We were on a bush camp last week the guy next to us lit his camp fire with petrol and the 20l jerry can near him when he lit it a bit hard to believe !!!!
oldbobsbus said
07:23 PM Aug 20, 2014
With a gas lighter..
Oma said
07:27 PM Aug 20, 2014
Citronella
aussie_paul said
07:32 PM Aug 20, 2014
gerard gue wrote:
We were on a bush camp last week the guy next to us lit his camp fire with petrol and the 20l jerry can near him when he lit it a bit hard to believe !!!!
Crazy idiot I reckon. Started many fires in my lifetime with petrol BUT not until I had secured the jerry can well away.... My Dad taught me!!!
Aussie Paul.
deverall11 said
07:41 PM Aug 20, 2014
gerard gue wrote:
We were on a bush camp last week the guy next to us lit his camp fire with petrol and the 20l jerry can near him when he lit it a bit hard to believe !!!!
We use kerosene or diesel.
This guy will shortly be known as a 'temporary citizen'
Larry
Cloak said
07:43 PM Aug 20, 2014
I light my campfire from the smouldering remains of some dickheads burnt out van.... Because there is always one at every camp.
glennt said
07:48 PM Aug 20, 2014
gerard gue wrote:
We were on a bush camp last week the guy next to us lit his camp fire with petrol and the 20l jerry can near him when he lit it a bit hard to believe !!!!
Obviously a rocket scientist on annual leave..
Dougwe said
08:01 PM Aug 20, 2014
I as did others here at Greens Lake, Central Vic a few moons back see the results of throwing diesel on a fire to give it a head start.
Lit up the sky for sure and nearly their boat with it.....idiots.
glennt said
08:04 PM Aug 20, 2014
Dougwe wrote:
I as did others here at Greens Lake, Central Vic a few moons back see the results of throwing diesel on a fire to give it a head start.
Lit up the sky for sure and nearly their boat with it.....idiots.
ALL Idiots think they are normal...
TAJ said
08:07 PM Aug 20, 2014
old tea bags kept in a small jar of kero
Aus-Kiwi said
08:16 PM Aug 20, 2014
Tightly rolled up paper.. Kero or metho..
grae and deb said
08:17 PM Aug 20, 2014
good idea TAJ We,ll try that one , we use the cheapo fir lighters block s from bunnings etc , work well a bit smelly probally got a lot of kero or something in them
glennt said
08:18 PM Aug 20, 2014
I send wife to stand by a pile of wood scratching her head. within a minute 3 or 4 blokes lob and ask whats up. she tells em i havent lit a bush fire before , they have a fire going in minutes,,,, works fine for me
rockylizard said
08:23 PM Aug 20, 2014
Gday...
I start my fire almost exactly like this. I usually use dry leaves and only use newspaper as a last resort. Been doing it this way for 50 or so years.
I have only used diesel if the bigger wood is wet ... but it has been decades since I did that.
Cheers - John
GaryKelly said
08:28 PM Aug 20, 2014
Yep, leaves and twigs and maybe a bit of newspaper if it's handy.
ShortNorth said
09:39 PM Aug 20, 2014
GaryKelly wrote:
Yep, leaves and twigs and maybe a bit of newspaper if it's handy.
Depending on where you camp, if you go out beyond the treeline I'm sure you'll find heaps of newspaper with brown 'fire lighters' streaked all over it
I start my fire almost exactly like this. I usually use dry leaves and only use newspaper as a last resort. Been doing it this way for 50 or so years.
I have only used diesel if the bigger wood is wet ... but it has been decades since I did that.
Cheers - John
Thats my way as well. Remember being taught that in the Cubs
When I was a kid (even well into my 20's as well) It was the challenge among my camping mates to light it by striking "one match only".
With regards to using an accelerant such as "Petrol" for fire lighting. We were told as kids never to use Kero (Parrafin), Meths, or Petrol. I still stick to that instruction. I would never use diesel nor do we carry fire lighters.
We had family friends whose daughter bears horrific facial disfiguration from someone using Petrol to start a Garden Fire. She was not even part of the fire lighting group.
DONT USE PETROL.
The Hats said
12:05 PM Aug 21, 2014
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
I start my fire almost exactly like this. I usually use dry leaves and only use newspaper as a last resort. Been doing it this way for 50 or so years.
I have only used diesel if the bigger wood is wet ... but it has been decades since I did that.
Cheers - John
Same here mate there is always enough leaves and twigs around to start a fire.
There is no need to over complicate it, if it is damp I use a drop or to of kero. Hell you can start a bush fire with a discarded ciggy butt.
Cheers
The Hats
-- Edited by The Hats on Thursday 21st of August 2014 12:14:13 PM
roadtourer said
12:45 PM Aug 21, 2014
We light ours like rocklizards too but usually build a little pit as per the CFA's regulations and always have full buckets near by in case of fly away. We sometimes have used the Bunnings fire starters but very rarely . usually only a few meters away from the water if there is some. If there isn't buckets are always available.
We also control the fire and make sure and where there is no wood to be collected we buy them lol Some photos of my friend building the fire pits If we have bigger ones they are also where people have pre lit them.. we clear it from leaves and make sure we can all sit around it. I love camp fires and camping without one isn't camping for me BUT we have always been careful and watch the CFA website for updates etc. Winds not to be too strong. We love our country too much to see it burn.
Lake Eildon there was no wood so we brought some to keep warm
Murray River
lake Nillacootie
kandagal said
12:46 PM Aug 21, 2014
Yep Small sticks & twigs, & dry leaves. That is how I learnt when I was a girl guide.
Santa said
01:42 PM Aug 21, 2014
gerard gue wrote:
We were on a bush camp last week the guy next to us lit his camp fire with petrol and the 20l jerry can near him when he lit it a bit hard to believe !!!!
