Using water to start a fire may seem counter-intuitive and while that logic applies to maintaining a fire, it does not have to when the issue is starting a fire.

In a survival situation, particularly if all your normal fire starting methods are inoperative, using water to kick start the fire building process may be the only hope you have.

The following video shows you five amazing ways to start a fire using regular, easily located, household materials to start that critically needed fire in a survival situation.

We all know that fire is critical to making it through a survival situation. Sometimes, however, our normal methods will not work – say if they are soaking wet, lost or destroyed.

By being able to use easily located materials and water, you can use the sun, magnifying principles of water and even how water interacts with some chemicals to adapt and light that critical fire you need to survive whatever situation you find yourself in.