Thursday, August 25, 2022

August 25 - DIY Homestead - Campfire Friends

August 25, 2022

Day 329 of the Adventure

The Campfire Collection Comeback
About 35 years ago, I had the urge to build a campfire cooking set. I didn't have a blacksmiths' forge or do anything very exotic with it. I used square stock steel, a steel bender and welder to create one of the stoutest cook-set you'll ever see. It was used quite a lot for several years as part of our camp-kitchen wherever we happened to be spending the weekend. About 30 years ago, we moved from Iowa to Missouri and much of the primitive camping we had been doing shifted to camper camping. The primitive got packed away and partly forgotten. I never could bring myself to part with all of it, even though the opportunities were many. The fire grate is one of several pieces of that set. More will get added back into service as we continue to bring Camp Run-Amuck to life. 

It's odd, I suppose, how simple instruments of utility can become such endeared parts of our lives. What was once a smoke covered assembly of steel, then rust, and now becoming smoke covered once again is regarded as part of the camp family. The fire is good on it's own, but it is something altogether different when accompanied by a bubbling pot of coffee or a skillet of fried hash. Is "family" too strong of a word for these camp companions? Maybe. perhaps "friends" is the better term. Old friends who make the experience one of sitting by the fire one of comfort and reflection. Isn't it strange how a rusty old assortment of metal can do that.

Carry On

 Adventure Quote:  “If you see a campfire as just a fire, your imagination is very weak, because it is not a lifeless warmth, but a mysterious friend who came to visit you in the darkness of the forest and shared your food, dreams and life!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Base Camp Coffee of the Day:  Lost in the Woods (Colombia/Costa Rica blend)

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