5. Damp-proof matches, tinder dry wood with paper and fire lighters is no
> basis for a good blaze. What is required is wood that has been freshly
> pulled from a running stream, a high wind and an infuriatingly smug
> smart-arse equipped with a piece of string and three bits of wood. If you
> are really unlucky, he will have a bit of rock and a lump of iron and should
> be avoided, as he will probably set fire to your tent at fifty paces in a > snow storm.
Nice guide Kim. That explains a few things. For a number of decades, I went out and watched the RAC Rally in November. The spectator guides always warned against smoking in the forests because of the fire risk. Has anyone EVER managed to burn a Welsh or Scottish forest in November? There were a couple of competitor that tried by setting light to a rally car with a full tank of fuel. Even they failed.
John