Simple Campfires
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
I don't know my version or loader
This very simple mod allows you to create an Unlit Campfire without needing coal or charcoal:
This allows you to cook your food while travelling without needing to find coal or create a furnace. Breaking the unlit campfire will give you back the block. Only after you light it (or extinguish a lit one) will it drop charcoal. The initial unlit model is slightly different, without any soot.
If you don't have/want to bring Flint & Steel to light it, create a Hand Drill with 2 sticks in any arrangement (unshaped):
The Hand Drill only has 8 uses, and only works 30% of the time. This works out to an average of 2.4 successful uses per drill, and a ~5% chance of no successful uses.
This is the first version of the mod, but there are no bugs at all from my testing. If you want this mod available for other versions, please leave a comment and I will do my best to make it available. This mod is under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. You can distribute, remix, and build upon my work, as long as you credit me.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as simple-campfires-1.21.1-neoforge-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 23 KB
- Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.