Fire lighting and shelter building. Shelters Why bother? Shade Warmth Repel wind and rain Comfort Home Storage.

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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 But it needs to be small enough to contain the heat from your body/bodies

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

Structure Strong Framework Back to the wind No gaps Thick insulation

Types of shelter Lean to Debris teepee Snow cave Igloo

Fire Lighting

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)

Quantity of material required Tinder Fine Kindling Kindling Main fuel Large fuel Logs

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

Styles of fire

Upside down fire

Teepee Fire

Star Fire (Cross fire)