How Do You Build An Emergency Fire For Warmth?
The ability to build a fire for warmth in an emergency is one of the most basic survival skills you can learn. Like most people, chances are good you’ll have access to matches or a lighter during an emergency, so even in the case of total non-preparedness you can build a fire. However, to increase your odds of survival, you may want to carry around a magnifying glass just in case matches aren’t readily available. Choose a safe location to build your fire. A place that is rocky or sandy, and near water if possible. You’ll want to build a fire that can’t easily spread. Find dry tinder. Collect small twigs and grasses as well as bigger pieces of dry branches and wood for when the fire gets going. Pile the tinder in a tepee shape, like cross stitches or a lean-to. Allow the fuel air to breathe. Give the structure a little “doorway” through which you can light the fuel. Use the flint-and-steel method to create sparks. Find a small rock with a smooth indentation and a small, dry branch. Quic
