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Dried animal dung and lichen as natural tinder

Rotten wood, dry grass, lichen or dried animal dung are regarded as natural tinder.

Time
⏱ 10 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • Rotten wood
  • Palm leaves
  • Dead grass
  • Fir needles
  • Lichen
  • Dried animal dung

How to do it

  1. Collect dry materials from this list.
  2. Place them as tinder under the kindling.

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