My husband decided it would be a god time to try our fire making skills. This is something that's always stressed on the survival shows we watch. On the other hand, we don't want Desert Boy to get too enthusiastic about making fires. So we decided we would start with a fire-making method that isn't too hard, but does require some specialized gear: a magnesium bar and flint.
We gathered fine fuels, had something to shave the magnesium flakes onto, and set off to make a fire. I love the look Desert Girl has in the photo above.
Dear Daddy took a turn and couldn't get the fire going.
Desert Boy took a turn. He couldn't get it going.
I took a turn. I couldn't get it going.
Dear Daddy tried again. It still didn't work.
I was grumbling. If I were in the backcountry and cold and miserable and needed this fire, it took way more effort than I would have!
Finally a little bit of smoke appeared. But do you see an extra ingredient in the photo above?
The extra ingredient was a lighter. A tried and true, easy way to start a fire. (I don't consider this cheating, I consider it smart!)
So why couldn't we start a fire with a magnesium stick and a flint? I went to YouTube to get some pointers and found this nice video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ_LrBafzNY
We probably didn't have enough magnesium.
So I tried again. And let me tell you, I couldn't get enough magnesium flakes (the size of a quarter) in fifteen minutes. I was not impressed. So we will be looking for other fire starting methods. In the meantime, we'll keep a lighter with us!
We might not be too good at survival right now, but we're going to get better this summer!
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