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Originally Posted by Iowa Dave
Read: To build a fire by London
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I took a wilderness skiing class in college and we had to read that. We went out on a wet, cold (rain on old snow) day to practice fire starting. But as a former Girl Scout I knew what I was doing! Got mine going and several others who were stuck. (Sad that sometimes now I can't start the charcoal fire in a charcoal chimney!)
Usually good tinder to be found (dry) at the base of large trees and under bushes with snow pockets. Birds nests are a little harder to find but I like the idea and if I find some, might repurpose them into firestarter gifts... kind of novel! I have finches but they don't nest here (no trees) and the swallows that do build nests of mud.