Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Wanted: Dry Kindling for Camp Fire
My daughter is going camping with her local Woodcraft Folk in the next fortnight and they will be building their own camp fire (with a little assistance from the grown ups).
While logs and dead wood is readily available, we are very short on kindling material, and I wondered whether any HoLers had any of the dry combustible stuff lurking around that they wanted rid of?
If it is garden prunings/cuttings etc it really must be dry and long dead to qualify as kindling I am afraid.
Happy to collect evenings or weekends in the next fortnight
Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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Dermot, if you just need a bit to get a single fire started I will happily donate a small bag of dry kindling. If you need a bit more I can let you have a bigger bag of pallet wood that is currently in small planks that I can let you chop up to make your own kindling- here (using my hand axe) or at your camp site...
There is nothing more amazing as a child than to be able to light your own fire. It is one of those fundamental skills many have lost or forgotten.
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Permalink Reply by Dermot on
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Thank you Justin, that's really appreciated.
Completely agree on the fire building skills - first stage to becoming a bushcraft kid!
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Great tip Reggie. I'll try that one myself first before risking it with the kids though!
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