Most mornings I wake up when my cabin drops to 36 degrees F (2 C) but this morning I slept in till it was 26 F (-3 C). To start my fire I crumble up some newspaper, throw some wood and bark on it, give it a squirt of lamp oil and light it. This morning the lamp oil was frozen but the fire started just fine without it. The basin of water I use to wash my hands was even iced over.