Yeah my neighbors are a real pain in the ass let me tell you lol. Since writing this post, those little assholes tried to get us in trouble with the ruling agency of the area we live in by trying to put some bullshit lie that we were starting "brush fires". It's absurd and they obviously don't know a damn thing about what they are talking about but we are keeping a low profile, waiting to see if they make any additional mistakes we can capitalize on. Sadly some people have no damn lives besides to complain about a dad and his son enjoying the outdoors!
That's good to collect and use the sticks for cooking! We've used them before to cook some meats, though small things like hot dogs but it's nice to be able to not only burn the things but use them to cook something too!
That is surely one crazy neighbor. Stay safe, and always be vigilant. I will let one of my kids go out with your little man, go out in the wild and learn physical stuff rather than complaining about it.
But now more people are turning into gas stove for efficiency, not every household now have a dirty kitchen anymore.