Say you're camping in the backcountry where there aren't any developed campsites or fire rings. What methods are there for building a camp fire that will leave absolutely no trace afterwards?
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I"m looking forward to seeing the answers on this one. – Citizen Mar 26 '15 at 21:24
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@PaulD Me too, I'm hoping for a variety of answers as well. – ShemSeger Mar 26 '15 at 21:31
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Absolutely no trace will be sheer impossible. – Wills Mar 26 '15 at 21:39
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@wills No it isn't. Impractical maybe, but not impossible. – ShemSeger Mar 26 '15 at 22:35
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@ShemSeger maybe something like this? http://outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/4556/2653 – Wills Mar 26 '15 at 23:01
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Are you assuming you can obtain firewood without disturbing the environment, e.g., you're car camping and have brought in firewood in the car? If you're in the backcountry, then you're going to have to gather wood, and that's not going to be LNT. – Mar 27 '15 at 02:06
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@BenCrowell Where I'm from you could take a full cord of firewood out of the woods without anyone noticing. In fact, that's how a lot of people heat their homes for the winter. The availability of firewood will obviously be a factor that will impact whether or not you can make a leave no trace camp fire. It is possible to gather wood without leaving a trace, but it depends a lot on where you are. – ShemSeger Mar 27 '15 at 03:58
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@Wills That's one way of doing it, but I was hoping to uncover more than just a single method with this question. – ShemSeger Mar 27 '15 at 04:01