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[Wilbur]

I too am close to the beetle nastiness (Matt I am just south of Worcester) and know I am not supposed to bring firewood with me any more to a lot of places I go. Fortunately where I go in Maine getting some is not an issue. It was quite a few years ago I stopped bringing wood and instead brought a chainsaw.

But I do like the idea of your fire if you can't have a real wood one....better than nothing. There are times I love the stars and no light pollution but I also agree with the sentiment that a fire is a throwback to our early days as people and can be so great. At the end of a long wet day of fishing, hunting, hiking, whatever...there is nothing like a nice fire to set my soul right. I have a fire pit next to the pond I live on and many times will have a fire (any season) and just sit out there marinading some ice cubes in the appropriate amber colored liquid and enjoy the night all by my lonesome.

[MarkBC]

I think people build (non-survival) campfires for the same reason that people have the TV on even when there's not much worth watching: It's bright and it moves so it's something to watch at night.
But a campfire can be enjoyed from 360°, while even the most modern flat-screen TV can't serve half that.

[Accrete]

old topic i know! i'm reading through threads just cuz : )

My wife and i haven't started a camp fire but one trip with our adult kids as our son is an ex-VFD pyro now in the USAF as his sister is.

It was fun watching them burn marshmellows beyond any recognition.

Cari and i don't do the fire thing as we camp close to rivers and also we enjoy the passing from day to night as others have mentioned. AND...here is the biggie...we really dislike smelling like smoke!

Happy Trails,
Thom