How to Make Fire? Survival Techniques

Thanks to fire, the man was able to protect himself from animals, cook, and create tools. I show you how to make a fire without a lighter or matches.

You may have thought about going camping on some occasions, it is an excellent way to get closer to Nature and thus achieve the necessary relaxation and meditation, something very important for our body care. On those occasions, you may need to make a fire, something necessary for a country kitchen and hard-core cooks, so it never hurts to know some survival techniques.

Let’s make fire

It is important to be able to make a fire so that we have sufficient knowledge, but also tinder. Yes, tinder but not the dating app, I meant the dry grass and being well compacted, the ember can spread very easily. It is also recommended to have fine and dry firewood to be able to start the fire by blowing together to fan the flame.

What methods can we put into practice to make a fire?

Let's start with one of the best-known, effective, and perhaps complex, the Indian bearing arch. It is a well-known friction system for which you have to have strength and resistance. This fire consists of quickly turning a stick with the help of a bow on the piece of wood. To do this, we will build an arch with flexible wood, such as a chestnut. The rope can be made with the shoelace. In this case, the softwood will have to be rubbed with the hardwood, that way it will work.

One piece of advice: if by rubbing we get a black powder similar to coal, we have chosen well. Otherwise, if the dust is sand-colored, you have to look for another kind of wood. If we continue, we will lose time and we will get tired.