Why does the smoke always follow me!?

[jon r]

When i sit next to a camp fire the smoke changes direction and goes directly towards where i am sitting. If i get up and change position the smoke will follow me again and it always seems to be traveling towards my face It can get quite irritating having to move all the time and the smoke gets in my eyes...

Why is this! does anyone else have this troubble? or is it just bad luck for me...hehe

 

[Shewie]

It`s one of lifes great mysteries Jon.

Tonight Mathew I`m going to be a smoke magnet

 

[Mungo]

The placement of your body forms a low pressure zone, into which the relatively higher-pressure and rising column of heated smoke moves.

OR

Smoke is a mysterious substance that is attracted to the life-force of a bushcrafter's soul.

Mungo

 

[Mungo]

I find that if the smoke gets really overwhelming, turning my body sideways reduces my wind drag, and keeps the smoke away.

 

[Wayland]

Perhaps you're not sacrificing to the right gods.

 

[John Fenna]

Shout "rabbits!" at the fire and the smoke changes direction....try it!

 

[Dave Budd]

I had a lady on a course last year who believed that the smoke would pick on one person around hte fire each night. So she had a small rag doll called Smokey. She would put smokey on the seat where teh offending smoke had driven a person from; the smoke then followed the doll instead of us

Didn't blooming work while I was there though

 

[Shewie]

Shout "rabbits!" at the fire and the smoke changes direction....try it!

I can just see it at the next meet John, a load of six foot burly blokes dressed in green doing a united frog call round the fire.

And Eric thought he had problems ....

 

[John Fenna]

 

[HillBill]

Most people, i find, from experience sit with the wind to their backs and the fire in front of them. The wind when it hits your back splits around you and creates eddys which swirl the smoke back towards you( like a rock in a river for example). There is no way to completely avoid this if its a little windy. Just try avoid being directly between wind and fire and keep your profile a low as you can

 

[John Fenna]

With a swirling wind this is difficult....just shout "Rabbits"....

 

[rik_uk3]

Drink more, you don't care about the smoke after a while

 

[HillBill]

With a swirling wind this is difficult....just shout "Rabbits"....

if i shouted this when i'm out with my over eager shooting buddy.......well lets just say the rifle would be out sharpish accompanied by "where, where, where"

 

[xylaria]

It could be a number of reasons:
You carve wood so the spirits of wood offended that you aren't carving them, want revenge when you put them on the fire.
The fire spirit hates you.
The universe hates you.
Nothing hates you're lovely, but someone has to be the smoke victim.

You could try burning de-barked dry wood, or bringing a pair of safety googles and particle mask.

 

[ForgeCorvus]

You could always share a fire with me Jon, you'll still get all the smoke......but at least I won't

 

[crazyclimber]

The answer:

I'm thinking of patenting it. Dragons den here I come. A fire-snorkel

 

[bikething]

The answer:

I'm thinking of patenting it. Dragons den here I come. A fire-snorkel

don't forget the swimming goggles... I once got so much smoke in my eyes at a meet I could barely open them the next morning and had cloudy vision all day

 

[MartinK9]

The answer:

I'm thinking of patenting it. Dragons den here I come. A fire-snorkel

I am sure there would be buyers

 

[launditch1]

Its a no-brainer and im out!

 

[Drongo]

You need a smoke twister...

We've had several in our Scout Troop for as long as I can remember...

They work a treat....