You are lost in the woods, the desert or in an abandoned city. The night is slowly taking over and the wolves are coming. This is a scenario nobody really wants to experience. However, if it does come to surviving, fire is going to save you. It will illuminate your environment, give you warmth, keep the animals away from you and definitely raise your spirit. In addition, you can now cook your food.

Okay, maybe you will never get lost in a dangerous environment like Bear Gryllz. But you can still impress your friends with your amazing survival skills. Making a fire to create a campfire is something which will earn you a lot of respect, trust me.

  1. Initially, you’ll need many, small little branches which are as dry as possible. Now spread them over a circular construction framed by rocks. The earth underneath the fireplace should too be very dry. But don’t forget to get something which can be used as a kind of tinder. Dry tree mushrooms or bark which is covered by tree gum will suffice. If you want to use gum which will make the fire smell good, then you should definitely turn to conifer trees. Later on, you can also burn the needles which make the fire appear lighter and smell wonderful as well. The smell will also drive away mosquitoes and other insects, while the gaseous oils will nurture your skin. But be careful, the more intense the flame, the more burning material you have to throw into the fire.
  2. Now, light the tinder. Well, I’m assuming you are all smoking and therefore will have a lighter or matches with you. If the tinder catches fire, place it carefully underneath the dry branches and slightly blow air on them. Afterwards, add firewood starting with the smallest sized pieces and working your way up towards large pieces. But don’t forget to blow! Fire needs oxygen to survive! The burning material will transform into embers which truly are the alpha and the omega of making a fire.

Now, you can cook potatoes and fish wrapped in kitchen foil in the embers. And there is one rule you definitely have to follow! Stay at your fireplace as long as the fire is still on.

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