Campfire smoke
While at Hunting Island campground, my wife and I were eating dinner outside. All,of a sudden a continual cloud of eye watering smoke comes pouring around the front of the camper and under our awning....
Forum Discussion
PAAK wrote:
SCH911, its an un-written law. How can you enjoy a campfire with propane? When we are camping, all food is cooked over the campfire, if I want propane, I could stay at home.
My family is not going to cancel our summer camping just because we can't have a wood fueled campfire... I fully understand the high fire danger conditions that drought brings with it and have no problem having a propane campfire. BTW, I just bought a propane campfire for our upcoming trip since I already know that there are fire restrictions in place and the kids (in their 20s and 30s) will want smores. It is not the same as a real campfire, but we plan on enjoying it regardless.
Regarding starting a campfire,
We were at the Oregon coast a number of years ago, staying in a hotel right on the beach.. the kids wanted a campfire on the beach (it is allowed) and so off I went. I discovered for convenience, it is really easy to let the campfire guy know we want a fire at xx time. He shows up with a bundle of dry wood, arranges it teepee style, fires up his propane torch and starts the fire. The whole process might have taken 2 minutes. With some planning and a little work, we were able to have free campfires each night the rest of the vacation by gathering left over firewood on the beach in the early mornings and starting the fire with some newspaper.. had a blast.
To those that can have a real campfire, I am envious this year. Stay safe and may the campfire smoke follow you all your days..
