Guess who’s certified in fire safety? Thats right, this girl.
It’s totally true. When I was working as a camp counselor we all had to take tests to get certified. I know, I know. Y’all are all totally impressed, right?
Monday, the kids were out of school for Veteran’s Day so I rounded up a friend and we took our kids to my grandparent’s place in the country.
When we got there we built a fire.
Now as a gal certified in fire safety I need to tell you I didn’t not follow the rules this time. First off, the number one rule of campfire safety is we don’t talk about campfire safety. Sorry, I just couldn’t resist. Okay, actually the number one rule is always have a bucket of water close by. The second rule is that you need to make sure wherever you’re building your fire doesn’t have stuff around it that can catch fire. Obviously, y’all can see that I have all sorts of foolishness near my fire. Yeah, don’t do that. We spent the whole morning putting out tiny strands of fire with our sneakers.
I like the log cabin method of building a fire but, of course you, can do teepee. And if you’d like a great hack that will make your kids think you’re the best fire builder ever, I’ll share it with you.
USE DRYER LINT.
It’s true. See my perfect little log cabin? I just put a little bit of dryer lint in the middle with some tender (little sticks) on top and then light it. That thing was burning in seconds.
Which is probably why it’s so important to keep your dryer lint trap cleaned out!
I think the kids had a good time roasting dogs and making s’mores.
Mmmm…S’mores.
Mmmm…dirty feet.
I’m sorry. You clicked on the post just wanting some good campfire tips and lo and behold…preschooler’s feet. Not cool, I know.
Dryer lint for fires, though – totally cool!
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Christmas is coming…and according to practically every show on TV so is some sort of Apocalypse. So, a great gift for Christmas for the men, or women, that are interested in this type thing would be Paul Tawrell’s book on wilderness survival.
Just click on the book and take a look see.