Bush firelighters

Bobdown · Guru

Bush firelighters

Leshill · Veteran Member

Yep !! I have kept my cotton wool balls in a jar soaking in meto.
Have been doing it for years.
Your method bares a try

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Someone many moons back told me dried out tea bags work well too Bob. I have never tried it as I can't be around smoke.

Nevd · Senior Member

Corn chips also work well (as long as you're not hungry)

Olive Oil · Senior Member

A fairly controversial subject but questions need to be answered.

Many bushfires are definitely caused by recreational campers.

Why would you need a campfire on a day above 25 degrees?

1. Do I need this fire to cook a meal on? Probably not.

2. Do I need this fire for camp lighting? Probably not.

3. Do need this fire to stay warm? Probably not.

4. Do I need to burn the Aussie Bush? Definitely not.

5. Is lighting a campfire just a habit? It probably is.

6. Is it any wonder that popular RV free camps are stripped of vegetation? Not really.

7. Will firewood in the bush become scarce in future? Absolutely.

I rest my case & await the following stream of abuse.

Cheers Judy

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Agree Olive Oil. I have been at Greens Lake Nth Central VIC many times during summer and even on 40c days some people light a fire and sit around it. STUPID. I avoid fires when I can as can't be around smoke.

Bobdown · Guru

Don't want to upset the Greenies or you Doug who can't be around smoke, but men need to stand around something with a drink in their hand talking about football, caravans, tugs and their wives, etc.

The best conversation starter bar none, but most of the time it's in the cooler weather for a bit of warmth as well.

Should be more opposition to the log trucks carting sticks up to Bunbury to be sent to china for woodchips, some only 300 mm thick or old growth Jarrah destroyed.

Regards Bob..........Proud Pyromaniac

A fire is Natures TV, you can watch it all night.

-- Edited by Bobdown on Thursday 16th of May 2019 08:57:52 AM

blaze · Guru

we burn half a cubic meter a day when camping over chrismas, we have the wood delivered (standing order for the last 10 years at least), it is all burnt in a camp cookbox that feeds up to 50 people (normally about 30) and supply continuous hot water, wood fired pizzas ect
cheers
blaze

Possum3 · Guru

Bobdown wrote:
The best conversation starter bar none, but most of the time it's in the cooler weather for a bit of warmth as well.

The best conversation starter is to lift the bonnet of your truck as soon as you arrive at camp stand there peering in to the motor regions - Within two minutes there will be a mob of old fella's in thongs, beer in hand telling you that, they know what the problem is.

Stretch60 · Senior Member

Hey Bob have they lifted the requirements for permits in Fridgetown yet. Working up in Perth and home at weekend and would like to have a small fire when I get home for marshmallows.

Bryan · Guru

Like everything else, there are those who act responsibly and those who don't.

I enjoy a camp fire and will always light one when and where it is legal to do so, sometimes I use it to cook but most times just to relax.