Please don't get your campsite setup ideas from AI

[ysabetwordsmith]

Another use for AI -- collecting hilariously wrong examples of its output.


 

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[fbhjr]

I've had trouble with rain putting out my fire. I hadn't thought of this...

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

There is a way to deal with that: you build your fire under an overhang and keep the fire small enough that it doesn't cause a problem. The size is actually about right in that picture. The overhang trick works with a lean-to or a natural rock formation such as a cleft, undercut, or cave. You can even build your fire its own little lean-to separate from yours. With a wide stone formation set it to one side of you; with a deep one, set it at the mouth.

Here are a couple of videos about building shelters to protect fires from rain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQH8cCEt6C8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvuqHtJDmVE

And here's a discussion of stone options:

https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/39018/

Or you can just start your fire in the rain, but that kinda sucks for cooking:

https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/blogs/news/start-fire-with-wet-wood