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To: JRandomFreeper

I want one of those.

Been wondering about something: can you advise on a good firestarter?

Do I just get one of those clicky thingies or stock up on matches or both? Or is there something else.


270 posted on 05/12/2012 9:46:20 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne
I have lighters. I have matches. I have batteries and steel wool. I can start a fire with two angry boy scouts.

There are millions of ways to start a fire. Learn them.

Tinder is the key to it. I know of 8 different plants around here that will have a bone dry fiberous pith in a pouring rain. And that is what you need.

Fire = fuel, O2, heat.

God gives us enough O2 in the atmosphere, so that is covered.

Dry fuel, or tinder can be hard to get in a rain storm, but it is available.

Heat, or at least a spark can come from many different sources.

Sounds like what you need is a hands-on mentor that can show you how, and correct your errors.

That's how I learned. Reading only takes you so far. You have to do it.

/johnny

278 posted on 05/12/2012 10:01:09 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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