That certainly is a precious memory.
I would love to go to Dega one day to see the race. Not sure if I will make TMS this year. I’m just glad I made it last April when Jr drove both Cup and NW so I got two days in the pits. Actually that is more fun for me than the race itself. Being up close with the cars and ‘driver’ :) was all I wanted.
I’m off to the big city, there’s a big Bass Pro Shop store where I may stop and look for that little camp stove and sterno. There’s a website called MaryJanes that has a fancy little cooker but it costs something like $79.00 which IMO is a lot for a little bitty thing.She also sells ready to mix stuff for camping.
Well, I best get busy - BBL for the draw this evening. :)
Speaking of deer, my neighbor has a German Shepherd that barks at everything, but the critters usually show up late at night when he’s not on duty. My two little ones would certainly chase them off, but I’m afraid with my mickey mouse fence that one would definitely crawl under and out.
Since my oldest daughter & hubby live in Alabama I’ve made it there 3 times. Never been to TMS though. Never had anyone to go with and didn’t want to go alone. LOL
Don’t spend $80 on a stove! We can find you something less expensive if it’s just for emergencies even if you need something a little better than sterno and parafin.
And ya know, keep some charcoal around in something watertight cause you can make a little charcoal fire about anywhere. I keep a good bit stored airtight.
Oh shoot, before I forget I gotta tell ya.
That big can for the hobo stove that I was tellin’ you about. With the opened holes in the side and used right side up is a good lighter for hard to start charcoals. Put a strand of cardboard (preferably dipped in parafin or wax) through a couple of the holes sticking out just enough to light the end and then stack the can full of charcoal on top of that and light the cardboard.
Make sure you’ve got a good bit of cardboard under the coals so the fire doesn’t use up the cardboard before the charcoal is lit. The parafin coating helps that a lot. Once the charcoal is good and hot you can use a pair of long pliers to pick the can up and dump the charcoal where you need to use it.
Of course, that’s all assuming you’re out of fluid charcoal lighter. LOL