Campfire Question
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From: Annony Mouse
22-May-20
As this weekend approaches and more states are opening up, many of us will get out of the city and enjoy a weekend in the wilds.
It is hard to imagine anyone here who has never shared a campfire with family and friends. It is also hard to imagine that while around the fire, a new log is tossed in. And there is always someone who takes a stick to push the log into place or poke the fire for whatever reason.
The question posed: What do you call that stick?
From: kota-man
22-May-20
poker stick
From: Brun
22-May-20
Firewood.
From: keepemsharp
22-May-20
stick
From: deerslayer
22-May-20
pokey stick
From: White Falcon
22-May-20
Stick! I have a fire anytime. I like starting them with F&S and char cloth.
From: White Falcon
22-May-20
From: Norseman
22-May-20
Fire poker
From: Destroyer350
22-May-20
Log jammer
From: JohnMC
22-May-20
I think the correct term would be "stoker" but I go with poker or pokey stick
From: JohnMC
22-May-20
The bigger question is how did you start a thread that all post are in bold text?????
From: Pennsylvania Bob
22-May-20
Poker, and nobody else is allowed to mess with the fire
From: ben h
22-May-20
We've always called ours "smokey, smoke-stick".
From: Bowbender
22-May-20
Call it whatever ya want....just damn glad to see you posting, Jack!!
From: fastflight
22-May-20
Pokey stick.
From: woodguy65
22-May-20
Firing one up now.
From: Wonderlust
22-May-20
We still call it a poker stick
From: bigswivle
22-May-20
The more alcohol consumed, the more names they have
From: Ambush
22-May-20
And sometimes there’s a self proclaimed “Fire Boss” who has to rearrange any log anybody else’s puts on the fire. What do you call that guy? And where can he store his poker?
From: Jaquomo
22-May-20
Outdoor fire ban in our county, so I would call it a hiking staff.
From: WV Mountaineer
22-May-20
Poker
From: wooddamon1
22-May-20
As a native Michigander, I'll be calling it a Whitmer Whipper from now on ; )
From: Dale Hajas
23-May-20
We call it a poker and it never leaves my side:)
From: Bou'bound
23-May-20
Thomas. I don’t name all my outdoor equipment but I do name my fire stoker after my High school shop teacher Thomas Hillengette
From: IdyllwildArcher
23-May-20
The poker.
From: badbull
23-May-20
After a little while, I call it "just another stick in the fire". Time for a new one.
From: TODDY
23-May-20
The "thing-a-ma-jigger"... aka: fire poker (stick, rod, etc)
From: LUNG$HOT
23-May-20
Poker stick! I don’t trust anyone who calls it something different.
From: hawkeye in PA
24-May-20
Fire poker. And don't burn mine or heat it up! Lol
From: Bowboy
24-May-20
Fire poker
From: JL
24-May-20
A poker. I suppose we could get technical and call it a (TSAA) Thermal Source Adjustment Apparatus.
From: sasquatch
24-May-20
us coonasses call it a Stoker
From: Nomad
24-May-20
Fire poker.....And now that Jack's back does that mean we're closer to getting back to normal or are we stuck with this "new normal" for good without explanation?
From: JL
24-May-20
From: Beinglis23
24-May-20
poker stick
From: Ursman
24-May-20
An elongated cylindrical fuel supply mover.
From: The Ole’ Bowhunter
24-May-20
Yep, we called it a poker too. Enjoy your campfires...they are always special and fun to share with family and friends.
From: Two Feathers
24-May-20
A poker. Glad to see your alive and well Jack.
From: stick slinger
24-May-20
Poker stick. Been enjoying lots of fires this spring along with cooking over it. Really fresh eggs to pieogies to steaks
From: White Falcon
24-May-20
"pierogies to steaks"
From: stick slinger
24-May-20
Sorry, didn’t catch auto correct. Pierogies. These weren’t authentic polish, but still good.
From: Surfbow
25-May-20
I call it "my good stick...hands off"
From: APauls
25-May-20
poker stick
From: stick slinger
25-May-20
Sorry, didn’t catch auto correct. Pierogies. These weren’t authentic polish, but still good.
From: itshot
25-May-20
my camp buddy from ohio has a contraption we call 'the claw' , two stationary hooks and one that rotates in order to grab and turn the logs, it's an old barn find but it is timeless...i think they are still being made new nowadays
another good friend, from michigan, told me about a fire tool similar to what you describe, it was simply called a 'pissing stick'....just a long stick used to poke the logs and keep the fire stoked and the sparks flying
i will use anything from a shovel to a green branch to keep a fire stoked, keep the logs turning and burning, nothing quite like a good camp fire with friends
From: ahunter76
26-May-20
I have been blessed with campfires since I started bowhunting in 1956 & it's one of those things I share with my G-kids now many times in the back yard. I coined a phrase long ago "kills will be long forgotten but memories of campfire friends will last forever". AND I have said many time "hand me that stick".
From: Bou'bound
26-May-20
Thomas. I don’t name all my outdoor equipment but I do name my fire stoker after my High school shop teacher Thomas Hillengette
From: White Falcon
26-May-20
Must have been a fun guy!
From: scentman
26-May-20
Some years back my father in law grabbed a stick from my woods and used it at my campfire... Dad passed away 5 yrs now, but "dad dad" still shares my campfire with me.
From: GhostBird
26-May-20
Pecker...
From: wkochevar
26-May-20
It's called a "Fire Stik"
