Source: https://xkcd.com/3114/
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I'm not sure to what extent this is common in your home country, but I was a scout kid and our "leader" actually told us to build fires like this - well, at least the first panel - with an utter lack of humor. Vilifying the habit of just throwing sticks together.
Yes, I learned most of the fire starting methods. My grandfather used to run a pack train into some very remote areas in Montana.
Of course the method I stick with is a little more effective. I carry a little bottle of lamp oil with me when I go into the back country. It always lights up quickly no matter the conditions. Only takes a little bit to start a fire so a small bottle can last for a few weeks.
I hope y'all know about birch bark. It's nature's lamp oil.
And in case someone doesn't: You don't need to take the entire bark off the wood. Just the outermost layers. So you can even take some from a live tree without worries in a pinch.
And if you have no idea what birch looks like, it's the white barked one.
Instructions unclear, I have de-barked a whole american sycamore tree.
Thanks for adding that!
Most people have played Minecraft, they'll know
Help I can’t find any square trees
Well assuming half the people pirated it and half bought it, that's still under 10% of the population of the world. Also Minecraft items having labels is a fairly new thing. There were no labels when I did most of my playing, but there were when I last played. I think they added them in Beta so about 2010, 2011?