How to Make Gunpowder the Old Fashioned Way in The Wild(All it Takes is ...
Gunpowder consists of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate (commonly known as saltpeter). Charcoal and sulfur act as the fuels while saltpeter is the oxidizer (more on oxidation below). Charcoal and its purpose in gunpowder. Of the three components, charcoal is the easiest to obtain in the wild. For the purpose of gunpowder, it provides a ...