Lighting and Feeding a Fire
Lighting and Feeding a Fire efficiently is a timeless and important campcraft skill.
Related Troop Meeting Activities
WATER BOILING RACE
SUPREME STRING BURNING RACE
Laying a Fire
The teepee fire lay is used by many Scouts and is a good all-around method.
Related Troop Meeting Activities
STRING BURNING RACE
After a Fire
After a fire has served its purpose for cooking, warmth, or good cheer, as Scouts and stewards of the environment, we have a responsibility.
Flint and Steel
Learning to make fire with real flint and steel is useful and fun, and provides Scouts with a dose of self confidence, a sense of accomplishment, and an expanded historical perspective.
Bow and Drill
Lighting a fire by friction using a bow and drill is an art and a science, and can be a useful skill.