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Date:         Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:08:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC] An axe, shovel, and a bucket of water
Comments: To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net>
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Hadn't thought of that.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR

On 10/11/2009 3:16 AM Tom Hargrave wrote:

> If you happen to build the fire on top of a good size tree root, you need > the axe to cut off a burning root. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > 256-656-1924 > > Our Web Sites: > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www.andyshotsauce.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of > Rocket J Squirrel > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 1:12 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: [NVC] An axe, shovel, and a bucket of water > > The dispersed camping guidelines for the national forest hereabouts urges > that "You should have a bucket, shovel, and axe available to control or > extinguish escaped fire." > > ( http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/recreation/dispersed/index.shtml ) > > I can see how the shovel and water (I assume that the bucket is meant to > have water in it) would be useful if the fire jumps the fire ring, and for > making sure that the fire is out -- dead out -- and covered before leaving. > > But how, exactly, would an axe be used to control or extinguish escaped > fire? I'm fairly sure that I'm not in any way qualified or trained to be > cutting down trees to form a fire break. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR > >


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