IA Woodsman
09-28-2011, 08:09 PM
One very important skill to own is the use of the fire steel. It is reliable,cheap,waterproof, and easy to practice with. Once you get good with it you can focus on collecting tinders in the woods. They are free and satisfying to use.
Natural tinders take a little prep most of the time. Some have to be broken down and roughed up to expose the fibers which will catch a spark. Others have resins and need no prep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2tjcXwVmg
Natural tinders take a little prep most of the time. Some have to be broken down and roughed up to expose the fibers which will catch a spark. Others have resins and need no prep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2tjcXwVmg