This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the
PEM curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Traditional Skills.
When it's time to cook a bit of meat, it's annoying to have to wait for lightning to start a fire for you. Let's gain experience with using flint and steel to start a fire!
Here's some great info:
Minimum requirements:
- Make a fire using flint and steel
- Not a ferro rod, must use actual flint
- This bb can only use materials that existed 200 years ago
Provide proof of the following
as video (<2 min):
- Your flint and steel
- Making sparks and catching them
- Igniting tinder
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