How do you start a fire

[Joined2krist]

When you don't have Matches or a Lighter at home and Stores are all closed around your area?

P.s: For cooking

 

[EmmaCat]

Call the gas company. Your pilot light went out.

 

[GallagherM]

Hello joined2krist;

Is it possible to rub two sticks together and spark a fire with some dry stubble?

 

[Matt5]

When you don't have Matches or a Lighter at home and Stores are all closed around your area?

P.s: For cooking

• 3 Clever Hacks to Start a Fire Using a Battery
• How to Start a Fire Without a Match

 

[Lost4words]

Call the fire department up and ask them to start one?

 

[Lost4words]

Hello joined2krist;

Is it possible to rub two sticks together and spark a fire with some dry stubble?

I tried that once but all i got was sore paws!

 

[pescador]

Flint and steel has been used for many years to start a fire. It really works!

 

[Carl Emerson]

Ask Elijah...

 

[Der Alte]

A small ball of fine steel wool placed on the contacts of a 9 volt battery. the rectangular one. A magnifying glass and some shredded paper.

 

[Oompa Loompa]

When you don't have Matches or a Lighter at home and Stores are all closed around your area?

P.s: For cooking

Paper towel on the stove.

 

[Lost4words]

Flame thrower maybe?

 

[Jeffwhosoever]

https://www.amazon.com/bayite-Survi...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

 

[Walk together]

ask someone for a light.

 

[drich0150]

When you don't have Matches or a Lighter at home and Stores are all closed around your area?

P.s: For cooking

at home?

9vlt battery and steel wool. it's like using a lighter.

 

[GreekOrthodox]

Wait for a gender reveal party to go wrong?

 

[Greengardener]

While it won't work for this instance if your need is immediate and you can't borrow a match from the neighbor, it might be a good idea to keep matches in a tight jar (waterproof). Thankfully they are still not a high priced item. The alternatives are also good, like magnifying glass on dry grass or paper or the battery trick. Seems there is a magnesium strip that makes short work for starting a fire.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

While it won't work for this instance if your need is immediate and you can't borrow a match from the neighbor, it might be a good idea to keep matches in a tight jar (waterproof). Thankfully they are still not a high priced item. The alternatives are also good, like magnifying glass on dry grass or paper or the battery trick. Seems there is a magnesium strip that makes short work for starting a fire.

Something to keep on my honey do list.

 

[1rreducibly Complex]

He starts a fire by hitting a nail with a hammer to heat it up.

 

[Waymarker]

I bought myself these two firemaking items earlier this year in case there's a longterm power failure, the top one is a metal rod and flinty scraper to make sparks, and the bottom one is a bag of tinder to take the sparks.
Once the tinder is alight, you add newspaper and twigs etc to get a real blaze going..

 

[pescador]

I bought myself these two firemaking items earlier this year in case there's a longterm power failure, the top one is a metal rod and flinty scraper to make sparks, and the bottom one is a bag of tinder to take the sparks.
Once the tinder is alight, you add newspaper and twigs etc to get a real blaze going..

Those are two critical tools. You don't need the flint striker as any reasonably sharp edge, such as the back of a knife blade, will do. But of course the striker is nice to have. Remember to gather the required fuels first.

BTW, I use my fire steel a lot to light my charcoal chimney and outdoor fireplace, as the steel works better in the wind than matches.