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Which set gives three fire-lighting methods other than matches?

Use a magnifying lens, flint and steel, or friction.

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  1. Wet leaves, snow and clay
  2. Lens, flint and steel, friction ✔
  3. Compass, whistle and mirror

Why: Each method can create enough heat or sparks to ignite prepared tinder. Practice before an emergency, and obey fire restrictions.

Huh, didn't know that: The pamphlet says practice is the best way to get good at lighting fires.

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Flint and steel have excellent chemistry because sparks always fly.
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Answer: Lens, flint and steel, friction. Each method can create enough heat or sparks to ignite prepared tinder. Practice before an emergency, and obey fire restrictions.

  1. Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Pamphlet filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Wilderness%20Survival.pdf
    a magnifying lens, flint and steel, and fire by friction.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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