fire ban
camp fires are a major focal point on camping trips for us. my next trip is looking like it may be under a total fire ban. this makes me sad :(. anyone have any fun tips for evening socializing? will ...
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travelnutz wrote:
The smell of a real decent wood campfire in the air in a CG is what makes camping real and so enjoyable! It's just bland a place to park your RV like still being at home or in a store etc parking lot without it!
We even have a good sized (4' round fire pit) right in our backyard and piles of cut and split wood and use it a lot and have for decades for us alone and/or with family and friends. Always in the evening or after dark of course and the ambient air temp has nothing to do with using it. It's enjoyed by all constantly!
Never one complaint from any neighbor ever. Have been told so many times the wood smoke scent in the air gives them, the neighbors, the feeling they are camping also and we have invited and had many neighbors to join in on our fires too.
Haven't yet personally met anyone who has an allergy to smoke scent in the air in all our over 50 years of RV'ing alone but I do know there are some and some of the posters on this forum are. The State of Michigan is still 53% forested and has thousands of campgrounds and campfires are the normal and alive everywhere in the state and are very rarely temporarily banned due to any drought/dry conditions. Most of the CG's in the state are on one of the over 11,000 inland lakes or on the Great Lakes or on the now published 73,000+ miles of rivers, streams, or flowing creeks in the state which means plenty of moisture around to keep the CG's vegetation/area very green and fire resistant or fireproof. So enjoyed by all!
Agree. For us. In the mountains, IF we can't have a fire, we just stay home. For us. The campfire at night, and early morning, is the focal point of the trip.
It's been pretty wet in NC this year. So no problems, except to find dry wood.
