now were talkingAh, nuts! If its a survival situation and I manage to catch a squirrel, then I'm going to cook it over the fire it helped light.
now were talkingAh, nuts! If its a survival situation and I manage to catch a squirrel, then I'm going to cook it over the fire it helped light.
In this survival situation, are you guys making sure that there is a fire station near by or have a fire extinguisher?
Seems very irresponsible not to...
Unless you can put out the fire with a dead, half eaten squirrel..
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/284605-Coffee-when-camping
If we are talking a vehicle then we get some real choices on fire! This can fit in a rather small container with fuel for several days. You can hide it in the corner of the trunk and not worry about it. There are also commercial versions of this stuff starting as low as US$5 for a good ole Sterno stove.
Phil
This is a must try, next time it is a long day in the hunting stand and I don't see anything, the next squirrel that crosses my view is a goner to try this!
lolso, let me get this straight, i catch a squirrel, have him dig a fire pit for me, knock him out when he's done, squeeze his insides out....bank the fire with him...put the fire out with what's left of him... Why not just send this miracle squirrel to fetch the ranger in the first place?! We'd both be better off!
Thanks for bringing the squirrel to class, i needed a good laugh.
Back to building fires in the real word. When you dig the firepit be sure you dig down to "mineral soil." as you dig through the leaf litter, you'll get to the point where it might be hard to tell decaying organic matter from soil, in a hardwood forest, anyway. Make sure there is nothing that was once alive anywhere near the flames. If we went out in the woods now, you'd think i'm nuts for clarifying, but like others have said, on the side of a mountain, under adverse conditions, in the dark...