If Im lost in the woods how do I build a fire with no lighter or matches?
One way I learned in boy scouts is by using a magnifying glass. Hold it on a certain angle until the beam of sunlight forms a dot on the ground. Focus this dot on something flammable and eventually you'll have a fire going.
this question raises a realy big question in my head. I am from the mountains of Northeastern Oregon. We (when I say we i mean all kids in the area) were taught from a ery young age how to proporly use matches, ciggerete lighters and other forms of fire start. We were also taght to nevver go ventureing into the woods without a fully packed survival bag of some kind. I had 4 or 5 packs I would use on my outings into the wilderness. Each bag/ pack was desinged for different lengths of time. But all of them had Matches, A lighter, Steal and Flint, moss, kindling, paper, rope, a knife, compass, mirror, whistle, snakebite kit, first aid kit, and a small pack of fishing hooks tied together with fishing line,and as i grew older (and more financialy well off) I also carried a GPS.with these tools I could survive in the wilderness for weeks if need be. We would have competions each spring.somwhere around march time frame.To see who could last the longest in the woods.They were alsways coming to get me from my camp spot at the end of spring break cause I would loose track of days from haveeing too much fun exploring and gathering stuff for my camp.
you could try to create a spark if you have a piece of metal. or you could possibly find two rocks that will spark. you will need something very dry and highly flammable to catch the spark. got wool socks? the other way is friction between two pieces of wood. this is a very difficult procedure for the amateur.
