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This isnt a debate Just a funny story.
I was recently on a camping trip with a group of 17-20 year olds, none of whom had much experience camping. Since I was one of two adults (the other a wheelchair bound women with less camping experience than the kids) I figured that i would be doing a lot of the camp chores.
I arrived at the site early, set up the tents and cooking area and began to work on the fire. When the kids showed up and began unpacking their stuff one noticed me building the fire and asked if he could help. When i told him he could he said "Cool Ill go get my Axe from the car" I was going to point out that I had my two hander leaning on a tree 10 feet away and my small hatchet next to me, but he seemed do excited that I let him go.
I was surprized when he returned from the car empty handed, but continued what i was doing. I had arranged some logs in the fire pit and was about to set up my tinder and kindling . he asked if he could start the fire so I handed him my matches and took a step back.
This was when he Proceded to pull a can of "AXE" body spray 
from his pocet and spray the logs, he flicked a few matches at them and the result was a perdictable brief flame. He tried this about three times (while I laughed) before i stopped him.
I had noticed earlier that he had a small fixed blade in his back pocket(a winchester) I told Him "Put down your axe and take out that knife" and proceeded to show him how to whittle fuzz sticks, and shave tinder, as well as to batton split larger wood for kindling. in a few minutes we had a good fire going, and by the end of the weekend the young man had become pretty adept at fire starting as well as some other basic camp skills.:thumbup:
No real moral here just a chance to tell as story about survival skills if not survival situation. At least i know if this kid Ever ends up in one he will most likley be able to get a fire going.
I was recently on a camping trip with a group of 17-20 year olds, none of whom had much experience camping. Since I was one of two adults (the other a wheelchair bound women with less camping experience than the kids) I figured that i would be doing a lot of the camp chores.
I arrived at the site early, set up the tents and cooking area and began to work on the fire. When the kids showed up and began unpacking their stuff one noticed me building the fire and asked if he could help. When i told him he could he said "Cool Ill go get my Axe from the car" I was going to point out that I had my two hander leaning on a tree 10 feet away and my small hatchet next to me, but he seemed do excited that I let him go.
I was surprized when he returned from the car empty handed, but continued what i was doing. I had arranged some logs in the fire pit and was about to set up my tinder and kindling . he asked if he could start the fire so I handed him my matches and took a step back. This was when he Proceded to pull a can of "AXE" body spray from his pocet and spray the logs, he flicked a few matches at them and the result was a perdictable brief flame. He tried this about three times (while I laughed) before i stopped him. I had noticed earlier that he had a small fixed blade in his back pocket(a winchester) I told Him "Put down your axe and take out that knife" and proceeded to show him how to whittle fuzz sticks, and shave tinder, as well as to batton split larger wood for kindling. in a few minutes we had a good fire going, and by the end of the weekend the young man had become pretty adept at fire starting as well as some other basic camp skills.:thumbup:
No real moral here just a chance to tell as story about survival skills if not survival situation. At least i know if this kid Ever ends up in one he will most likley be able to get a fire going.
