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Ferro Rod Sunday
I tried to come up with a catchy title, but I figured this was best. The goal of this thread is to encourage regular practice with your ferro rod, using different techniques, tinders, etc. Start where...
View ArticleI just realized something. You can use your farro rod wearing mittens or gloves.
I had been reading and watching the movie To Build a Fire and part of the issue for the Man was when he took his mittens off it was so extremely cold it numbed his fingers. Eventually his fingers and...
View ArticleSOL Fire Lite Fuel Cubes and all other alcohol gel blocks
Hello everyone. I found out about these SOL fire lite fuel cubes. I tried to make a video but it did not work out. At first these seemed like a competition like 12 Esbit tablet vs 24 Coghlans for half...
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Fat wood from a Christmas tree?
Fat wood from a Christmas tree? I don't know if this has been asked before but I am trimming the base of our Noble Fir Christmas tree tonight and sap is oozing out all over the place. Wondering if I...
View ArticleHoliday "cookies" (fire starters)
I wanted to make some homemade fire starters and had seen Coalcracker's video, so had at it. I already had the Gulf wax, cotton rounds and charcoal starting fluid. BTW, apparently that charcoal...
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Tinder boxes
Most of the time if you say tinder boxes, you think this. And they are, but what about a tinder box made of tinder? Filled with tinder? Bonus Pic, youngest daughter got her own HB tinder box for...
View ArticlePocket Lighter Bowdrill Set
Here is a picture of my famous pocket lighter bowdrill set.12 inch bow strung with yucca fiber cordage. I take it wherever I go....
View ArticleLighters.
Yeah yeah, I carry ferro rods and it’s important to know how to make fire from spark, but often I’m just trying to get the coffee going and don’t want to play games. So...the BIC. The Zippo. The...
View ArticleFlamenest Waterproof BIC Lighter Case - Exotac killer?
Found this on the interwebs and got one in today: https://a.co/d/gkR8ztF Two big ridges make it super easy to put the cap back on. They could have made the lip much bigger and molded a hole in it for a...
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Pyrite and flint fire
Wow.....this has been a LONG time desire of mine. Pyrite and flint on chaga. At first I just crumbled the chaga. It didn’t seem fine enough so I filed some with a file and made a little pile on top of...
View ArticleSpark-Lite vs. fire steel
No videos or comparison photos but many of you guys probably know the little Spark-Lite and Tinder-Quik kits that have been issued in the military for ages and are readily available in the civilian...
View ArticleRainy day fire making practice
It rained all day Thursday and by lunchtime I needed to get outside and do something. I decided to practice wet weather fire building and then make some char cloth. I split up some wood to get to the...
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Flat feathersticks...?
Was thinking about this yesterday afternoon (I know, dangerous!). @NWPrimate exhibited a method of using 2 feathersticks together to hold an ember. I figured using a flat piece of wood with both sides...
View ArticleSlow Match Build
I have been wanting to make a slow match for some time, and decided to go ahead and make one today. I just took four strands of some twine that was sold as hemp, but seems more like jute. I folded them...
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Ultimate DIY fire starter GAW
Make the best fire starter you can create from stuff at home and be entered to win an awesome bushcraft prize! The objective is to create the ultimate fire starter which even the lowest skilled...
View ArticleBreaking in the new Foaple wood stove
I saw this stove in a mini camper video on YT. I thought it might be fun to play with. And I did learn a few things that I'll apply next time. Here are some general observations. It's small alright....
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Q-Tip Match
I'm sure others have done this but today it crossed my mind to try making a long burning "match" using Q-Tips. I used Q-Tip brand which are 100% cotton with paper sticks. This gives me another option...
View ArticleTesting Mini Tinders for surivival kits
I tested three of my favorite mini tinders to decide which one I should add to my survival kit: petroleum gelly cotton / Tinder Quick / Coghlan's tinder Watch the video to the end if you wanta recap of...
View ArticleFriction Fire Tuesday
Howdy all, I've decided to set aside every Tuesday evening for practicing primitive fire techniques. It's good to get into a habit of doing the things you love, and this skill can be done anywhere with...
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