campfires on my land

[tallen]

Just moved here. Building a house near Mt.View. Was thinking of camping overnight once in a while. Was also thinking of a small campfire in the morning for coffee. Question is; Are open fies legal on private land? Mahalo

[David M]

Probably best to check with your nearest Fire station. There was an islandwide ban recently, but not sure of current status. I do know there was another wild fire between Waimea and Waikoloa today.

David

Ninole Resident

[Jean H]

Good idea to check, I didn't think aboout it and I am planning to camp on my land in Fern Forest in September.
I hate to buy a grill for only 2 weeks if I don't have to, so I will probably have to build some sort of pit with rocks. It would seem to be ok if it was contained?
I thought of bringing a small inverter for the car to heat up water for coffee and my laptop. My son wants to bring a big 1500 watt with him, but that seems a mite large for a small car rental.
Don't want to kill the battery and get stuck in the jungle.

Jean Hopper

[Scott_S]

When we used to camp on our land we used a single burner propane unit that screws on the top of the cyl. These are cheap and the 1 lb cylinders are available everywhere.

Scott

[oink]

I've been a very happy user of coleman gasoline stoves for many years. They work very well and are cheap to run. The coleman fuel is best but they run fine on quality unleaded gasoline.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[sansei]

Consider backpacking stoves for cooking and heating water. They come in many different models, use a variety of fuels, are very compact and set up quickly. I have one that uses Coleman fuel and puts out more heat than the 15,000 BTU burner on my gas stove. I can set it up and have coffee done before you can get a campfire going.

Kind of off topic, but consider bringing some backpacker dehydrated meals for backup food. The meals you can "cook" by adding boiling water to a bag is incredible today. Kind of pricey but keeps without refrigeration. Just store them in a mouse-proof container.


Larry

[lquade]

isnt "canned heat" still available? i bet they have it at the surplus store in Hilo Town. last i saw it was about 79 cents. alot of backpacker stoves used that. small cheap, does the trick...

[tallen]

Thanks for the advise everyone. By the responce I guess a campfire is out. Another tradition gone to the wayside.
Peace and Mahalo

[jm minica]

I know people who have campfires on their property regularly. The burn ban is not in affect right now in Puna, however there are certain regulations that they want you to abide by when burning. But when it comes to having a fire on your property for cooking, ect., I dont see you having any problems with that. If you have any neighbors close by, it would be a good idea to let them know that you will be having camp fires so that they dont call the fire department thinking that someones house is on fire.
Aloha,
Mark

[sansei]

I don't have any problem with campfires and in fact, I love sitting in front of one in the evening, drink in hand. There is something hypnotic and relaxing about a fire, but I brew the drink on a stove.

I saw two topics being discussed here. One is campfires, the other is brewing coffee. Campfires are for tradition, aesthetics, holding hands with someone you care for and roasting marshmallows or hot dogs. Stoves are for cooking. It takes longer to brew a pot of coffee on a campfire and you end up with a pot that you have to treat like it is infectious because the carbon on the bottom gets everywhere. If cleaning carbon from the bottom of your pots is part of your tradition, have at it.

A stove like the "Coleman Exponent™ Feather 442 Dual-Fuel Stove" is pricey on the front end (around $50) but it burns economical Coleman fuel or unleaded gas. A pint of gas costs ~$0.25 and will do coffee for a week. The stove itself will last many years of re-use with little maintenance.




Larry

Edited by - sansei on 07/29/2007 06:29:01