How to Make a Campfire Cooking Stand

There aren’t many things that taste better when you’re camping than food cooked over an open campfire. Unfortunately, trying to maneuver a heavy pot or dutch oven over a blazing campfire is a recipe for disaster. Getting your food out of the dutch oven requires you to reach into the flames, which makes it easy to tip over and spill your food. The way to solve this is to use a campfire cooking stand. Although you can purchase a cooking stand you can also make one from materials that are available at your local hardware store.

Things You'll Need

  • 4 foot long 1/2 inch diameter electrical conduits
  • 3 eye bolts
  • Pliers
  • Hammer
  • 2 "S" hooks
  • 24 inch chain
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Instructions

    • 1

      Open the loops on the eye bolts with the pliers.

    • 2

      Loop the eye of the first bolt through the eye of the second one and then the second eye bolt to the third.

    • 3

      Screw one eye bolt into the top of each of the three electrical conduits.

    • 4

      Attach one end of the chain to the second eye bolt through the opened eye.

    • 5

      Hammer the eye bolts closed.

    • 6

      Attach an "S" hook to the free end of the chain. This is where you hang your pot.

    • 7

      Attach the other "S" hook to the middle of the chain. This allows you to adjust the height of your chain.

    • 8

      Hammer any remaining eye bolts and “S” hooks closed.