Although my primary interest in survival skills revolves around firecraft, I have begun to research alternate methods of cooking without using fire. A growing trend for cooking, especially in under-developed countries, is by using solar technology. Solar cooking takes time, but requires no fuel or flames. Heat is collected from the sun’s rays and [...]
Have you ever tried to make a fire using a magnifier with pine needles as tinder? One of the tricks to successful fires using the solar method is to use tinder that is fibrous, dry and compact, yet loose enough for air flow. Pine needles alone are not dense enough to transfer heat, but if [...]
Over the Christmas holiday I flew to my folks, and in route, was given a water bottle by a flight attendant. I looked at the neck and saw the optical qualities that I thought could be used to make a fire. Sure enough, when I returned home I gave it a try and it worked. [...]
