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Start a fire even in wet conditions

by Bert
(Netherlands)

The best way to ignite a fire is to use a lighter or similar and prepare your fire so it will catch immediately. The above taken into account you are bound to find yourself into a situation where these techniques will not be applicable. For instance your kindling is wet, you have no knife and have only thick sticks you can light.

What I always bring with me when I camp in wet conditions is some strips inner tube from a bicycle tire. This will burn like mad, and it does not matter if it gets wet.

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Start a fire even in wet conditions

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Nov 26, 2008
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bad idea
by: enviromentalists

using an innertube is not a good idea you use water proof matches, safer for the environment. and you can cook over it. melting rubber not a good idea to cook over.

Nov 04, 2007
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Good tip for tinder
by: Jan

Inner tube from a bicycle tire - seeems to be great tinder.

Oct 26, 2007
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Huh?
by: Anonymous

This is wilderness survival not using a lighter.

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