Letters

If lost in woods, build a fire

I recently read in the paper about a man and his two children who became lost in the Northern California woods for about three days. Obviously they experienced some very cold weather.

Well, as a man who has written a booklet about how to survive in the woods, allow me to advise anyone who is going to spend any time in the woods, about a very simple way to stay warm: just simply build a fire.

I don’t have the space here, on how to advise you to do this, but just go to an outdoor store, and ask them how to do this. I think the best way though, is to just purchase a little magnesium stick, and carry it with you all the time. This stick will start hundreds of small fires in the woods, should you get lost.

Robert R. Smith

Spokane Valley