Went with a couple other retirees fending off rust by wandering about in the woods carrying 35 lbs (+or-) up and down mountain sides:
One great way to stay warm on a mid 30s night is a "Swedish/Scandehoovian fire torch" I witnessed an expert in construction process build and startup methods.
These are amazing and a very efficient use of downed trees, tons tons of heat and burned perfectly for 3 solid hours.
The expert (Karl) adding the 2 magical flaming cotton balls to get the show going.
These things breathe flames and sound like a locomotive for about the first half hour... pure entertainment.
Taking a breath:
Exhaling flames:
This is about hour 2.5, still keeping us plenty warm 5-6 feet away:
Our timing was perfect, half a minute after hiking back up to my Big Ass Truck (BAT for short) we saw raindrops on the windshield.
Another morning view from the now non-island:
(nothing like being able to gaze at 6,7 and 8K peaks from the relative comfort of a beautiful campsite)
