Posts Tagged ‘charcloth’

Survival fire making: What fire ignition system should you carry?

Posted on January 8th, 2012 by Leon

Your ability to start a fire under emergency conditions can save your life! The inability to start a fire can cost it! Here are some common methods, and how well they work!

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Gear For Survival Kits You Should Always Carry!

Posted on December 9th, 2011 by Leon

BEWARE! If you don’t know how to use the materials in the (wilderness survival) kit, and don’t practice with them, you may develop a false sense of confidence. This attitude could get you in a lot more trouble!

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Make a Survival Kit Part of Your Wardrobe

Posted on March 5th, 2011 by Leon

What you’ve got to work with is what you have! When possible, always carry your ten essentials. But this collection of survival items, integrated into your wardrobe, may get you through an emergency!

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Survival Kit Necessity: How to Make Charcloth

Posted on March 27th, 2010 by Leon

Catching a spark and blowing it into a flame is a skill that can save your life. Charcloth is a material that has been “cooked” like charcoal is at high temperatures until it becomes black. Properly-made charcloth will easily catch a spark and grow into an ember. This ember can be transferred to a tinder bundle and blown into a flame.

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Do-It-Yourself: How to Make Charcloth For Every Survival Kit

Posted on January 13th, 2010 by Leon

Maybe the best thing about charcloth is that you make it yourself, and the materials are free. It belongs in every survival kit

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