Outdoor Skills

You've probably heard of fatwood, the miracle fire starter. "Miracle" might be a bit strong, but fatwood makes wonderful tinder and kindling. Finding and harvesting fatwood is easy. Here's how. … [Read more...] about Finding, Harvesting, and Using Fatwood

When it comes to starting fires in the wild, I can't think of any option as cheap, light-weight, and fool-proof as homemade petroleum jelly cotton balls. Petroleum jelly cotton balls almost guarantee me a fire, even in adverse conditions. In this report, I describe how I make and … [Read more...] about Using Petroleum Jelly Cotton Balls as a Fire Starter