Campfires...good in moderation
This happened two days ago. The moral of the story is common knowledge but bears repeating. A dad and his buddies at a neighboring site thought that racing fuel would make a good campfire starter....
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About 40 years ago my friend and his dad had cleared a lot by the lake to built a camp on. The brush pile was hugh, about 80 feet across and 15 feet high. I remember seeing my friend's father pouring a 5 gallon can of used motor oil all over the top of the pile and then try to light it on fire. No way would the fire start. Then this guy gets a 2 gallon can of gasoline and climbs to the top of the brush pile to pour gas over the brush. After a few minutes he goes to his truck and retrieves an old flare stick, lites it and tosses it onto the brush pile. VAROOM..................BANG........and the whole pile lifts up into the air enough to see day light under the pile. I didn't think about it at the time, but have since, we were all very lucky to still be breathing fresh air. Small camp fires for me from now on will do just fine. You can sit closer to the fire and you don't have to continually run for firewood. Happy camping.
Lakeside
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