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[at-l] Cooking/eating in tent

last time I cooked in a small tent was in the mid 60's.  I had 
what was called a "mountain tent" (army surplus) made out of
some synthetic material.  I had woken up before first light and
decided to make cocoa to warm me up.  somehow there was suddenly a 
ring of fire in the wall of the tent.  I dove through the hole and
turned to see the entire wall disappear in a flash.  Since no one
else was up yet, I just packed my gear, struck what was left of the tent 
and made breakfast.  then I went for a walk to warm up.
When the others woke I told them that I was up early because I couldn't
sleep.  Since then I have been wary about using a stove in a tent I can't
stand up in.  I have made a vestibule with a poncho or tarp and cooked under 
that but not in the tent.  If I am out for more than a few days and
tentage is the only shelter, I make sure that I have foods that go with
a "cold camp"

Rich


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