7. Lighting A Fire WITHOUT A Match
I can barely get a fire going with a match or a lighter, let alone without one! Well, knowing how to create a fire without a match or lighter used to be something that the average Joe would have known. Matches used to be less than perfect, sparking uncontrollable fires and emitting toxic and unpleasant fumes until the early 1900’s when a newer, safer version was invented–what we consider the modern match. Lighting a fire without a match requires some serious skill as it’s difficult to do but can be achieved through friction, fire plough, or flint and steel.