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How to Build a Fire When It's Wet

Carry a few clean twigs inside the fuel bottle for your stove, says John Gookin, the curriculum manager for the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming. When all else fails, use a few of the fuel-soaked sticks to jump-start a recalcitrant campfire. "Trust me," he says, "those babies will light."

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