To Build a Fire And Other Stories - Media 27

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

@Mark reviews this classic Jack London read in Issue 27, you can take a look at the links below:

To Build a Fire in Issue 27

Issue 27 Page 1

To Build a Fire and Other Stories Book Review - Republished on the TrailGroove Blog

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I love fires. I heat my house with them. I make fires in the backyard and cook in Dutch Ovens all year.  

Fire is carbon neutral and not the bogey man so many people think it is.  Build small fires and hide their evidence. I never put rocks near a fire except to balance a pot for cooking.  Dutch ovens go on the ground. I have spent my adult life tearing down rock enclosures around fire pits.

[ppine]

Having some skill with fire is important even for backpackers.  In the West, it can snow in any month.  People get wet from rain, fall in creeks, and have other issues with staying warm.  Sometimes the conditions overwhelm people's equipment.  Getting warm in a hurry usually means a fire.  The more you need a fire, usually the harder it is to start.  Practice. 

Bring a warm sleeping bag. That is your fall back position.