You have three matches left. It is drizzling and the light is going. You kneel, strike the first one, hold it to a handful of grass, and it flares and dies in the wind before the grass catches. You strike the second, cupping it better this time, and the grass catches, but now you need twigs, and the twigs are in a pile two metres away, and by the time…
In this lesson
Choosing a fire site
1. Is it legal, and do you have permission?
2. What is under it?
3. What is above and around it?
4. Where is the wind going?
5. Clear and prepare
6. What about rocks?
Preparing before you strike
Three quick fire lays
Teepee fire
Log cabin fire
Lean-to fire
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