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May 4, 2017 at 16:29 comment added Kate Gregory Two rescuers in a helicopter or powerboat: "Look, a huge smoky fire! Our missing person must be there!" "Nah, that's not white smoke. Keep going." NOT.
Aug 16, 2016 at 18:00 history edited user96551 CC BY-SA 3.0
updated the title to be more specific
Aug 14, 2016 at 2:03 history tweeted twitter.com/StackOutdoors/status/764643564844380160
Aug 13, 2016 at 16:39 vote accept user96551
Aug 13, 2016 at 16:26 comment added user96551 @Liam: Thanks...in hindsight, signalling does make more sense then keeping away predators...
Aug 13, 2016 at 16:25 comment added user96551 @OddDeer- Yes, it is for a fictional story and the title you suggest is more apt as it is more specific so I will change to that...Thanks
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:48 comment added user2766 In the absence of an OP signed to this site I've just removed the "keep pradators away" bit as it's a misnomer. Signalling makes much more sense
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:47 history edited user2766 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Aug 12, 2016 at 8:28 comment added Rory Alsop White smoke is almost always used as as signal, not to keep predators away. Fire is a much better deterrent for predators.
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:21 comment added OddDeer @Liam I've decided that I take the whole question as "how to generate white smoke in the wilderness?" The story around the smoke looks pretty much made up and - as the OP mentioned - fictional. I guess he's writing a story or something.
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:21 review Close votes
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:51
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:15 answer added OddDeer timeline score: 10
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:03 comment added user2766 What makes you think smoke is going to keep predators away? Where are you expecting to camp? What animals are you looking to deter? I would imagine much more effective deterents exist other than "smoke"
Aug 12, 2016 at 8:01 history edited user2766
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Aug 12, 2016 at 7:11 history migrated from biology.stackexchange.com (revisions)
Aug 11, 2016 at 20:43 answer added Sanjukta Ghosh timeline score: 7
Aug 11, 2016 at 18:20 history asked user96551 CC BY-SA 3.0