The location of a fire should be carefully selected. Locate and prepare the fire carefully. Building a Platform for a Fire Site After a site is located, twigs, moss, grass, or duff should be cleaned away and scraped to bare soil if possible. If the fire must be built on snow, ice, or wet ground, you should build a platform of green logs or rocks. Beware of wet or porous … [Read more...] about Fire Site Preparation
Three Categories of Fuels Used for Firecraft
The fuels used in building a fire normally fall into three categories relating to their size and flash point: tinder, kindling, and fuel. Tinder Tinder is any type of small material having a low flash point. It is easily ignited with a minimum of heat, such as from a spark. Tinder must be arranged to allow air (oxygen) between the hair-like, bone-dry fibers. The … [Read more...] about Three Categories of Fuels Used for Firecraft
FIRECRAFT
Fire is used for warmth, light, drying clothes, signaling, making tools, cooking, and water purification. When using fire for warmth, the body uses fewer calories for heat and consequently requires less food. Having a fire to sit by can also be used as a morale booster. Also, smoke from a fire can be used to discourage insects. Fire serves many needs such as providing a … [Read more...] about FIRECRAFT
The joy (and trials) of Christmas lights
Checking out the neighborhood is essential for home buyers at any time of year but, for some, the best time of the year to look around neighborhoods is December. That's when the Christmas decorations go up.Most people love the festive lights of the season, and tons of people follow the local news stories about the 10 best neighborhood displays. When you put 20,000 lights … [Read more...] about The joy (and trials) of Christmas lights
It’s not just you: Stress dreams are universal
It's finals week during your last semester of college, and you realize something terrible: You have to take the final exam for a class you forgot to attend all semester. How could this happen? How could you be so irresponsible? You jolt awake with a gasp, and it takes you several seconds to remember something: You finished college 20 years ago.So why do you keep having … [Read more...] about It’s not just you: Stress dreams are universal