Building Fire Pro Tip (Safely Using Gasoline to Start a Fire)

What survival situations require flammable liquids to build fire?

Your snowmobile crashes miles from help; or you fall through the ice on a frozen lake or river; or your small aircraft crashes on the side of a mountain in the middle of winter. Wet and windy weather surrounds you. The perfect set-up for hypothermia and your survival clock starts ticking. The natural fire building materials soak up water like a sponge. What techniques or materials enable you to build a fire in these life-threatening conditions? Gasoline or other flammable liquids (lighter fluid, white gas, Av-gas, lantern fuel). 

This video shows you how to safely use gasoline to start a fire. Three big caveats: 1) never ever pour gasoline or any other flammable liquid on your fire-building materials or on your fire. This often results in an explosion injuring yourself and others around you; 2) use care to avoid tipping the flammable liquid when lighting; and, 3) always build your fire in an outside, well ventilated area (not inside a shelter or building).

Many survivors used these techniques to build a fire to save themselves; however, like any potentially dangerous tool (an automobile, a chainsaw, a firearm), flammable liquids potentially injure or kill if you fail to respect them.

Building Fire Pro Tip (Nature's Kindling Wood)

Where can you reliably find nature's best kindling wood? 

Building Fire Pro Tip (Finding Dry Wood)

Finding dry wood sometimes means processing down larger pieces. This video shows you how.

Building Fire Pro Tip (Aluminum Foil)

Carry a piece of aluminum foil in your fire-building kit - here's why.

Building Fire Pro Tip (DIY Tinder Container)

You've seen them in the videos, now you can make your own tinder container.

 

Building Fire (Episode 6: Building Fire Start to Finish)

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Building Fire (Episode 5: Platform and Brace)

In some emergency situations, fire is the difference between life and death. Fire helps guard body temperature by providing heat, lights up the night, signals for rescue, disinfects water, cooks food, wards off bugs and animals, and perhaps most importantly, acts as a psychological balm.

Building Fire (Episode 4: The Mighty Metal Match)

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Building Fire (Episode 3: Tinder Container)

In some emergency situations, fire is the difference between life and death. Fire helps guard body temperature by providing heat, lights up the night, signals for rescue, disinfects water, cooks food, wards off bugs and animals, and perhaps most importantly, acts as a psychological balm.