Forester's Campfire

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Forester's Campfire
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Forester's Campfire
Released25 October 2023 (Update)
MembersNo
LocationMade by the player. Cannot be created within 5 tiles of another campfire.
OptionsTend-to, Check, Rest
ExamineA cosy campfire that emits sweet smelling smoke.
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Object ID49927
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A forester's campfire is a fire that can be created by using logs on an already-existing fire. Logs can be continuously added to a forester's campfire via a similar interface to the cooking skill, granting the same Firemaking experience as burning that log normally. Pyre logs and coloured logs do not work, though the latter can be used as a regular fire that can have logs added to it. The duration of the forester's campfire is dependent only on the type of log that is added to an existing fire, not the log that started the fire. A tinderbox is not needed to tend a forester's campfire, but is required to start one.

Campfires must have at least 5 tiles between them; attempting to create one within this range gives the message There's a Forester's Campfire nearby, help tend to that one or move further away.

Players can use the "Rest" option to sit at the campfire, however this is a strictly visual effect, and does not provide any benefits to the player. Players cannot rest at the campfire while in a PvP zone.

Mechanics

Burn length

A player tending to a forester's campfire.

Forester's campfires deplete over time, but can burn indefinitely if logs are continuously added. Adding logs increases the timer, up to a maximum of 300 ticks (~180 seconds). Higher level logs add an increased duration of burn time for the fire.

Players can use the "Check" option to get a rough estimate on how long the fire will last before being depleted:

Tier Message Time remaining
1 The embers glow softly. 0.6s-34.8s
2 The flames flicker gently. 35.4s-70.8s
3 The fire burns steadily. 71.4s-106.8s
4 The fire burns brightly. 107.4s-142.8s
5 The roaring fire crackles invitingly. 143.4s-179.4s

Experience

Players gain full Firemaking experience whilst burning logs on a forester's campfire. Assuming players don't need to move to a bank, they can reasonably expect to burn 665 logs per hour with minimal effort, or 975 logs per hour if tending to the campfire immediately after gaining experience.

A player resting by a forester's campfire.
Level Logs XP GP/XP XP/h Low effort XP/h Immediate tending Burn Duration (ticks) Burn Time added (ticks)
1 40 −7.10 26,600 39,000 102 3
1 40 −0.62 26,600 39,000 102 3
15 60.0 −0.60 39,900 58,500 109 10
30 90.0 −0.24 59,850 87,750 116 17
35 105.0 −1.12 69,825 102,375 118 19
42 125 −5.74 83,125 121,875 121 22
45 135.0 −0.10 89,775 131,625 123 24
50 157.5 −0.98 104,737.5 153,562.5 125 26
60 202.5 −0.54 134,662.5 197,437.5 130 31
62 96.0 N/A 63,840 93,600 131 32
66 180.0 −2.17 119,700 175,500 Unknown Unknown
75 303.8 −2.51 202,027 296,205 137 38
80 220.5 −0.46 146,632.5 214,987.5 Unknown Unknown
90 350.0 −1.84 232,750 341,250 144 45
92 268.0 −1.57 178,220 261,300 Unknown Unknown

Permanent fire conversions

Some permanent fires can be transformed into a forester's campfire. The campfire will revert to a normal fire if logs stop being added to it, dropping ashes when it is depleted. Locations of tested permanent fires that have been confirmed to either convert or not convert to forester's campfires are listed below:

Convertable fire locations

Nonconvertible fire locations


Campfires can still be made in the areas where permanent fires can't be converted.

Changes

Date Changes
17 December 2025
(Update)

You can no longer rest at Forester's Campfires where PvP is enabled, to prevent some unintended abuse cases.

11 June 2025
(Update)

Players should now find it easier to interrupt the bonfire animation when starting another skilling activity.

29 May 2025
(Update)

Burning logs at a forester's campfire now grants the same xp that traditional Firemaking grants (up from 1/3 of the amount). Adding logs to a forester's campfire now takes 9 ticks (up from 4 ticks).

1 November 2023
(Update)

A bug in which players can create a forester's campfire without consuming a log, by cancelling the lighting mid-animation, has been fixed.

Trivia

  • The Forester's Campfire is based on the bonfire from RuneScape.
  • The "rest" animation is based on the resting feature, released in 2009.
  • Players are able to add logs to, as well as cook food on, a Forester's Campfire from a diagonally adjacent tile, unlike normal fires or ranges.

Source

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