Re: (Lighting) camp fires

"Stephen Rainsbury" <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -> wrote in message news:7m1hg.81511$wl.24008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Eddie Langdown" <the3lang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:NNqdnUZlFJZLGRnZRVnyvA@xxxxxxxxx

Ideally you need it to burst into flames under control but still spectaulary for which 50-100ml of petrol in a condom is a pretty good bet, but DO try this first from a distance and experiment with the amounts until you get it just right. Better to use several sondoms with 100 ml that one with a litre!!

This isn't something to play about with near kids!!!

Thinking about that last bit I should have put BE BLOODY CAREFUL!!!!!!

Playing with petrol and flames is definitely dangerous and you MUST know what you are doing, practice with a couple of other adults well in advance

- Keep buckets of water ready

- wash Vaseline OFF your hands before going near a fire or it will light and stick to you!!

- use only very small amounts of petrol measured in advance and don't be tempted to bugger about with a full can. Decide up front, away for fire what you are going to do and DON'T KEEP TOPPING UP!!!

- You don't need to blow the fire up, just make it burst into flames, the worse case I saw was some ventures who put too much petrol on a fire in condoms and it the heat caused a red mark on the back of the leaders neck, it could have been really nasty!!!

I wish I hadn't posted that bit now :-(

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Stephen Rainsbury
ADC(Scouts) Gillingham Kent
ESL Agathoid Explorer Scout Unit
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens" - Jimi Hendrix

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