– Test the arrow’s ability to slide to it’s mark and add weight and/or make adjustments as necessary to assure an impressive flight after it’s lit. The angle from the high point to the fire should be sufficient to ensure the arrow will slide rapidly and smoothly down to, and through, the prepared opening in the fire lay to the stake. Tie the other end tightly to the high point so the line is completely taut. – From the stake, run the fishing line up to a nearby high point, (a tall, stable ladder, or natural berm) that will be obscured from the troop’s view when it’s time to light the fire. Saturate the cotton with petroleum jelly. Surround the tip of the arrow with a large, compressed wad of cotton and attach it securely in place with light wire. Tightly tie a target arrow or arrow-lengthed dowel to the spools. Reeve the other end through the holes of two same-sized sewing thread spools. – Securely tie one end of a length of monofilament fishing line to the stake. If desired, strew a large quantity of matches in that vicinity. As these materials are put in place, leave an opening where a line will be extending out from the the stake inside the fire lay. – Drive a stake into the ground and build up the tinder, kindling, and fuel around it. – This technique requires the right conditions, planning, and lots of necessary preparation, but the results can be outstanding! The fire lay must be configured as a teepee or pyramid. If it doesn’t, have a backup plan in place (like a Scouter in a bear costume ready to make the scene with a lighter or torch). When it works, Scouts get a big kick out of it. – “Magically” lighting a fire is a grand experience. When lighting a fire in this fashion, it’s crucial that the tinder is fluffy and dry, and is placed strategically with enough air space to ignite the surrounding material. Another, method utilizing (for example) a six volt battery that puts out 5 amps, with 15 feet of of wire connected to Grade #0000 steel wool wrapped in cotton and surrounded by light tinder is also, to varying degrees, reliable. – One such method, consisting of a battery with wires attached to a spring impregnated with numerous match heads, has been used with varying degrees of success. Over the years, many methods have been employed, some of which consist of mechanical contrivances that, depending on how they’re put together and set up, can be complicated to build and potentially difficult to pull off. – The basic notion behind “magically” lighting a fire is to get the fire started, apparently, without actually touching it, but instead, calling upon the Great Spirit to light it. Always have a filled fire bucket safely on hand, whenever using a torch. Then, they hold the flaming end on top of or into the fire lay, depending on the type constructed. When the time comes, the assigned torch bearer ignites the torch nearby and ceremoniously walks to the fire lay. Prior to the campfire, test a duplicate of the torch to make sure it will suffice. You can also surround the end of a stick with a large ball of cotton smothered in petroleum jelly and secured with light wire. It’s easy to fashion a simple torch from a wadded ball of dry tinder tied to a stick with binder twine. As always, have readily accessible fire extinguishing materials on hand. A word to the wise: always have a backup plan in place, just in case a prepared approach or technique fails to work. How it’s lit is an opportunity to start things off in really good form. Talking can spoil the mood and distracts from what’s going on.Įveryone loves to see the fire lit.
No Talking, unless you’re involved in an activity.During the campfire festivities, absolutely no booing, ever.Let the light of the fire stand alone and light the way. As they do for a larger, more formal campfire, these guidelines can also apply to the intimate troop campfire as well:
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