Other Fire-Making Methods

Here are some miscellaneous other methods of making fire without matches. Not all of the methods listed here are 100% "primitive" methods.

• Something's burning in the kitchen
  by Rob Bicevskis
  Rob experimented with a variety of everyday objects found in any kitchen that could be used to start a fire.
   

• Small battery

• Carbide

• Lava  - by Rob Bicevskis

• Magnesium and Ferrocerium

Other Fire topics:

• Bow's Blindfolded Fireboard
  Could you make a fireboard and fire in the dark? - by Allan "Bow" Beauchamp

• Fire fart - video of a guy lighting a candle in an unusual way. This is not really about wilderness survival, but it does give us a humourous break from primitive fire starting!