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The Art of Fire Starting
Fire starting is an art. I know everyone who reads this blog carries some type of fire starter and that is a good start. However lately I have been challenging some people to actually start a fire with what they carry. The results have not been very good, we are not all Davey Crockett’s or Daniel Boone’s.
Under ideal conditions, most people can start a fire with only minimal problems, but add damp to wet conditions and a bit of wind and things get bad fast. Amongst the things, I am noticing is some of the fire starters were brand new and had never been used. …
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Yesterday I was out walking in the woods. One thing I always watch for is sources of pitch or resin. The best sources are usually pine or other types of evergreens that have been damage or died. When a tree is damaged, it uses pitch to heal itself. This morning I was quite lucky I came across a big old pine that had lost some branches. The branches were surprisingly dry and had a lot of expose pitch. It had rained only the day before quite hard.
I gathered up some of the branches and took them home to experiment with. …
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Posted in Self sufficiency, Seventy-two hour kits, survival
Tagged pitch, resin, starting fires, starting fires.Howard
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