OK, Bill. I "get" all of your points. I'm really surprised at the responses on this site though. When I first saw the video, I thought "Holy ****" Look how close the fire is to the tent. Man. He's gonna burn down fer' sure." I really thought that everyone else was going to chime in with horror stories of tents going up in flames while cooking in the foyer or inside the tent, or being too close to the fire (I guess I stand alone in this concern). Maybe the difference is the visqueen (sp?) tent instead of a treated nylon tent. Anyhoo, while I will not rain on your picnic (so to speak), that fire is waaaaay too close for me so the only answer is "Ok OldScout, so don't build your fire so close to your tent."