Creating an Element
How to Stay Warm
How To Start
- Stay close to shelter
- Make fire on dry ground
- Stay on flat ground
- Take care of shelter and water before fire
Gathering Resources
- Mark where you are
- Make short trips to gather wood
- Start with smaller wood
- Always have a good amount of wood on hand
Building Up
- Arrange kindling so a few pieces are facing one way and a few others are facing another way on top of each other
- Make sure you have a good placement, you dont want the fire going out!
- After kindling is arranged put some tinder in to help the fire get going
Starting the Fire
- Cut a V-shaped notch in a piece of fireboard then put a piece of bark under to catch the embers
- Place spindle between palms of your hands and run your hands down it while rotating
- When the spindle is red and there are embers bring the embers to your ready-made fire starter
Keeping It Going
- Once your fire is started a few logs every couple of hours should be fine
- Never let your fire go down too much
- You have just made a fire!