Campfire?

I’m not saying it’s a good idea but you could make a fire if you build a wind break. It’s also a great way to keep wood dry enough to burn if it rains. I have done it a few times in a pinch while camping on the edge of a lake or when a storm came through my campsite.

Probably won’t start a wildfire, but won’t be much fun either.

35mph winds-absolutely not. Good call for asking. My rule of thumb, which is probably much more conservative than most, is anything over 5-10mph and the big fire ring is a no go. We live deep in the woods and take it super seriously. Our chiminea is a different story and we can block the winds.

This is precisely why I carry a sheet of [this](https://www.coremarkmetals.com/steel-raised-expanded-metal) in my truck bed when I camp with a designated fire circle. Keeps any large embers from blowing away. Too many cold nights wishing I had a fire but didn’t want to start a blaze.

Additionally it works well as a cook top. Set pots, pans, kettle right on it over the fire. It’s stable and no worries about your meal sliding off a log into the fire.

I don’t know where you are, but in Colorado, US, I would never have a fire with 35mph gusts. It’s just generally too dry to risk it here. Do some people? Sure. However, I’ve been too close to multiple fires (and know people who lost their houses to fires, in suburban areas you’d generally not think of as being at risk of a wildfire) to ever want to risk it. This whole winter we’ve been ridiculously dry and hot and have had numerous Red Flag days and fire bans.

Your photo looks like it might be a little more moist there (green grass), but the stuff behind looks like it would go up pretty quick.

I also personally don’t like fires but my husband really does. We got a propane fire pit to take camping. It takes up a bit of room (luckily we have the space…we usually take my Suburban camping, because our dogs ride in comfort!) but we can have it in most fire bans (it doesn’t spark and can turn off with a knob). Can even cook hotdogs and marshmallows over it! We use a camp stove for other food as needed. (Seriously, Colorado has so many bans usually it’s just easier to never plan on a fire!)

One of our largest forest fires started because a forest ranger was burning love letters. Another fire here was started because there were embers left days after a volunteer firefighter thought he’d fully put out a burn pit fire. Winds ignited the embers like 4 days later. And our most destructive fire potentially/partially started after firefighters ok’d a burn pit as being fully out and then days later winds reignited some remaining embers. Asking is never silly! Even experts can have things happen.

For those asking, we in Tennessee. My state is too pretty to burn down so we gonna do without. Thanks for the advice!

If you can’t figure that out, keep the fire out.

Wind causes other fires that you didn’t expect. Don’t.