How To Start A Fire If You Get Stranded

Usually, hikers and campers depend on matches and lighters to light a fire. So knowing to start a fire without matches or a lighter is a vital survival skill. But what if these tools get wet, run out of fuel, or not work when you need them most? What are you going to do then? 

We never know when a situation comes where we need a fire, and we have nothing. So, learning how to start a fire the traditional way makes a great survival trick.

Wherever you are, pick a safe spot, or if you can’t find any, go somewhere else. The area shouldn’t be too windy, then dig a hole to make a pit for the fire. You can also dig a one to a two-foot deep pit with edges to block the wind.

Gather Dried Wood

• • Yucca (One Of The Best Choices)
  • Cedar (One Of The Best Choices)
  • Red Elm (Slippery Elm)
  • Basswood
  • Blue Beech
  • Walnut
  • Cottonwood
  • Driftwood
  • Cypress
  • Hibiscus Wood

Read The Following Methods To Start A Fire Without Using Matches And A Lighter 

The Hand Drill

This method is a primitive strategy and the hardest one to do. However, shaft revolution and descending weight are two of the most crucial essentials for starting a hand drill fire. 

1. Make a tinder nest. You can make it from dry leaves, bark, and grass. 
2. Make a notch. Cut an angular notch on the fireboard and create a depression near it.
3. Place the bark below the v-shaped cut.
4. Start spinning. Roll the shaft in your hands rapidly until an amber light on the fireboard.
5. Start a fire. Now, tap the fireboard to place your ember onto the bit of bark. Slowly blow it.