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Failing to get the fire going.
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- 2009. August 27. 19:39
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Camera Maker: Fujifilm Camera Model: FinePix Z10fd Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec Aperture: f/3.7 Focal Length: 6.3 mm 35mm Equivalent Focal Length: 40.19 ISO Sensitivity: 200 Time Taken: 2009:08:27 19:39:29 Exposure Compensation: 0 EV Metering Mode: Multi-Segment Flash Fired: Red Eye, Auto-Mode
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You should learn the "box" method of making a fire. It works very well.
Basically, instead of making a star shape, make a box shape. Alternate parallel settings of kindling to make a box shaped tower, put some easily ignitable things in the middle (such as paper, leafs, etc.) and go from there. It lets lots of air in while holding the heat there. It's simple to build it up and even if it collapses from large pieces, you can restructure it without too much effort since there are usually decent coals.
Also, using a firestarter of some kind works extremely well with the box method.
This is the log cabin approach? See I've had more luck with the log cabin than the teepee, too!