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11-24-2018, 09:33 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Islip Terrace
Posts: 405
M.O.C. #22165
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Fire building
My new favorite tool for starting the camp fire is the cordless blower, saves time and lighter fluid. It's amazing how fast you can get a nice fire going with a little forced air.
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11-25-2018, 06:10 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,671
M.O.C. #2283
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I have one that goes on the back of my tractor. 28 inches on diameter 2800 RPMs you ought to see what it will do to a brush pile that is half as big as a camper.
Lynwood
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11-25-2018, 06:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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My wife saves meat drippings. I use it as fire starter, a little crumpled newspaper and a few pieces of dryer lint, presto, fire in a hurry.
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11-25-2018, 09:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,363
M.O.C. #6433
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We have sometimes used a battery powered pump used for inflating rafts and air mattresses. Works great. Also gets that charcoal grill going in no time.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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12-03-2018, 09:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: westminster md
Posts: 2,328
M.O.C. #17894
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A blower and ( Fat Wood ) starter sticks and almost fool proof. No kindling or paper needed. An auto start propane torch also works well.
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2018 Chevy 3500 LTZ Dually Diesel 4x4 CCLB
2011 Montana 3455 SA. 6 point level up. Disc brakes. Curt Q24 Hitch. 5 step glow steps
Progressive EMS. Valterra tank valves. Sailun G637 tires. ARP fridge control. All led lighting. Mor Ryde IS
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12-03-2018, 09:43 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Chico
Posts: 641
M.O.C. #6933
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I have found that a road flare works really good especially with wet wood,
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12-03-2018, 01:58 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt Kidd
I have found that a road flare works really good especially with wet wood,
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same here.
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12-03-2018, 05:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sebring
Posts: 3,669
M.O.C. #9969
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Camped with a different GS Chapter once and they used a gallon of Diesel Fuel and a Propane Blow Torch to start their camp fire.
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Michelle & Ann
2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country DRW 4X4 Crew Cab w/Duramax/Allison, Formally 2010 Montana 2955RL, Now Loaded 2016 SOB, Mor/ryde IS, Disc Brakes & Pin Box, Comfort Ride Hitch, Sailun 17.5 Tires.
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12-03-2018, 07:55 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,363
M.O.C. #6433
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A gallon? Wow! I used to use diesel to start my brush pile fires at my “farm”. But I only used a quart or so and it would take off pretty fast.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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12-04-2018, 06:53 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Twin Falls, ID
Posts: 211
M.O.C. #20361
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Ranger training - one match = fire!
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Jim and Barb
Chica and Baby (the fury kids)
2014 3402rl
2017 Ram 3500 6.7 ctd. 4x4 srw
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12-04-2018, 08:37 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sebring
Posts: 3,669
M.O.C. #9969
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I use my old motor oil for brush piles
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Michelle & Ann
2018 Chevy 3500HD High Country DRW 4X4 Crew Cab w/Duramax/Allison, Formally 2010 Montana 2955RL, Now Loaded 2016 SOB, Mor/ryde IS, Disc Brakes & Pin Box, Comfort Ride Hitch, Sailun 17.5 Tires.
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12-04-2018, 08:57 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,363
M.O.C. #6433
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I made the mistake once many years ago of using some used cooking oil to start a campfire. Black smoke every where until it burned off.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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12-09-2018, 02:29 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hillsboro
Posts: 593
M.O.C. #8238
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My favorite fire starter is to use the old oil and grease soaked rags from my shop. I keep them in a METAL bucket, and when we go camping, set them aside for use. Usually only takes one rag to get things going good. Recently though, I've been using pieces of dense foam seat material. I redid the seats in our vintage military ambulance, and cut the old foam up in small pieces. Boy does it work good as a fire starter......!!
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Terry and Patsy
Vietnam Veteran, US Navy
2017 3810
2015 GMC Sierra 4X4 3500 SRW
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12-09-2018, 03:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2017
Location: new caney
Posts: 1,050
M.O.C. #19873
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Just be careful with the dark smoke. This can cause someone to come running to see what you are burning. There are those environmentalist that get quite upset and may turn you in. As for me, where's the match.
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12-09-2018, 04:36 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,671
M.O.C. #2283
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I use about a half gallon of gas and a stick with a gas soaked rag on the end to light my brush pile. Stand back 50 or 100 feet light the stick and toss it on. Whoom it’s burning instantly. I do it while it’s snowing because you can’t see it from where we left and in the snow I’m not going to set something on fire.
Lynwood
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12-09-2018, 05:07 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hillsboro
Posts: 593
M.O.C. #8238
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Texan
Just be careful with the dark smoke. This can cause someone to come running to see what you are burning. There are those environmentalist that get quite upset and may turn you in. As for me, where's the match.
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True that. However, I've learned how to do it with minimal smoke. Stack the kindling wood teepee style, then have the rag in the middle of that. Light it off. The wood gets to burning fast and that "burns" the smoke from the rag. Very quickly I wind up with just plain wood smoke, and very little of that. The ones to watch are the people who don't know how to build a fire, try to start with too big of pieces, damp wood (here in the NW) try to use newspaper, and just can't get it going good. I've seen a LOT of smoke from the "attempts" to get a fire going.
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Terry and Patsy
Vietnam Veteran, US Navy
2017 3810
2015 GMC Sierra 4X4 3500 SRW
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12-09-2018, 07:02 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Georgetown
Posts: 43
M.O.C. #22849
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TAKPAK
Recently though, I've been using pieces of dense foam seat material. I redid the seats in our vintage military ambulance, and cut the old foam up in small pieces. Boy does it work good as a fire starter......!!
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Wow, that could be truly obnoxious toxic smoke! I can agree with the oil-soaked rags, but foam - not so much!
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Ed and Dianne (and Clancy, the red Poodle)
2019 Montana 20th Anniversary Edition 3700LK
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12-10-2018, 05:53 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Riverview
Posts: 178
M.O.C. #20713
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Ya'll are pyromaniacs. Thanks for the laughs.
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12-18-2018, 03:20 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Wampum
Posts: 571
M.O.C. #9928
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My wife has, er....had a thing for candles. We have T O N S on old wax candles. I now bring several with us when on the road. I place one in the fire ring and build the fire over it. As the wax melts it fuels the fire....and sometimes smells nice too.
On another note regarding campfires. Nothing angers me more that those campers who start their fire around 9 or 10 in the morning and then continuously throw garbage into it, allowing it to smolder and stink up the campground. I love a good clean fire. I have one that has no flame but smolders stinky smoke everywhere. I have been know to douse their fire with copious amounts of water when they wander for the day.
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"What happens at camp stays at camp"
2018 3121RL
2016 Ford F350 SB SRW
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12-18-2018, 07:30 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ronan
Posts: 513
M.O.C. #5756
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I love the smell of napalm in the mornings.
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