The Eclectic Lapidary is currently undergoing renovation. Part Six of How To Make Your Campsite A Castle. In Part Five, we talked about various types of equipment. During my stint as a camping teacher, I was astounded at how well people had been fooled into thinking that fire was bad. But, what the socially correct people propagating this mantra didn't propagate was that this is only half of the equation.
Fire is both friend and foe.
You can cook a burger or burn the house down. Teach them about fire. We learned about fire, matches, first aide, and cooking. We learned that fire wasn't bad, only dangerous if misused. In short, we learned the other half of the story.