Campfires can you do without?
Wild Fire season looks to be a long one this year. So can you camp without a campfire? I can and do most of the time. Alas the wife loves a fire so to please her we oxidize a little wood on occ...
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We have just come back from a 2 month trip to Europe where 55 days straight were spent in campsites that did not allow open, wood fires.
That was the only part of the trip that I could not get used to after years of semi or wilderness camping where a wood fire was part of the daily routine.
I can understand in crowded urban campsites which are similar to European ones having a ban on open burning of wood, but in the areas I have camped whether in the states or Canada, a wood fire is a nice addition to the camping experience especially when evening temps dip down to the frosty levels.
It is not convenient for some of us to carry tanks of propane for evening fires when on wilderness canoe, backpack or even with the TC trips.
I'll stay with wood. It'll be around a lot longer than dinasaur farts.
The next generation sitting around having fun with the old farts after a days fishing and hunting. Queen Charlotte Islands, BC
Nice to have a fire going after a days hike as temps drop below freezing. Death Valley, California.
Dave
That was the only part of the trip that I could not get used to after years of semi or wilderness camping where a wood fire was part of the daily routine.
I can understand in crowded urban campsites which are similar to European ones having a ban on open burning of wood, but in the areas I have camped whether in the states or Canada, a wood fire is a nice addition to the camping experience especially when evening temps dip down to the frosty levels.
It is not convenient for some of us to carry tanks of propane for evening fires when on wilderness canoe, backpack or even with the TC trips.
I'll stay with wood. It'll be around a lot longer than dinasaur farts.
The next generation sitting around having fun with the old farts after a days fishing and hunting. Queen Charlotte Islands, BC
Nice to have a fire going after a days hike as temps drop below freezing. Death Valley, California.
Dave
