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... The Ten Essentials
"When faced with potential disaster, stop, calm down, and think."
The history of the "Ten Essentials"
Back in the 1930's a group called The Mountaineers of Seattle began holding a course on mount ... Wilderness Survival SignalsSignals:Ground to air signals should be at least 10 metres long and 3 metres wide with 3 metres inbetween each signals. These signals can be made of anything, like branches, dark coloure ... Wood Tools Safety Course (Totin' chip) Course Outline
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Introduction:
Welcome & Introduce Self
... Firem'n Chit Course Firem'n Chit Course Objective: Instruct students on proper use and safety of heat sources Introduction ... Firestarter #1Any tips on starting a fire with damp wood? This is for a survival class, so "keep your wood covered" is not the answer I'm looking for. The scout handbood suggests cutting into a log to get ... Firestarter #2Having some newspaper or solid lighter (meta tablets, cardboard impregnated with parrafine, etc) helps a lot.
Someone on rec.backcountry suggested to use rests of acrylic plastic. I don't r ... Firestarter #3Check the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge pamphlet and the Field Book. Our troop frequently has wet wood fire building contests. Soak acouple of logs for a day or two, give 'em a knife, an a ... Firestarter #4Two ways that I thought of both stem from "being prepared".
FIRST: What about those magnesium blocks/flint combos? Easy to carry.
SECOND:Easy firestarter to carry: Soak charcoal in lighter fluid, th ... Firestarter #5Just to add one more thought. The temperature of your wood is important. Surely you've noticed that it's much easier to light your campfire on a warm afternoon than on a cold morning? The sa ... Firestarter #6I've found that the best way to start a fire with wet or damp wood is to be prepared and carry a road flare with you. If you put your wet kindling around the road flare it is sure to build a ... Firestarter #7Try starting with "squaw wood." This is dead wood and twigs still on the tree (off the ground) and in arms reach (don't have to bend over to pick it up). Generally this wood will be fairly d ... Firestarter #8A previous poster suggested soaking cardboard in lighter fluid and then covering with wax as a firestarter. We have reasonable success using cardboard egg cartons, wood chips/sawdust, and pa ... Firestarter #9This is another variation on the egg carton idea... My scoutmaster always had what looked like miniature egg carton shells that were about 1/2 the size of regular egg-type cartons. He said h ... Starry NightSet Up:
Dim or turn off room lights except for an electric candle or flashlight
This is the season of lights and stars, when days are short and nights are long with beautiful stars.
Lord Baden- ... |
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