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My girlfriend and I are planning on camping next week and have a couple of different areas we are considering. In one of the areas we were considering, the timber company that owns the land announced that campfires are no longer allowed...
Perfectly understandable when conditions are just too dangerous.
I'm pretty paranoid about starting a forest fire so don't take chances. I used to help fight wildfires when I was a park ranger, and had a close call burning slash piles on my family's property a couple of years ago.
The spot we decided on is next to a creek with no trees near the fire pit, the creek is a fire break on one side, and the logging road 25 yards away on the other side is also a fire break. I keep my campfires small and minimize sparks. No fire in windy conditions no matter what.
That being said, I just couldn't imagine camping without a fire.
Burn Ban Issued For PotlatchDeltic Forests In Idaho
The PotlatchDeltic Corporation has issued a burn ban for its Idaho forests. The ban goes into effect Thursday. the Spokane based timberland company’s ban prohibits campfires and open burning due …
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Perfectly understandable when conditions are just too dangerous.
I'm pretty paranoid about starting a forest fire so don't take chances. I used to help fight wildfires when I was a park ranger, and had a close call burning slash piles on my family's property a couple of years ago.
The spot we decided on is next to a creek with no trees near the fire pit, the creek is a fire break on one side, and the logging road 25 yards away on the other side is also a fire break. I keep my campfires small and minimize sparks. No fire in windy conditions no matter what.
That being said, I just couldn't imagine camping without a fire.