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This means that before you can get started with backwoods cooking, you need a good fire that gives you hot embers to cook your food.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EGather materials\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESplit into three groups. The groups will collect the three types of fuel fires need to get started. One group will collect tinder, one kindling, and one firewood.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe group collecting tinder should collect material that burns easily when lit, to start the fire. Natural materials that make great tinder include moss, wood shavings, cotton, plants, grass, fur, and dried leaves.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe group collecting kindling should collect small sticks or twigs that will feed the fire the tinder creates. The sticks need to be dead and dry so they burn easily \u2013 they should break cleanly and crisply when snapped in half. The best sticks are from woods which contain flammable resin or oil \u2013 the group should keep an eye out for coniferous trees such as pine, spruce, fir, or deciduous birch.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe group collecting firewood should collect larger sticks, at least as thick as their thumb. Their firewood will be the main fuel that makes sure the fire keeps burning.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EPrepare your fuel\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should work together to make a natural firelighter from the tinder.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERoll the denser materials (such as grass, plants, and moss) between your hands and form them into a large ball.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMake a small dent in this ball, so it looks like a nest shape.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFill the dent with lighter materials such as wood shavings or cotton wool.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EBuild your fire\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should find a clear space that isn\u2019t near any trees or bushes.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should create a hearth (the floor of the fireplace) by putting larger sticks side by side.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should help to use the kindling sticks to make a \u2018V\u2019 shape over the hearth sticks.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESomeone should put the natural firelighter underneath the kindling.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ELight it up\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESomeone should use a match to light the inside of the firelighter (the materials that fill the dent in the ball). The outer ball should help protect the flames from the wind so the tinder burns for longer. \u003Cbr /\u003EDon\u2019t forget to face with your back to the wind to shield the match.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should watch the firelighter burn. As it burns, the kindling should catch fire. Someone may need to blow a little on the flame to add more oxygen and help it grow.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEveryone should help distribute the firewood over the fire bed.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EPrepare to cook\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce the last flames die down, most of what\u2019s left will be a type of fuel called white coals.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESomeone should use a stick to spread the white coals out.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Caside\u003EIt\u2019s up to you how you position your coals. 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