I know, I know. It's shocking. But, even a manly outdoorsman like me can make a mistake every once in a while... Hard to believe, but I captured it on video. It's a helpful mistake for you to see, because it's a really easy one to make.
I thought I knew how to start a fire by now. Kindling? Check. Feather sticks? Check. Fire steel? Check. Getting it to catch fire? Struggle. (You're welcome for sparing you the 5 minutes of repeated failure.)
Despite lighting hundreds of fires before, one little mistake can throw everything awry. Maybe it was the camera adding pressure to the moment, but I forgot to put the feather sticks down before the kindling. Rookie mistake.
Easy mistake makes for an easy solution. Feather sticks, then kindling, then fire!
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