We feel the need of having a fire around us mainly in two seasons - monsoon and winters. Now, imagine a situation in which you have a combination of the two - say a rain in the winter season. In such a scenario, a good fire becomes all the more important. However, starting a fire in the rain is no easy task. The atmosphere is full of moisture and the logs are mostly semi-dry, if not completely damp. If you want to know how to make fire in the rain, without putting in too much effort, the following instructions will come handy.
Starting A Fire In Rain
Supplies Needed
- Airtight Bag
- Dry Tinder
- Waterproof Matches
- Windproof Lighter
- Fire-Starter Paste/ Sticks
- Axe
- Wood
Instructions
- You need to keep dry tinder in a sealable, airtight bag, along with waterproof matches, windproof lighter and fire-starter paste or sticks.
- In order to find dry or semidry wood, look under rocky ledges and/or under bushes.
- With the help of fire-starter paste or sticks, start the fire. If you don't have these, pine needles, bark or paper would prove helpful.
- Once the fire gets going, feed it with tinder or small sticks. Don't use fire-starter paste at this time, since it burns very quickly.
- While you are making the fire strong enough, lay the wet logs near it. It will help dry them up before use.
- After you have a hot bed of glowing coals and embers, add few damp logs to the fire, one at a time.
- Now, all you can do is wait. If you have followed the above steps properly, your fire will start burning high soon enough.
