How to Build A Split Wood Fire

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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 easy to do.  But many times when a fire is NEEDED, its because conditions are not optimal, in fact they may be down right nasty.  If you were out in the wet and rainy wilderness, with no fire starting tinder on your person or in your pack, could you get a fire going?  For many people the answer is NO.  However, after you watch the video below the answer will be YES.

Even in rainy and wet environments, if there is wood to fuel a fire, then there is tinder and dry wood to get it started.  All you have to do is know how to get the tinder and dry wood and how to make it usable.

Check out the video below to learn how to Build a Split Wood Fire

Have you ever tried to build a split wood fire? If so please tell us how you go about it in the comments below!

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About JJ

As a child I grew up in the Midwest on a small farm and fell in love with the outdoors. Later, that led me to join the USAF where I became a USAF Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Instructor. As a SERE Instructor I have trained in all types of environments. Temperate, Arctic, Desert, and Rain Forest. After four years in SERE I retrained into the counterintelligence and counterterrorism field where I have worked for 11 years. I have traveled to the Far East, Asia, Southwest Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America. The combination of both careers has thought me to see two sides of a coin. I consider myself a realist and while I enjoy primitive survival living, hiking, camping, and hunting for short periods. I also have the experience & understanding to know that living primitively is NOT fun or easy for long periods. Therefore, I try to be practical and logical in an effort to build a reliable, flexible philosophy of self reliance that can be utilized in any situation. Hopefully reading this blog will help you to do the same.

2 Responses to How to Build A Split Wood Fire

  1. Jimmy Ray says:

    Excellent, topic, as I travel through some of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, I realize just how extensive the loss of basic survival skills are. Unlike a lot of us who were born in rural areas where burning wood was not only accepted, but expected, many people probably don’t have good fire building skills. I remember my Dad bragging about starting the fire with one match. Could do this because of the way he set is fire up, much in the same manner as your post either with wet or dry material.

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