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Indian makes small fire, sits close.
White man makes big fire, sits far away.
-- Stalking Wolf |
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Fire is one of the basic essentials for our survival on this planet. Whether
it be for warmth, cooking, light, or a sense of security, humans need fire.
There are very few, if any, environments on the Earth where humans can
survive (over the long term) without it. In the days before we had
matches, lighters, electricity, and various other means of providing
ourselves with heat, cooking, and light, people had invented a myriad of
ways to make fire. Some of these ways are outlined in this section of the
website. The famous
Fire from a Can of Coke & a Chocolate Bar
and
Fire From Ice
articles are here on this site!
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Photo by Allan "Bow" Beauchamp |
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General Fire topics
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Fire
Basics
A section covering the basics of fire and
fire starting. Go here first if you're new to making fire without matches.
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Uses
of Fire
A list compiled by Storm
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Tinder
Tinder is material that can catch a spark readily or is easy to blow into
flame when a coal is added - absolutely essential to primitive fire
starting.
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Tinder Fungus
This is a type of fungus that holds a coal very well for a long period of time,
and ignites easily. It can also be used as a
stove, or
worked into a material called
amadou -- a soft, felt-like material.
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Friction Fire Methods
A diagrammatic overview by Joseph Longshore II
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Scout Fire
A low-detection fire - by Joseph Longshore II
Fire-making Methods and Information
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Can of
Coke and a Chocolate Bar
No joke ... it has been done! Here's how!
A Wildwood Survival exclusive -
featured on Mythbusters (but it was here they got the idea)
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Fire by Cans, Part II
Further explorations of "Fire from a Can of Coke and a Chocolate Bar"
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Fire From
Ice!
Yes, it is possible! See it here!
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Fire
from Water!
Yup, no kidding! Thanks to
Rob Bicevskis for this!
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Materials
Information about what meterials to use to make fire-making equipment
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Bow Drill
The old standby. Uses a bow to spin a drill on a
second piece of wood, creating friction and heat.
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Hand Drill
The same principle as a bow drill, but with the
hands spinning the drill.
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Pump Drill
Harder to construct than a bowdrill, but a lot less
work to use.
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Fire Boards
These are what seats the drill at the bottom in the "drill-type" fire
making methods.
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Fire Piston
A rather unique method of making fire that relies on
air heating up under compression..
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Fire Plow
Not just a tropical alternative! See pictures and a
movie of this using native materials in Ontario. Also one from Arizona.
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Fire Saw
Pictures and movies of this bamboo-based fire-making method
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Flint-and-Steel
Info, pictures & a movie of a flint-and-steel set making fire
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Reflectors
Mirrors, etc.
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Magnifiers
Magnifying lenses, including fire from a light bulb!
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Two Stones
Starting fire using just two stones
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Spontaneous Combustion
Oil-soaked rags and the like
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Lava
The easiest one of all, if you happen to be near a liquid lava flow!
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Carbide
Not really a primitive method, but here it is
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Magnesium & Ferrocerium
An easy but non-primitive fire starter you can buy in any outdoor store
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Batteries
It's actually quite easy to make fire using a small flashlight battery
or two
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Other fire-making methods
Miscellaneous other methods
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Something's burning in
the kitchen
Experimentations by Rob Bicevskis
And for something entirely different (on
the lighter side) ...
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