Fire made of snow.
Very difficult to get started, and even harder to keep lit, but terrible in its effects — the fiercer it burns, the colder the flame.
It is believed that the entire Arctic region was created by a giant ancient igloo fire that reached critical mass and burned out of control several thousand years ago.
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Me? Shivering with delight.
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so says eff: sporadic spurts of grade eff distraction
definitions: outdoor terms
fiyh: dave's little guide to ultralight backpacking stoves
boyb: dave's little guide to backpacks
snorpy bits: nibbling away at your sanity
last seen receding: missives from a certain mobile homer
noseyjoe: purposefully poking my proboscis into technicals