The search for fire

Now that we have our water situation settled, let’s move on to the aspect of fire. Fire, as you know, can be an incredibly useful tool in your arsenal. Not only can it be used for cooking our food, but combustion has various applications. One, of course, is providing light. Since half of the twenty-four hours, sometimes more or less, is night, there is a great need for visibility, work, and protection when the sun goes down. In this branch of our survival study, let’s shine a spotlight on creating a fire. This will be the other half to the purified water that you have now mastered.

 Since the dawn of time, dominion over flame has done nothing but make everything we accomplish much more effortless. There are ways, of course, to bring about the heat and light of fire. For this example, all you’re going to need is some dry tinder, such as dry grass or dry leaves, and a few dry twigs to use as kindling. If you don’t have leaves available, then use dryer lint. This catches the ember even better. Next, arrange some smaller sticks in the fashion of a ‘teepe’. This formation is going to give the amateur fire builder the ability to create a fire with proper airflow—airflow, the best friend of a fire.