Re: How about no campfire? Reply #25 – November 21, 2016, 09:23:23 pm Once at Fort Churchill SP in Nevada we took an evening walk though the campground and came upon a couple sitting around a kerosene lantern placed on the ground where a fire pit might normally be. Those emit a nice low key warm light. It seemed to us to make a nice substitute for a campfire. A similar ambiance without the smoke. Of course it was a warm night, so heat was beside the point.Terry2003 26.5'RBGardnerville, NV
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #26 – November 22, 2016, 12:38:05 am Quote from: paul banbury - November 21, 2016, 08:54:48 pmI saw the Little Red Campfire today in person. It is miniscule! I haul a little bundle of dry kindling that is bigger. But I cant figure out how to cook the turkey breast for Thanksgiving dinner on the propane fire. Gonna stick to the wood for now.The smaller propane fire pits are not huge heat generators, rather they are ambiance generators.If you are going to sit around with friends, after dark, usually it is nice to see them...usually.Larry
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #27 – November 22, 2016, 01:12:09 am We have the Little Red Campfire and have used it many times even in fire approved areas, it has been a hit every where we go. We enjoy a real wood campfire but you need to stick around till it is completely out or force it out. Also I seem to always have the smoke in my direction no matter where I sit and my clothes have that ode de campfire smell for the next few days. We like LRCampfire because it sets up quickly and can be turned off and put away quickly and in areas where you have to pack wood in and pack out the ashes for your fire, the LRC does a great job with less fuss. We sit closer to it and when it is dark, it does a good job. Karen~Liam 98~MB ( still unnamed )
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #28 – November 22, 2016, 09:01:38 am "If you are going to sit around with friends, after dark, usually it is nice to see them...usually."---- 2 Likes
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #29 – November 22, 2016, 01:08:39 pm Last night we arrived at St George Island after dark. On the road in we breathed deeply of the fresh sea air. Suddenly my wife said "The campground is just ahead, smell the wood smoke?" sure enough. Like a thin fog the trees held the smoke close in the campground. Could this explain the headache we have enjoyed for the last few days?
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #30 – November 22, 2016, 01:47:53 pm Some prefer burning hydrocarbons in a metal pot. 😉Some prefer the traditional wood campfire.👍👍👍To us the a campground in the evening should smell like the traditional wood campfire much like the wonderful smell of campers cooking breakfast and making coffee over their campfire in the early morning. It's part of our family camping tradition.Whatever floats your boat. 👌Ed
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #31 – November 22, 2016, 05:16:59 pm Quote from: Ed D. - November 22, 2016, 01:47:53 pmTo us the a campground in the evening should smell like the traditional wood campfire much like the wonderful smell of campers cooking breakfast and making coffee over their campfire in the early morning.... and there may be those that enjoy the cacophony of a dozen boomboxes permeating the campground, or being lulled to sleep to a chorus of generators, but I think a more appropriate solution would be to make an effort to prevent ones personal vision of camping from dictating what the rest of the campers must endure. The above vision mirrors what we have found to be typical of a good many campgrounds, unfortunately. 'To each his own' should not be at the exclusion of consideration for your neighbors.Steve 4 Likes
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #32 – November 22, 2016, 05:42:37 pm Quote from: Steve - November 22, 2016, 05:16:59 pm 'To each his own' should not be at the exclusion of consideration for your neighbors.SteveShould I request permission from everyone in the campground before I make morning coffee on a campfire?RV resorts are sometimes good choice.Ed
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #33 – November 22, 2016, 05:50:39 pm Campfire moment with the pup. The wood we bought was very dry so not much smoke. If this works, it's a iPhone pic so I at the edge for exposure. Sorry for grain. 3 Likes
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #34 – November 22, 2016, 06:33:53 pm Perhaps it's time to douse the campfire (discussion) and move on to dog ramps, coffee, smart phones or whatever. My ouija board and divining tool tell me that continued postings could lead to fire in the hole. So, please let's leave this smoldering topic and move on to another.Many thanks!Chris 7 Likes
Re: How about no campfire? Reply #35 – November 23, 2016, 02:04:43 pm Apologies, Chris, but one last share--Twenty-five years ago, single mom (5' 1", with a short wingspan) with a six y/o boy & 2.5 y/o girl, tent camping after a family reunion at Lake of the Ozarks SP, arriving after dark. We knew the camp from previous reunions & snagged an electric site. Setting up the tent was like Abbott & Costello meet the Keystone Kops as I tried to set up & direct the kidlets to "hold that...don't move," etc. Tired/hungry kids & mom...we roasted our wieners in the toaster oven that I'd thrown in the van at the last minute...& now deferring to your Ouija Board.Lynne
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