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Anyone heading out on a hike, fishing, or camping trip should know several different ways to cook over a fire. After all, when rafting down a river, you'll encounter a variety of shorelines, nature, and landscapes of the Putorana Plateau. There are many ways and methods of cooking over an open fire in a pot: a Finnish candle, a tripod, a Dakota fire, a simple classic fire, and many others.
Methods for hanging a pot over an open fire
The classic version is the old, familiar method of placing a crossbar with a pot on top of two slingshots driven into the fire. But there are many other variations that use essentially the same elements.
1. A hanging method using two branches or sticks. One of the branches should be shaped like a fork, and the other, like a yoke, should rest on top of it. The fork should be driven into the ground at an angle, thus serving as a support for the one lying on top (the yoke). Or, conversely, drive the one holding the pot into the ground, and set the fork straight.
2. Another, no less popular method involves using a tripod. This requires longer branches arranged in a triangle around the fire. A rope should be tied around the tripod, and a pot of food can be suspended from it using various methods.
3. The Dakota method of making a fire pit is made using one stick, but with a dug hole, a pit, over which the cauldron hangs.
The Scandinavian Finnish candle, one of the most convenient methods, was described earlier. The advantage of this method is that there's no need to search for and collect firewood, and the pot sits directly on the log.
Conclusion on cooking over a campfire
These are far from all the methods tourists and fishermen have in their arsenal. While traveling along the route, even experienced hunters and fishermen learn a variety of life hacks from true taiga residents. Therefore, visiting fishing or hunting tours in the Turukhansky District provides guests with a wealth of useful knowledge, such as cooking and recipes for Siberian delicacies, enjoying fishing and relaxing in the picturesque surroundings of rivers, mountains, and forests. With the opportunity to catch hefty noble predators: whitefish, taimen, lenok, and brown trout. or grayling. With a large abundance of sizable perch and large pike. The Kochumdek, Severnaya, and Sukhaya Tunguska rivers are very popular, and tours on Lakes Epekli and Agata are considered a highlight. And in the spring, goose hunting combines trophy fishing with fishing.
