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In order for tinder, kindling, firewood to finally catch fire, you must first get fire. If you have dry matches, this shouldn't be a problem. Although on one of the foreign sites dedicated to extreme travel, I found a bunch of tips on how to store piezoelectric gas lighters and how to use them in rainy weather, while it was suggested to buy kindling in a specialized store. I won’t be surprised if in a couple of years firewood will also be sold there.

Matches - the easiest way to get fire. Ordinary matches should be stored in a hermetically sealed container, packed in such a way that they do not strum, rub or ignite. To do this, it is enough to put a piece of cotton wool in this container. In order for the matches to last for a longer period, they can be split lengthwise into two halves. To light a split match without breaking it, press the sulfur head against the ignition strip with your finger.

To light a damp match, strike it not along the ignition strip, but obliquely. If your hair is dry and not very greasy, then rub a damp match on it. Static electricity will dry out the match.

Every time you light a match, light a candle. You can light a lot of things from it, saving matches at the same time. Even a small candle will last a long time if used carefully.

Magnifying glass. It is easy to get fire with the help of sunlight passed through the lens of the eyepiece of binoculars, the glass of glasses and watches, and a magnifying glass. The sun's rays, passing through the lens, are concentrated into a beam, changing the distance to the tinder, it is necessary to achieve the highest concentration in one place. Keep it in one place, covering from the wind. When the tinder begins to smolder, fan the fire slightly. If the tinder is white, then it is better to slightly stain it. Instead of a magnifying glass, you can use a piece of ordinary thick glass, the bottom of a bottle or jar, a piece of transparent polyethylene with water poured on it.

Accumulator battery. Attach two pieces of wire to the battery terminals. If there is no wire, use metal tools. When using a car battery, remove it from the car first. Slowly bring the bare ends of the wires to the surface with tinder, then strike the bare ends against each other several times. As a tinder, a piece of a rag soaked in gasoline is best suited.

Flint and flint You can make fire using flint, flint and tinder. A metal plate can serve as an armchair, with the help of which, with a certain skill, a sheaf of sparks is cut. If there is no metal plate, then it is recommended to use a knife or a piece of steel instead. Dried tinder fungus, cotton wool wick, and in their absence - dry moss, soft wool wick or other similar material are used as tinder. Flint is a stone that is found almost everywhere. If you hit it with a metal object, then hot sparks are cut out of the flint. With the help of a fragment of a hacksaw blade, which is part of the survival kit, you can get a fairly large sheaf of sparks.

steel wire. A more effective way is to make fire by pulling (rubbing) steel wire, taken by the ends with your hands, through a wooden block that you can press with your foot, the wire heats up quickly, it is easy to ignite smokeless powder, photographic film, dry cotton wool or a bunch of dried grass from it.

Blank shot. It is also possible to ignite the prepared combustible material using a blank shot. It is necessary to pull the bullet out of the cartridge, leave half the powder in the case and plug it with a piece of cloth. Load the weapon with a cartridge prepared in this way and shoot it into the ground next to the fire. The smoldering cloth will be ejected from the barrel. Put her on the tinder.

Gunpowder from a cartridge. Take the bullet out of the case, pour powder on the tinder and use a flint, a magnifying glass, an accumulator, i.e. everything that sparks.

Making fire by friction. From a flexible branch, make a bow and pull the string. The drill will be a straight stick made of dry hard wood, pointed on one side and rounded on the other. Wrap the bowstring once around the drill. Use a stone with a notch or a piece of wood with a recess cut into it to press down on the top of the rod as it rotates. To reduce friction, the fixed end can be lubricated with oil. In addition, it is necessary to prepare a flat piece of wood with a small indentation. The wood should be dry and slightly rotten. Make a small indentation near the edge of the base. From below, under the recess, cut a cavity for the tinder.

Place the drill in the recess of the base, and lightly press on top with a stone or piece of wood prepared for this purpose. Move the bow back and forth to give the shaft a rotational motion.

As the rod begins to sink into the soft wood base, increase the rotation speed. When the rod penetrates the cavity, increase the pressure on it and further accelerate the movement of the bow. Try to keep the rod upright while working the bow evenly. One foot can be placed on a wooden base. Keep working with the bow until the red-hot tip of the rod falls on the tinder. Lightly blow on it to start a fire.

Химия. The following compositions ignite when rubbed with stones or under the end of a wooden rod, with the help of which fire is produced by friction. When mixing them, care must be taken to avoid contact with metal and stored in a dry place.

Potassium chlorate and sugar in a ratio of 3:1
Potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate crystals) and sugar in a ratio of 9:1
Sodium chlorate and sugar in a ratio of 3:1.
Potassium chloride is part of some tablets used in the treatment of throat diseases. Potassium permanganate is available in your emergency kit. Sodium chloride is a herbicide.

Take special care when working with chemicals. Sodium chlorate ignites on impact - do not shake or spill it (spilled chemical will ignite if stepped on)!

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