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hedgehopper
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Apr 01, 2013

Campfires: Love them or hate them?

For some, campfires mean bedtime stories, roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. For my wife and me, on a recent overnight at Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg CO, campfire smoke meant sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses. Never another campfire wouldn't break my heart.

So I'm wondering, how do the rest of you feel about campfires? Do you love them? Hate them? Or don't care one way or the other?
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  • vermilye's avatar
    vermilye
    Explorer
    Apr 01, 2013
    Having heated my house with a wood stove since 1976, I don't have much of a fascination with building a fire, however I don't mind them until I'm choking from the smoke inside the trailer...
  • DesertHawk's avatar
    DesertHawk
    Explorer
    Apr 01, 2013
    We could live without them. Usually do not build one. Smoke from others can be a problem.

    My son & son-in-law really like them. They can be fun. If alone, we don't bother with them.

    Never been 'the' highlight of camping for us.

    Last time in Yellowstone (2010), Grant Campground at night reminded me of a worse day of LA Smog.

    The fire is neat, not the smoke.
  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    Apr 01, 2013
    I really like them. But at the same time I know they can also sometimes be annoying. There have been times when a neighboring fire would blow smoke into our site so bad we could not sit outside. So I try to only have one if I am pretty sure it will not unnecessarily bother our neighbors.
  • mpfireman's avatar
    mpfireman
    Explorer
    Apr 01, 2013
    They are part of the camping experience. Like apple pie & Chevrolet. The real concern is how CLOSE your neighbor is camped from you. Some campgrounds really shoe horn you in close together, thus i can see your issues.
  • BradW's avatar
    BradW
    Explorer II
    Apr 01, 2013
    Folks who have a problem with campfires probably need to be looking for a different recreational activity.
  • SkipJ's avatar
    SkipJ
    Explorer
    Apr 01, 2013
    I
    Like them even though I seem to be a smoke magnet:-)
    Good fire shouldn't smoke I guess.
    SkipJ
  • Seymore's avatar
    Seymore
    Explorer
    Apr 01, 2013
    That is the main reason our family likes to go camping is having a campfire. It is the highlight of the trip for my two boys.

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