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Re: campfires
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2010, 08:26:33 PM »
people are stupid.  What do you need a fire for in August, anyway?

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Re: campfires
« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2010, 07:08:42 PM »
There have been bans on fires in the WODWA in the past.   Seem to remember one in '07 on a Chinook to White trip in August but there's none on 5 minutes ago when I checked their site.  I like to use a fire to cook-plan on cooking fish the next three nights. 

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Re: campfires
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2010, 08:05:16 PM »
I just got back from the goat rocks wilderness, and it isn't very dry up there at all for August.  I called the forest service last week prior to going up there, and they said fires are allowed.  There is a reason that there have been not many fires this year, and it ain't because it is drier than a popcorn fart.  Not saying fire danger isn't there, but it is a slow fire season thus far.

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Re: campfires
« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2010, 05:21:25 PM »
I just got back from the goat rocks wilderness, and it isn't very dry up there at all for August.  I called the forest service last week prior to going up there, and they said fires are allowed.  There is a reason that there have been not many fires this year, and it ain't because it is drier than a popcorn fart.  Not saying fire danger isn't there, but it is a slow fire season thus far.
I did not coment on there being a burn ban or not. Just saying that a fire you have to be 20' away from because it will singe your brows is overkill, and a HUGE fire risk in that area. It is the 10% rule - 10% of the folks will screw it up for the other 90%. :twocents:

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Re: campfires
« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2010, 05:42:42 PM »
For the past month, it always struck me odd that folks in established state/federal campgrounds would start a fire at 10 AM and then keep feeding it logs all day. A couple of the sites, folks would load it up, then go get in their boat for a while and come back in a couple of hours, toss some more logs on it and then leave again. It made no sense......   Not only was nobody around the fire, but it was over 80+ degrees. Sort of like people wearing winter hats when it's over 75 degrees..... 

I wanted to go dump a bucket of water in their pit but my wife wouldn't let me......   Just be safe.

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Re: campfires
« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2010, 08:26:25 PM »
I love a camp fire when i am camping, it is so relaxing.

I to will have a camp fire at night, even when iti s 80* out side, it's part of the persana of camping. Now i do not have a fire durring the day when its hot out but as evening rolls around, its time to lite teh fire regaurdless of the temp, bu ti do obsrve burn bans.

I like a fire so much, that durring early archery season when there is a burn ban inplace, i put a citranilla candle in the fire pit to resemble a fire (and keep teh bugs at bay). Its the atmosfier of being at camp.
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Re: campfires
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2010, 09:35:44 PM »
Don't get me wrong.....gotta have some smores with the kids before bed.....and I could see a small fire during the day if someone is there cooking lunch but the folks I saw, literally, just got the fire ripping and then left.    :dunno:

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Re: campfires
« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2010, 01:28:52 AM »
Don't get me wrong.....gotta have some smores with the kids before bed.....and I could see a small fire during the day if someone is there cooking lunch but the folks I saw, literally, just got the fire ripping and then left.    :dunno:
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