How to Make Homemade Fire Starters
When it’s been down pouring rain for several days and you’re desperate to get the camp fire going, having a good fire starter to help get things going can be extremely comforting. Yes, there’s plenty of natural material in the bush to help ignite your fire – birchbark, dried grass, cattail fluff and resin from a balsam tree are some of the best – but having homemade back-ups stored in your pack and always available can be an extra bonus. WEven if you don’t pre-make them at home, you always have plenty of flammable materials in your pack as well.
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My mother always said that change is good. Of course, I think she was referring to the changing of my underwear or socks. But I’ve taken her advice in relation to spreading my enthusiasm and knowledge of camping and the outdoors. My normal method was through writing books and magazine articles, which I continue to do. However, I now have this video website, presenting multiple episodes on ways to be a “happy camper”.
It’s very exciting. I get to run around playing in the woods and be goofy on camera, but I also get to share my experiences with you like never before. Promoting the reasons for people to continue going out into the wilderness-so they will freely accept the responsibility of saving what’s left of our natural world. Quite honestly, I’ve never been happier; except maybe after changing my socks and underwear. That’s pretty darn cool as well.
~Kevin Callan
