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Personstebutty
12/8/2013 at 8:48pm
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Hi all
just wondering after seeing jim call photos of camp
fires under tarps and near tents how do you control the embers
so that they dont cause any damage( puzzled)


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You don't

You want to see the mess my tarp gets in! It is like a planetarium with all the pin holes! And the layer of wood tar on it ends up on Jelboys hat!

On a serious note, I keep the fire low, use good quality dry wood if possible. I also augment the fire with peat briquettes which keep the sparks down, the heat up and my tootsies warm

I find that by keeping a "safe" distance away with the tent helps prevent damage. By safe, I mean the distance a spark travels until it dies. Obviously a lot depends on wind speed & direction and the type of wood. I've never had a tent damaged yet!

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Jim only ever ends up with damaged gutties!! More the whiskys fault than the fire though!

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Personstebutty
12/8/2013 at 9:33pm
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Hi JIM thanks for your reply so quick i made awood burner out of calor bottle with flue for garden and the embers put holes in awning and table umberella


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12/8/2013 at 9:35pm
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sorry about spelling mistake should be umbrella was checking spelling and press send to soon whoops


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Quote: Originally posted by stebutty on 12/8/2013
Hi JIM thanks for your reply so quick i made awood burner out of calor bottle with flue for garden and the embers put holes in awning and table umberella


Ah, thats a different thing altogether. The flue accelerates the spent gasses (and hot embers) upwards and they will travel further and be hotter than found from a camp fire. Get yourself some sort of metal mesh (like a bird feeder) and make a spark arrestor for your stove. No more problems with hot embers! Only thing is it will need cleaned regularly!

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12/8/2013 at 9:44pm
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Quote: Originally posted by krazykamper on 12/8/2013
Jim only ever ends up with damaged gutties!! More the whiskys fault than the fire though!


Hahaha! I forgot about the gutties! In my defence, I was inebriated at the time

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Personjelboy53
13/8/2013 at 9:12am
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As I said on another post yesterday...On my holiday last week folk were using their raised BBQ's as fire pits right outside their tents which was a bit too close for my liking given the onshore wind that was blowing at the time...

Most of the fires I build on holidays are on the beach as near the waterline...And as far away from my(and others) tent as I can get...And usually with an offshore wind blowing...

There are several things to take into account when building a fire...Not least the proximity of your neighbors shiny new tent that may have cost them a few bob...

I only ever use wood that I have collected from the woods at the back of my house which has been drying/seasoning for months supplimented with pine blocks from my work...and the occasional bit of dead wood foraged from near the site..

I have a few jackets and two (Newish) chairs that bear testament to the power of sparks from a fire so am always careful where I site it on holiday...I also ask neighbors both side of me if they mind me building one as not everyone likes smoke billowing round them...

Jim's Spot at Glencoe is a fairly isolated fire pit well away from the pitching spots round it....Even then...The regulars who pitch round it would never dream of pitching too close....But again I think they are willing to take the risk of a few stray sparks for the joy and comfort a fire brings especially on a winters night...

Consider the effects on yourself and others around you when lighting a fire and you should be fine...

Jelboy.

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