[at-l] Fw: Thru hiker Survivor Fire

[jplynch@crosslink.net (Jim Lynch)]

Thanks; has anyone ever tried this?  Is the leather important?  Or can
shoelaces suffice?  Implies that a knife is needed?   Is it easy to find
wood that can be used in this fashion (in the rain/dark/cold?).  The
success of firebuilding seems to depend on getting the right type of
wood.
   Don't get me wrong, this is good stuff (even if it dates to 1925). 
I'm just wondering if its a skill thats worth the time and energy to try
to obtain.  
   I can imagine a contest at a future Ruck.... 


-- 
James P. ('Jim') Lynch
jplynch@crosslink.net
Subject: 
       Re: [at-l] Fw: Thru hiker Survivor Fire
   Date: 
       Sun, 10 Mar 2002 22:56:10 EST
  From: 
       Snodrog5@aol.com
    To: 
       jplynch@crosslink.net
    CC: 
       at-l@mailman.backcountry.net




How to Make Fire Without Matches 
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