access to chainsaw technology, but not stove technology.

dumble99 · 5 months

Swedish fire torch I believe it's called...

prairiedawg91 · 5 months

So you just cut the log with a chainsaw and it spontaneously creates fire?

reeksofhavoc · 5 months

You only have to quarter it with an ax and it will still work.

Rawb0906 · 5 months

I cannot be the only one who misread this as "How to cook a dog"... can I?

hmhieshetter · 5 months

It's Log, Log! It's big, it's heavy, it's wood! It's Log, Log! It's better than bad, it's good!

watto1000 · 5 months

there is a way to do this with out the chainsaw and fuckoff huge log, you use about 6 or 7 smaller round logs tied off at the bottom with a flexible branch and then u start a fire about a third away from the bottom and all you need for that is a folding saw/ware saw/decent knife and the proper fire lighting equipment ( fire steel, cotton wool, birch bark,etc)

Newo92 · 5 months

Also, have fun lighting this over lighting a fire built upon timber ಠ_ಠ

fernguts · 5 months

Well, it's good to see that /r/LifeProTips has returned to its roots: completely impractical tips.

holycheddar · 5 months

I don't see how this is really a life pro tip. Life pro tips are shit that are very practical and relatively simple.

Example 1: http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/pi38j/lpt_use_a_clean_dustpan_to_fill_a_container_that/

Exampe 2: http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/savv7/lpt_when_camping_strap_a_head_lamp_to_a_gallon/

JordyMOOcow · 5 months

You can also use an axe, instead of a chainsaw.

Freesoundjo · 5 months

We find the OP guilty of a third degree repost

Karma_Decay_Robot · 5 months

http://karmadecay.com/i.imgur.com/KfLgF.jpg

Last time posted: 19 hours ago.

knottyy · 5 months

Fuck all the hater, complainers, whiners and Pintrest purusing pussies. If it got upvoted it's for a reason, so keep your stupid snide comments to yourselves. This is the most helpful/useful subreddit but a lot of the people that make up this group are a bunch of bitches. Leave if you don't like the tips!

vegibowl · 5 months

Clever! Thanks for posting.

oshaCaller · 5 months

You'd be surprised how much smoke flavor gets into things even when you use a pan.

pocket_sized_koala · 5 months

This reminded me of a song.

Ibce · 5 months

I read the title as 'how to cook a log'. It's been a long day.

Tiek00n · 5 months

http://karmadecay.com/i.imgur.com/KfLgF.jpg

RavenXCult · 5 months

This is amazing

neophytegod · 5 months

redneck range?

Breedi · 5 months

a Jack's candle

RaptorF22 · 5 months

Is there charcoal inside there on the third picture? I imagine it would take quite sometime for that log to get hot enough to actually cook on.

micmea1 · 5 months

And one more thing reddit has added to my "must try this at home" list.

FlopsyBunny · 5 months

It's better then bad, it's good.

Sirico · 5 months

What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs

wevcss · 5 months

Wasn't there a guy demonstrating this on video posted on /r/videos not too long ago?

Mylon · 5 months

Alternately, use the gasoline for fire instead. No need for a chainsaw, no need for a log. Just be sure not to let the food tough the bare flame.

dickcheney777 · 5 months

This is a repost from a month ago. Not that I really mind.

Redmun · 5 months

for some reason this screams Canada at me. ~~i may be smoking too much...~~

physicscat · 5 months

One of my friends is on Pinterest. She posted this on Facebook 2 days ago.....great now we're posting things from Pinterest.

wisenheimer · 5 months

I saw this method in a cookbook: "Recipes from Leatherface"

KamiCrit · 5 months

I wouldn't cook on it, but it is a good source of heat. Roasting on the other hand would work out better. Just don't expect it to hold up your cast iron frying pans.

hairyneil · 5 months

As Ray Mears points out, this works well and can be used to top of snow or ice without melting through.

We've used these a few times and they boil a kettle very quickly and look great in the dark.

TechnoL33T · 5 months

This is something I will probably never use in my entire life. IMO doesn't belong.

MattThePossum · 5 months

alternatively, I once saw a how-to that used this same method to make a stool. As you cansee the fire burns away mostly at the inside of the wedges, which then form basically legs of the stool. It's very rustic.

iggz · 5 months

Don't use a pan with a plastic handle!

RumblingRodger · 5 months

Won't the log collapse after a couple of minuets?

Stooooooopid · 5 months

serious question to OP... any idea on the temperature that this thing cooks at?

brussels4breakfast · 5 months

That is a great idea.

Chokkiss · 5 months

Something that isn't "mentioned" in the pictures, maybe overlooked or maybe just not necessary, but according to hear-say, you should also stuff the area in between with sawdust before lighting. Neat trick!

Windows_Vista · 5 months

LPT: Always bring a chainsaw. ~~camping. In case you want to cook on a log.~~

Trollmasta17 · 5 months

I feel like ive seen this before

hashbuhrowns · 5 months

This is an awesome idea

sotonohito · 5 months

First thought: that is fucking awesome!

Second thought: won't it burn through and dump your food on the ground?

moving0target · 5 months

If I have a chainsaw in my pack next time I'm camping, this will come in handy.

Farfromthehood · 5 months

um....doesn't it fuck up your chainsaw blade to cut wood in that direction? Always fucked up mine....

king_hippo77 · 5 months

how do you put the log out?

duchovny · 5 months

Why would you want to cook on a log?

shtrudl · 5 months

What do I do when one of the supports burns out and drops my food everywhere

Vekkuli · 5 months

Isn't this called lumberjack's candle? In Finland this "candle" is used very often in winter.

Don't call it the queer's candle AKA Swedish firetorch.

salty84 · 5 months

Swedish fire log?

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