Thread: Bakewell Burner Use on DOC Land and Campsites

The issue with burners using solid fuel is not the burner per se, but the risk of flying sparks causing a fire, and that unintelligent people tip the red hot embers into the nearest scrub, and go home. If you are aware of these factors, and have a bucket of water, and/or an extinguisher handy and visible, you might persuade a reasonable DoC person to allow it. The big kicker though is that now, if you are responsible for an out of control fire in the backcountry, you can be liable for the entire cost of fire suppression.