How to Start a Fire With Magnesium and Flint

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get a knife

   You can find flint and magnesium at any hardware or survival store.
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   Step 2: magnesium and flint.

   Find little dead/dry wood and leaves, etc. ,,, Try to make the sparks hit the magnesium.
   
   When the sparks hit the magnesium it will start and ignite the nest. ,,, Hardwood will keep the fire hot and will make it last a lot longer. ,,
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   Step 3: Find yourself some fast igniting material

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   Step 4: not hardwood or paper.

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   Step 5: Make a nest and surround the nest in bark.

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   Step 6: Scrape some magnesium into the nest with your knife.

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   Step 7: Hit the flint with your knife and make a scraping motion so you can make sparks.

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   Step 8: Get yourself some twigs quickly and keep the fire going by adding more twigs.

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   Step 9: Get some bigger wood and add it to the fire

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    Step 10: but not too much to smother it or else it will go out.

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    Step 11: Add some hardwood.

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    Step 12: Sit back and enjoy what you have made.

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    Step 13: Put out the fire when you are done with a bucket of water.

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