I didn't know it was a racial trait.

" ...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the wood burn "

sorry you had to find out this way

I absolutely adore keeping the fire going. I was a white man for decades so i'm not dodging the allegations. I have never been camping where i was not the last person awake and always keeping the fire just right until all the wood was gone.

It's all about the air flow. Too much and everything burns too quickly in a roaring furnace, too little and you have no light and not enough heat. By constantly adjusting the logs you can maintain the proper air flow to keep everything just right. Rotating a log to present fresh wood to an eager flame here. Squeezing two logs a little closer to reduce the oxygen and trim things up there. A proper fire adjusting stick (and a backup) is crucial.

Give me a stack of seasoned wood, a k-bar, a magnesium fire starter and a comfy camp chair and i'm in heaven from the time the sun sets until the wood runs out.

I read this in Ron Swanson's voice.

I was a white man for decades

I feel like someone's gotta ask:
Are you no longer a white man?

Too much soot from staying near the fire

Yeah, like why does race need to be involved here? Fire should be for everyone to enjoy.

Does dad know?!

Probably a trans woman? From the name and Fed instance.

I got the largest kelly kettle because loads of friends said they would be interested in using it as a group. This was like 3 or so years ago and since I got it absolutely no one has been interested in actually going outside. So I recently bought the smallest one now as I am only ever using it on my own, may as well get something easier to carry.

Shame that I don't know anyone else interested in it though, don't even have to go camping, just a day/afternoon trip or even just sit on the beach, but even that doesn't get any interest.

who do you think gave you the skin

My lungs have turned black.

"See no Evil, Hear no Evil" - 1989
Funny comedy, has my previous comment as a line in it.

reverse Micheal Jackson?

You all laugh until the fire is in the oven of a hut with freezing temperatures outside and the fire guy is the one getting up in the middle of the night to keep the fire going. You then wake up to a cozy hut instead of spending the first two hours awake freezing in your sleeping bags.

Solidarity from another former white guy and campfire enthusiast.

It's all good until you experience a fire where there's two of them.

It's me, i'm that guy. I'm fun to camp with ladies

It's a joke.