being a true mountain man I frown upon your hobo fires, <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> joking
Besides anyone can light a stove and cook something, now build a small cooking fire control the temp of the coals and you can say you have really cooked a meal. When your meal is ready through some dead wood on the fire and enjoys the flicking warmth of the flame while enjoying your meal.

Morning, ensure the fire is out…..mix ash into the soil and everyone is happy including Mother Nature