You cannot imagine a camping trip without campfires. Campfires make your trip enjoyable, spooky and quite memorable. It is tough to imagine a camping trip without campfires, roasting beef or telling ghost stories. Each year, thousands of accidents occur in the outdoors as a result of camper and backpacker carelessness. So, you need to be very careful while staring or putting out a campfire.

It is well known that campfire negligence is the main cause of camping injuries and deaths. Hence, you should build your campfire in designated areas. Almost very campground has fire rings or pits. You can even use a Coleman fireplace to safely contain your campfire. Make sure that the place is completely clear of any debris or clutter around. Use only dead, downed wood, and do not pull branches from living trees, even if the branches appear to be dead.

While setting the camp fire, make sure that they are low. Try to keep it away from bushes, dried leaves, trees, automobiles, and your camping tent. Put out the fire by the time specified by the campground management staff. When you cook barbecue and other camp foods, make sure that the fire is far away from your trailer, your camping tent, sleeping bags, and other camping gears. When camping, it will be best if you will not use grills that are attached to trailers.

Keep the children away from the campfire and don't let any inexperienced do the cooking. Also, never forget to bring your very own fire extinguishers and teach your companions how to use them in times of crisis. While putting out the campfire, soak the campfire with lots of water and rocks. If you do not have enough water to put out the fire, then try adding a mixture of soil and sand to cool the material.

Well, above are some very important tips that you should keep in mind while going for a camping trip. Small negligence's and carelessness can result in great havocs and destructions. Be safe and stealthy on your camping trip!