campfire etiquette

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Originally Posted by Yorkie

maybe i should have been clearer, on extended trips when hygiene would be an issue. :)

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Double bag it ? I know what your saying Yorkie but I put stuff in a garbage bag and then have a larger sack to put the bags in. I burn the paper/cardboard stuff but the rest comes out of the bush with me. I find that as you consume the food/liquids you usually end up with extra room.

I have been passionate about this for many years. When I was a kid my dad dragged us along to many "clean up" trips held by the newly created Toyota LC club (vic) . I can still remember dragging 5 or 6 trailer loads of steel cans out of lake Cobbler (circa 1975) That was the era of " Burn Bash and Bury" and what a bloody mess it was.

As 4wding stretched its tentacles deeper into the bush , leaving a mess only gave the greenies and govt.s more reason to lock us out. And they did!

So came the phrase ( coined by Sleepy Snr) "Don't Bugger the Bush" seen on many a bumper sticker throughout the 70's and 80's.

As the gates stay locked we must continue to portray our hobby as a valuable and responsible pastime.

Sermon ends.... Ahmen! 😏

i am not suggesting leaving anything behind, was referring more the cardboard, meat packaging, etc. dont worry i am not making any mess in the bush. :cool:

We got taught in cadets Burn Bash Bury Bag.
Obviously, what is acceptable within each category, some folk get confused about.

On our extended trips such as The Madigan Line and Anne Beadell recently we disposed of items which would be burnt away completely such as vegggie scraps, paper cardboard etc. Anything else, such as bottles cans etc was put in the bags we had made that fit onto the rear wheel carrier and disposed of at a proper receptacle.
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They are not dear and have a good zipper that seals this away from flies and odours etc.

I am sick of getting to a great camping spot and finding cans broken bottles, broken half burnt camping chairs etc. Some of my favourite spots up in the Colo are now closed off due to the Yogies having had enough of the trail bike and irresponsible 4WD imbeciles leaving their crap around piles of charcoal and half burnt green wood snapped off the surrounding bush.

May explain why we now go as far off the beaten track as we can to get away from the fools and camp with people we know are like minded and do the right thing and respect the bush

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Originally Posted by Yorkie

i am not suggesting leaving anything behind, was referring more the cardboard, meat packaging, etc. dont worry i am not making any mess in the bush. :cool:

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Wasn't suggesting you were....just speaking in general :)

Don't claim to be an expert, but on the rare occasions [ nowadays, different when we lived in Darwin, :twobeers: sighhhh. ] we go bush, or beach, as much as possible we remove everything from the cardboard, & pack it into tuppaware containers. The whole packing to go process was carried out with the mindset to create the least amount of disposable rubbish. With the containers, they can be reused as necessary. Nowadays I take tinnies, they can be crushed, and take up less space that way, on return the crushed tinnies are placed in the local junior R.L. clubs tin bank, to help raise money. A rubbish bin with a bin liner and good lid takes up little space, all food scraps are placed in it. Makes it more difficult for dingoes, big lizards, and other freeloaders to get at. A tip with beer/ coke tins. Buy a heap of stubbie holders from Woolies/ etc, place tinnie inside, less likely to puncture the tin on a rough track. Can be stored easily. As for fires, part of a 44 gal drum, cut to suit, stored on roof rack, you don't have to dig holes, easy to put fire out, can even be used to carry the wood supply. Just a few thoughts. Dammit, have to get off the loungue and back out there..... Bob

Very proactive bob! I like the Idea if using the plastic containers - I'm never that organised!

Sounds like this thread has diverged a lot from Mick's axe. Perhaps it is worthwhile making a new thread ....."Don't bugger the Bush"?

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Originally Posted by Sleepy

Very proactive bob! I like the Idea if using the plastic containers - I'm never that organised!

Sounds like this thread has diverged a lot from Mick's axe. Perhaps it is worthwhile making a new thread ....."Don't bugger the Bush"?

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No, Sleepy, this is just the sort of conversation that should be encouraged.
Perhaps I should have titled the thread "How to practice good behaviour whilst camping".
And, yes, it is my axe to grind. I was left a little disappointed after the last camp.

Traveling out of camp that afternoon, I did the circuit around all the camp sites, interestingly enough, those already vacated were all nice and tidy, no rubbish anywhere that I spotted, especially the OL campsite, (must have been the influence of the 110 Puma owner I met :D).

Was good to see all had picked up and tidied up after themselves.

You know, just thinking about this, the problem has been around for a while. I remember coming back to Brisbane in 1985, and doing 4 trips a year to Moreton with the local fishing club. The club was good, some fished, some just got on the grog, but the club committee made sure all did the right thing. However, individual groups seemed to just regard a trip to Moreton as a huge ****up, taking no responsibility for the state of their camp, almost to a man got legless, loud & obnoxious, & left a mess. We always made sure our camps were not near theirs , so we couldn't be associated with them. I often thought they could have achieved the same result , for a lot less money, by staying home, & pooling their money for enough grog to make them senseless, probably wouldn't cost much.

Having said that, one weekend it was cold, blowing a gale, & raining, the only people fishing were the trophy hunters, so the hopeless fishermen got on the grog. I woke up in the morning , in my lean to, feeling very uncomfortable. During the night, somehow, a number of filleted flathead, & shovel nosed sharks found their way under my swag. I must have been tired that night. Bob