Of course, there is a simpler solution to the cut fingers: stop showing people how to make fuzz sticks!

I don’t light fires when I’m on my own, which made my group leader’s choice of someone to teach fire-building to our first-time backpackers obvious: me. Go figure.

If I refused next time, not only would I save my fingers but i’d also not be partly responsible for them burning down half the nearby national forests!