Thread: campfire etiquette

Originally Posted by Eevo

this is the chainsaw i have


no im not kidding.

Twin pull starts are a good idea but where do you put the chain oil and two stroke?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Thankyou.
I was hoping for somewhere a little closer to home. Although, that Adelaide one is a good price.

Not far from home. Might see if I can get down there next weekend.

They will quite possibly have just the handle, as well as the whole axe.

The only time we ever put glass in a camp/bon fire is at our own place sometimes from drunkenness other times laziness and also to see what they will look like in the morning.

Mick.
Im disgusted that forum members could be so careless with another persons property and leave others to tidy up their crap.
Burnt stubbies/bottles are a whole lot harder to clean up than to simply throw them into an empty fertiliser bag and take them home.
People like this tarnish all who enjoy our great outdoors.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Hymie

Yeah what's the go there?
I've pulled into quite a few campsites and seen trees "Decorated" with Cans and Stubbies on broken off branches.
Mindless vandalism if you ask me.

In the last five years we have driven out to Eagle Rock falls, not far from Newman in WA, probably 10 times. The last trip we undecorated a tree and collected all of the empties at the falls. 50-60 stubbies and cans, plus another 20-30 broken bottles. This had never been a problem until Hope Downs 4 mine construction started. So if you work at Hope Downs 4 tell your low life scum bag filthy mates to take their rubbish home - I know it wasn't you. Bastiges who do this cause areas to be closed. We now take spare rubbish bags wherever we go and always come back with full bags.

Respect for other peoples property has disappeared. Bring back the coppers who kick brain dead, smart rrrrses in the rrrrs. Bring back mothers who give their kids a good slap around the backside if they misbehave in Woolies and tell the do gooders to #$^@ off and discipline their own obnoxious little bastiges so they don't end up like their parents.

Started to get off topic and on the old soap box a little bit there.

Sorry to here about your axe, Mick. Maybe you need a bit of 1 1/4 pipe welded in as a handle.... like mine, but #$&* it vibrates when you hit a solid bit of timber.

Rick

Originally Posted by bushrover

Respect for other peoples property has disappeared. Bring back the coppers who kick brain dead, smart rrrrses in the rrrrs. Bring back mothers who give their kids a good slap around the backside if they misbehave in Woolies and tell the do gooders to #$^@ off and discipline their own obnoxious little bastiges so they don't end up like their parents.

Rick

Here Here!!! Too bloody true!

A camp fire etiquette instructional video...

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

A whip around is not necessary (and will not be accepted), however, advice on where I will find a replacement (Spear & Jackson with a hickory handle) will be much appreciated. The other two at the store I bought this one from have been sold. Apparently a popular axe. Matches the block splitter too.

File this in "Lessons Learnt" and let it not happen again.

Hopefully the fire wasn't hot enough to destroy the temper of the axe head. If the temper is ok, it's not too hard a job to replace the shaft. Just make sure that you wedge it properly. If the new handle is a bit too large for the eye, pare it down rather than saw & chisel a 'step'. It's very much stronger. Luckily for me I learned that lesson without hurting anyone (it was a cheap-ish felling axe that the manufacturer had stepped the shaft on).
If the temper isn't ok, I do know a few peeps around the Mebourne-ish area who could probably re heat treat it for you - or point us towards those who can. Should be cheaper than buying a whole new axe.