Wilderness Survival

Fire

Photo & equipment by Allan "Bow" Beauchamp

Here, the fireboard is a piece of fungus, such as Tinder Fungus.

Photo & equipment by Allan "Bow" Beauchamp

This Fungus Fireboard technique works pretty good!!

Good dry fungus of the proper type will ignite quite readily. It will smoulder virtually forever, and can be easily blown into flame with suitable tinder.

• There's more information about Tinder Fungus here.
• See also Bow's Fungus Stove.