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There. That should do it.

Hey.

Gen-san!

What do you think?

I'm getting better at setting
it up nicely and quickly!

Not bad.

I know, right?!

All right.

Let's make a campfire.

Huh?

Come on.

O-Okay!

Solo Camping for Two

Episode 6 Master Mode

Today, I'm going to teach you
the basics of campfires.

H-He's so close.

This site allows fires on the ground,
so that's what we'll do.

M-Master!

Hm?

I bought a campfire stand!

I wanted to use it today.

W-Would that be okay?

She's itching to use the new gear she bought.

I know that feeling.

Sure, if that's what you want.

There are a lot of large pebbles around here,
which can affect stability.

Be sure to level the ground before placing it.

Okay!

What do you think of my campfire stand?

That's what you went with, huh?

Isn't it nice?

This heart shape is so cute!

I don't think I get it.

Just thought I'd ask, but do you
have any experience starting fires?

N-No.

I didn't think so.

But I did my research beforehand!

All right. Then why don't you
start by trying it yourself?

What? I thought you were
going to teach me today!

Did you forget?

That's what it means to go solo.

"Don't expect to be pampered,
and don't give up."

"Find a way to do it yourself."

That's right.

O-Okay. I'll give it a shot.

Good luck.

I'll be watching.

Okay!

Many campsites offer firewood for sale.

The market price for softwood
is about 500 yen per bundle.

I'll put this firewood
I bought in the stand.

I've learned from going camping a few times.

I shouldn't make things harder
for myself for no reason.

I'll use a fire starter.

Here we go!

That was easier than I expected.

Huh?

What?

What did I do wrong?

Oh, I forgot.

I was supposed to use the thin firewood first.

One more time.

Did I use too much firewood?

Maybe it's poorly ventilated.

Then how about this?

And this!

And this!

And this!

I used up all my fire starter.

You almost had it.

I know!

I thought I was nearly there!

It's so frustrating!

Hey, you're eating something!

You were taking forever.

You probably thought you chose thin
firewood, but those were still too thick.

Using more fire starter might've kept the fire
burning, but yours didn't have enough heat.

Not enough heat?

To start a campfire, you need to
thoroughly heat and ignite the firewood.

There's a series of steps you have to follow.

The first step is evaporating
the moisture in the wood.

The first step?

To make this step go smoothly,
you want the driest wood you can find.

Once the moisture has evaporated,
the wood heats up more

and begins undergoing pyrolysis
at around 200ºC.

When it exceeds its flash point of 250ºC,
it begins rapidly producing a combustible gas.

Gas Produced

That's the second step, but the fire
still hasn't properly started yet.

Ignition

What do I have to do for that?

For the third step, you have to reach the
autoignition point between 430ºC and 500ºC.

As you realized yourself, your first mistake
was using firewood that was too large.

The dry exterior reached the flash point,
but the heat didn't reach the inside.

Flash Point - Dry - Not Dry

Above all, it's necessary
to create an environment

where it's easy to raise the temperature.

You seemed to notice this as well,

but using too much firewood
disperses the thermal energy too much.

And without enough air flow,
the fire won't get the oxygen it needs.

In any case, it's important
to use thin firewood.

You can use a knife or ax to
break down the firewood you have,

but to speed things up, go find some
suitable wood in the mountains.

Also, gather some cedar leaves
to use as a fire starter.

Remember that dry cedar and
pine leaves are oily and burn easily.

Pine cones, birch bark, and pampas grass
can also be used as natural fire starters.

Pine Cones - Birch Bark - Pampas Grass

Confirm with your campsite
if it's okay to collect them.

What's that face for?

N-Nothing.

I'm just surprised that you
taught me so much at once.

I said I'd teach you the basics
of campfires today, didn't I?

B-But until now, you've always pushed me away.

Failure is part of experience.

Find the reasons for your failures.

