We seem to spend an awful lot of time pondering over the best ways to light a campfire. I am not sure that we have cracked it yet either, but there will be plenty of time this year to continue the experiment.
In our early days we used traditional (bought at the local garage at the last minute) kerosene soaked blocks but as reliable as they are it pained me every time I lit one. The smell gets everywhere and I always used more than I should have. They are not very kind to the environment and that just doesn’t sit well here at Ling’s Meadow.