>muh icy sticks!!!Just use green fresh twigs off a tree. They will have less water in them than deadfall that has been rained on for days and frozen. Fresh live green wood is water proof from rain. It is the dead stuff that soaks up all the water. Otherwise, all the living trees would rot inside of a month. In winter they have less moisture since their sap has gone to the roots for protection.
>>974146>Have you seen forest fires in a Canadian/North European winter a lot?Pic.
There's more in non-winter months, but some still happen in winter.