One, not everyone goes in the depth of winter when they can pull a pulk, or hikes with a pack animal, or wants to carry a few pounds of metal.

Two, some of us can't burn wood where we camp. Wood stoves count as campfires and restrictions on fires above a particular elevation are there to protect that environment and the tiny amount of wood available there.

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