Vented campfire tarp

Abstract

A vented campfire tarp is provided that includes a base portion and a plurality of vents formed in the base portion, wherein each vent allows for air, smoke, and carbon dioxide to pass through the vent from one side of the base portion to the other. The vented campfire tarp also includes securing devices to couple the base portion to a ground surface over a campfire. In use, the vented campfire tarp covers a campfire and controls a burn rate of wood of the campfire in response to controlling airflow through the plurality of vents of the vented campfire tarp.

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         17 . A method of using a vented campfire tarp over a campfire to control a burn rate of fuel of the campfire, the method comprising:
 covering the campfire with the vented campfire tarp, wherein the vented campfire tarp comprises an adjustable venting system, the adjustable venting system comprising one or more openings forming a vented area through which air can pass, the size of the vented area being adjustable to control the burn rate of the fire;   positioning the vented campfire tarp on a ground surface adjacent a campfire to locate the vented campfire tarp over the campfire; and   adjusting the size of the vented area of the adjustable venting system, wherein adjusting the size of the vented area comprises selecting the size of the vented area to achieve a desired burn rate of fuel of the campfire such that the campfire continues to burn and remain hot under the vented campfire tarp during a variable period of time.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising preventing embers larger than ⅛ inch from escaping the campfire ring. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising preventing rain from entering the campfire ring through at least one vent of the plurality of vents corresponding to at least one flap, wherein the at least one flap is moved from the open to the closed position. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the vented campfire tarp resists heat up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising removing the vented campfire tarp and utilizing the campfire. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising controlling airflow through the plurality of vents of the vented campfire tarp, wherein one or more flaps of a plurality of flaps corresponding to the plurality of vents is moved between an open and closed position and wherein the open position exposes the vent and the closed position covers the vent.