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My old way of starting a fire was a total joke...
For years, I'd just pile up some damp twigs from around the campsite and try to light them with a single match, which never worked. The change happened after a freezing night in the Adirondacks where I spent an hour failing to get a flame going. Now I always bring a small bundle of fatwood sticks I bought for like $5 and a Bic lighter... it takes 30 seconds. Anyone else have a fire-starting upgrade that saved them from a cold dinner?
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the_uma8d ago
Was it really that cold or did you just not want to eat your own cooking?
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jana_hernandez8d ago
Oh man, @the_uma, you got me. I totally used to think people were just being dramatic about the cold until last week. My own soup tasted fine, but my hands were shaking so bad I spilled half of it. Then the spoon actually stuck to my lip for a second. That's when I knew, okay, it's not the cooking, it's a genuine emergency.
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