-- Edited by Weevil on Sunday 3rd of January 2016 07:34:50 PM
kiwijims said
07:39 PM Jan 3, 2016
Sure hope the Gov't man doesn't read this VIC,
They will slap a G.S.T charge on camp fires next. !!!
K.J.
greyhoundtom said
07:40 PM Jan 3, 2016
Bugger ...... that's it ..... no more sitting around the fire sucking on a cold can.
Now where did I leave that packet of fags?
O that's right I gave them up about three years ago.
Dougwe said
07:41 PM Jan 3, 2016
Doesn't surprise me at all Vic as I have to avoid being around camp fires and cigaret smoke these days. Works most of the time.
daffyfrancis said
08:23 PM Jan 3, 2016
I would think most campers don't sit in direct fire smoke for long before moving out of the smoke line whereas cigarette smokers are up close & personal with their smoke every waking hour. Most things in life worth doing involve some risk & camping with a campfire when permitted continues to be integral part of our travels & luckily we have never been cigarette smokers.
David.
moamajohn said
08:45 PM Jan 3, 2016
I would like to see the official paperwork on this topic and also by whence it was derived ! cheers
rockylizard said
08:52 PM Jan 3, 2016
moamajohn wrote:
I would like to see the official paperwork on this topic and also by whence it was derived ! cheers
Hmmmmm a campfire apart from using it for cooking is also an excellent deterrent for bugs an stuff.............
I am going to ignore the article
Casualkev said
09:12 PM Jan 3, 2016
Well that explains it the Scandinavians burn pine and fir that stuff would kill a brown dog however we burn eucalyptus mainly it's like having a bit of a steam great for colds.
Kev
Weevil said
09:43 PM Jan 3, 2016
rockylizard wrote:
moamajohn wrote:
I would like to see the official paperwork on this topic and also by whence it was derived ! cheers
Thanks John, I got it in an email so didn't have a source, other than a sender. Posted it as a topic for discussion and research.
Weevil said
09:45 PM Jan 3, 2016
kiwijims wrote:
Sure hope the Gov't man doesn't read this VIC,
They will slap a G.S.T charge on camp fires next. !!!
K.J.
Lets hope the anti free camps brigade don't get the idea!
Weevil said
09:46 PM Jan 3, 2016
Dougwe wrote:
Doesn't surprise me at all Vic as I have to avoid being around camp fires and cigaret smoke these days. Works most of the time.
I usually end up around those fires that follow you around as you move etc........
Weevil said
09:47 PM Jan 3, 2016
greyhoundtom wrote:
Bugger ...... that's it ..... no more sitting around the fire sucking on a cold can.
Now where did I leave that packet of fags?
O that's right I gave them up about three years ago.
At our stage in life Tom probably a bit too late to worry about it
NeilandRaine said
11:06 PM Jan 3, 2016
I have asked before about campfire etiquette. I love a campfire but I have often got a bit cranky with people who come along and camp pretty close to us
First thing they do is get the fire wood and set up the campfire a good distance from their van but a bit closer to mine, I can live with that until the breeze blows and
our van gets full of smoke. There are people on the road with respiratory problems so a little consideration goes a long way
jade46 said
06:43 AM Jan 4, 2016
God help us all, what do we do when there is a bush fire and there are a few in Aus. And all the wood burning stoves most of us were raised with, guess there is no hope for any of us
-- Edited by jade46 on Monday 4th of January 2016 06:44:26 AM
Izabarack said
07:45 AM Jan 4, 2016
I don't think there are too many who sit downwind from a campfire and deliberately suck the smoke into their lungs.
Iza
sandsmere said
08:51 AM Jan 4, 2016
Sounds like more xxxx from the thought police.
johnno48 said
10:03 AM Jan 4, 2016
Exactly unless you are using treated wood.
moamajohn said
12:17 PM Jan 4, 2016
I reckon I have sat around maybe 20 decent campfires in the last 10 years ,however I dont go out of my way to 'suck it up ".So in future I think I will run the gauntlet and continue a very peacefull and calming part of the day .Cheers Westy
moamajohn said
12:20 PM Jan 4, 2016
I reckon I have sat around maybe 20 decent campfires in the last 10 years ,however I dont go out of my way to 'suck it up ".So in future I think I will run the gauntlet and continue a very peacefull and calming part of the day .Cheers Westy
first timer said
01:17 PM Jan 4, 2016
Weevil wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
Doesn't surprise me at all Vic as I have to avoid being around camp fires and cigaret smoke these days. Works most of the time.
I usually end up around those fires that follow you around as you move etc........
Weevil, you do know the saying that smoke follows beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards and happy new year everyone
Ashley
Weevil said
01:56 PM Jan 4, 2016
first timer wrote:
Weevil wrote:
Dougwe wrote:
Doesn't surprise me at all Vic as I have to avoid being around camp fires and cigaret smoke these days. Works most of the time.
I usually end up around those fires that follow you around as you move etc........
Weevil, you do know the saying that smoke follows beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards and happy new year everyone
Ashley
If you saw me Ashley, you would know that doesn't work !
Seasons Greetings to you and others also.
HiAce98 said
08:47 PM Jan 4, 2016
Warning:
Being alive will result in death!
greyhoundtom said
09:14 PM Jan 4, 2016
Weevil wrote:
greyhoundtom wrote:
Bugger ...... that's it ..... no more sitting around the fire sucking on a cold can.
Now where did I leave that packet of fags?
O that's right I gave them up about three years ago.
At our stage in life Tom probably a bit too late to worry about it
You are spot on there mate, I have now applied the same principle to chocolate biscuits no mater what my better half says.
Just told her to make my regular meals a bit smaller so that the chocy bickies can be accommodated without affecting my waist line too much. Lol
Interesting....
-- Edited by Weevil on Sunday 3rd of January 2016 07:34:50 PM
Sure hope the Gov't man doesn't read this VIC,
They will slap a G.S.T charge on camp fires next. !!!


