Learning how to start a fire with a bow drill is an essential survival skill. This guide provides you with step-by-step instructions.
How To Make Sawdust Firestarters
There are many types of firestarters, but sawdust firestarters are particularly effective. Here’s how to make them.
How to Use a Ferro Rod
A ferrocerium rod, or ferro rod for short, is composed of rare earth metals that create sparks when rubbed together. Here’s how to use one.
6 Ways To Start A Fire Without Lighters Or Matches
Starting a fire without lighters or matches takes time, the right materials, and in some cases, a fair amount of physical exertion.
Ultimate 750-Piece Fire Starting Kit
This 750-piece fire starting kit has everything you could possibly need to get a fire going quickly, even in bad weather.
How to Make Char Cloth with a Zippo
Although you can buy char cloth, I recommend making it yourself. In this video, Sigma 3 Survival School explains how to make char cloth step by step. #urbansurvivalsite #charcloth #zippo #diy #survival
How to Build a Fire Even If The Wood Is Wet
The great thing about fire is the principles of lighting it never change. You still need the same basic three things: oxygen, heat, and fuel.
Upside Down Fire – Forget What You’ve Learned
Anyone who’s ever built a fire knows you’re supposed to start with smaller pieces of wood and work your way up to larger pieces, but there’s a better way. #urbansurvivalsite #fire #campfire #survivalskills #emergency
7 Things a Campfire Needs to Burn All Night Long
Fire making is a basic skill, but like most skills, it can be broken down into many parts. In fact, there are seven unique parts that are crucial to the fire making process. #urbansurvivalsite #fire #campfire #firemaking #bushcraft
How to Make a Waterproof Fire Starter
This video will show you how to make a waterproof fire starter from Vaseline and cotton balls that is convenient to carry around.