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Chapter 180 - Bow Drill Fire
Chapter 180 - Bow Drill Fire
Chapter 180: Bow Drill Fire
“With the parachute, our igloo can be sealed tighter, and it can increase the temperature.”
Bell explained to everyone while doing his work.
After laying the parachute, he piled a thick layer of snow on it.
The three of them worked together for half an hour more before the simple igloo was finally completed.
From a distance, this igloo looked like a small snow slope in the snow, but it was a different world inside.
Bell was very satisfied with his work. He looked at Ped and the thin man beside him.
“You guys don’t have the habit of snoring, right? I didn’t sleep well yesterday.”
Ped smiled awkwardly.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“What question?”
Bell was puzzled. Did something happen to this guy again?
Ped scratched his head awkwardly and said.
“Where is the entrance of this igloo?”
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Everyone was stunned. Even the audience in the live-stream forgot to comment.
But as everyone reacted, the live-stream exploded in laughter.
“Hahaha, Bell also has times when he messes up. He actually did not make a door when making the igloo.”
“Is this a joke? This face-slapping is too fast.”
“I can’t take it anymore. Ped’s silly look clearly says that he knew about this, but he trusted Bell too much and felt that Bell had other arrangements. In the end, he was screwed over.”
“Can someone tell me why the Inuit doesn’t leave a door open when they build the igloos?”
“Previous poster, I’m an Inuit. I testify that we leave a door.”
“Stop fooling around. Maybe the host just wants a program effect.”
The comments in the live-stream exploded.
Bell looked embarrassed. He had really forgotten about this.
He ignored the comments in the live-stream.
After a while, he dug another path in the snow.
It led straight to the igloo.
“Alright, our construction is not bad. The cold air sinks.
Therefore, the tunnel we dug can contribute to the warmth of the igloo to a certain extent. ”
“Now that the house is built, it’s time to gather some firewood.”
It was very easy to find dried branches in the white birch forest. Soon, the three of them gathered a large pile.
“In our current environment, because of the dry air and the extreme low temperature, the water in the air will freeze and be quickly eliminated, so it’s easy to ignite these branches.”
Walking into the igloo, Bell cut off a large piece of white birch bark with his dagger.
“This is a very good incendiary.
The white birch tree is rich in oil and is the best choice to start a fire. Everything is ready.
We’ve been busy for so long. It’s time to see if any fish have taken the bait.
If we’re lucky, we should be able to eat fish.”
Hearing Bell mention food, Ped and the thin man licked their lips.
They had not eaten for a day and night, and were extremely hungry.
The three of them quickly arrived at the fishing hole. Bell first pulled up one of the lines.
Unfortunately, no fish took the bait. Helpless, he could only put it back.
Then, Bell pulled another line, and this time, it was different. He pulled again and felt the rope pull down forcefully.
After sensing this situation, Bell immediately pulled the fishing line up. There was a fish about 30 centimeters long on the hook.
Bell held the fish in his hand and raised it to the camera.
“Looks like our luck is good. This is a rainbow trout.
It’s very beautiful, but I don’t care about that now. I want to know how it tastes. ”
Bell gained something, and the thin man and Ped did not return empty-handed.
It seemed like there were a lot of fish in this lake.
The thin man was especially lucky. He actually caught two fish, one of which was big.
Their gains were enough to fill their stomachs tonight.
With food, the few of them felt at ease.
At the same time, the sky began to darken.
It was not even five o’clock, but because it was the Arctic, the day was shorter.
The three of them returned to the igloo with the fish.
With food in hand, they were much more relaxed.
Ped was even more impressed with Bell this afternoon.
The other party’s survival skills could be said to have reached perfection.
Ped asked himself if he could even survive a day in such an environment.
But Bell still persisted for a day and night without food.
Moreover, he used all the resources in the environment. They even got fish to eat tonight.
This was simply too extravagant in the wild.
“Alright, students, it’s time to teach you something useful.”
Relaxed, Bell made a rare joke.
Ped and the man smiled and did not care.
Because of Jack and the others, everyone had gradually forgotten that Bell was their mentor.
Bell took out a large piece of white birch bark, the one he had torn off earlier.
After tearing them all apart, he found two more branches.
“Because of the fish, my hands are a little frozen.”
“In this situation, I can’t move my hands and feet properly. Neither drilling wood to start a fire nor using the fire saw method will work right now. The chances of failure are too high.
But someone might have noticed that I had taken off the parachute’s ropes.
Then, today, I will show everyone a new way to start a fire which is the bow drill method .
The advantage of this method is that we don’t have to wear our fingers too much. It doesn’t require much flexibility. ”
“First, you have to have a branch that can be bent, like a bow.
Tie the rope to it like this.
This is how the name bow drill fire came about. It is like a bow. ”
Bell placed the bowstring in front of the camera in the live-stream and showed it to everyone. Then, he handed it to Ped and the thin man.
“Observe carefully.”
Ped looked at the bow and was puzzled, not knowing what to do.
“Don’t tie the rope too tightly, because we have other uses for it.”
“Wrap the rope around a tree branch. Remember, just wrap it around it twice.”
Bell moved his hands as he spoke.
After wrapping the tree branch, Bell stepped on a piece of wood and placed the tree branch on it. His other hand used a tool to stabilize it and began to pull the bowstring back and forth.