Making Fire

Learning how to build a fire is one of the most fundamental survival skills. Whether you are forced to endure a bitter cold in the remote wilderness or you’re dealing with the aftermath of a catastrophe in a suburban or urban area, fire will always provide light and warmth, along with cooking and signaling capabilities… […]

Fire-starting skills are one of the most important assets in a prepper’s bag of tricks. Fire can be an essential resource in all kinds of survival situations, enabling you to stay warm, see at night, cook food, and sterilize water. Obviously, keeping matches, lighters, and other tools on hand and as part of your kit

Every outdoorsman, Boy Scout, and prepper learns early on about the importance of fire when you’re out in the wilderness. Exposure to the elements is the single biggest issue when folks wind up in an outdoor survival situation, and a warm summer day can turn downright frigid at night if you are exposed to a

If there’s one survival tool that is chronically underrated by preppers, it has to be the humble, disposable Bic. You can buy these things literally anywhere for pennies, and they are still one of the very best ways to get a fire going under nearly any conditions. As a mainstay of your fire starting and

I think everyone by now is at least passingly familiar with the hand drill method for making fire. It’s a pop culture trope that has been in circulation for decades: a poor, bedraggled survivor or a primitive tribesman kneeling over a board with a stick, furiously rubbing it between his hands to generate enough friction

When it comes to survival skills, one of the most foundational is making a fire using primitive techniques. These typically rely on sticks… Sure, fire starters are great, matches work well and lighters are ubiquitous but when you don’t have any of those you still need to stay warm. That’s why you need to know

One of the most fundamental skills that anyone can learn is how to build and maintain a fire. Whether you are camping or in the middle of a true survival scenario, fire provides light, heat, the ability to signal, and a degree of protection. It’s awfully important, and should not be underestimated! But getting a

Some of mankind’s oldest and best tools are fire and knives, and descended from the knife are all sorts of other cutting implements from axes to arrowheads. It turns out, there is one all-natural material that has been with us basically from the beginning in the form of flint. Flint is basically a type of

Pretty much every prepared person knows that fire is critical to survival. Fire provides warmth, light, a way to cook, and a way to signal. Valuable assets in any sort of outdoor situation, whether you’re surviving in the wild or just out for an enjoyable camping weekend! But even if you have a lighter or