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Fire Survival Basics

October 16, 2016June 29, 2016 by skywalker

Fire. It’s been with mankind since forever, right? Fulfilling so many of its needs and wants. Warmth, cooking, light…? What …

Fire Piston Method: Fire Building Skills

October 16, 2016June 22, 2016 by skywalker

We can start fires with air, and how does one do this you might ask? Well, one can make a fire piston, a device that’s been around for so long to start signal, camp and cooking fires. It’s mainly composed of a piston and cylinder, using compression to rapidly heat up tinder and turn it into coal. It’s most suggested for ease that one will use Charcloth as tinder.

Two Man Hand Drill Technique: Firebuilding

October 16, 2016June 22, 2016 by skywalker

If you remember the Hand Drill technique for building fires, this the Two Man Hand Drill technique is a modified version of that. The steps are quite similar but it’s much easier compared to the latter since, in this version, we have two people working side by side which distributes the work making it easier to create the fire.

Hand Drill Method: Fire Building Skills

October 16, 2016June 22, 2016 by skywalker

One of the oldest and simplest techniques to build a fire, the hand drill method employs spindle rotation and downward pressure to create friction that results in heat. This heat then creates an ember which starts our fire. This primitive way of building a fire best works in climates that are dry and it basically has two major components: namely the drill and the fireboard.

Bow Drill Method: Fire Building Skills

October 16, 2016June 16, 2016 by skywalker

Aside from water, fire is also one of the elements that is essential to our lives. It may sound so primitive but trying to learn a basic fire building technique by the use of a friction can be a great help for your own survival. It is an excellent emergency practice whenever you are in an outdoor activity.

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