First fire . . . .

[Trenton55]

Thanks for that link Snakedoc. The pictures alone are a big help.

 

[Snakedoc]

Sure thing, River-8 is a pool of knowledge.

I struggled with fire myself until he taught me the base & brace method.

 

[Trenton55]

So here is my first successfully built fire. Like an idiot I forgot to bring the camera to document the build :/ My tinder consisted of dry grass and some cotton balls. The cotton balls lit way faster than I expected. The base & brace method seemed to work really well.