How to Add Color to Campfires
Even though a relaxing campfire at the end of a day in the woods is the perfect end to the day, you can spice it up by adding some colorful flames to a campfire. There are various products on the market that do the same thing, but you might be able to achieve the same effect with supplies in your shed and from the nearest hardware store.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Cut 3/4-inch copper pipe into 10-inch to 1-foot segments. If you're cutting it at home, use the proper equipment to cut pipe safely. If you don't have any copper pipe laying around in your garage or shed, most home improvement stores carry it in their plumbing section. Many stores will cut it into the appropriate length for you.
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Measure an old garden hose into pieces that are the same length as the copper pipe and cut. The hose doesn't have to be high-quality, and it is okay if it leaks. Its purpose is to heat the pipe.
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Stuff the hose into the pipe.
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Toss one piece of hose-stuffed pipe into a campfire and wait a couple of minutes. Before long, you should be able to see different colored flames--blue, green and purple. The colors last for quite a while, but be sure to pull them off to the side and allow the pipe to cool completely before handling it.
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Tips & Warnings
You can reuse the pipes several times by adding more hose.
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Comments
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I have seen this done and it is really neat! give it a try!
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coloradosenior
May 23, 2009
At a rally near Walsenburg, CO, one man in our group had put together a bunch of these pipes. Whoa! We had even more beautiful campfires every night. The colors were mesmerizing- blue, purple, green and pink! I think the man halved the hoses lengthwise, perhaps to make them easier to stuff into the copper pipes. He also insisted that the hose be NYLON, not rubber.
