How to Use an Emergency Fire Starter
Gather kindling and tinder for your fire., Place your tinder in the designated spot for the fire., Shave magnesium from your fire starter onto the pile of tinder.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Gather kindling and tinder for your fire.
Examples of items you can collect are twigs, dead branches, dry bark or grass, pine needles, pocket lint, and paper. -
Step 2: Place your tinder in the designated spot for the fire.
When you use the emergency fire starter, the sparks you create must be able to ignite your pile of tinder. , The magnesium shavings are the elements that will be used to light your pile of tinder and kindling on fire.
Hold the block of magnesium tilted at an angle above your tinder pile, then use a knife or metal blade to scrape along the length of the magnesium block to create small shavings.
Allow the shavings to fall directly onto the pile of tinder, and continue scraping off shavings until you have created a pile that equals the approximate size of a United States quarter. -
Step 3: Shave magnesium from your fire starter onto the pile of tinder.
Detailed Guide
Examples of items you can collect are twigs, dead branches, dry bark or grass, pine needles, pocket lint, and paper.
When you use the emergency fire starter, the sparks you create must be able to ignite your pile of tinder. , The magnesium shavings are the elements that will be used to light your pile of tinder and kindling on fire.
Hold the block of magnesium tilted at an angle above your tinder pile, then use a knife or metal blade to scrape along the length of the magnesium block to create small shavings.
Allow the shavings to fall directly onto the pile of tinder, and continue scraping off shavings until you have created a pile that equals the approximate size of a United States quarter.
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