A Layered Approach to Firestarting

[workinwifdakids]

"Does anyone know how to start a fire?"
"Yeah, I've got a match."
"Wait, I have a road flare, use that!"
"Hang on..." [pulls lint from fish-white belly button]
"You guys suck! Just use a candle!"
"Why don't we all just have sex? We'll be just as warm."
"Just use det cord, dammit!"
"Why use det cord when you have C4?"
"Because of the Tang Dynasty."
"Dude, are you HIGH?"
"Look, a butterfly!"

[Lokidude]

"Does anyone know how to start a fire?"
"Yeah, I've got a match."
"Wait, I have a road flare, use that!"
"Hang on..." [pulls lint from fish-white belly button]
"You guys suck! Just use a candle!"
"Why don't we all just have sex? We'll be just as warm."
"Just use det cord, dammit!"
"Why use det cord when you have C4?"
"Because of the Tang Dynasty."
"Dude, are you HIGH?"
"Look, a butterfly!"

And we have a basic outline of most threads around here.

[arctictom]

"Does anyone know how to start a fire?"
"Yeah, I've got a match."
"Wait, I have a road flare, use that!"
"Hang on..." [pulls lint from fish-white belly button]
"You guys suck! Just use a candle!"
"Why don't we all just have sex? We'll be just as warm."
"Just use det cord, dammit!"
"Why use det cord when you have C4?"
"Because of the Tang Dynasty."
"Dude, are you HIGH?"
"Look, a butterfly!"

And we have a basic outline of most threads around here.

One more , I love bullpups, can we make a marlin lever action bullpup.

[Denis]

"Does anyone know how to start a fire?"
"Yeah, I've got a match."
"Wait, I have a road flare, use that!"
"Hang on..." [pulls lint from fish-white belly button]
"You guys suck! Just use a candle!"
"Why don't we all just have sex? We'll be just as warm."
"Just use det cord, dammit!"
"Why use det cord when you have C4?"
"Because of the Tang Dynasty."
"Dude, are you HIGH?"
"Look, a butterfly!"

Well, you did ask for a layered approach. We layer it on good and thick...

[morsetaper]

... Also, if you need tinder...

I've heard of people carrying a pencil sharpener, and a small tobacco pouch full of shavings. With the sharpener, as long as you can find small sticks, you gots tinder.

[HTRN]

I'm honestly surprised nobody mentioned cupcake firestarters.

Easy to make, and all you need really is cupcake wrappers, sawdust, and parafin. An even simpler version uses egg cartons instead of cupcake pans and wrappers.

[Netpackrat]

I'm a big fan of the magnesium fire starters; I always keep one in my outdoor gear bag.

[HTRN]

We use paper from our shredder instead of sawdust.

I'll have to remember that, shredded paper is somewhat easier to come by than hardwood sawdust.

[Termite]

Lightered pine splinter fire starting kit. From The Frugal Outdoorsman.

Junior Doughty is a die-hard southern Democrat, but he's a hell of a outdoorsman, and a highly experienced reloader. He's probably forgotten more about cast bullet reloading than most of us have learned.

[arctictom]

I always have flares,but 3-5 gal of #1 fuel oil is the best, and a good back up plan is a propane torch, butane lighters, water proof matches, several fire-starters, including wax, various fats, etc.
Being cold sucks, just ask any Alaskan how to start a fire and you will get a how to in short order .