fire starting

Hi all! I am struggling with fire-setting in my small kelly kettle. The space to build the fire is about palm sized, and 1.5 inches deep. You've got to get fuel in there, but also enough of a lattice for air to pass through you've got to stand fuel up somehow so it doesn't touch the rim so...

We are involved with the Alberta Trappers here in Canada, and this is a short video showing a Fire Starting Competition at the Alberta Trappers Rendezvous. Senior Trappers as well as young Trappers compete to get a fire made and water boiling the fastest...

firemaking is, imo, the most important bushcraft skill to master... and the most difficult to really understand, because it needs A LOT of practice, and you don't even make fire every time you are outdoors. it doesn't matter how many times you read about making fire, you simply got to make it...

I stumbled across this clip on the ikeahacker website (apologies if its been posted before) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzXOVbYUamc basically it's a guy making a bow drill from ikea wooden hanger and then using it to make a fire out of an and some other ikea pieces. I was left grinning...

We all can use a quick access candle for fire lighting or just warm light in the campsite Here is one example of using trash to make a nice one. I made this one tonight as a prototype. "Altoid smalls" boxes are tiny and cool, but I have had a hard time finding suitable uses for them. I eat a...

All you crazy Fire Starters... Has anyone tried this method I found on Youtube?! Making fire with some tinder, a piece of fungus from a birch tree, the sun and a.. 'TIN CAN'!! :lmao::lmao::lmao: Link..>> Tin Can Firestarter goodjob I don't think we have the weather for it though!