I don’t believe I ever posted the pics from my Memorial Day cookout, so I’ll go ahead and post them here too.

It had been raining, and the yard was soaking wet. The wood was also soaked, and sitting it wet grass waist high behind the barn. Can I start a fire using only a firesteel & natural materials with wet wood? Let’s find out. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Here you can see my shoes wet from gathering the wood.


Gathered wood.


Fatwood, cotton & pine needles.






Preparing to strike


Ignition!








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Here you can see the moisture boiling out of the wet wood.
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Gotta wait for it to burn down to coals.
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Almost ready.
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Burgers on! They contain a mixture of lemon pepper & A1 sauce.
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I posted a pic of these bug eggs before when I found them on a tree. Well, now I see what the adults look like.
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Smoke wafts down the hill.
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Yum! Yum!
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Peony
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Iris
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I’m tired…
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Oooooo…
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Finished result…oh yeah!!!
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