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>be me in 1982
>doing training shit with friends (now called LARPing or some shit I guess?)
>my turn to be the one they have to find
>hiking at 2am and its raining cats and dogs, wind is really hard and the rain is driving lighting dancing all around the ridge I'm on
>no flashlights or other light source save for the lightning
>stop and dig a dakota fire hole with my knife
>make dike around fire hole to keep it from filling with water
>everything is ultra soaked and there's almost no deadfall to speak of
>i'm soaked to the bone
>start fire using a magnesium fire starter
>get the fire started on the 3rd try
>cook some chunky-style soup with rainwater and a bottle of dried veggies, dried meat, with some wild onions and pearl oyster
>finish meal, fill in fire hole, and continue on
>make it to the goal scot-free because everyone else stopped and took shelter from the rain
This is one of the main reasons I think people who can't start a fire are either morons or completely inexperienced. I also think people who batonny chop chop are morons as well. Yuru camp is still comfy, even if it is a really good representation of people who don't know much about simple camping beyond the most simple basics. Now I say fuck it and bring a rocket stove with all the stuff I need inside it to start a fire and dry out/thaw additional fuel.
