rafe wrote:
As for getting a fire started -- birch bark is the stuff I look for. Pretty much never fails.
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rafe wrote:
Campfires are becoming a rarity on the AT but I still enjoy them. I've had about a dozen bag-nights this summer on various trails in New England. We had a campfire on exactly one of those nights -- at the "Bull Run" campsite on the AT just north of Mahoosuc Notch.
More often than not, the arguments against a fire outweigh the arguments for a fire. On the other hand, with days getting short and nights getting cold -- they start making more sense.
As for getting a fire started -- birch bark is the stuff I look for. Pretty much never fails.
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[IMG:https://wildernessguide.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/fa2.jpg]doug
douglas fir has these pitch blisters on them. collect a little pitch and you have an instant fire starterbacon can solve most any problem. -
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sheepdog wrote:
[IMG:https://wildernessguide.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/fa2.jpg]doug
douglas fir has these pitch blisters on them. collect a little pitch and you have an instant fire starter
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SandyofPA wrote:
Am I the only weird one that doesn't light fires in the backcountry? I can see it for winter hiking but not in the summer. No risk of pinholes in my tent from sparks, no overall smoke smell in all my gear, and no choking fits when the wind changes and blows smoke in your face. A mini-bic for my alcohol stove is all the firestarter needed.
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socks wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
[IMG:https://wildernessguide.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/fa2.jpg]doug
douglas fir has these pitch blisters on them. collect a little pitch and you have an instant fire starter
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sheepdog wrote:
socks wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
[IMG:https://wildernessguide.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/fa2.jpg]doug
douglas fir has these pitch blisters on them. collect a little pitch and you have an instant fire starter
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SandyofPA wrote:
Am I the only weird one that doesn't light fires in the backcountry? I can see it for winter hiking but not in the summer. No risk of pinholes in my tent from sparks, no overall smoke smell in all my gear, and no choking fits when the wind changes and blows smoke in your face. A mini-bic for my alcohol stove is all the firestarter needed.
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OzJacko wrote:
Most of Europe call it Europa.
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Rasty wrote:
SandyofPA wrote:
Am I the only weird one that doesn't light fires in the backcountry? I can see it for winter hiking but not in the summer. No risk of pinholes in my tent from sparks, no overall smoke smell in all my gear, and no choking fits when the wind changes and blows smoke in your face. A mini-bic for my alcohol stove is all the firestarter needed.
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sheepdog wrote:
socks wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
[IMG:https://wildernessguide.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/fa2.jpg]doug
douglas fir has these pitch blisters on them. collect a little pitch and you have an instant fire starter
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LIhikers wrote:
rafe wrote:
As for getting a fire started -- birch bark is the stuff I look for. Pretty much never fails.
We were camping last summer. After coming back from a day hike, the campsite was littered with White Pine cones. Each bract had a small white glob of dried pine sap on it. I gathered up a bunch in a pile (maybe a couple gallons of pine cones) and lit it up. With just one match and in a few seconds there was a towering inferno, although since a pine cone is mostly air, it burns out quickly. They did make dandy fire starters. This was my Boy Scout pyromania training resurfacing I guess. -
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