And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
To Build A Fire
I got my hands on a fire starter like this (still have it somewhere) and successfully started a fire, but you learn the value of planning and careful preparation. Not the most efficient way to start a fire, but very educational.
I too have practiced starting fires with kits similar to this. The one Pro-Tip I can suggest : an emergency pre-manufactured tinder bundle / accellerant ready for instant use is VERY useful when you need fire NOW. Especially in conditions where the user is wet and cold which makes it far more difficult to get all your materials together for it.
I've put a metal dual-hole pencil sharpener in y fire kit for that reason. Any twig or stick up to fat crayon size is rendered into paper-thin tinder in seconds.
And with wet thick sticks, it'll get down to dry inner wood pretty quickly.
I too have practiced starting fires with kits similar to this. The one Pro-Tip I can suggest : an emergency pre-manufactured tinder bundle / accellerant ready for instant use is VERY useful when you need fire NOW. Especially in conditions where the user is wet and cold which makes it far more difficult to get all your materials together for it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many have read the Jack London story. Whatever grade it was that I read it, was over 50 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI've put a metal dual-hole pencil sharpener in y fire kit for that reason.
ReplyDeleteAny twig or stick up to fat crayon size is rendered into paper-thin tinder in seconds.
And with wet thick sticks, it'll get down to dry inner wood pretty quickly.