Tips for Camping Responsibly during Fire Season

February 21, 2020

Gear Guy post titled 8 Tips for (Responsibly) Camping in Fire Season with image of camper pouring water on a fire

Senior NOLS Instructor Marco Johnson offers Outside Online’s “Gear Guy” some tips on how to camp responsibly during fire season. From knowing your stove to bringing a ground cover and baking with a twiggy fire, take these steps to safely manage fire hazards in the backcountry this summer.

“Given the miserable winter the West had this year, camping this summer feels like pitching a tent in the middle of a tinderbox. You need to be extra safe when cooking or working with flames in the backcountry. And in a lot of places, you probably shouldn’t (or can’t) have a fire to begin with.

For tips on how to avoid starting a forest fire, plus the gear you’ll need, I interviewed Marco Johnson, who has worked and taught wilderness courses at NOLS in Wyoming for more than 30 years. Here, his pointers for making doubly sure you leave the wild as you found it: unburned.”

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Brooke Ortel

Brooke is a runner and writer who enjoys finding adventure in the everyday. True to her island roots, she loves sunshine, that salty ocean smell, and the sound of waves against the shore.