... potato chips make for great fire starters - even wet wood - and taste better than road flares =(:D) mike ________________________________ From: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 3:56 AM Subject: Re: emergency stuff Flares are also excellent for starting a fire to warm up or other reason. They are reportedly capable of getting wet wood to burn as well as dry. We would carry a few on winter canoe/kayak trips in case someone got cold. DM&FS |
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