All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: sick in YumaI live in Bakersfield, California and there are a lot of Valley Fever cases here. I have had two miniature schnauzers for the last ten years and they are both always exposed to the same environment. One of them came down with Valley Fever a couple of years ago and I almost lost her. It cost a small fortune and a lot of TLC, but she is still with us and doing just fine now. My other little guy never suffered a single symptom. I don't know why it worked out that way, they were/are both healthy dogs, but there you have it. My feeling is, don't live your life avoiding what you fear could happen.Re: Handy Hints, Gadgets, Products & GizmosI'm not sure if I've seen this here already, but I make campfire starters with cotton balls and vaseline. I've also made them with cardboard egg cartons, dryer lint and melted wax. The only problem with the egg carton ones is that I've had them melt in the MH storage bay due to the heat. What a mess. Making fire starters with cotton balls and vaseline is as easy as rubbing vaseline into a cottonball and setting it on fire. You get a decent amount of burn time for so little material.