Comments on: Death Of The Campfire

By: Don

Don — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:19:14 +0000

Yes to camp fires when conditions are ok, when it’s dry I support bans.
A blanket no campfire rule is government laziness and over reach.
The National parks I’ve been to in the Nova Scotia backcountry have this blanket rule and it’s ridiculous when conditions are ok for a fire.

By: Donald Dakota

Donald Dakota — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 02:01:45 +0000

Sorry but I will be using a fire till I die same as my children. We are old school that also applies to knowing when a fire is safe. We also are not out in the summer. Our trips are ice out and late fall till ice up.

By: John Newman

John Newman — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 02:53:00 +0000

Solo trips I skip the campfire apart from a perhaps a small one to dispose of smelly garbage. I can’t say I miss it.
A fire does provide a central element to sit around and enjoy conversations at on group trips. I am not sure what the alternative is but finding it is perhaps a worthwhile goal. We have come up with solutions to many of the world’s other problems sitting around around a campfire. Maybe this is a good one to solve around the next.

By: Brian K

Brian K — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:07:47 +0000

1. Leave no trace does NOT say no to campfires. Just keep them as small as needed.
2. Most of the reasons for man-caused fires are NOT campfires. Campfires are just a small fraction of the wildfires.