Ignite the Light!
Creating your fire
Before you start burning:
Gather water and dirt to extinguish the fire when done
Create a "fire ring" 3-6 inches deep, into the ground(no metal ring required!)
Gathering materials
Gather tinder(small materials) such as dry grass or shredded bark to ignite a spark
Gather kindling(medium materials) such as small twigs or sticks that'll catch flame
Gather wood logs to keep the fire going (The drier the better!)
Making a tepee
1.) Gather tinder into 4 inch ball in middle of firewood
2.) Stack kindling in a cone around the kindling
3.) Lean logs on kindling
4.) Light tinder ball
Making a log cabin (fire)
1.) Start with a small tepee (see above)
2.) Stack logs a foot or less apart from tepee in alternating pattern around tepee in a square
3.) Light kindling in the middle
Creating a spark!
1.) Hold a magnifying or binocular lens 1 ft. away from tinder
2.) Angle the lens so the sun "concentrates" one specific spot
3.) This should begin to smolder quickly
4.) Blow on tinder to ignite