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Fire and rain...

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I love a campfire.  Unfortunately every trip we've taken the closest I've gotten was when I managed to cook a few pork tenderloin cutlets over a fire in my cast iron skillet. Mostly it's been an issue of wood and weather.  Many places don't let you bring wood, due to the risk of certain insects and other tree health related things.  The other factor is rain.  When I have taken the step to get wood, either from a local market or the campground, I've had to spend more time in the camper due to rain.  Most of our trips tend to be in the early part of the season or later in the season, so Spring and Fall rains tend to be the norm. This year I spend a lot of time on You Tube watching videos on how to start fires even in bad conditions.  I was in the Boy Scouts as a kid, so I have had experience with these sorts of things, and I recalled a lot of those skills, but practical application of knowledge is the only way to really get good at it. We bought a fire ...