Repeated failures can
make you impatient, but...

wasn't that fun?

Your failures are your own responsibility, too.

In other words, no matter how much you fail,
only you suffer the consequences.

No one else will criticize you for them.

That's part of why going solo is liberating.

What greater luxury is there
than enjoying your failures?

Fail as much as you want.

Take as much time as you need.

Keep failing until you're satisfied.

And if you've reached your limit, then...

I'll help you.

This may be solo camping,

but we're solo camping for two.

Whoa, what's wrong?

You're being nice to me.

What? I'm just helping you become
a competent solo camper.

Just go gather materials!

O-Okay!

I think that's the first time
I've heard him say it.

He said "solo camping for two"!

Look. I gathered a whole bunch.

It's nice and dry.

This will do.

And we only need enough for kindling.

Good.

U-Um, by "kindling," you mean the stuff
we use to start the fire, right?

Yeah, that's right.

This time, we'll use cedar leaves as
a natural fire starter to start the fire,

build it by burning dry twigs,
and then ignite the firewood.

This is our kindling.

When using a fire starter made from flint,
there are a few more steps.

You need highly flammable tinder like
unraveled hemp rope or bulrush fluff.

There are also feather sticks, which
can function as tinder or kindling

Tinder Feather - Kindling Feather

depending on how you shave them.

I'll teach you more about that eventually,
so don't worry about it for now.

O-Okay.

We have enough twigs for kindling, and
the firewood you bought looks like cedar.

Once you get the hang of using softwood,
you won't make any major mistakes.

Softwood?

I see.

Anyway, you know everything
down to the specifics, huh?

Are all veteran campers like you?

I don't know about that.

Most people probably do it by feel.

In any case, learn from your
failures and try it again.

Right!

Okay.

Start with easily ignitable twigs
instead of thick firewood.

Be careful not to pack them
too tightly for good air flow.

First, place the cedar leaves
that will serve as the tinder.

Then add twigs to serve as kindling.

And ignite.

I should make a campfire, too.

Next, I'll add just a bit of thin firewood...

Maybe it's still a little damp.

Here.

A fire-blowing stick!

I'll lend you mine.

Thank you!

Blow long breaths into
the center of the fire.

Could I get that back?

Okay.

What?

Nothing.

What am I, a middle schooler?!

What's wrong?

Pull yourself together.

Add some thicker firewood.

Maybe I jumped the gun a little.

What's this?

I did it!

I made a campfire by myself!

Thank you, Gen-san!

Congrats, me!

Hey!

C-Calm down!

At any rate, you completed the first step.

Good job.

Thanks!

But there's more to learn about campfires.

One success doesn't guarantee
it'll go smoothly the next time.

That's what makes it fun.

Just keep learning little by little.

I-I see.

I wouldn't mind teaching you again.

Thank you! I appreciate it, Master!

Oh.

I'd better start getting dinner ready.

It'll take a little time, but try to be patient.

Meat, huh? What are you making?

Today... I'm making churrasco!

Churrasco is... that Brazilian dish, right?

Yes. Apparently it means
"barbecue" in their language.

It has to be cooked slowly, so I was thinking
of switching from firewood to charcoal.

Sounds good.

Softwood doesn't burn for very long.

I'm curious, though.

Is firewood that different
depending on the tree?

Of course.

I'll teach you the pros and cons
of softwood and hardwood.

Softwood includes trees
such as cedar and cypress.

It's low density, soft, and light,
and it contains high amounts of air and oil.

Cedar

It dries easily, is highly
flammable, and is cheap,

Cypress

but it burns quickly and produces
a lot of smoke and sparks.

Hardwood includes trees such as various oaks.

It is dense, hard, and heavy.

It produces little smoke and sparks,
and burns for a long time,

Sawtooth Oak - Japanese Oak

making it suited for long-burning campfires.

But hardwood is also relatively expensive,
difficult to split, and hard to ignite.

