This technology of fire was fueled by observations, ideas, questions, and notions from the first harnessed spark many years ago.įire craft continues to be a top priority for survival and thriving in both short and long-term situations. Fire is life out there! So is the fire that mysteriously flows through copper wire to power your home. The usefulness of this tool in outdoor self-reliance and living should be more than a hobby in the preparedness community. Going back to our wild roots in the woods, none of us would opt to leave the warmth of a campfire for a wet, cold, dark existence. An idea so powerful it would change the course of mankind and modern civilization. The idea of fire was now alight in the mind of primal man. The need to shiver in the cold and huddle in darkness passed with one spark, dry wood, and a windy day. Fire’s appetite for chaos was observed, and, in return, unveiled its secret to changing useless stuff into useful stuff. My guess is they watched in fear and awe, time after time, generation after generation, as wildfires destroyed all forest litter, tangles, and animals in its path.
They didn’t have a Boy Scout manual open on a rock referencing a proper fire lay or ignition sources. Imagine the first pre-history people to harness fire.