August 7, 2012 Jon Dorn shows you how to get a fire going with nothing but your cellphone, a piece of steel wool, and some tinder. Previous Video
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Starting A Fire With Limited Supplies
Next to water, there is little to the prepper lifestyle that is more important than fire. It can provide heat to keep you warm and make water potable. Fire can, of course, also cook your food, provide light, or if ...
Read More »Backpacker Survival Skills: Start a Fire with Your Cell Phone
Backpacker Survival Skills: Start a Fire with Your Cell Phone April 30, 2012 Backpacker Magazine Editor in Chief Jon Dorn shows you how to get a fire going with nothing but your cellphone, a piece of steel wool, and some ...
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The ability to start a fire is the most basic survival skill one can have. It becomes especially important in cold-weather and long-term survival situations. Modern man has several tools at his disposal to aid in the fire starting process, ...
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For many of us, this time of year is still cold and snowy, but the days are lengthening, and warmer temperatures are on the way. It’s so tempting to break out the seeds! But planting seeds too early can backfire ...
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Home fires are the most common disaster in the United States, and they can be devastating, causing immense damage throughout your home. If you have suffered a home fire accident, you are faced with the enormous task of getting everything ...
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The tragic forest fires that have struck California are one more reminder of how dangerous the forces of nature can be. That something which started out so small could wreck such massive devastation, totally leveling one town, is hard for ...
Read More »Choosing The Perfect Firearm For Your Child
I will always remember my first firearm. I was 12 years old, and the firearm was a Marlin model 98 .22 long rifle. The rifle-fed from a tubular magazine in the butt stock. It had been my Uncle’s, as had ...
Read More »3 Forgotten Ways The Pioneers Built Fires Without Wood
I’m fortunate to call the windswept prairie of the Great Plains my home. If you get out of farm country, it’s just grass as far as you can see. In fact, there are still places nearly unchanged since pioneers first ...
Read More »Looming Fire Danger May Lead To Another Round Of California Blackouts
Millions of homes could lose electricity to California blackouts this summer because of fire danger. This is because bankrupt utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) plans to shut power off on high-wind days. The hope is that turning off ...
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