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MH2
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Apr 27, 2014 - 12:48pm PT
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No.
Fire is my friend.
During the long cold winters of childhood I learned respect for fire.
We gathered wood.
We gathered stones. We had to rent a truck.
Father taught us how to place 2 logs so they could burn without adjustment, slowly leaning toward each other as they burned.
Whoops! Forgot that this was about campfires. It was my brother who moved on to bonfires.
My campfire experience is mainly with 1 to 4 person fires.
They can be hard to start. It was the cold wet middle of nowhere, here, and we used an old bus transfer.
Once a campfire is started, you may not need to adjust it at all. Just let it live its life.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 27, 2014 - 12:53pm PT
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^^^^^^Wow...that is some beautiful fires and fire places
Susan
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philo
Trad climber
Is that light the end of the tunnel or a train?
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Apr 27, 2014 - 12:53pm PT
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Hey that fire looks like it needs some poking. :-)
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Apr 27, 2014 - 01:09pm PT
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Great thread!
I'm guilty of it as well. Fun to see so many of my compatriots in the photo's.
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Apr 27, 2014 - 07:38pm PT
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The Boy Scouts teach you how to start your fire with just 1 match – tepee, log cabin; freeform, for that matter.
Of course, a little “Boy Scout Juice” always helps; know how to make a cat go “wooof!?”
M80's help with Yosemite bear deterrence. But dynamite is a cold word even the devil respects.
Kegley's tossing Budweiser cans into the fire – which we'd carried up the trail, BTW. “How else can you have this much fun for fity cents?”...as the beer bombs rocket red glare.
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TimH
Trad climber
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Apr 27, 2014 - 09:41pm PT
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Still snowing, I'll play...C4 is a great fire starter, burns real slow so no running needed. You can also warm up your Dinty Moore Beef Stew with it.
Trying to put it out by stepping on it might not be such a good idea.
Although I used to toss sabot petals from 105mm tank ammunition into burn barrels at Grafenwoehr Germany, BITD. Since they were magnesium, it made for a quick way to turn night into day.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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BBST
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 1, 2016 - 04:55pm PT
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LilaBriene! Thanks for the bump. WTF does BBST stand for?
Best by Super Topo? Likely not.
We had some major campfires at the ST City of Rocks Get Together in 2014, but they happened after my camera was sleeping.
The fire cast enough light for the mystery midnight climber to operate on the rock.
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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ho man!
I've got it, bad . . .
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Bushman
Social climber
Elk Grove, California
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6 Rules of Campfire Etiquette
1. Spit 100 proof liquor into the fire
2. Show your girlfriend how to pick up hot stones out of the fire pit
3. Run bare foot and trip as you atempt to leap over the fire
4. Ask a fellow camper to allow you to place your blistered foot in their melted icechest water
5. Feign indifference when your girlfriend sleeps in your best friend's tent
6. Refrain from histrionics as you attempt to dance with a bear
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