The goal is to quickly and safely establish a good base camp when on the route as the day is winding down. Setting up tents or other sleeping arrangements should take fifteen minutes, marking the boundary should take ten, and setting up a fire pit should take another fifteen. Take your time, but don’t linger too long, or you’ll find yourself in a rush and in the dark. Here, I’ll go over some tools for lighting fires that will make the process simple.

   A word about your fire pit itself first. Scraping the hole down to the level of the earth is crucial. Next, erect a rock wall as a barrier. This will help you identify the fire pit and stop lower-flying embers from horizontally bursting out. Debris should be removed from the area immediately outside the ring to prevent flare-ups. When everything is ready, make careful to check again to make sure that there are no fire dangers, such as low-hanging branches or tents. Make sure you are at least 10-15 feet away from anything that might light.

  A word about your fire pit itself first. Scraping the hole down to the level of the earth is crucial. Next, erect a rock wall as a barrier. This will help you identify the fire pit and stop lower-flying embers from horizontally bursting out. Debris should be removed from the area immediately outside the ring to prevent flare-ups. When everything is ready, make careful to check again to make sure that there are no fire dangers, such as low-hanging branches or tents. Make sure you are at least 10-15 feet away from anything that might light.

    A word about your fire pit itself first. Scraping the hole down to the level of the earth is crucial. Next, erect a rock wall as a barrier. This will help you identify the fire pit and stop lower-flying embers from horizontally bursting out. Debris should be removed from the area immediately outside the ring to prevent flare-ups. When everything is ready, make careful to check again to make sure that there are no fire dangers, such as low-hanging branches or tents. Make sure you are at least 10-15 feet away from anything that might light.

     There are three different methods of fire starting I’ll go over here.

         One: Matches and Lighters

             Matches are of course the most obvious and famous of fire starting utensils. The sound of a match scraping is synonymous with lighting a cigar or a campfire. Water-proof matches should be in every rucksack, but should not be your primary fire starting tool. A simple big plastic lighter or two will serve you well as your primary spark. While they dry quickly if wet, throwing one in a waterproof zip-lock bag is a cheap way to ensure a flame. A zippo adds an additional level of protection against the rain, but if you need to drop the lighter you will be out twenty dollars or more.

   All of these methods are reliable and cheap. Carrying only one method of starting a fire is poor planning; all of these could be obtained for not very much total and take up little space. Carrying one in your ruck, another on your person, and a third in another location is a smart decision. You never know when you’ll find yourself in need of a cooking source, warmer, or should it come to it, a signal fire.

Always remember to thank God for everything you have and the opportunity to be able to camp.

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