How to Start a Fire with the Hand Drill

In this Pocket Field Guide, Outdoor Skills Instructor Alan Halcon shares his step-by-step method for how to start a fire using the Hand Drill. Alan is know for getting an ember in 6-seconds with the Hand Drill! Using detailed illustrations and photographs, Alan teaches which woods to use, how to prepare and carve a hand drill set, body positioning, and the exact techniques you need to know to successfully spin out your first hand drill ember. Alan shares secrets he's learned through years of practice and teaching these skills to many others.

In addition to Alan's instruction, Survival Instructor Creek Stewart contributes to this guide by adding his hand drill instruction as well. Creek first learned the hand drill from Alan but shares tips and tricks he's learned over the years such as species selection and "thumb-loops".

There is a also a BONUS CONTENT section of the book which teaches you how to identify 12 of the most common hand drill wood species.

If you're ready to learn how to start a fire using the hand drill from two very accomplished instructors in the field of outdoor skills instruction, this guide is your ticket. Alan and Creek leave no stone unturned as they share everything they know about spinning out a hand drill ember like indigenous cultures before us.