Things You'll Need:
- Waterproof matches
- Tarp
- Pocket saw or ax
- Dry tinder, kindling and firewood
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Step 1
Don’t wait until it has stopped raining until you start working gathering materials for the campfire Cover with a tarp (or other waterproof material) any existing firewood and kindling that you may already have gathered. If you do not have a tarp, make sure you stack the firewood so that only the top layer will get wet.
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Step 2
Start looking under bushes for small branches and stripping the inner bark and small branches off fallen trees for tinder and kindling, and place them under the tarp. Use the crispy test for small branches and twigs: if it snaps easily, then it is perfect for use as a firestarter.
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Step 3
Use your pocket saw or ax to cut larger branches and logs from fallen trees for fuel and stack them under your tarp. If the bark on the logs is wet, you can strip it off to help it start easier.
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Step 4
Start your fire by setting up the tinder and kindling. Use your waterproof matches to start the tinder on fire and add kindling as it starts to build. Make sure you protect your small flame from the rain.
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Step 5
As your fire gets larger, you can start adding the larger branches and logs, making sure to add more kindling to keep the fire burning hot enough to catch the logs on fire.
