Thread: "Oh sh#t" overnight kit

Originally Posted by MB

Genuinely interested. How confident are you that you could start a fire, even when you have the essentials? To be honest, I struggle when everything is wet. May not be an issue in the open, drier parts of the country, but I don't visit those places very often. Others have said the same including a mate who is ex-army.

Flakey Rimu bark is usually bone dry or dead Kanuka branches that are hung up under other trees and snap nice and crisp are fairly easy to get going without too much trouble. Provided you build it on a platform of dry wood to stop the steam putting it out once the heat builds up.