[Spit-project] Long Member Introduction & Questions

[sam cooper]

Is there any historical antecedent to having a portable heat reflector
behind the fire, to help retain and direct the heat to some extent - and to
give the cook somewhere safe to stand that is somewhat protected?

I've seen the importance of a wind-shield lean-to in the survival shows, to
retain and reflect the heat of a campfire, and I wonder if something similar
could be done on an open fire cookery set-up. Perhaps with one or two of
those cast-iron fireplace inserts that sit in the back to soak up heat and
re-radiate it more slowly after the fire's down to coals?

Of course, being the mad engineer sort that I am, now I'm wondering if a
three-legged arrangement could be made, with an open side, and two 'banked'
sides, and the fire spread in a V-formation. It would certainly give one a
'hot spot' in the bottom of the V...

Si'le inghean ui MacAoidh
(Sheila daughter of MacGee)
A.K.A. Samatha Cooper