dwalsdorf

Another post on the lack of rain around South Texas begs the question--does the touted "burn-ban" include campfires at the SP's? I searched the State P & W site, specific site for Guadalupe River SP, as well as the Reserve America sites, and nowhere was there info on this question. Thought I'd post before I called tomorrow...

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Cube

I think (which is usually wrong.. just ask the wife and kids) that the use of the metal, off the ground, fire grates is ok, even in dry conditions. But that may be trumped by the extreme case we are under now.

Adios,

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Hal Skaggs

copuswalker

I know that many times we have camped at S.Parks and have not been able to have fires. Evem this past summer at Martin creek lake they had a burn ban.
It seems to tie to the local burn bans

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dwalsdorf

FYI, GRSP said indeed the ban means no fires in the fire rings. All they will allow is a grill WITH a lid to cover it/Coleman stoves, etc...

PLEASE rain........

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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell...it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. :asleep:

Cube

Yessir.. please rain!

The cows are starting to look at my morning coffee with more than a passing interest.. and the dang snakes are gonna be awful in the spring.

Adios,

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Hal Skaggs

dwalsdorf

how does the lack of rain affect snake population positively? :confused:

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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell...it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. :asleep:

Cube

It's not the population, it's the concentration.
In a drought, snakes will go to dog bowls, horse troughs and cattle tanks.
We've had colonies of cottonmouths migrate from drying creeks to the drainage ditch in our yard, kept a bit moist from our water softener and sprinklers.

I have made Olympic caliber leaps with my big toe in the past.. and have put on a few pounds, I may not clear the snake this time.

Adios,

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Hal Skaggs

MissionCamper

Burn bans here in North Texas have been extended to include not only campfires at SP's, but even the use of propane grills. Pretty sad when the majority of these fires are caused by cigarettes being tossed out car windows. :mad:

copuswalker

Yeh, That's why I smoke cigars

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There are those that hike and those that don't and those that say they will but won't.

Cube

Seems like most of these fires were blamed on fireworks.. but I admit to not having read about the cause of every fire.

I was out for a bit yesterday.. it's August dry out there.. scary!

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Hal Skaggs

Steve Hanson

Burn bans are authorized by the local County Commissioners, the parks must enforce within their boundaries. In every case, open flame fires are prohibited. In some cases, this includes charcoal fires!

Camp stoves are exempt, as there are no wood embers or coals to escape from the grill or firepits.