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For survival in the wilderness, fire is a lower priority than water and shelter.
1. Gather dry, downed wood no thicker than your arm, and small, dry twigs and leaves for kindling and tinder
2. Make a low impact fire pit by clearing away brush, or use a dry riverbed
3. Place paper and a small candle or fire starter in the fire area. Gauze soaked with petroleum jelly-based lip balm or sunscreen may work as fire-starter.
4. Stack tinder (material that, if dry enough, should ignite from a spark)
5. Ignite fire starter or tinder. Without matches, you can create spark using flint and a steel knife blade. Often flints are located on match containers or come with your firestarter.
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