Why Fire is Important in a Survival Situation
The discovery of fire by our prehistoric ancestors was the biggest game changer in human history. Fire was utilized in many ways; the most common cases being cooking and …
Fire Making
Important Basic Survival Skills that any Person Should Know
You may have all the world’s best survival tools with you, but do you know how to use them? A tool that you don’t understand how to use may …
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Camping Impacts the Environment – Here’s What you can do About it
It’s not a secret that camping really brings out the part of us that just wants to relax and not have to deal with anything. After all, this is why we escaped …
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Why Fire Safety is Important While Camping
No matter whether you’re camping or in a survival situation, fire is always there to provide you safety, security, and cooked food for your rumbling belly. As a result, this …
Camping Hazards That You Should be Aware of
Camping out in the great outdoors is where you get to experience the full extent of nature’s beauty and to simply bask and relax in its greatness without having to deal with …
6 Tips on How to Survive When Stranded on a Deserted Island
It feels like some B-rated survival flick trying to imitate the success of 2000’s Cast Away; you wake up on the sand on an uninhabited island with no plane or …
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How to Survive a Winter Snowstorm or Blizzard While Outdoors
Getting caught in a blizzard outside is one of the worst scenarios imaginable. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing, whether it’s going for a quick walk, enjoying a relaxing hike, or trying to make your way back …
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How to Start a Fire in the Rain
Picture this: You are hiking in a dense forest trying to keep the adventurous spirit in you working. You have been on the move for no more than two hours …
Types of fire
Caterpillar fire This type of fire is great if you have steady wind direction, and there are no overhead trees, logs are placed on top of each other with a …
Starting fires without matches
Matches aren’t always available to you, in situations like this you have several options, some more readily available than others. Waterproof match case If you have bought the correct kind …
6 Fire starting methods
Fire saw – Fire plough – Bow drill – Pump drill – Fire thong – Star shaped fire –
Start a fire in the rain
Find a large log and split it, the wood inside should be much dryer than the outside. Look under rocks or foliage for dry pieces of wood that should be …
Steps in making a fire
Clean the surrounding area of any flammable material and watch for overhanging trees A source of a flame, a spark, or other heat source. Start with a material that is …
Carrying embers
It is easier to carry smoldering embers than to start a new fire with no matches. Containers that can be used: tin can, animal horn, birch bark pouch, hardwood box. …
Choose the correct wood
Features of different trees to consider when choosing firewood Softwoods: Only when seasoned; good for kindling, quick cooking fire, split easily, shave readily, catch fire easily. Wood growing along streams …
Types of wood
Hardwood In general hardwoods make good, slow burning fires that yield long-lasting coals. These trees have broad leaves which most of them lose in the fall (deciduous). Hardwoods are not …
Spacing of wood
Wood too close – Lacks sufficient air to sustain a fire, the temperature drops and it will go out. Blowing air into the cavity would keep the fire burning. If …
Seasoning of wood
When a live tree is cut into logs the wood is said to be”green”as there is sap in the cells of the wood. When the wood is dried it is …
Matches
Matches are the easiest way to make a fire. Always carry matches on you when in potential survival situations. Carry matches in a waterproof container in your backpack. In your …
Site for a fire
Avoid windy areas as a fire can flare and spread to become uncontrollable. If required build a screen or windbreak from rocks, green wood, digging a pit. This allows you …
Fire and Survival
Fire has a strong psychological impact in a survival situation. It’s the most important tool in your bag after your basic knowledge of wilderness survival. Fire provides warmth which …