A pocket bellows is a dumb little gimmicky item, but they are truly super useful to feed bonus oxygen into a nascent, especially frozen or wet fire. It's also recommended to carry some starter material in your fire kit, to ensure an easy start to your emergency fire. Vaseline-soaked cotton balls work great for a homemade tinder, or something purchased like Bigfoot Bushcraft's fire plugs. I will also carry a small chunk of fatwood which will keep a flame going once you've achieved one. Also a ferro rod is my preferred backup to mini bic lighter. Nice work buffing your skills up while you recover.
@AmandaDouin6 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the great info! I have heard of most of those methods - and really want a ferro rod! Thanks for watching and for the encouragement 💗
@samuelmarron8166 ай бұрын
Pine sap is also very flammable
@AmandaDouin6 ай бұрын
Good to know! Thanks!! Just getting into this so I appreciate any tips 💗
@RhodySeth6 ай бұрын
That's why I bring I keep a firestarter in my pack - I'm garbage at starting one from scratch.
@AmandaDouin6 ай бұрын
I didn’t stay out there more than an hour so I’m wondering if I could keep one going longer.. will test it next time! Above tree line would be another story all together though!
@AmandaDouin6 ай бұрын
@RhodySeth I want to check into some different techniques for fires as well. I’m so new at this..
@megatrends18 күн бұрын
Hate sap, just hate it you got the worst of it though lol. Especially now it is 90 degrees and misting the automobiles with sap pine tree mist. nasty business.