Fire building
Tinder, kindling, fuel — a fire that starts once, stays lit.
The order matters
Fire is a chain reaction. Tinder catches the spark, kindling catches the tinder, fuel catches the kindling. Skip a link and it all falls apart.
The four steps
tinder dry bark, catkins, feather sticks — a fistful kindling pencil to thumb-thick, a full armload fuel wrist-thick and up, dry as you can find air every fire needs a gap to breathe
The rule
Prep everything before the first spark. A fire you build twice is a fire that teaches you patience.