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Skip the campfire ???!!

If I am pitching a tent I am having a fire.

Setting by the fire at night gets me ready to crash, and a smoldering pile of coals keeps the boogieman away until I wake up. Then I just have to throw some sticks on the coals in the morning to make coffee.

A camp without a fire just ain't proper.

X2....totally

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Had many a good times on solo floats. Might do one this weekend. Like most I just enjoy being out by myself with nature. I see Eagles where I go and other wildlife as well so that is always a bonus.

"you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post"

There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!

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I like the solo floats. It's a bit of a drive for me sometimes to get to some of the rivers and streams I enjoy fishing. My brother is the only person I go on these trips with. Sometimes the company on the drive is where most the conversation is. Once on the water we tend to fish opposite sides of the river and is rather quiet. But I see it both was. Either way I'm on the water and happy

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Skip the campfire ???!!

If I am pitching a tent I am having a fire.

Setting by the fire at night gets me ready to crash, and a smoldering pile of coals keeps the boogieman away until I wake up. Then I just have to throw some sticks on the coals in the morning to make coffee.

A camp without a fire just ain't proper.

100% correct on all counts, especially the boogieman part.

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Just wanted to close the loop and report that my first solo float was great! Took a short float on the upper Big Piney, Sandy Shoals to Boiling Springs. The owner of Boiling Springs Resort says its an 8 mile float but the book says 6.5 miles. Took me about 4.5 hours. I was thinking I would put in at Mineral Springs, which would have made it a 12.5 mile day, but fortunately decided to cut the distance. Assuming Sandy Shoals makes a 6.5 mile float, doubling that would have pushed the limits of daylight in late October for me. Didn't have a bit of trouble, the water was just right for me and my Vagabond canoe, and the Ozarks will be seeing a lot more of me. Can't wait for a multi-day camping float this spring. I would do it now if I had time. Thanks again for all the advice and encouragement. Bill

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