For those interested in non-chared natural tinders, here is an article of mine from 2006. You may have seen this in Backwoodsman, Wilderness Way or Muzzle Blasts Magazine.
The use of charcloth in primitive fire starting represents something of a chicken and egg conundrum. In order to make charcloth, one first needs fire… and to make fire most primitive pyro’s use charcloth. So…where do you start and are there alterative ways to get a cook fire ablaze with flint and steel? You bet...
Natural alternatives to charcloth for flint and steel
The use of charcloth in primitive fire starting represents something of a chicken and egg conundrum. In order to make charcloth, one first needs fire… and to make fire most primitive pyro’s use charcloth. So…where do you start and are there alterative ways to get a cook fire ablaze with flint and steel? You bet...
Natural alternatives to charcloth for flint and steel