Whether you’re an avid outdoorsman, a survival prepper, or just someone that likes to learn cool skills, learning multiple techniques for starting a fire in the outdoors is a worthwhile pursuit. Second to shelter, fire is one of the most crucial components of surviving in the wild.
Depending on where you’re sheltered, you many need it for heat or for cooking your food. But no matter what your location is like, be it arid desert, misty rainforest, or frozen mountainside, you will be able to start a fire if you educate yourself on the various methods.
Any fire starting technique is going to require at least one tool. You can find commercial fire starters in any camping or outdoor store, online, and sometimes military surplus stores. You can also make them at home very inexpensively in a variety of ways. It’s a good idea to always have more than one tool and method ready when you head into the outdoors, in case one of them fails or can’t be used in the location’s conditions.
This video demonstrates a few very easy DIY firestarters and tips for starting a fire in the outdoors. Because learning how to make firestarters and starting a fire with them requires little skill or expertise, this is a skill that everyone would do well to learn!
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