Outdoor Preparedness: Fire and Flintstone

You don’t need matches to start a fire. Knowing how to ignite a campfire without matches can add enjoyment for those who enjoy adding a primitive feel to their camping trips and can also be helpful in emergency situations.

People can learn more about match-less ways of starting campfires at the June 7 Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) program “Outdoor Preparedness: Fire and Flintstone.” This program will be from 10 a.m.-noon at MDC’s Springfield Conservation Nature Center. People can register for this program at:

https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/208505

The June 7 program will be given by local ancestral skills specialist Don Brink. The fire-starting methods he will discuss will be flint-and-steel, bow drill, and solar ignition (if it’s sunny). He will also discuss fire lays (how to arrange sticks and tinder), materials that make good tinder, and how to start a fire in wet or adverse conditions. Brink will talk about how this type of fire-starting knowledge can add a unique touch to camping trips and can also be useful when consequences become dire.

Though this program is free, registration is required. Use the link listed above.

You may also like the following events from Missouri Dept. of Conservation:

• This Saturday, 7th June, 09:00 am, Kids' Fishing Day in Branson
• This Saturday, 7th June, 02:00 pm, Wildlife Friendly Land Practices Workshop in Roscoe
• Next Monday, 9th June, 05:00 pm, Dutch Oven Cooking Class in Defiance

Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Springfield.