FIRE!!!!

I have been having an ongoing conversation with some friends about Bug Out Bags. We want to do some camping trips this year using only our Go Bags. This will give us a better idea of what we need, and what we don't. I like to travel as light as possible. The less I have to carry, the better. I hate being overburdened. I always figured in a disaster, I'll have enough to deal with. I don't want a pack the weighs more than I do.

For this reason I'm a big proponent of skills over stuff. I believe very firmly that if you have the skills, you can do without a lot of stuff. Yes, nifty tools and modern technology make things super easy, but they also break, or get lost, or weigh a ton. Plus, disasters never seem to happen when you have access to all your goodies.

I was perusing the web and came across an article about making fire by primitive methods. This is definitely a skill that I want to have in my toolbox. The idea of being able to use whatever is handy to make a fire is far more appealing than just carrying more matches.

I plan on learning at least three ways to do this. I go camping enough that my new camping game is this:
Every time we go, I'm going to try to start a fire using a new method. I'll make it a competition with my friends. The first one to do it doesn't have to cook, or something.