I'm quite ashamed to admit this one but after many years of using both natural and unnatural fire lighting methods I learnt how to make wood scrapings from dry timber to create tinder that will take from a spark.
Very simple in and of itself but after faffing around with fungus/moss/bark etc... (And trying to find it in the areas I camp in the first place) I can't describe how chuffed I am knowing I can find some dead standing wood, carve away the dampness, spilt it to the dry wood inside and create reliable tinder every time!
Very simple in and of itself but after faffing around with fungus/moss/bark etc... (And trying to find it in the areas I camp in the first place) I can't describe how chuffed I am knowing I can find some dead standing wood, carve away the dampness, spilt it to the dry wood inside and create reliable tinder every time!
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