Making a fire without a lighter – 5 methods everyone should know

What I learned on my first camping trip – and what you can do better.

There are things you learn by doing them wrong Sitting on a damp meadow for three nights because I thought ‘a stone will do too’ – that was such a lesson My back hurt, my clothes were wet, and my mood was in the basement On the third day I bought a simple folding camping…

Most people camp in the summer The clever ones go camping in the fall Less mosquitoes, better colors, more peace But the cold takes its toll Trick 1: Layer your clothes

It happened in the Black Forest My cell phone battery was dead No map, no GPS, no reception Only forest, fog and the slowly setting sun The initial panic gave way to a strange calm

It was summer in Germany So it rained The barbecue party was planned, the sausages were bought, the friends were invited And then heaven opened its floodgates Most would have canceled

It was a cold October day The wind whistled through the trees and the first wafts of fog drifted across the valley I only had potatoes, an onion, some smoked bacon and spices Not much But at the fire, little becomes something great