Fire Tactics

Once you get a fire going, it is important to take steps for the next fire. You must make sure that the next fire that you start does not require the amount of work to start that the first fire did. There are a couple of things that you can do to make this happen. 1. Make a char cloth NOTE: One of the biggest hurdles in starting a fire is finding the right kind of kindling. If you can make a kindling that can catch fire quickly, you have half of your work cut out. One of the best fuel that you can make is a char cloth. Take a small piece of cloth and shove it in a metal box or a container (ex. Altoids Container). Make sure that the container is sealed and throw it in the fire. Let the container burn in the fire for a few minutes. Remove it from fire and let it cool. If you did it right, the cloth inside would be completely black but not burnt. This cloth is called a char cloth. It catches fire with the smallest of sparks! 2. Vaseline soaked cotton balls Vaseline is pure petroleum jelly. If you have some Vaseline on your hands, you can make great fire starters they burn at over 400 °F . Just soak some cotton balls in Vaseline and keep them in a container. The cotton balls soaked in Vaseline burn quickly and for a long time.