I don’t think my ds would go camping ever! DD knows how to build a fire. She learned in Girl Scouts. Her leader was really outdoorsy.

Yes, we taught our kids. They are in Scouts, but they learned to build bonfires in our backyard and during family campouts before they learned in Scouts. They get lots of practice on Scout campouts though!

Anonymous wrote:I was born in '76 and was never taught this. I have also never had any interest in camping. I barely like a half-day hike. There will never be a need for a camp fire in my world.

never say never.

I was born in 1970, and I don't know how to start a fire. Both my DH and DS were in scouts, and they know how to. During the pandemic when we were hanging out outside with people during the winter, we got a fire pit, and DS and DH were able to light the fire with no problem. I never learned, and DS is much better than I am at it. I can muddle through it, but it takes me longer.

Anonymous wrote:Why can't you teach your daughter to start a camp fire?

? who says you can't?

Cub scouts are taught how to light a fire. But most suburban moms can light a solo stove. I suppose that’s a positive outcome of the pandemic and all those outdoor meetups

My kids learned at sleepaway camp.

I learned at sleepaway camp (not a particularly outdoorsy camp). My kids help with our fire pit in the backyard and also make them at camp.

Why can't you teach your daughter to start a camp fire?

I was born in '76 and was never taught this. I have also never had any interest in camping. I barely like a half-day hike. There will never be a need for a camp fire in my world.

I (a girl) was taught to make a fire by my parents. I don’t remember ever exercising that skill with my friends, only in our wood stove at home or on camping trips. I assume it’s similar with today’s teens; I fully intend to teach both my kids (boy and girl) to make fires when they’re old enough. Without lighter fluid — where’s the fun in that?!

Anonymous wrote:In Scouts, yes.

+1

Anonymous wrote:I've never been taught. It's not that hard to pour some lighter fluid on a pile of wood and light a match.

We don't make our cult bonfires with our bare hands and wet wood.

Part of being taught is how to do it without using lighter fluid. Lighter fluid is how injuries happen. My kids back up if lighter fluid is introduced.

Just boys?

Nope. My DS (boyscout) and his friends were trying to start a fire in a fire pit at one of their friend's house. Only DS knew how to do it.

Why? They can google or youtube how to start a fire. You didn't have access to that technology.