Building a fire to keep you warm in your shelter all night is no easy task. In the winter or in wet, cold weather, this becomes not just a luxury, but a necessity.

Being able to have a fire for warmth all night is also going to have a strong effect on how much sleep you get, which is almost as important as how much water you drink or how dry you stay.

Waking up every hour to add more wood to your cooling fire or to stoke the embers is not conducive to a good night's sleep, which means that you'll be much less able or willing to carry out everything that needs to be done for survival the next day.

For an easy, no-frills fire to provide all night warmth, look no further than the Finnish Gap Fire. Continue to the next page to learn how to construct one.

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