The Amateur Prepper's Pocket Guide to Creating an Emergency Plan by Sandi Bird Aldridge

Author:Sandi Bird Aldridge [Aldridge, Sandi Bird]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Health; Fitness & Dieting, Reference, Survival & Emergency Preparedness, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Education & Reference, Nonfiction
Amazon: B00LE7P8Z0
Publisher: Audeamus Publications
Published: 2014-06-29T04:00:00+00:00

Fire

Those privileged few who may have had the opportunity to be involved in the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts or a similar group may think back fondly to their Firecraft Badge days. Ah, the log cabin fire. Oh, wait…how inefficient that really was! The first time I took a survival course, Wilderness Survival Escape and Evasion, I had to forget everything my Scout leaders so nicely taught me; and I will never have to struggle to start a campfire again!

Fire-starting tools: The key is in having the right tools available when you need them. You will need something with which to create a spark. Again, technology has come to the rescue.

Bear Grylls might be a pro at starting a fire with a magnifying glass, a pair of eyeglasses or the rearview mirror from the car he had to abandon, however we modern day preppers have other options available to us.

The old pocketknife and magnesium block combo is still an option. In addition, there are tools with cool names like the Blastmatch, the Sparkie (my favorite due to its one-hand operation), Swedish Fire Steel, and Strike Force. For additional information, Practical Survivor has an informative article about Fire Starting Tools: www.practicalsurvivor.com/firestartingtools

Tinder: If you have ever started a campfire or lit the fire in a woodstove or fireplace, you might know that you need three sizes of wood: tinder, kindling and fuel. The middle and latter you will gather when needed, however, if you pack the tinder in your Go-Bag you will save yourself a tremendous amount of aggravation.

Take your pick from some of the great alternatives that are readily available: Vaseline-soaked cotton balls, chapstick mushed into a cotton ball, dryer lint (Highly flammable…clean your lint filters regularly!), gauze bandages, hemp twine and WetFire cubes (available at sporting goods stores and some Walmarts). Practice using your fire starting tool and your tinder so that you know how to use it before you’re in a life or death situation.

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