Dec 26 2008
Fire Starting 101
It’s a scene out of a movie. Half-starved and half-frozen, a survivor huddles around a patch of dry sticks, face marred and bruised from the preceding days. He lights a match, hope glimmering in his eyes–face aglow by the meager flame. As if in an act of cruelty, the wind blows out his last hope. Alone and cold, he sets in for yet another cold night.
Exaggerated? Absolutely! Is there truth to it? Most definitely! A source of heat is a life-saver, whether you are simply camping or actually in a survival situation, a campfire is a huge benefit. And thus, it goes that a guide on fire starting is essential to any hiking literary pieces or collections. There will thus be several guides with various scenarios in upcoming blogs. The importance of these are for the following:
- Survival
- Cooking
- Wet Conditions and Fire Starting
- Dry Conditions and Fire Safety
- Warmth
Stay tuned and stay dry out there this wintry season of wetness!
