I have to say that I really cannot see the point in camping without having a fire to sit next to in the evening, to me that is the very essence of camping. If I cannot light a proper camp fire, then throwing a few logs onto the barbie once I have finished cooking is a sufficient substitute. Toasting marshmallows on a gas cooker would just be so lame. That is my opinion to which I am sure many will disagree, but hey, each to their own.
There is a campsite very close to me, open to anyone but run by Newham Council, and they have 7 fields of various sizes, but on one of these fields you can open fires, this is an excellent idea, as those who want a fire use that field, those that dont can use any of the other 6. Mind you out of the 7 fields only the main one has EHU, but you want to see how popular the site is at weekends, being such a short drive out from London.
can i just put a word in here for english charcoal. It gives off very little smoke or smell and you don't need chemicals to get it going. Just wrap a piece in some newspaper and set it alight. I presume there is the equivalent in scotland and wales
you can get it in local shops, B&Q .. or even wallmart (if you must!)
those 'ambient logs' are ok, and they are very atmospheric.. but they do give off an artificial smell which can be a bit noxious
BBQ's and Campfires are fine as long as you set them up so all the smoke goes into your tent and not someone elses.
That`s not always possible if the wind changes direction. One night at Fisherground I must have done 12 laps of the campfire trying to position myself out of the way of the smoke, but as the campsite is in a valley ther wind just swirls.
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Topic: camp fires and BBQs
It gives off very little smoke or smell and you don't need chemicals to get it going. Just wrap a piece in some newspaper and set it alight. I presume there is the equivalent in scotland and wales 
