Fire Skills Master Class

Service Description

Course Length: 2 Days (Saturday–Sunday) Time: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate Location: Payson, Utah Ages: 16+ Tuition: [Insert Price] What to Bring: Water bottle, lunch, snacks, gloves, knife, notebook, chair Provided: All fire-making materials and natural resources Course Overview: Fire is life in a survival situation—providing heat, light, safety, water purification, cooking ability, and morale. In this hands-on weekend course, you'll learn how to confidently create fire in almost any condition using both modern survival tools and ancient primitive fire-making techniques. Whether you're a backpacker, homesteader, survival enthusiast, or just want to connect deeper with ancestral skills, this master class will build your fire confidence from the ground up. What You'll Learn: 🔧 Modern Fire-Making: Ferro rod & striker – Technique, tinder selection, and effective fire lays Solar lens fire – Harnessing the sun with natural and artificial lenses Battery and steel wool – Urban survival fire-starting methods Fire from modern tools in wet or windy conditions 🪵 Primitive Fire-Making: Bow drill fire – Crafting, carving, and successfully using your own bow drill kit Hand drill fire – Advanced technique and practice with natural materials Flint and steel – Using traditional carbon steel strikers and natural charcloth Coal tending and transport – Keeping a coal alive while traveling Fire lays and structures – Lean-to, log cabin, tipi, star fire, and Dakota fire hole You’ll Also Learn: How to identify and prepare the best natural tinder and kindling Understanding the science of fire: heat, fuel, oxygen, and the fire triangle How to make your own charcloth and punkwood Troubleshooting failed fires and adapting techniques in real-world conditions How to process wet materials and make fire in the rain What You’ll Walk Away With: ✅ A bow drill kit you’ve carved yourself ✅ Fire-starting confidence in any condition ✅ A deeper connection to primitive skills and survival mindset ✅ Real-world fire experience with diverse tools and materials ✅ Knowledge of how to build and maintain fire for cooking, heat, and signaling Why This Course? Fire is one of the four foundational wilderness survival skills (shelter, water, fire, food). Mastering it sets you apart and makes you truly prepared. This class is perfect for outdoor adventurers, preppers, educators, or anyone who wants to sharpen self-reliance and ancestral knowledge.