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A Good Old Fashioned BIC
Wow, it amazes me how many Fire Starting items I see in all the stores and all the catalogs for Survival stuff. I am all for being VERY prepared but, all ...
Magnesium match
You can use a magnesium match. Shave the magnesium into a small pile on some dry tinder and strike the flint on the other side. When the spark hits the ...
Making charcloth and charcoal
First I will cover the items/materials you will need. For charcloth you will need 100% cotton cloth cut into 2"x2" squares. For the charcoal you will need ...
Campfire Safety
Basic campfire safety should be a skill for everyone heading out on a camping adventure. Did you know that more than four out of every five forest fires ...
Fire starting stick
I don't have a lot of wilderness experience yet, but I would like to share one thing I learned one night during my shift to keep the fire going. I had ...
Never a Dull Moment
I'm always looking at materials that I could throw in the survival box to serve as a fire starter.
Dryer lint works, but burns too quickly. There is ...
Start a fire with a shotgun shell
If you are in a hunting area where hunters have left plastic shotgun shells laying around. They work well in a rain storm or wet environment to get a fire ...
How To Make An "Indian Fire"
You will need three things; a dry, dead, good sized limb (about as big around as your forearm), two smaller dry, dead sticks, and a knife (preferably ...
Build a Fire
I think the best way to build a fire is to first build a tepee. Once it is lit and burning good build a log cabin/pyramid fire structure around it. These ...
Fire starting material
To start a fire you need to find good fire starting material.
Bow drill fire making
The first thing you should do is to get a flat piece of wood. Put a shallow hole in the middle of it and make sure it is not all of the way through.
Take ...
How to light a fire
Learn different techniques how to light a fire.
Steel wool
Steel wool is an excellent, hot-burning tinder for fire making that can allow for one match/spark/etc. lights. Even better, it can be lit in a variety ...
More about firepits
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Whenever you can,take the time to carefully dig out a circle of top soil BEFORE you build your firepit and place the topsoil to one side. Try not to disturb ...
Coffe can stove
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You can use an empty coffee can to build a small stove.
Light a Fire in the Rain or Snow
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Find a tree, preferably, an evergreen. Look on the trunk, or large branches. Find a sap bulk (called pitch).
On evergreen trees, pitch ...
Essential Campfire Skill
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On all the camping trips I go on, I am always deemed the fire starter because of some essentials I have learned working with my father as a kid. No I am ...
Build your fire
Learn from others how to build your fire.
To be able to start a fire under various conditions and with different fire starting techniques is essential. This knowledge and skill are an important part of your wilderness survival preparedness. Although it is not rocket science, it is not as simple as it might first appear. Practice is the key to succeed.