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Campfire Tales:  When starting your next campfire...  |
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Jen
Expedition Leader
1384 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
1384 Posts |
 Posted - May 02 2008 : 09:11:10 AM
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...instead of reaching for a lighter, think about using cardboard matches instead. Lighters tend to be made with plastic and butane fuel, both of which are derived from petroleum, but those cardboard matches are made from recycled paper!
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Libbie
outstepping
157 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 06 2008 : 09:50:56 AM
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...and they're SO "traditional" feeling to use them - some how a book of matches just "feels" good to me to use.
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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Mountain Girl
outrigged
237 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
WA
USA
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Posted - May 07 2008 : 09:07:48 AM
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We like to use wooden strike anywhere matches. Had a hard time finding them for a while. Turns out there was some scare that if you shake the box they can ignite. Stores didn't want to deal with them. We drove here from Mn with six boxes and luckily didn't burn down the truck: ) JoAnn
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Unknown |
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Libbie
outstepping
157 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2008 : 12:22:14 PM
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I use those wooden matches when lighting my woodstove, JoAnn - they're great, aren't they? AND...did you know you can strike them on the seat of Carhartt pants?!?!?!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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Jen
Expedition Leader
1384 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
1384 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2008 : 08:44:05 AM
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The seat?! I knew about striking them on a zipper, but that's pretty impressive!
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Libbie
outstepping
157 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
157 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2008 : 10:15:38 AM
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Yep - the SEAT!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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Aunt Jenny
outbound
35 Posts
Jenny
Manti
UT
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 1:40:24 PM
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I use the strike anywhere matches too..LOVE them. We had a campfire in the backyard firepit today with my cubscout group...hot dogs of course and talked about laying a fire, where to find tender, how to waterproof matches and all that and then how to put out the fire afterwards well. It is always fun to do a campfire with them...10 year old boys love that sort of thing, and my 2 eleven year olds, 12 year old and 13 year old loved helping too.
My dad always lit matches on the seat of his pants!! |
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Joelle
outbound
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Joelle
Aptos
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 09:18:30 AM
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| I have had a 'heated' discussion about the boyscout tepee starter for a campfire. This is in the beginning of building your fire, where you create a 3-sided tepee with sticks and add all your necessary kindling. I don't think it works! It usually collapses on itself. I feel more of a 4 sided box structure, like a log cabin works so much better, allowing the proper air flow and prevents the fire getting snuffed out with collapsing. |
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Jen
Expedition Leader
1384 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
1384 Posts |
Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 12:03:20 PM
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I like the little box/cabin method, too, Joelle, and you can always taper it a bit at the top without losing your stability.
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Aunt Jenny
outbound
35 Posts
Jenny
Manti
UT
USA
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Posted - Jun 30 2008 : 1:57:38 PM
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| I teach my cubbies the little box/cabin method ...I don't like the teepee thing either. It needs to work for them to have fun doing it..and the 4 sided thing works!! |
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Elizaray
outspoken
680 Posts
Elizaray
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Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 08:18:04 AM
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Yup! The four sided camp fires always work the best for me. Sometimes I will do a mix and do a log cabin base and then a tee pee top. And of course having a dry log or bark at the bottom of a dirt pit helps the flames catch hold.
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CountryintheBurbs
outbound
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Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 2:14:43 PM
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I always keep a few books of matches in my van. Never know when you might have to use them!
Farmgirl Sisterhood member #152 |
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Elizaray
outspoken
680 Posts
Elizaray
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 08:09:42 AM
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Tammy- That is a good idea. In fact we should all have some sort of survival/emergency kit in our cars.
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