The weather finally agreed with our troop this month and we proceeded to do firemanship training with the cadets. The following agenda was followed:
- 8:30AM – Meet @ a lieutenant’s house
Opening prayer
- Layout of the fire rings (each father will build his own fire with his sons)
- Where to locate your fire
- Four ways to build a fire
- How NOT to start a fire
- How to start a fire and use fire starters
- Setting up your cookware
- 9:30AM – Fathers build fires with their sons and get cooking.
- 11:00AM – Fires are extinguished. Clean up site.
- 11:45AM – Concluding prayer
Campfire Cooking Suggested Supply List
For Cooking:
- 12-inch cast iron skillet (other sizes can work)
- Cast iron Dutch oven (optional, for making biscuits)
- Coffee pot or percolator (optional, needs to be able to be over fire)
- Small bottle of cooking oil or stick of butter, or both
- Pancake instant mix
- Sausages/bacon/ham/other (your preference)
- Eggs (optional)
- Tube of biscuits (if you bring a Dutch oven)
- Several paper towels (or a roll)
- Spatula (can be metal or heat-resistant plastic)
- Instant/ground coffee or hot chocolate.
- Plates, cups, and utensils (disposable is okay, reusable is better)
- Syrup/butter (optional for pancakes)
For Fire:
- Bundle of hardwood firewood (available at most supermarkets)
- 3 or 6 bricks (clay preferred over concrete due to better heat resistance)
- Small shovel for moving hot coals
- Potholder/oven mitt
- Matches/lighter
- Newspaper/drier lint/jute twine for tinder
- Other fire-starting methods
- Hatchet/small axe (we can share if needed)
Note: Walmart/Sportsman’s Warehouse has supplies that will work for a lot of the needed equipment at lower prices than REI or BassPro.
