Can You Start a Fire in Heavy Rain and Strong Wind?

It’s true…

If you’re not 100% sure you can light a fire in the rain….

Or in 60 mph winds, or with wet wood, or in freezing cold conditions, for that matter…


You might as well give up now.

Because overestimating your ability to light a fire is the #1 mistake people make in a crisis.

And nothing will kill morale faster than being cold or wet or hungry or alone in the dark.

A dependable fire changes everything. It restores calm. Allows you time to think. And plan. And set up a decent camp--whether it’s one night on the run or a week in your backyard.

Thing is, I’m sure you’ve got your lighter and your firestarter in your bag or your glove compartment...

But what happens when that bag gets wet from the rain or the car gets flooded like Storm Hanna?

Or when the wind is whipping at 63 miles per hour in a hurricane like Katrina?

Or when your hands are nearly frozen and you don’t have time to poke at a pile of sticks?

The problem is everyone wants to be the hero…

You grab your bug-out bag, full of fancy pre-packaged food, weapons, ammo, your first aid kit…

But if you really want to be ready you have to think smaller. More basic.

Because most likely, it won’t be the “big things” that take you out, like a “bad guy” or a bear...

It’s the little things you’d never expect.

Like your bug-out bag getting soaked in the rain. Or your lighter falling into a lake. Or a dangerous butane leak all over your gear...

If you’re familiar with the “Rule of Threes”...

You know you’ve got about three hours in harsh conditions before things get ugly.

And if you’re lucky, you’ve got three days without clean, drinkable water and three weeks without food.

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