Swiss vs Box Fire - Best Fire Starting Method Tested

I've had quite a few comments on the best way to start fires and a lot of people seem to favor what they call the Swiss method with the largest log on bottom and small kindling at the top, while I’ve been using the box method, or log cabin method, of stacking smallest to biggest. So here’s a quick test to find out which is the cleanest, fastest, and hottest burning method, and which one I prefer overall.

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