Basics of Building a Fire | Bushcraft on the Patio

There are a lot of bushcraft fire-starting videos out there, but before you learn how to use flint and steel, make char cloth, work a bow drill, or polish a beer can into a fire-starting mirror, focus on the basics of just getting a fire to start. Practice starting a fire at home, practice using different types of tinder and different starting methods, so when you really need a fire, you will know that you can get a flame going. And always carry the most efficient fire-starting methods you can. You can spend a weekend out camping and building fires only with flint and steel, but if there is an emergency, you will be awfully glad you packed that lighter.

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