K.J.
Now where did I leave that packet of fags?
O that's right I gave them up about three years ago.
I would think most campers don't sit in direct fire smoke for long before moving out of the smoke line whereas cigarette smokers are up close & personal with their smoke every waking hour. Most things in life worth doing involve some risk & camping with a campfire when permitted continues to be integral part of our travels & luckily we have never been cigarette smokers.
David.
Gday...
http://www.familiesforcleanair.org/health/health4/
http://sciencenordic.com/no-serious-harm-breathing-wood-smoke
Cheers - John
Hmmmmm a campfire apart from using it for cooking is also an excellent deterrent for bugs an stuff.............

I am going to ignore the article
Well that explains it the Scandinavians burn pine and fir that stuff would kill a brown dog however we burn eucalyptus mainly it's like having a bit of a steam great for colds.
Kev
Thanks John, I got it in an email so didn't have a source, other than a sender. Posted it as a topic for discussion and research.
Lets hope the anti free camps brigade don't get the idea!
I usually end up around those fires that follow you around as you move etc........
At our stage in life Tom probably a bit too late to worry about it
First thing they do is get the fire wood and set up the campfire a good distance from their van but a bit closer to mine, I can live with that until the breeze blows and
our van gets full of smoke. There are people on the road with respiratory problems so a little consideration goes a long way
God help us all, what do we do when there is a bush fire and there are a few in Aus.
And all the wood burning stoves most of us were raised with, guess there is no hope for any of us
-- Edited by jade46 on Monday 4th of January 2016 06:44:26 AM
Iza
Sounds like more xxxx from the thought police.
Exactly unless you are using treated wood.
Weevil, you do know the saying that smoke follows beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regards and happy new year everyone
Ashley
If you saw me Ashley, you would know that doesn't work !

Seasons Greetings to you and others also.
Being alive will result in death!
You are spot on there mate, I have now applied the same principle to chocolate biscuits no mater what my better half says.
Just told her to make my regular meals a bit smaller so that the chocy bickies can be accommodated without affecting my waist line too much. Lol
Sounds good to me Tom !