Huh. So they both have their
strengths and weaknesses.

Exactly.

Starting a fire with softwood and switching
to hardwood once the fire stabilizes is best,

but when you camp on foot like me,
carrying firewood with you isn't realistic.

You'd either buy firewood at the campsite
or gather your own like I did today.

By the way, the firewood I bought earlier...

It's softwood.

Most firewood sold at campsites is softwood.

Softwood makes up over 90% of Japan's
artificial forests, making it easier to acquire.

I see.

Thanks for waiting!

I present hearty and juicy camping
churrasco with two special sauces!

Shave it with a knife as you eat it.

So good!

The sour sauce goes so well with the meat!

The inside of my mouth feels fresh,
despite the calories!

I'll try this one, too.

I recommend the Japanese-style sauce, too.

Eat as much as you'd like!

I miss it already.
I feel like I haven't eaten enough.

I'm not done yet.

The next dish should be ready to eat soon.

This is chunky feijoada with red kidney beans.

So good!

I don't think I've had this before.

What did you say it's called?

Feijoada.

It's a Brazilian dish.

This is Brazilian, too?

So good.

Wh-What?

You make cooking worthwhile.

It's the reason I decided to start
attending culinary school this spring.

It makes me happy to see people
enjoy my cooking so much.

Especially the people I—

People you what?

You made a campfire this morning?

G-Good morning, Gen-san.

I thought I'd review starting a campfire
while making breakfast.

Though I failed a bunch of times
because of the morning dew.

Looks like you got it going, though.

It's impressive considering we didn't
do anything to keep the wood dry.

Like what?

Like getting the firewood off
the ground the day before.

It keeps moisture from seeping
in through the ground.

Just putting it on a chair before
you sleep makes a difference.

Nothing beats putting it
on a log carrier, though.

Also, firewood becomes damp
from the outside in.

You can split the wood and use the
relatively dry inside to start a fire.

Split the wood, huh?

If you're going to keep making campfires,

it'll be convenient to have a knife,
an ax, or even a hatchet knife.

I think I might want one.

Also, once the fire's going,
you can dry firewood as you use it.

If you lay them against or under the stand,
the radiating heat dries them out.

I see.

Anyway, I'm hungry.

I'm gonna have some breakfast.

Wait!

I made enough for you.

Would you like to join me?

They're ready.

These are outdoor-style cachorro quente.

Cacho... what?

Cachorro quente.

Cachorro means dog, and quente means hot.

In other words, they're hot dogs.

It's a standard Brazilian street food.

So good!

We ended up eating all Brazilian dishes,
but that was pretty fun.

Setting a theme can be a
fun way to enjoy camping,

like how you chose all
Brazilian dishes for our meals.

And how you made teaching me
about campfires your goal, right?

That's right.

Choosing a theme beforehand is a good idea.

I'll come up with some ideas for our
next solo camping trip together.

Sure. I'll think of something, too.

And in exchange...

I look forward to seeing what you'll cook.

Of course!

Do you know how to dispose
of charcoal and cinders?

At an ash-dumping spot
if the campsite has one.

Otherwise, I take it home with me, right?

That's right.

Charcoal doesn't return to the earth, so you
have to be careful when you dispose of it.

If it's still warm, it could catch fire again.

The easiest way is to
let it burn out completely.

You're not supposed to pour water over it?

I wouldn't say that, but you could
burn yourself on the hot steam,

and it might warp your stand.

Also, since you only used small branches
this time, it burned out quickly,

but you might want to refrain from starting
large campfires in the morning for now.

Finally, you want to level
the ground and clean up.

Any cinders you take home can generally
be thrown out with flammables,

but each municipality has its own rules.

Look it up beforehand.

Okay, got it!

An annual tradition that
takes place once a year.

Whenever it rolls around, I recall...

Episode 7 The Origins of Going Solo

Episode 7: "The Origins of Going Solo."