Three of us!

where there's two of them.

This is getting out of hand!

Mmm, but what if a log falls over? Or all of one side of a piece of wood burns? Or someone decides they wanna make s'mores and they need a good spot for it?

Wet wood is the worst. If you have some dry and some wet you can sort of power through it. A cabin we were at with a wood burning fireplace had a lot of wet wood. It kept popping and scaring us so we kept making that joke from The Office "the fire is shooting at us!"

@Alxe has it, I am now a white woman

Sabre-tooth tigers might sneak up and attack if the fire goes out, at least, I've not been attacked by one when the fire is burning, so I just can't take the risk.

Closet pyros

Rookie fire guy using a stick.

Pro tip: Get leather work gloves. Take your fire guy skills to the next level.

As someone else who was a white man for decades, ever started a fire from sratch ?

I've done it once. Pain in the ass, but the sense of accomplishment you get from starting a fire with nothing but kindling, some sticks, and a boot lace is amazing.

Pro tip: dip a paper towel in olive oil, stuff it under the main log, and light it up. Olive oil burns slow and hot.

have tried 3-4 times but never even got a whiff of smoke! The region i camp in is generally described as 'rainforest' and while i have to assume it's possible I am missing some trick to it.

"Sad Story " - 2020 Twitter meme, has my previous comment as a line in it.

The leather doesn’t get ruined?

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Leather can take quite a bit of heat. I wouldn't leave it laying in the flames, nor would I hold anything for too long because eventually the heat does get through. But if you just wanna shift a log or something, it gives you more control than a stick.

Always wear gloves!

That's what I'm sayin'! I'm mildly autistic and not very good socially. Even if I want to be there it can be difficult. Tending to the fire is a way I get to participate.

That's just Ignius, Keeper of the Flame.

He's cool like that.

This is a white thing? I never knew that.