There are countless ways to build a fire. You could douse a haphazard heap of sticks with fuel and toss a match on it. You could spend a great deal of precious time gathering piles and piles of tinder and kindling only to have the meager flame continue to fizzle itself out.
To build a fire you could also go the easy route and carry an expensive and heavy fire brick that will stay lit for a great deal longer than is necessary just to get a small cooking fire going.
Of course, there are also plenty of easier and more effective methods of getting a good fire going. Whether for cooking or warmth, they all have their own benefits and downsides.
But very few of them involve a method of getting a fire going with just one stick and just one spark.
Want to learn this handy trick? Check it out by watching the video on the next page.
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If you look closely, he’s using fat wood. Make some shavings, break it up a little and that will work. If you’re hurt (as I was once) and have no or limited use of one hand, it can still be done. Won’t be easy but when you’re freezing, you’ll keep at it until you get it.
Psone
Nicely done.
M.c.q bush craft on you tube is a fantastic channel I think every one here would greedily appreciate his work and the knowledge one can gain from him
Steve Dyson Paul McFarlane