How Do You Light A Fire With One Match?
• Find a suitable fire area. If you do not have a manmade fire pit, clear an area of all flammable material 3 feet in diameter. Then dig a hole 10-12 inches wide by 6 inches deep. This is your fire pit. Find suitable tinder. (Charred cloth, birch bark, dried leaves/grasses, or other airy and fine materials are great. If you can find nothing dry, use bits of your own clothing, the contents of your wallet or purse, or anything which you may have on you which will take fire.) • Other tinder materials: • Dry milkweed fluff (found in the fall) • Paper gum wrappers • Frayed wooden stick • Dried moss or lichen (found on the ground or on rocks) • Pine bark or pine needles (very flammable) • Pine cones • Cotton ball, may have vaseline, chapstick (it’s mostly wax), or alcohol on it to help it burn • Dried leaves or grasses • Waxed paper from food or candy bars • Birthday candles, especially joke candles that don’t blow out • Don’t use paper matches (the ones that look like thin cardboard). They
