Start a Fire....

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I did not know that you were supposed to start a fire!

I don't know if it was only my expectations or not. That's why I started this thread. It appears from the posts so far that my thoughts were mostly my own thoughts and not a lot of similar feelings.

I know there is no rule or law and apparently, the etiquette thing doesn't hold water either.
 

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i was not aware of proper cabin etiquette. have been first to the cabin quite a few times. (different locations also). i thought maybe it would be frowned upon to start a raging fire and leave it unattended. learn something new every day!

 

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That’s the first thing we do when we get to the cabin the problem is a lot of people don’t have a clue how to start a fire

That's where the propane heaters in McBride are nice.
Takes little effort to turn the timer to 60mintues, then go bugger off and play.
That being said, I also understand some of these cabins are probably not very easy to get propane up too.
 

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i was taught never to leave a fire unattended, would not want to be responsible for being the one to burn cabin down, may or may not happen, but stove pipes tend to fall down, get plugged up, creosote, all kinds of things happen rather quickly.

unattended fires can be very dangerous i'm afraid, or so smokey the bear always said! ha.


if you need a fire, go ahead, getting PO'd about someone not starting a fire is a bit beyond my comprehension i'm afraid.
 
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Back country rule is to always leave kindling and split wood dry wood to start a fire quickly .
If someone can’t start a fire they shouldn’t be out by them selves.
Could on about this but will leave at that . Lol
Only takes a few minutes to get one going if required . IMO
Be prepared and don’t count on others constantly but that’s not in people’s thoughts now a days .
Always someone else’s problem for poor choices and inexperience.
Flame on .
 

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I say to start the fire if it’s cold out! People have been doin it for many years it’s nothin new,and most cabins will hold the heat for a couple hrs even after the flame goes out.
 

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Interesting discussion here. I was always taught first up starts the fire.
 

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I’ll will let the snowmobile owners hang around at the cabin to tend to the fire.

I personally think guys who hang around the cabin harder on wood/propane.
It does not take long to make a fire, whether its in a snowbank in the backcountry or the in a stove in the cabin.

Same here on bush fire.
Steak, mushrooms, onions and potatoes in tin foil and ino the fire.
Jiffy pop for desert! A bag for all scraps.
I gain weight sledding and dry better by those fires than a humid cabin.
Always dead trees to be found.
 

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i always understood 1st up starts the fire, but i understand both sides of discussion. maybe it would be nice to hear from the different clubs as to what they feel or want. different clubs may look at it differently. imo it use to be thought of as a emergency cabin but it seems to be a hangout now for alot of people
 

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I think a lot of this depends on where you ride. Where I ride, it’s 45 km into the cabin from the staging area. Not uncommon for guys to spend the night there. Good practice to get a fire going although we are in a park and I believe our wood gets pulled in by the groomer. So wasting wood isn’t a good idea. Let’s say on Saturday, your the first one in. So you probably got 45 km of nice groomed trail. I would start a fire. Thru the week. Probably not. You go ride Allen ck in vale, I’m not even sure my polaris is warmed up by the time I get to that cabin haha.
 

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i always understood 1st up starts the fire, but i understand both sides of discussion. maybe it would be nice to hear from the different clubs as to what they feel or want. different clubs may look at it differently. imo it use to be thought of as a emergency cabin but it seems to be a hangout now for alot of people
That's what I see to. We will come down low on fuel and there is a 100 sleds at the cabin and the tunes are playing and everyone is drinking and conversing. I don't understand driving 6-7 hrs to drive 13kms and party at a cabin. We invested in the Montana touchscreen GPS from BRP years ago and we can turn a foggy day into a great day down at the lakes in Boulder. We mapped the whole mountain out on a sunny, hardpacked day and now we can ride in pretty much any weather. Best investment nexts to avy equipment in my opinion.
 

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haha,

of all the problems in the world these days , i can not see this atrocity affecting my enjoyment of life in anyway today or tomorrow!

If you want to start the fire go ahead, grumbling about someone else not starting the fire is frivolous at best? haha.

The lost time dithering on this third world problem, may be better spent in keeping our riding area's open, and in my opinion would be immensely more productive?

Carry on!
 
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Rode from Morrissey yesterday - we covered a lot of terrain as the sun was shining.. I want to say we went past 3 cabins in a pretty small area - 2 of them within half a mile.. Pretty cool to have that option available.. Don't ride many areas that have A cabin, let along multiples in a small area.. If nothing else somewhere to seek shelter..
 

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For me it really depends with who i'm riding with and when i came up. I don't have to drive long distances to ride prime areas so in general i'm easy going.
If i'm with a group that ride's with their hair on fire then i'll light my hair up and blow by the cabin, if there is one...LOL
If i'm riding with like minded rider's then i let the vibes dictate the day, so 50/50 chance of a fire project in the am.
If i'm with the wife (KB) then it might be lunch time before we're up there .....LOL...somebody might have had the honor to start it.
If i'm with a mix group, such as with Tex, i let the fearless one's decide what the day bring's and if there is time because the ride turn's into a social gathering i might start a fire LOL.
I'm easy and will adapt to the ride style and the weakest rider.
 
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Rode from Morrissey yesterday - we covered a lot of terrain as the sun was shining.. I want to say we went past 3 cabins in a pretty small area - 2 of them within half a mile.. Pretty cool to have that option available.. Don't ride many areas that have A cabin, let along multiples in a small area.. If nothing else somewhere to seek shelter..

The two cabins close together are a new one replacing a moldy, mouse infested old one. The old one will be destroyed this summer.
 

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Only takes a few minutes to get a fire going but some large cabins take 30-40 minutes to warm up much. If someone comes in exhausted and cold or injured you’re not doing much for warming them up quickly if the cabin is fully cold and you just got the fire going

If you think you don’t need to start the fire, you’re right

If you think it’s helpful to get it going, you’re right
 

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I guess i veiw the fire thing as un nessesary, i dont know who is going to do what, so whats the point?
It seems like starting the BBQ first thing to getter warmed up incase people want to use it at some point, but may not, burn a bunch of fuel for nothing. Also, some days if i stopped to ask every tom dick and harry if things are ok, I wouldnt get much riding in. However if its certain circumstances,like persons alone and were away from anything, of course we stop and make sure there ok.
 

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On Dec.29 if the fire would have bin lit and everyone went riding the cabin @ belle would have burnt down for sure because there was fire in the wall. Because we were there and a fire extinguisher was available we were able to put it out
 
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