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Wilderness Survival Redux (Week 2) | Thursday Morning, A Clearing in the Woods

Jul 20, 2006 22:21

Looking even less happy than last class, Callisto pointed to the box. "Put your shoes in there and take a handout."

( Fire Bad, Tree Pretty )

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Firestarting (WSR-Wk2) psycho_barbie July 20 2006, 12:27:09 UTC

C'mon, baby, light my fire.

Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) psycho_barbie July 20 2006, 12:27:43 UTC

Samuel Anders
Bridge Carson
Walter Dornez
Rory Gilmore
Peter Pevensie

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) cantgetnorelief July 20 2006, 14:00:38 UTC

"The hell?" asked Anders, picking up the bow and spindle.

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) bridge_carson July 20 2006, 14:43:04 UTC

"Okay, so the wood's all wet... maybe if we find some dry leaves?" Bridge says.

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) once_a_king July 20 2006, 14:51:04 UTC

"Some dry leaves or pine needls should work for the kindling," Peter said. "Or if we had any fabric to catch the sparks."

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) cantgetnorelief July 20 2006, 15:13:53 UTC

Anders looked down and saw his big toe poking out through the hole in his left sock. "I got your fabric right here."

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) walter_n_wires July 20 2006, 15:39:50 UTC

Walter sat down next to the pile and blinked at it. "Right. Fire. Fabric. Kindling."

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) bridge_carson July 20 2006, 16:05:40 UTC

"You okay, dude?" Bridge asks, worriedly.

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) walter_n_wires July 20 2006, 16:24:12 UTC

Walter waved a hand dismissively. "Nothing I didn't do to myself."

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) once_a_king July 20 2006, 17:02:47 UTC

Peter started pulling the sock into threads to use as tinder and, having listened to the radio last night, glanced at Walter sympathetically.

"If we get the threads going then add leaves and twigs, we should be good to start. Maybe split some of those bigger pieces into littler splits," Peter said.

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) auroryborealis July 20 2006, 17:16:28 UTC

Rory had gathered up some twigs and the deadest, dryest leaves she could find. She held them up. "Unless the alive ones are better?"

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) once_a_king July 20 2006, 17:39:05 UTC

"Not at all," Peter replied with a grin. "Those shall be perfect. The alive ones will just be stubborn about catching on fire."

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) cantgetnorelief July 20 2006, 17:42:25 UTC

Anders started peeling the bark off one of the twigs and shredding it into the thinnest strips he could manage. "Are we going for toothpick-sized here, or bigger?"

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) walter_n_wires July 20 2006, 17:48:00 UTC

Walter grabbed a few of the larger pieces of firewood and started reducing them to smaller pieces by the simple expedient of holding a length of wire between his fingers and drawing it down the length of the wood. With a little work, he was able to expose the dry centers.

"Different sizes, I would expect. So that as the smaller pieces burn out, the larger pieces are just catching on."

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) cantgetnorelief July 20 2006, 18:29:35 UTC

"Sort of like a ladder of flammable. Got it." Anders piled up his shredded bark and started sorting through their accumulated piles of tinder and kindling, arranging it all in order by size.

Re: Group one - Bow Drill (WSR-Wk2) once_a_king July 20 2006, 19:19:33 UTC

"Right. We just need to get the fire going well enough that it'll dry out the wet wood and so it catches," Peter said. "We probably have enough to go with if someone wants to start with the bow."

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