Does your child know how to make fire - Telegraph article

[Blundstoned Love]

Nice piece in thsi week's Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/outdoors/10860505/Does-your-child-know-how-to-make-fire.html

Comments section has a good proportion of twits tho'

 

[Harvestman]

Interesting, and largely positive, although I note the author describes skills with an axe and a saw as 'learning proficiency with weapons', which is a bit sad.

 

[boney gumbo mcgee]

I have recently taught my daughters (8) how to make fire using a traditional flint and steel set bought from a good person here, using char cloth, which I have shown them how to make. And they know what tinder hoof fungus is and where to find it locally. I am trying to teach them as much as possible before they hit the terrible teens and refuse to leave home/playstation/internet and commune the with outdoors.

 

[Blaidd]

Excellent article. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Macaroon]

Interesting, and largely positive, although I note the author describes skills with an axe and a saw as 'learning proficiency with weapons', which is a bit sad.

Even sadder, she wasn't corrected; that correction would make the important distinction very apparrent, eh?

 

[demographic]

Good article that.
Not quite sure I would describe Lisa as being "Gimlet" eyed but I suppose in that context it just meant sharp eyed.