Meta Description: The rain not only dampens a person’s mood but also the logs in the wilderness. See how to start a fire with wet wood now so you’ll be ready for it.
Introduction:
With a 3-season or 4-season tent at my disposal, one’ll think that my camping experiences are always fanciful. Personally, however, it becomes fulfilling not when I stake my shelter near a landscape but when there’s a campfire outside.
Many old-timers may second that thought since the collected flames have various purposes for a person. You can cook with it, chat with family around it, or battle the cold weather, thanks to it. The only incident that can dampen anyone’s mood is when you can’t find a dry log after raining.
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To make the task of starting a fire easy, however, try not to go for pieces that still float in water.
Hatchet
It is a sharp tool that people utilize to split small chunks of wood. In case you forgot to bring one, you may just use the ordinary kitchen knife to remove the damp layers.
Fire-starter
There are many devices that will allow you to ignite the dry wooden products into flames. Should you not want to carry a fire-steel, then a box of matches will do too.
What You’ll Do
One advice on how to start a fire with wet wood is to keep things simple. You only need three items for this procedure, but skills are important as well to make the following steps work.
Step 1: Gather the woods.
Find as many branches as you can. They may be lying on the ground or still attached to a dead tree. As mentioned earlier, a piece should not be super wet so that you can have the fire blazing immediately.
Step 2: Shave every damp log.
Now, wield out your hatchet or knife to begin scraping off the water-soaked layer of woods. The thick lumbers ideally have a dry core, and you can just reach it after shaving the outer covering.
Step 3: Ignite the fire or make fuzz