Tinder:
The small material that is most easy to catch fire; such as paper, old man's beard, and dry thin bark. This is what you first light to get your fire going.
The small material that is most easy to catch fire; such as paper, old man's beard, and dry thin bark. This is what you first light to get your fire going.
Kindling:
Branches or wood with a small to medium thickness that will be next to catch fire after the Tinder. Put the thinnest pieces closest to the tinder then gradually get larger.
Branches or wood with a small to medium thickness that will be next to catch fire after the Tinder. Put the thinnest pieces closest to the tinder then gradually get larger.
Fuel Wood:
This is the wood you use to keep your fire going. It is large, and is not to be placed on your fire until it is a healthy size; doing so could smoother it.
This is the wood you use to keep your fire going. It is large, and is not to be placed on your fire until it is a healthy size; doing so could smoother it.
Tipi:
A method of fire building where the tinder is laying in a small pile and the kindling surrounds it by leaning the ends upon eachother and creating a tipi shape. The tinder is lit and can then easily catch onto the kindling.
A method of fire building where the tinder is laying in a small pile and the kindling surrounds it by leaning the ends upon eachother and creating a tipi shape. The tinder is lit and can then easily catch onto the kindling.
A wall that you build on the opposite side of the fire from your shelter. This wall will direct heat back towards your shelter, and will block wind from either putting your fire out or spreading sparks which could otherwise cause a forest fire.
Fire Triangle:
A process of describing what fires need to keep from going out. The three are oxygen, heat, and fuel. Remove even one of these and the fire dies.
Log Cabin:
A method of fire building where the tinder is placed in a small pile, and tinder is stacked up around it in a square. This is sometimes accompanied with a tipi in the middle to aid fire starting. The log cabin method is great at warming the ground which helps produce better embers for cooking.
A method of fire building where the tinder is placed in a small pile, and tinder is stacked up around it in a square. This is sometimes accompanied with a tipi in the middle to aid fire starting. The log cabin method is great at warming the ground which helps produce better embers for cooking.
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