Practice Ancient Fire-Making
Sat, Nov 19
|Prairiewoods
Fire-making is a fundamental survival skill that will boost your confidence and increase your enjoyment when hiking and camping.
Time & Location
Nov 19, 2022, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST
Prairiewoods, 120 Boyson Rd, Hiawatha, IA 52233, USA
About the Event
You may have seen wilderness survival programs showing skilled people easily creating campfires without matches or lighters. You can learn those same valuable fire-making skills to become more confident in your hiking and camping endeavors.
During this class, you will experience the basics of friction fire-starting using a bow drill. We will mindfully wander through the woods, carefully identifying and gathering ideal trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses for a primitive fire. You will then learn to craft those natural materials into a bow, fire board, spindle, handhold and tinder bundle. Proper techniques for spinning up an ember from the tools you created will then be learned and practiced.
Watch this to see the techniques you will learn.bow drill fire-making video
Tips will be shared about tending the wilderness to increase its health when foraging for materials. You will learn more about prairie and woodland plants while enjoying a closer, mutualistic…
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Abundance of Resources
This fee is for people with expendable income. This option allows you to assist others in attending our classes by “paying it forward” for those who have less access to opportunities.
$120.00
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This fee is for people who have the resources they need to make ends meet and can attend our classes at full cost.
$90.00
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This fee is for people who are working hard to make ends meet on low wages and have less access to resources and opportunities.
$60.00
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This option is for people who have low access to resources. Examples include those with income below the poverty line, people living with mental and physical health concerns, and people experiencing insecurity in basic needs attainment.
$30.00
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