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Survival Kits – Candles

I will talk about making your own simple survival kits for the car, backpack, fishing bag, or one to carry on your person while in the outdoors. Let me begin with the basic need to be competent to commence a fire. I have always stressed to persons attending my outdoor programs to have a candle of some sort in your kit. Size may vary as to the size of your survival kit. In a little kit, I carry those little birthday candles. Here’s the kicker though, buy the ones that are trick candles, you know, the ones that keep relighting when you blow on them. 2-3 of these in a little kit may make the divergence in getting your fire started. I like the little votive candles to carry in my vehicle. While stranded in a vehicle, I recognise having just one or two of these set on the dash will provide a great deal of comforting light and it will burn off the moisture formulated by your body. The aluminum base will keep it from burning the dash, but I do like to set in on my coffee mug or even a credit card if it becomes too hot.

A candle will have to be the original thing you light with your match. Dripping hot wax on even damp wood will help it in lighting. A more prominent tapered candle is good to carry in a backpack, just cut it into 4-5 inch lengths so it fits better. A candle will likewise burn longer than a match and won’t get too hot to hold like a lighter will. Also carrying a little piece of tin foil, just fold up a 12 x 12 inch piece into a little square. The tin foil may provide you a base for the candle to set on and if folded around the candle, it may reflect light and heat towards you and block the wind from blowing it out.

Candles provide a sense of warmth and ease when enduring difficult times. Some other ways of lighting a candle includes a lighter or even your cigarette lighter in your car may ignite the wick of a candle. One survival technique I have applied while camping and found I had not carried a candle in my pack is to find galore wood pitch on the sides of pine trees. Collect and roll a ball of pitch around a little stick, light the pitch with a match or lighter and use it to ignite your kindling pile. Remember, be prepared for what you least suppose to happen!