Blog Comment: To Be or Not To Be a Knucklehead – Good Campfire Etiquette

Hi silkwood,
as stated the collection of firewood is specifically en route in the article and as directed by the SA National Parks - so reference to timber within an area is somewhat vague and not entirely on point...

Silkwood, we always carry firewood, either picked up outside the National Park, or pre cut in plastic milk crates from home. We carry enough wood for at least 5 days/nights. We cook on an open fire all the time (unless in No Fire zone/Fire ban days). Have done the Simpson twice in the past and going again next week. We will once again carry our own wood, and have a fire each night in a “box BBQ”.

Macca.

We carry a meter to a meter and a half of timber whenever we go out. Nothing worse than scrounging firewood at the end of the day. We also only light a fire if it's needed. Just got back from a week in outback SA and only had a fire two nights.

I'm curious, where exactly "outside the area" do you collect this firewood? When you leave a major city? The majority of areas en route to the Simpson are themselves considered desert. I'm sure there are a few who take their firewood with them form well outside this area, but I doubt they are anywhere near a majority.

Don't the National Parks and Wildlife crews supply a suitable and readily-available source of firewood, in the shape of of a good supply of wooden posts and wooden signs? - along with the fabulous Main Roads, regular supply of wooden white guide posts? - so the knuckledraggers can regularly indulge in a roaring bonfire, that can be seen for 5 kms?

No need to drag all that firewood all that distance, you just need to use what's at hand!

Cheers, Ron.