Almost sounds like our cub-scout troop should be learning about stoves rather than how to make a fire.
teach them both! knowledge is power and so is having options. we had a camp a few weeks ago where we set-up a stove station and a campfire station. they got to try out lots of different stoves and firestarting materials.
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