TEN CAMPFIRE THINGS NOT TO FORGET

 

If you are in a hurry, like it seems many folks are these day, you might be inclined to bypass the detailed substance of the pages to come and get the fast-pace version below by scanning the I am too busy to experience the essence of life so I will just taste the flavor- TEN CAMPFIRE THINGS NOT TO FORGET, as listed below.

It doesn’t matter. If you choose this streamlined approach, the data you glean on the surface will do you little good. You will gain the awareness of the condensed topics but at the sacrifice of losing the soul of the campfire mastery’s meaning.

At the end of the day this book is about the art of making campfire, not just the information of making campfires. Of course, you know the difference.   

 

 

THAT ONE MATCH CAMPFIRE BOOK: TEN THINGS NOT TO FORGET

 

ONE:   No one stick can burn by itself

 

TWO: Always think in Threes, Pyramids, Wood, Design, Thermals and a campfire’s Life.

 

THREE: Wood-Fuel comes in three size categories, small, medium and large, duh!  

 

FOUR: You can never have enough good, small sticks

 

FIVE: You can never have enough good, any size wood

 

SIX: The dryer the better-think ahead!

 

SEVEN: Good starter material is easy to find until you need to find it

 

EIGHT: Where you chose to build a fire is as important as what you choose to burn

 

NINE: A fire needs constant discipline. It is in its nature to grow and destroy everything in its path… or die of boredom, if allowed by the negligent parent

 

TEN: A fire has intellect; Flame is a genius, Smoke is an idiot

 

BONUS: Always have one good poker stick…and after many days on the trail, everybody is equal- they all smell like a campfire.