Fire Pics
A thread to post up your fire pics. Feel free to add a description of your method and materials used and any other info you feel like including.
View ArticleQuartz on quartz fire (no steel or pyrite? No iron?)
@buckfynn posted a link to a YT channel to a guy named Dalem Gumino. I take it he's in the tropics and is a very proficient fire maker. He's got one video where he demonstrates making fire with quartz...
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The Zippo's.
I've been carrying a Bic lighter in my pocket for most of the spring and summer. Today, I grabbed the Zippo off the dresser and filled it (half full, I hate the damn chemical burns) and I lit it. Then...
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Vegetable Steamer Fire Pit?
Has anyone tried using a Vegetable Steamer as a Fire Pit? Budget Fire Pit - Vegetable Steamer Don’t let the high price of elaborate fire pits keep you from enjoying the warmth of a glowing, crackling...
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Shavings Pictures!
We have a fatwood pictures thread (which is one of my favorite threads to follow). Besides finding/using fatwood, one of my favorite bushcraft activities is making/using wood shavings. I thought it...
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Tinder showdown!
Now this, is my preferred delivery method. No posturing, no influencing, just results to get you where you want to be. Credit: Outdoor Boys I Tested 53 Fire Starting Tinders - The Results May Surprise...
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A quick training Fire.................By Not Sure,
I was out today to gather some wood for a project and stopped to try out a idea, Tinder material, I grabbed some for a future project, Looking for dry wood, damp on the outside but ok on the inside,...
View ArticleFlint and steel Friday
I figured since we have a friction fire day and a tinder bundle day, why not one for flint and steel? I've just started down this road, and am intrigued by the history, the process, and the techniques....
View ArticleTesting common lighters for survival! (In progress!)
This has been a long time coming, as I've been planning it for a long time and finally got around to starting! The purpose of this thread is to take a selection of commonly available pocket cigarette...
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Fatwood Pics Thread
A couple friends cut up a stump recently and were nice enough to give a piece of it to me. Its the best fatwood I have ever seen/used. This isn't even the darkest wood from the stump. Anyone else have...
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Matches, Matchsafes, Hacks and Mods
Here's the place for matches, vintage and modern matchsafes, improvised matchsafes, tips, hacks and mods. I recently got another vintage Marble's safe, not that I need another but price and condition...
View ArticleBowdrill/friction fire wood types
I live in the mountains of VA. What are the best species to get supplies for building fire starter sets? What are the properties we’re looking for in these wood types?
View ArticleRecommend bow drill woods for your area
What species of trees would you recommend for someone's first attempt at a bow drill friction fire? I think listing your state or region in the country and up to your top 5 of your favorite bow drill...
View ArticleWaxed Jute Issues
Hey folks, Yesterday I received a package of natural jute twine and beeswax from amazon and immediately began producing jute wax wicks. I melted the beeswax down, submerged the twine in the wicks, and...
View ArticleFire Lay Wednesday
We often concentrate so much on tinder and method of starting a fire we sometimes exclude or forgot about what lay might be appropriate to the conditions; humidity, wood source, wind, tinder used, and...
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Fire and Grub
For this outing I wanted to try two things I had never attempted before. 1- an upside down fire and 2- cook something on a spit. My campfire area. The view. Used my lightning witch to make some...
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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 ArticleUpcycled Firestarter Logs
Check out the new video on our YouTube channel! We will be making upcycled firestarter logs out of items you probably have around your house but usually throw away....
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Chaga Fire - Legit or TikTok Nonsense?
Friction fire with chaga? Don't have a piece big enough to try this with. So, an honest question. Making fire from chagaThis flu parasite usually forms on the trunk of a birch tree and smolders very...
View ArticleKids ad Fire
Best part of homeschooling is giving the kids the opportunities to do stuff they'd never learn in public school. The older two (12 and 9) are pretty solid on flint and steel, and are dead nuts with...
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