First up - fuel! How much wood do you use? Or, put another way, how high to you stack your wood? Would you have a preference for wood purchased at a grocery store near Kruger, in camp, or other? How many fire lighters do you use?
I think that would depend on how dryness of the wood that you are using, Stark
It depends if you are making a "man fire" or whether you want to braai that night.
Chirinda !