R-pod Owners Forum : Poll: Campfires https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Poll: Campfires Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:47:37 +0000 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:36:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1957 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Poll: Campfires : I sometimes bring wood from home,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17864#17864 Author: iamsmonk
Subject: 1957
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 10:36pm

I sometimes bring wood from home, usually buy a couple of bundles at the State Park Campground.  Usually I am able to walk about the campsite and into the woods and retrieve dead wood which burns great.  Numerous storms in the area this year have left lots of firewood on the ground, and it helps clean up the trails!!!]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:36:00 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17864#17864 Poll: Campfires : Hey secret bard, that's some... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17857#17857 Author: Podsible Dream
Subject: 1957
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 6:22pm

Hey secret bard, that's some graduate program you're in... Chopping firewood, every weekend camping... Wish mine was like that.. But, oh yeah, it was.. We were in AZ, at ASU, went up to the Rim every weekend, camped in National Forest campgrounds for two bucks a night...what a life! But, that doesn't mention the midnight experiments, the all day teaching labs, and like that.    ]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:22:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17857#17857 Poll: Campfires : Originally posted by Tri-PodHey... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17855#17855 Author: psaman
Subject: 1957
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 4:45pm

Originally posted by Tri-Pod

Hey it is all true about how dry it is, but today we got 3" of rain. Thank Heavens

Send some down this way!!!! Star
]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:45:03 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17855#17855 Poll: Campfires : Hey it is all true about how dry... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17854#17854 Author: Tri-Pod
Subject: 1957
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 4:34pm

Hey it is all true about how dry it is, but today we got 3" of rain. Thank Heavens ]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:34:51 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17854#17854 Poll: Campfires : We always bring kindling from... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17853#17853 Author: Chuck
Subject: 1957
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 3:53pm

We always bring kindling from home and buy our wood at the campgrounds. Fires are usually smallish for cooking and you gotta have s'mores for the grandkids. ]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:53:45 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17853#17853 Poll: Campfires : On the mornings when there is... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17850#17850 Author: NorthStarPodders
Subject: 1957
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 1:45pm

On the mornings when there is at least a little chill in the air, I like to build a mini campfire. Goes very nicely with cups of coffee!]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:45:37 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17850#17850 Poll: Campfires : How about the option... every... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17835#17835 Author: secretbard
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 11:05pm

How about the option... every night, and I chop my own wood from the surrounding woodland.  Tongue]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:05:47 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17835#17835 Poll: Campfires : You didn't go camping if... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17831#17831 Author: pentachris
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 9:20pm

You didn't go camping if you didn't make s'mores! We usually camp with 100 miles of home, so we bring our wood with us. Don't know if we should reconsider when traveling, say, more than 50 miles from home. We've had a fire ban statewide until very recently. Looking forward to a campfire on our next trip.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:20:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17831#17831 Poll: Campfires : yes, I'm also from Texas... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17829#17829 Author: harleyguy1
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 9:08pm

yes, I'm also from Texas and all counties except for 1 have burn bans and It will probably be on the list tomorrow.  Some non sping lakes here are dropping 2 inches per day!!
Just how dry is it in Texas????
 
A buddy out of Longview said he'd killed a mosquito that was carrying a canteen.

A man in Lubbock said the chicken farmers were giving the chickens
crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

In Lake Palestine , they caught a 20 lb catfish that had ticks on it!


It's so dry in Texas that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling,
the Methodists are using wet-wipes,
the Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks,
and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water.

Now THAT's Dry!

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Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 8:57pm

Unfortunately, because of severe drought conditions, the parks we camp at have banned open fires..........Cry]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:57:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17828#17828 Poll: Campfires : And I do like the S'mores... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17825#17825 Author: harleyguy1
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 8:32pm

And I do like the S'mores alsoTongue!!!  I do buy my wood locally and I think everyone can do the same if U aren't traveling to far to your campground from the city/county that U purchased your firewood.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:32:18 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17825#17825 Poll: Campfires : How can you camp without s'mores???... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17824#17824 Author: Podsible Dream
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 8:21pm

How can you camp without s'mores???
Here in the Northeast one has to buy firewood locally due to beetle infestations. Some states, like New York and Maine, require you maintain a receipt that says the wood was purchased within a certain radius of the burn point. We usually bring kindling, as Georgia fat wood or kiln dried lumber scraps, but leave any left over purchased wood behind.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:21:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17824#17824 Poll: Campfires : I have a nice fire every outing... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17821#17821 Author: harleyguy1
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 6:27pm

I have a nice fire every outing temperatures permitting, cetainly is nice to sit around a warm fire on a crisp night and smell the oak wood burning.  Campfire wood can be purchased for almost nothing if you will check with you local saw mills or wood pallet manufactures in the area.  They sell their cut offs to the general public that are too short to use, this is clean oak wood at a cheap price.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:27:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17821#17821 Poll: Campfires : Yes , we bring wood from home... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17815#17815 Author: Damour
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 4:09pm

Yes , we bring wood from home and do a fire every evening we can. ]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:09:22 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17815#17815 Poll: Campfires : we use both the mnufactured... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17810#17810 Author: Bridge707
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 3:52pm

we use both the mnufactured fire logs and real wood. The manufactured logs get the fire going with no muss or fuss. In this heat right now we normally dont do the fire.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:52:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17810#17810 Poll: Campfires : Yes I do still have a campfire,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17808#17808 Author: Guests
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 3:44pm

Yes I do still have a campfire, unless it is raining.  I actually cook over the campfire.  In Indiana, we must purchase our wood at the campground or provide proof that it has been inspected/approved by the State. (Emerald Ash Boarer)
 
However, in the interest of being "green" I have kept my fires rather small - using only a fraction of the wood compared to my younger days.  I use about 1 to 1 and 1/2 bundles (and they have gotten smaller over the years) per day.
]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:44:47 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17808#17808 Poll: Campfires : It's not camping without... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17807#17807 Author: FISHTAIL
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 3:39pm

It's not camping without a campfire IMO.  Thanks to the firewood bans, I just buy wood at the park, but it's generally not a bad deal there anyway.  Some places charge a little much, but the state park I hit up Friday was only 5 bucks per crate full.]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:39:40 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17807#17807 Poll: Campfires : With the rising price of firewood,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1957&PID=17806#17806 Author: Outbound
Subject: 1957
Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 3:10pm

With the rising price of firewood, fire bans, global warming, firewood moving bans because of invasive beetles, do you still have a campfire every night while camping?

Or, instead, do you use manufactured fire logs?  Citronella candles?  Fire gel in a ceramic bowl?  A propane firepit?  Something else fire-like?

Or, do you get by without a fire altogether?
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