The Steps


Intro:
Before you begin
Step 1:
Prepare the site
Step 2:
Gather the fuel for the fire
Step 3:
Place the tinder and build the teepee
Step 4:
Build the cabin
Step 5:
Place the larger stuff
Step 6:
Spark it up
Step 7:
Extinguish the fire

 

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Learn2 Build a Campfire (Continued)

Step 6Spark it up

Wait for the breeze to die down, if there is one. Shield the area from the wind with your body if you have to. Assuming you've collected solid (not rotted), dry materials, you should be able to light the fire with a single match.

Kneel down and strike a match. Shielding it from the wind, drop it through the gaps onto the tinder inside the tepee. If this is not possible, sneak the match through the bottom side of the cabin. Once the larger sticks are burning, you can let the other folks gradually and gently place larger material on. To encourage a struggling fire, kneel down beside it. Inhale deeply, and blow gently and steadily along the ground and into the base of the fire.

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