Hi Guides! Here are a
few tips to collect punk and kindling of good quality.
1. Leaves that you
collect must be crisp and dry (test them: if you crunch them in your hands,
they should crumble). The good quality leaves are those that crunch and crumble
but still keep their shape. You usually collect brown and dried leaves, but remember,
NOT all brown leaves are dry and so you have to perform the crunch test on the
leaves first. STRICTLY NO GREEN LEAVES.
2. Twigs that you
collect must be of varying thickness. You must have 4 distinct thickness of wood. The thinnest twigs must have a very great thickness difference from the thickest ones. You must always test the twig to
determine whether it is dry (test: snap the twig and if it snaps easily, it is
dry. If sap seeps out, then obviously it isn’t dry)
When you come for fire
practical, you have to bring 2 FULL and compact NTUC plastic bags worth of punk
and kindling or else you will not be tested. Also, you are to bring one FULL
set of newspapers (containing all sections) for the test.
Do not wait till the
last minute before you start collecting your punk and kindling. The weather may
not always be in your favour so collect punk and kindling while the sun shines!
So do remember, do the
crunch and snap test when collecting your punk and kindling!
Also, remember to read up before your tests and be familiarized with the steps.
Thanks!
