Magnesium Fire Starter

Last weekend we had a fire in the yard.

The usual sit around, cook stuff, get warm, watch stuff burn kind of fire.

But I started this one with magnesium (and flint & steel).

I had never used magnesium before and really hadn’t heard of using it before last fall. It’s an interesting little trick, and one worth practicing if looking for a truly water proof way to start fires is on your list of things to do.

– b