When camping, either on purpose or in an emergency situation, having the ability to start a fire could save your life. Despite what you may see on extreme outdoors TV shows, starting a fire is a ...

The times when you need a fire and the times when you have things to start a fire easily don’t necessarily coincide. For those instances, when your survival depends on you keeping warm, you have to ...

As an instructor for the military and various federal agencies, I’ve honed my abilities in backcountry wilderness skills—and among those skills, one stands out prominently: starting a fire . In cold ...

The weekend doesn’t always have to start with a bang; sometimes it can start with the warm flicker of a campfire and the fun of roasting a hot dog in its flames. Dozens of Winnetka area moms, dads and ...