19 Baby Steps Toward a Self Sufficient Lifestyle - THREE

Here is the third of nineteen easy steps you can take to to start helping you being prepared for life's storms.  These are steps that do not require a farm, do not require acreage and do not require a lot of money.  They are practical steps that you can select from and learn to be able to take care of your family by being ready.... 

 

3.  Know how to build and start a fire

Just because you live in the city and have electricity does not mean you will never have to build a fire.  Learn how to build a fire and keep it lit for an extended period.  Collect biomass, dryer lint and other materials that can be used as tinder to help get a fire going then practice starting a fire without the benefit of matches or a lighter.  Remember you don't learn how to build a fire once you really need it; practice before hand. Look on youtube and find a video on how to build a fire.  One video for learning how to build a fire (very, very basic) is How to Make a Fire