{"id":221,"date":"2015-02-25T02:50:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T02:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=221"},"modified":"2016-09-19T02:54:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T02:54:05","slug":"february-mappy-hour-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/february-mappy-hour-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"February Mappy Hour NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night we took over Tent & Trails, a cavernous woman-run outdoor outfitter in Lower Manhattan. The well-stocked store was an a gear junkies\u2019 dream, complete with a knowledgeable staff who shared stories about climbing Everest without oxygen masks.<\/p>\n

Between parkas and plenty of gore-tex jackets, we heard a fantastic lecture on the principles of fire-making by\u00a0Rhett Godfry, the Sustainability Director at Loomstate Sustainable Apparel. Luckily, the New York City Fire Department wasn\u2019t called, even when Rhett carried live coals outside for a practical demonstration of ignition techniques!<\/p>\n

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Some things we learned about fire-making without flint or matches:<\/p>\n

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    1. There are three friction based methods, the hand drill, the bow drill, and the fire plow (check out this website<\/a> for the knitty-gritty scoop).<\/li>\n
    2. Each method relies on a softwood spindle to create enough friction to produce an ember.<\/li>\n
    3. The goal is to create a coal that can then be ignited with a tinder nest, so no need to worry about setting your house on flames!<\/li>\n
    4. You need strong hands, lots of practice, and some stamina.<\/li>\n
    5. Even if you never start a fire while freezing in the tundra mid-winter (knock on wood), it\u2019s a pretty sweet skill to learn.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"outdoorfest_blogfebruarymappyhour\"After Rhett\u2019s demonstration, we got a chance to practice our new fire skills (with some supervision!), chat about everything from medicinal plants to new hiking trails, and swap battle stories about outdoors adventures.<\/p>\n

      As always, we took lots of pictures<\/a>, ate too much trail mix, and enjoyed our awesome outdoors community.<\/p>\n

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