Man Made Tinders Are All Over The Place! How many man made tinders can you name? There are tons and tons of man made tinders all over a typical household. Knowing some of these very commonly available man made tinders … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fire
Four Random Survival Fire Tips
Here Are A Few Random Tips For Making And Burning A Survival Fire This is a quick look at a basic fire kit, an improvised natural & manmade candle, an home made Altoids fire tin candle and a quick tip … Continue reading
Ten Minute Fire – No Prep
Waist High Twig Fire In Less Than 10 Minutes Here is a look at a quick demo on how to build a waist high fire with little to no preparation, except site selection and a handful of jute twine balled … Continue reading
How To Use A Ferro Rod With One Hand
Read Below To How To Use A Ferro Rod One Handed Ferrocerium Rods are known by many names and there are just as many opinions on how they can and should be used to start a fire. Many people insist … Continue reading
Bow and Drill Fire
Bow and Drill Friction Fire Fire by friction may be one of the toughest and most under appreciated primitive survival skills. Sure a lot of people talk about it and demonstrate it as I am here today, but to truly … Continue reading
Breaking Down Large Limbs Without A Cutting Tool
For those people who don’t always carry an axe or hatchet, this post could come in handy. Having a good cutting tool like an Axe, Hatchet, Machete, or Saw is always a good item to carry in the wilderness. But … Continue reading
How To Build A Fire With Wet Wood
How To Build A Fire With Wet Wood This post is to demonstrate how to build a fire with completely soaking wet kindling using only 1 cotton ball and Vaseline as a tinder. If you saw my recent post Fire … Continue reading
How To Build A Fire
How To Build A Fire When I was a USAF Wilderness Survival Instructor (SERE) one of the things that I took pride in was my ability to build a good fire. Being able to build a good sustainable fire in … Continue reading
Pine Pitch Firestarter
The Pine Tree Is A Very Useful Tree Pine trees are probably one of the three best trees in the wilderness for starting fire. The other two (each for different reasons) are cedar and birch tress. Pine trees have a … Continue reading
How to Build A Split Wood Fire
How To Build A Split Wood Fire Having the ability to build a fire in an emergency situation is arguably one of the most important survival skills a person can have. Building fire under optimal conditions and perfectly dry resources is pretty … Continue reading