In the PNW, if one wants to start a roaring fire in the end of December, it is helpful to have fire starting tricks on hand. Especially if one is using wet wood to light, which is pretty much all wood on the western side of the Cascade Mountains. I know how to start a… Continue reading Gear Review: Coffee Wick Firestarters
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Mama’s Lil’ Fireballs
If there is a skill I am not exactly great, or even passable at, it would be fire making. Even in the years I backpacked weekly, I rarely made a fire. It was often banned where I hiked, and even when not...I've never been the "fire tinker" (that would have been my friends rather!). Only… Continue reading Mama’s Lil’ Fireballs