56 In a fy ca m p if a small w ood st o v e is se t on the gr ound ensure that the mineral soil is e xposed f or a suffcient area ar ound the st o v e then se t the st o v e on small st ones or gra v el F ur thermore ensure that there are no hidden r oo ts beneath soil le v el that ma y e v entually dr y out smolder and carr y the fre t o the t ent w all or cause e x cessiv e smok e inhalation while occupants are asleep A v oid st ar ting w ood fres with fammable liq uids Plan ahead and pur chase solidfuel fre star t er if y ou int end t o use w ood fres Ne v er p our a fammable liq uid int o an y st o v e or int o a fre area that is still w arm the immediat e fuming of the liq uid will result in an e xplosiv e v apour In the e v ent that a fammable liq uid is used t o star t a fre ensure that it is contained in an absorbent mat erial eg absorbent paper t o reduce fuming When st ar ting a w ood st o v e a small piece of burning paper placed directly under the st o v e pipe creat es a column of heat ed air in the pipe so that when the tinder and kindling are lit there is already a f a v ourable draf t Build fres f r om small t o large Ge t the tinder kindling and small w ood burning bef ore piling on large pieces Lant erns F uelpo w ered lan t erns and st o v es require par ticular caution F or optimum saf e ty upgrade t o LED or batt er y po w ered pr oducts Lant erns should be hung up so that the y are no t easily dislodged The hand le of a lant ern that is hung up while lit will become danger ously ho t use caution in taking the lant ern do wn Lant erns sho uld be tak en do wn f or lighting so that the y can readily be tak en out of door s in case of accident Bef ore ligh ting a lant ern think of where y ou will tak e it and ho w y ou will carr y it such as with a stick thr ough the handle if it fares up because of a gasoline leak Alt ernativ ely light it outdoor s