Category: Wilderness Survival

Fire is a very important element for wilderness survival. It is required in the wilderness mainly for the following activities:

1. Boiling water. This is to purify and kill bacteria and germs in the water.

2. Cook food

3. Keep warm

4. Illuminate and see better at night.

Actually there are two process here. The first process is the starting of the fire. The second process is the steps needed to maintain the fire. For safety reasons, remember to put out the fire when not in use.

Here are several methods of starting a fire:

1. Lighter

2. Match sticks

3. Wood

4. Flint & magnesium fire starting tool

The ingredient needed for starting a fire is called Tinder. To start a fire, a highly flammable, dry and light material is needed.

A good tinder is Milkweeds that are found in the wild. They are relatively easy to catch a fire from sparks. Other potential tinders are:

1. Tissue paper

2. Cotton and linen

3. Grass and leaves

4. Moss

5. Wood and bark

Of course, there are many other types of materials as well.

Milkweed

After a fire has started, we will still need materials to feed and prevent the fire from burning out. These materials are known as Kindling. To maintain an on-going fire, Fuel is needed. Both Kindling and Fuel will be covered on another page: Maintaining a fire.

Well these are some tips for starting a fire. Hope that it is useful to you.

Thank you for reading.