DWeste,
Can you give more details on the March 23rd event in EBRPD?
Location?
Thanks
Bill

Chris,
agreed that bow drills are far down the list as appropriate choices for survival firemaking. But I also believe that knowing as many fire making concepts will make one a better fire builder in general.
Plus for me fire is sort of a spiritual thing so learning to make it from scratch has always been an interest.
That said I will take my Bic, firesteel and matches anyday.
Bill