10-28-2006, 10:23 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Since the invention of the inexpensive butane lighters, it is inexcusable for anyone to ever go afield without something to start a fire. They work in cold weather and at high altitudes. And, if you get the extended models (Aim 'N Flame) it is easy to reach down into your tinder material to get it started. Those things are great for getting a fire going even with damp wood. Unlike matches, which can get wet and only burn for a few seconds, the butane lighters will maintain a flame until you get the fire going.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You won't find me trying to get a fire started with flint and steel, bow drill or rubbing sticks together. I sometimes joke that when I was in boy scouts we learned how to start fires by rubbing two girl scouts together...or chipping two cookies together.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You won't find me trying to get a fire started with flint and steel, bow drill or rubbing sticks together. I sometimes joke that when I was in boy scouts we learned how to start fires by rubbing two girl scouts together...or chipping two cookies together.[/#0000ff]
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