Survival skill #1 – Make fire

April 2011

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April 2011

Tinder.
Making a fire in a desperate situation will do more than warm you; it will lift spirits and offer hope – two essential ingredients for any successful survival situation Tinder “This is the most important thing to get your fire burning,” says Steve Porteous, head instructor at Human: Interactive Nature School. Tinder is any material […]
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