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Post by hikerjer on Oct 6, 2016 19:31:33 GMT -8
I like a fire when it's easy and appropriate, but that's not very often.
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Post by hikerjer on Oct 6, 2016 19:36:55 GMT -8
fires are enjoyed by all stripes of Canadian outdoorspeople, newb and lifelong alike. Oh, I'm not sure the folks up around Fort McMurray would say that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 2:22:46 GMT -8
I still like a campfire, I don't care what some crabby people say. It's nice if you've been cold and rained on all day. North Americans have been building fires on the ground on this continent for the last 50,000 years. Look up the Topper site. I bet if you dig pretty much anywhere you'll find charcoal from previous human inhabitants. But dangit you won't find propane containers, tin cans, plastic tarps, wads of alum foil, booze bottles, beer cans, zero candy wrappers, water bottles etc etc etc. Well, yeah. Because those things hadn't been invented yet.
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Post by ashepabst on Oct 7, 2016 8:43:47 GMT -8
i'll build a fire if it's a group trip and we're rolling into camp fairly early. on solo trips it's not worth the energy... I'm usually in bed reading by nightfall anyway. gathering wood is a good way to pick up ticks...nasty buggers.
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Post by msdoolittle on Oct 19, 2016 8:25:27 GMT -8
A campfire, to me, is more of a social thing. If I'm with others, there is an existing fire ring, and it isn't windy (we live in what can be a very dry environment which makes wildfires a possibility), we'll make a campfire to sit around and chat. (I think the only campfire I have been around while living in CO has been at an established campsite and yes, we make sure the fire is dead out)
If I am alone, I don't do a campfire, but opt to look at the world around me.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 19, 2016 19:37:09 GMT -8
If I am alone, I don't do a campfire, For some reason I was just reminded on the one time I did do that...I'd flown to a conference, bringing along my gear so I could squeeze in a quick overnight. Except, you guessed it: I left out an essential part of my stove (back in the old Whisperlite days). So...rather than bail, I cooked over a fire. Major PITA, but it beat going hungry--or going home.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 5:30:02 GMT -8
Give Me Fire.
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Post by Christian on Oct 31, 2016 21:09:47 GMT -8
well, it's a good thing that I read this before my upcoming 2 day adventure with a group of friends... Uh.. I guess I can throw away my fire starter logs... Shame. I like fire. I will just save them for the next time that I go car camping at an established campground When I was a kid in Oregon, there were some families who I would camp with up in the mountains near Detroit who would burn giant bonfires 24 hours a day while we were there. I always thought that was really awesome.. anyway, on another note: -and then sit inside my wonderful tent cooking up dinner inside can you safely cook with a canister stove while inside a tent???
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Oct 31, 2016 23:43:03 GMT -8
Warmth I get from the insulation and weather protection of my clothes, my shelter snd my sleeping system alongside multiple food, water and cooking system.
Fire just threatens the landscape I love (and has burned hundreds of thousands of acres of it already). No thanks.
Further given the only contribution in terms of "heat" from a fire is radiant heat as any warmed air rises straight up into the sky, pulling the surrounding cold air inward to itself: if you're wearing so little as to receive that IR radiation while your front might be toasty your surface away from the fire will be freezing. Just nonsensical. A fire in a designed fireplace within a structure is far different.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Nov 3, 2016 9:54:58 GMT -8
I often head to areas rarely visited by others, where a fire has a minimal impact on the environment. If allowed, I like the comfort of a small fire in the evening and often cook on it. My meals are mostly fish roasted on a stick, or hot water for FBC.
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Post by rebeccad on Nov 29, 2016 8:26:05 GMT -8
can you safely cook with a canister stove while inside a tent??? Just saw this...the short answer is "no." Both fire hazards (most light tent fabrics are very flammable) and the even more dangerous carbon monoxide poisoning risk are deal-breakers on that one. Cooking in the vestibule, very very carefully, might be okay. My preference is to find or make a bit of shelter away from my tent. If traveling in areas with a lot of rain, consider packing a light tarp to pitch over your kitchen area.
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Post by hikingtiger on Nov 29, 2016 11:55:38 GMT -8
A campfire, to me, is more of a social thing. This is it for me. IF I'm solo, never a fire. But conditions have to be perfect to have one when out with others. As the countryside currently looks (despite last night's rain and that forecast for tonight) it'll be a long time before I burn anything outside.
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Post by crick on Nov 30, 2016 8:45:20 GMT -8
A campfire, to me, is more of a social thing. This is it for me. IF I'm solo, never a fire. But conditions have to be perfect to have one when out with others. As the countryside currently looks (despite last night's rain and that forecast for tonight) it'll be a long time before I burn anything outside. Is it ironic or kind of funny that one of the most popular wood burning stove is by a company called "Solo" .
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Post by bluefish on Nov 30, 2016 13:51:56 GMT -8
Winter camping in the Northeast, yes. When there's wood readily available, using sites that are established for long periods of time. I had one a few weeks ago at a wilderness pond site in Vt. the night of the Super Moon. Hunters and hikers have even made permanent log benches and rock tables at this gorgeous site. It dropped into the teens, so was quite nice. I hate crawling into the tent at 5:30. Often, if the weather is good, my wife and I will night hike after setting up camp and eating dinner, so we can delay the long night. Outside of winter, never would be my answer. One of our tents has a large vestibule, and I have carefully used our canister stove in it. The kitchen tarp set up is more likely, if we have time to put one up without getting too wet.
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