Fire Making
How to make a Fire!
There is probably no better symbol of outdoor life than the camp fire. The good old camp fire can cook your food, boil your water, dry your clothers and boost moral on cold, wet nights!
In this section of the website we will be looking at fire - ways to create fire, carry fire, make use of a fire and the kit (both natural and man-made) that you need to get a fire going in the first place.
Tinder Fungus
The birch tree is probably the best source of natural tinder available, both here in the UK and abroad. In fact, it is a source of two types of tinder:
- The papery birch bark
- Tinder fungus
In this article we will look at the tinder fungus which grows on dead, dying or otherwise injured birch trees.
There are, in fact, many different types of tinder fungus that grows on birch, ash and beech trees in the UK. Read on ...
Firesteel Challenge
We put the BlastMatch through its paces in a Video head-to-head. >> More
Also check out our Spark-Lite Firestarting kit review!
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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Learn how to make charcloth - the traditional tinder, for easily making an ember out of sparks generated by flint and steel.
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