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Rediscovering The Old Ways: Fire

...with Midwest Native Skills Institute

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Rediscovering The Old Ways: Fire 1

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ONE MATCH FIRES: We all know someone who has used a gallon of gasoline to try and start a fire only to have it fail to remain burning after the gasoline burned away. YOU WILL NEVER HAVE THIS PROBLEM. regardless of weather conditions, after learning the how to construct a "One Match Fire" using tricks like making "fuzz sticks" as the framework and having the wind actually blow the fire into flames for you. FLINT & STEEL: This is the traditional way that pioneers and mountain men made fire in the 17th and 18th centuries. Learn to make char cloth, find alternatives to flint, and even how to make fire by simply striking two stones together! BOW DRILL: This is the "rub two sticks together" method used since prehistoric times. First learn to make fire with a set cut from lumberyard wood. Soon, you'll be making fire in the woods with sets made using no modern tools but your pocket knife. Then, with some practice, you'll be making fire using nothing but what nature provides. Imagine being lost anywhere in the world, yet still able to start fire for cooking and comfort! HAND DRILL: Although more difficult to master than the Bow Drill, this technique was preferred by ancient people due to its simplicity. Learn to gather the materials anywhere, even in a city. We reveal tips and tricks that help anyone master creating fire with this ancient technique!

(about 105 minutes)

Rediscovering The Old Ways: Fire 2

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Fire Volume 2 picks up where Fire Volume 1 left off.....Learn Tips and Tricks to make easier Flint & Steel, Bow Drill and Hand Drill fires as well as ways to make a fire "restart" automatically. See fire being made with the Less Known Primitive Methods such as the Fire Thong, Fire Plow, Fire Piston and Fire Saw. Discover a multitude of ways to use Solar Energy to start a fire such as with mirror arrays, puddle lenses and a variety of reflectors. See how Electricity can be used to start fires from unlikely sources like a flashlight or your disabled car's battery. Be astounded by the Chemical Methods when you learn how to make your cars antifreeze or brake fluid burst into flames before your eyes. Learn "the truth" about using gunpowder to start a fire and how to turn your hunting shotgun into a "Flame thrower" fire starter.

(about 115 minutes)

This video was added to our catalog on July 12, 2006 in Sports & Outdoor::Camping and Sports & Outdoor::Outdoor Skills.

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Reviewer: Wayne S.

I rented the set. Both videos had info I had never read or seen before (and I have a decent preparedness library). I'd highly recommend the DVDs and I'm looking at attending one of their survival weekends.

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