Re: Fire making
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:49 pm
Here in Colorado fires are never a problem plenty of dry stuff.
I have built fires in Oregon in the winter and jungles were all the wood was soaking wet, I've tried many things but oil is the best I have found. A little motor oil poured over kindling and split wood will usually burn it enough to simmer the water out of the wood. When the wood has so much water it just boils and steams the water out before it is dry enough to actually start to burn.
I have built fires with soaked wood them with out oil but it is a frustrating deal, burning more time and energy then fire.
The standard Bic lighters are the bomb.. IMO they are dependable, don't leak and last for a long time.
I have built fires in Oregon in the winter and jungles were all the wood was soaking wet, I've tried many things but oil is the best I have found. A little motor oil poured over kindling and split wood will usually burn it enough to simmer the water out of the wood. When the wood has so much water it just boils and steams the water out before it is dry enough to actually start to burn.
I have built fires with soaked wood them with out oil but it is a frustrating deal, burning more time and energy then fire.
The standard Bic lighters are the bomb.. IMO they are dependable, don't leak and last for a long time.