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Category: Fires

  • Cheese Wax Candle

    Cheese Wax Candle

    You know those little round wheels of cheese with the red wax? Well here is how to make a candle using one of those. I would say this it more of an urban survival use, since the chances of you finding the wax from cheese in the woods are slim…though possible. This one was pretty obvious…

  • Fire-Pit Selection

    Fire-Pit Selection

    This does not necessarily mean a fire-extinguisher; in the wild, you can use water, sand, dirt, or anything else that will quickly smother the flames. Wind can cause a fire to go out of control in a matter of moments, so put your fire where you have control how much of an oxygen flow it…

  • Orange Candle

    Orange Candle

    Orange Candle Time to Burn: 2:05:24 Materials Used: Orange, Olive Oil, Lighter My Thoughts: Very Impressive. Comments: My cutting around the orange was not exactly straight, so the oil sort of puddled off to the side. I would imagine that if it was done correctly, it could have lasted at least another hour. I am…

  • Fires: Cotton Balls and Vaseline

    Fires: Cotton Balls and Vaseline

    —Cotton Balls & Vaseline— You never will know what you will have on you in a survival situation, or even if you just can’t get your fire lit camping. The egg carton is just to keep them from sticking together. Notes: Slow burning(about 5min), giving multiple chances to start a fire. Rain resistant Wind resistant…

  • Fires: Corn Chip Candle

    Fires: Corn Chip Candle

    You can never really know what you are going to have on you in a survival situation. In this case, it is a cornchip. Due to the slow burning rate of a cornchip, like a candle, it could give you multiple chances of lighting a fire, not just one. Please ignore the shaking camera. Due…

  • Foraging: Old Man’s Beard(Usnea)

    Foraging: Old Man’s Beard(Usnea)

    Old mans beard(Usnea) is a lichen which is grey-green in color. It can be found hanging on branches(like pines) and grows from a single stem. There is a variant with antiseptic qualities which you can tell apart from others by the white thread inside it. Old Man’s Beard is more recommended as a medical plant instead…