When Googling my ideas for what I wanted to do in my life I can’t tell you why I stumbled across this one.
I saw it and just thought it would cool.

I’ve never been interested in being the next bear grills, living like a cave man and I’m pretty useless as a handy man. I would not be able to survive like Tom Hanks on Castaway but it didn’t stop me thinking I’d love to learn this skill.

Where better than on a Yoga retreat in Scotland. Luck have it that the organiser (Jools) asked one of the guys where we were staying and he taught scouts useful skills like this. Thank you Justin.

We did a quick practice session before the big show in the evening and I had no problems, started straight away with no issues. 

Jools had bigged me up all weekend about starting a fire and my bucket list achievements. It was great that all the group supported me as I did it in front of audience.

Great start! Started a fire without matches. Definitely more practice needed, now more around keeping it going. Good fun and the perfect setting for it.