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Personsuns
10/7/2008 at 2:34pm
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We are off to a site that camp fires are allowed.Apart from the basic common sense .Can anyone offer any info/ help.Will we be allowed to collect or use wood?ect


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10/7/2008 at 2:55pm
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where are you going?  Eweleaze has plenty of wood on site.

some people get proper bonfires going and the sparks can travel, so you can end up with tiny little holes in your tent :(

but it makes a lovely atmosphere.:)


Personsuns
10/7/2008 at 3:00pm
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Were off to 'Graig Wen' near Barmouth north wales.I cannot find much on the web page.


Personbig b
10/7/2008 at 7:38pm
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Why not try one of those fire block things from your super market.They don't spark and they are easy to light.

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Thank you Brenda.Its the fist time ever with a fire and i want to enjoy it without hurting anything/or anyones property.


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PersonPortia Hussey
10/7/2008 at 7:48pm
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If you plan to cook on it smother the base and sides of whatever pot you are using with washing up liquid before you start.

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Remember a good wife always helps her husband with the dishes.


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Oooh, sounds like a good use of washing up liquid (better than using it to wash up, anyway!) What does it do?


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10/7/2008 at 10:34pm
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This reminds me of a rather amusing camping trip I went on about ten years ago. At the time I was working for a well-known high street outdoors/camping store and for reasons I still cannot fathom, we decided to organise a weekend's camping at a local site. Anyone who may be fooled into thinking the staff of these stores are actually 'outdoorsey' people are often quite wrong, for us it was a great excuse for an all-round, general knees up...We told head office we wanted to borrow damaged stock for a 'training' weekend and off we went.....( sorry, I realise I am seriously digressing here!)

As it was early May, the evenings got rather chilly so we took it upon ourselves to build a campfire (no idea whether it was allowed or not!) but soon ran out of fuel..until someone remembered the rather large quantity of loo roll we'd brought with us. You have NO idea how excellent that stuff is for keeping a fire going, you just need a fair amount of it as it burns through quite quick.....Ok I'm not suggesting regular usage but just pointing out that it can be useful for more than one type of emergency

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10/7/2008 at 10:57pm
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Hi there

I went to Graig Wen for spring bank holiday. Most of the pitches have firepits already and if they don't then the owners let you build one using the stones from the dry stone wall (it is no longer used!). They also bring round logs for you to buy each evening for your firepit but because the site is so ecofriendly you are NOT allowed to get wood from their undergrowth to start the fire. We found that with an established firepit we just needed to pick up a few bit of dried grass from where it had been left after strimming. Just remember not to pitch your tent too close to the firepit!! Hope you enjoy - we did. HTH


PersonRAF35Y
11/7/2008 at 7:12am
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Washing up liquid on the outside of pans!

When the pans are used on an open fire the soap bakes on and forms a barrior against all the black smoke stains which will mark the pans otherwise.

Cleaning is much easier.

I learnt this trick 35 years ago in the scouts. But we just rubbed the outside of the pan with a bar of soap.

If i want a fire these days i get an old grease bucket (about 12" dia and 18" tall) which is cleaned out and holes knocked in all over, this can be filled with wood before you go and will burn for hours, the top is just the right size for a barbie grid or a large frying pan. Hours of fun for the kids (and me)

 


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12/7/2008 at 2:09pm
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Thanks to all of you


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12/7/2008 at 3:26pm
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Before you start make a plan in your mind about where everybody will be while it burns. place it away from the tent and not under a tree. Remember, if you choose wrong, you can't move it while it's burning. Also take into account the wind direction. Depending on the wood you use and your experience, your campfire will smoke. Add a bit of fresh wood to it and also a small bit (½ inch, about 1 CM) of ordinary candle to the glowing coals. You'll see that that candle works as an excelerant and will make your fire burn again, almost smokeless. So, have a small bag of broken down candle bits at the ready.

Remember: dry wood will not smoke if it is old, dead wood. Fresh, dried wood will still smoke. Green wood also. Birch will burn very hot while oak burns longer at a medium hot temp (great for cooking on).
Any sapholding wood will send of longburning sparks which you don't want. A good campfire will be flames on top of smouldering wood and is smokeless. Do notice that after a good nights of storytelling around it, you;ll wake up the next morning as if you have heavily smoked. That's because of the toxic gasses escaping the wood while it burned which can hardly be avoided.

Men has evolved around campfires and you'll feel master of your pitch when having your own fire as it will feed a primitive yearning for safety. The best stories are told at campfires.

Have fun and play safe!



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