I certainly believe it, we see reports of accidents every summer, idiots doing exactly the same, beggars belief.
As to the question, like others I light my fires with a crumpled sheet of newspaper under light dry sticks and twigs, its a simple task.
Santa said
01:45 PM Aug 21, 2014
kandagal wrote:
That is how I learnt when I was a girl guide.
I had a very close friend who was a Girl Guide when I was much younger, never taught me to light a fire, however she did teach me a lot about nature.
Dougwe said
05:26 PM Aug 21, 2014
Maxx, that bottom pic is the best way for sure. In a wombat hole
I have trouble with the smoke around a camp fire so tend not to be around them much if I can.
Kisha said
05:31 PM Aug 21, 2014
That's a great way to light your camp fire Taj, I always carry a magnifying glass in the first aid kit, you can always start a fire with dry leaves or paper with it, I learned this as a kid and did it a few times on the woodine, the magnifying glass is handy for many things whether at home or on the road.....kisha
At a market Raine got one of those gizmos you use to burn the top of desserts, makes a great fire lighter.
Kooroorinya Kelpie said
09:04 AM Aug 22, 2014
Hi all. One oldie that has stood the test of time without any risks is a piece of common, garden variety and inexpensive household candle. When commercially hunting in the mountainous and continually damp forests of NZ a number of candle stubs about 2" - that I think is 50 mm in modern speak - were always carried and used. They have the advantage of drying out wet wood which was about all we had. I never belonged to Boy scouts or girl guides but a gg I knew lit my fire a couple of times. Cheers.
signwilson said
09:11 AM Aug 22, 2014
can't beat a gas stove no smell and no problem with allergies. People that light fires in our drought conditions have never had to fight them or seen people burnt to death
We were on a bush camp last week the guy next to us lit his camp fire with petrol and the 20l jerry can near him when he lit it a bit hard to believe !!!!
With a gas lighter..
Crazy idiot I reckon. Started many fires in my lifetime with petrol BUT not until I had secured the jerry can well away.... My Dad taught me!!!
Aussie Paul.
We use kerosene or diesel.
This guy will shortly be known as a 'temporary citizen'
Larry
Obviously a rocket scientist on annual leave..
Lit up the sky for sure and nearly their boat with it.....idiots.
ALL Idiots think they are normal...
old tea bags kept in a small jar of kero
I send wife to stand by a pile of wood scratching her head. within a minute 3 or 4 blokes lob and ask whats up. she tells em i havent lit a bush fire before , they have a fire going in minutes,,,, works fine for me
Gday...
I start my fire almost exactly like this. I usually use dry leaves and only use newspaper as a last resort. Been doing it this way for 50 or so years.
I have only used diesel if the bigger wood is wet ... but it has been decades since I did that.
Cheers - John
Depending on where you camp, if you go out beyond the treeline I'm sure you'll find heaps of newspaper with brown 'fire lighters' streaked all over it
Thats my way as well. Remember being taught that in the Cubs
When I was a kid (even well into my 20's as well) It was the challenge among my camping mates to light it by striking "one match only".
With regards to using an accelerant such as "Petrol" for fire lighting. We were told as kids never to use Kero (Parrafin), Meths, or Petrol. I still stick to that instruction. I would never use diesel nor do we carry fire lighters.
We had family friends whose daughter bears horrific facial disfiguration from someone using Petrol to start a Garden Fire. She was not even part of the fire lighting group.
DONT USE PETROL.
Same here mate there is always enough leaves and twigs around to start a fire.
There is no need to over complicate it, if it is damp I use a drop or to of kero. Hell you can start a bush fire with a discarded ciggy butt.
Cheers
The Hats
-- Edited by The Hats on Thursday 21st of August 2014 12:14:13 PM
We light ours like rocklizards too but usually build a little pit as per the CFA's regulations and always have full buckets near by in case of fly away. We sometimes have used the Bunnings fire starters but very rarely . usually only a few meters away from the water if there is some. If there isn't buckets are always available.
We also control the fire and make sure and where there is no wood to be collected we buy them lol
Some photos of my friend building the fire pits
If we have bigger ones they are also where people have pre lit them.. we clear it from leaves and make sure we can all sit around it. I love camp fires and camping without one isn't camping for me BUT we have always been careful and watch the CFA website for updates etc. Winds not to be too strong. We love our country too much to see it burn.
Lake Eildon there was no wood so we brought some to keep warm
Murray River
lake Nillacootie
I certainly believe it, we see reports of accidents every summer, idiots doing exactly the same, beggars belief.
As to the question, like others I light my fires with a crumpled sheet of newspaper under light dry sticks and twigs, its a simple task.
I had a very close friend who was a Girl Guide when I was much younger, never taught me to light a fire, however she did teach me a lot about nature.
Maxx, that bottom pic is the best way for sure. In a wombat hole
I have trouble with the smoke around a camp fire so tend not to be around them much if I can.
That's a great way to light your camp fire Taj, I always carry a magnifying glass in the first aid kit, you can always start a fire with dry leaves or paper with it, I learned this as a kid and did it a few times on the woodine, the magnifying glass is handy for many things whether at home or on the road.....kisha
We don't bother with twigs,leaves or shavings....just use smaller pieces of wood in a nice pile and hit it with a butane gas torch ($7.46) that attaches to the throw-away 220gm cans at around $1 a can. The flame will melt aluminium and is great for soldering Anderson plugs etc as well as lighting fires.
A must have for any pyromaniac.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Butane-Gas-Torch-Burner-Auto-Ignition-Camping-Flamethrower-Welding-Soldering-BY-/191242011296?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2c86e982a0&_uhb=1
recycle t s soaked in diesel works every t ime