used to carry a power bar for the same reason, only going to eat if I'm starving, and after 5-6 years ended up throwing it away.
love the idea about making building fire a game.
fortunately we live in a place where fire making materials are abundant. Birch bark, spruce pitch, old man's beard and a little time and care spent gathering some dry wood and tinder and it's pretty hard to go wrong.
We've got a fire pit outside, and I'll often send the boys off to get stuff and get the fire going.
cause theirs a 5 year age difference in them there's natural competition. lil guy thinks he has to outdo big brother.
it is a good way to teach youngsters fire making skills, like playing ball, if you practice it enough taking the shot at the buzzer in the big game comes easier.
good advice Hampstead
"This ain't dress rehearsal....it's the life you get to live, make it a good one."
