Fire and survival

Fire is essential to survival. It uses light and heat, it helps to dry wet clothes, to cook food, but also to signal to others. With fire morale of the survivors held high. We do not here deal with how to light a fire as this topic is covered under lights .We will deal with rather different means at our disposal to help us turn it on.		Magnifying glass magnifying glass or any other convex lens (camera, binoculars, telescopes) can be used to light a fire by directing the sun's rays on the flammable element. The magnesium fire starter 1. Make a small pile of scrap     magnesium on the size     of a 25 cents near the     area that you have prepared,     am paper, twigs,     leaves, etc ... 2.Place the lighter on the ground at a    45 degree to about     2 cm of shavings     magnesium. Squeegee quickly     stem ignition over the entire     length. The sparks     ignite the produced     magnesium shavings     provide a hot flame     white.
Match The match is probably the most effective way to light a fire if it is not taken moisture. Lighter The lighter of the disposable type can be very useful because once the dry stone, we obtain much more flame than a matchbox.