Fire lighting practice after a rain.

Runsalone

Runsalone

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A few weekends ago I went for a quick trip to one of my favcorite areas after some 24 hours of rain a day before. Decided I should brush up on the fire skills while I had the opportunity, especially with everything damp like it was. I havnt contributed here in a while so thought I would share. Hopefully Ive done this correctly Lol.

[video=youtube;Pkq1TWXMRCY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkq1TWXMRCY&feature=plcp&context=C42cd228VDvjVQa1PpcFOZ1KJNL7u6JoPZLSpBFRX7 ytmYcgVAwrE%3D[/video]
 
Good job bud. But for a little more challenge, use natural materials that you found around you for tinder, after a long rain. She's a bit more work then I find.
 
Good stuff indeed! I really enjoyd it! You might want to consider for your next challenge and video try building the fire IN or during the rain and using all natural materials!

I'm assuming you were able to sustain the fire throughout the nite and rain?
 
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Worth every second; thank you for sharing that vid. I really want to get out in the field now!
 
upnorth said:
Good job bud. But for a little more challenge, use natural materials that you found around you for tinder, after a long rain. She's a bit more work then I find.
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My tinder was all natural. Ruffed up inner bark from what I think was poplar, and the green mossy stuff that resembles old mans beard that grows around there. Then I used shavings from my kindling. I had to sit and work the bark in my hands for a good bit after carrying it around in my pocket for a few hours. LOL still have the little bark fibers stuck in that pocket.

Quirt said:
Good stuff indeed! I really enjoyd it! You might want to consider for your next challenge and video try building the fire IN or during the rain and using all natural materials!

I'm assuming you were able to sustain the fire throughout the nite and rain?
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It did burn into the night. until it ran out of fuel. I dumped the rest of what I had gathered on it right before bed then got to fall asleep with the flickering firelight warming the inside of my shelter. Was quite wonderful. It never rained hard enough to put it all the way out, and in the morning there was just enough coal underneath to revive it with some shavings from my kindling I kept dry.

Dont know bout a bowdrill fire IN the rain...lol that would be a challenge for sure. Intresting one though...hmmmmm.
 
Im always surprised at the sheer volume of firewood you can burn when you want to keep a fire going indefinetely, seems like all you do is gather wood. Lol. On our last trip up in the Cohuttas instead of staying in places that were visited often we pulled of the road and trudged up to a ridgeline where no one had been. It was soooo nice to have all the firewood almost within arms reach and not having to carry dead standing timber for a quarter mile back and forth to camp.
 
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