Lesson 2: Making A Fire

CAUTION: Do at own risk, we cannot take responsibility for you actions

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO DO THIS

ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE OVER 18 AND IF NOT YOU HAVE TO BE SUPERVISED BY AN 18 YEAR OLD OR OVER

FIRE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MAKE SURE THAT WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR FIRE THAT IS IS NOT CLOSE TO ANY ANIMALS HOMES, TREES, BUSHES, TENTS, PILES OF WOOD OR HOMES

AFTER MAKING A FIRE PUT OUT ANY EMBERS AND POUR WATER OVER IT WHEN FINISHED WITH

Hi and welcome to plainsurvival.blogspot.com

Today's lesson is how to make a fire, i know what your thinking " i already know how to make a fire use matches "... but remember this blog is about survival so what do you do if your stranded and your cold from all of the wind and maybe your clothes are wet, that's bad you need to dry them right away, but wait oh no you have no matches you will have to do it like this...

What you need:
a thick, dry chunk of wood
a sharp stone
string or roots
bark or dead leaves ( something easily flammable )
kindling ( small twigs )

1st gather up all of your equipment

2nd put your fuel (the bark or leaves ) in a pile so that they are ready

3rd get your sharp stone or item and carve a line in it round the bottom and sides ( or top and sides )

4th put the string or root in the slit and wrap the ends around your hands so that they are firmly in place

5th move your arms up and down so that one arm goes up and one arm goes down

6th do the same except with your other arm

Example:

Left arm up - Right arm down / at the same time
Right arm up - Left arm down / at the same time
Left arm up - Right arm down / at the same time
Right arm up - Left arm down / at the same time

7th keep doing this over and over again very, very quickly until you can see smoke coming off the wood

8th quickly lift the wood to your face and blow on it gently until it starts to glow

9th quickly move it to your pile of bark or dry leaves and place it so that the glowing red embers are touching the bark or dry leaves

10th once the bark has caught the embers it should start to smoke

11th quickly blow on the leaves or the bark so that it starts a flame

12th put the flaming bark or leaves on the floor and put kindling over it

13th once the kindling is a strong flame put bigger sticks on it

14th once you have made your fire and used it, dismantle it because it is a danger to animals, insects and even humans

Thanks for reading

Mr Bailey