How do you start a fire in the wet?

[JDO330]

Hello All,

As per the title really.

I was out with some friends and family on Sunday and we got a fire going with a lighter and feather sticks etc and set it up so it was fairly well sheltered from the rain by the tarp but how else could we have got this going and could we have positioned the fire better (it really was pooring with rain)?

Im sure we could have used cotton wool / paper or pre selected tinder etc but we didnt have any so I tried really fine shavings on the feather sticks (which has worked for me before when it been a nice hot day) but just couldnt get it to catch with my fire steel.

Any tips would be appreciated.

ATB, Jon.

[Shewie]

There's a similar thread running at the moment which might give you some help ....

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50139

[JDO330]

Ah, thanks Shewie. I missed that.

ATB, Jon.

[fireman sam]

A good friend of mine has been working on how to make a fire in the field on a rainy day using a hand drill. Not a pre seasoned hand drill but one prepared that instant out in the wet. Here's how he does it, on a wet wintry and blustery day in the Midlands.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOZ5g_vTcw

[penvisser]

thats impressive! Looking good.

Jan