Question on lighting open fires in NSW.
Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 14:34
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Hi all, it has been a while since my last post. For thosw of you who don't know, I recovered the 4by after a 30+ hours straight trek to the heart of Murwillumbah. Had it
home for a little while before a $3200 bang of the headgasket variety. I get it back today tho, can't wait! On the downside I had to sell my excell just to cover the costs :( . Also, Ace the dog was never recovered :( but we have 2 new dogs that we got off death row and fostered for about .1 of a second before adopting ourselves.
Ok so to my question, are you allowed to just 'light a fire' and
cook ya food if you cant find a bbq. My mate is off today with his missus and was proud to tell me he started a fire all by himself, i told him that you couldnt just do that. Now theres a beer riding on it :P. So
yea, I am sure you keen campers out there will know where the law stands in this matter.
Cheers, Anand.
Reply By: Redback - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 15:39
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 15:39
I'm guessing you blokes haven't done alot of
bush camping??
What is allowed, depends on where you are (ie) NP or SF, in a
state forest it's normally anywhere your allowed to
camp, just pick a spot and you can have a fire where you
camp (of course within reason) they do prefer you to have the campfire in a designated spot if possible so as not to have old campfires all over the place, so if there's an old campfire there use that as your campfire, there are some SF that only want you to have a fire in designated spots too of course.
National Parks are differant, they usually have designated fire rings and or BBQ plates in certain spots in camping areas 98% of the time.
Remember to clear around the area your having the fire and don't throw bottles, cans and plastic in it and make sure you put it out before you leave, this keeps it OK for the next campers.
Baz.
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Follow Up By: Shaker - Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 17:57
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007 at 17:57
I think it also has to be less than a metre in diameter.
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