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Fire lighting and shelter building

Fire lighting and shelter building. Shelters. Why bother?. Shade Warmth Repel wind and rain Comfort Home Storage. Size matters!!. Be sensible – bigger isn’t always better Make as small as possible It needs to be big enough to accommodate you

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Fire lighting and shelter building

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  1. Fire lighting and shelter building

  2. Shelters

  3. Why bother? • Shade • Warmth • Repel wind and rain • Comfort • Home • Storage

  4. Size matters!! • Be sensible – bigger isn’t always better • Make as small as possible • It needs to be big enough to accommodate you • But it needs to be small enough to contain the heat from your body/bodies

  5. Where? • Avoid if possible: • Stream/river edges • Valley bottoms or hill tops • Exposed areas • Underneath precarious looking branches • Aim for: • Flat areas • Near sources of wood, water and materials

  6. Structure • Strong Framework • Back to the wind • No gaps • Thick insulation

  7. Types of shelter Lean to Debris teepee Snow cave Igloo

  8. Fire Lighting

  9. Grading • Tinder • Fine kindling (match to pencil) • Kindling (pencil to finger) • Main fuel (finger to wrist) • Large fuel (wrist to leg) • Extra large fuel (leg upwards)

  10. Quantity of material required

  11. Remember • Have enough material to light the fire well before starting • Always light in order of grading • Get three time as much wood as you think you need • Have patience

  12. Styles of fire

  13. Upside down fire

  14. Teepee Fire

  15. Star Fire (Cross fire)

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