Flame and spark: matches, lighters, ferro rods and flint
45 min
The best ignition method is the one that still works when you are cold, wet, tired and shaking. Friction fire and sun lenses are fine skills, and lessons 8 and 9 cover them, but almost every real survival fire is lit with a lighter, a match or a ferro rod. These are the tools to master first. Each has strengths and weaknesses that matter on a wet hillside, and each…
In this lesson
Matches, including storm matches
Keeping them dry
Striking in wind and rain
Lighters
Ferrocerium rod
How to use it
Flint and steel with char cloth
Making char cloth and other char materials
Potassium permanganate and glycerine
Comparing ignition methods
Check yourself
Key points
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