Was at Lake Manawa hunting caches with MMCachers today. We also were looking for good spots to place a couple of new caches. As we walked from one place to another we passed a fire ring. She wondered if I had this TB with me and yes, I did! Since she's been active with scouts (both of her children), and has known for a long time that I wanted to try using the TB to start a fire, she was carrying some Vaseline covered cotton balls in a container. It was very windy earlier today and we were aware of possible fire danger issues, but we weren't planning to burn anything other than a few wisps of one of the cotton balls and the wind had begun to die down this afternoon. She carefully picked out a couple of wisps of cotton, stuck them to a rock, placed the rock inside the fire ring, and showed me how to spark the fire-starter while I took photos. Very cool! Then, because I'd been taking photos and not using the TB myself, she handed it back to me and I struck some sparks as well. We made sure the rock was cool and there wasn't any fire left (we hadn't lit any kindling or wood or charcoal) and I passed the TB to her to put inside the next incarnation of Red Pig. Lots of fun. Thanks for allowing me to hold on to this TB for so long!
This entry was edited by stargazingwoman on Wednesday, 01 April 2015 at 04:09:47 UTC.