Yeah, kids love making fires and it's a valuable learning experience.
Good post Hampstead. Hard to overstate the importance of a fire. My personal survival plan for unexpected nights out here doesn't include one, but they sure nice...
I'm always interested in people's fire-starting tools and techniques. It's really, really difficult to get a fire going here sometimes, due to everything being soggy. There are times when it's either beyond my ability, or I'm just not willing/patient enough to do what it takes.
Today is one of those days, the rain has a life of it's own...
Dave, while not spending much of any time in SE, I can see where you are coming from.
I'm sure it can be done if a guy needs to, but building fire there vs. here is a whole nuther kettle of fish.
have spent a fair amount of time in SW and there are places like that too, though in some ways even worse, there's not much timber to burn in some places and when the storms come thru, sometimes lasting weeks, things get pretty danged soggy.
a guy adapts to his environment.
"This ain't dress rehearsal....it's the life you get to live, make it a good one."
