Coffee Wood?
hello, I came across a few large pieces of Coffee wood today which were being sold as fetch sticks for dogs. As it's NEW to me & nonnative to my AO - googlfu. Coffee wood is a unique type of wood...
View ArticleSealed Emergency Fire Starter
Nothing too original but the other day I came up with an idea of how to carry and protect an emergency tinder. I used paraffin saturated jute twine but this should work with a variety of tinders. I...
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New Fire celebration
Here's a story by an Associated Press writer and photographer about the New Fire celebration by an indigenous group in Mexico. Mexico's Purepecha Indigenous group welcomes the New Year with ancient...
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Swiss Army Knife Tinder carry updated
I was thinking (warning, dangerous content ahead) about the Helix tinder that you can place in a corkscrew of a SAK. Can you place a Tinder quick in the corkscrew instead? I got some Helix tinders with...
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Handle for 1/2" Ferro Rods
Do you need a handle for your 1/2" Ferro Rod? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095PRMTCN/?tag=bcusa00-20 You could even store Fire Plugs in it!
View ArticlePyrite 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...
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Do They Strike Anywhere?
I'm done with these and changing the name to the above title. On the new box's unused striking strip, I was able to light the first one and missed all these. I have no idea if strikes on anything else...
View Articlei just can't seem to get a fire going and i don't know why
my tinder and kindling lights just fine but when i add thumb and pencil sized sticks they won't really catch. i use dead and dry sticks and i've tried twice but i can't get it to get going. can't...
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Gecco’s Chiminea adventures
Hello BCUSA, I decided to start my own post of knives, coffee,beers and of course fires I enjoy around my new Chiminea and stump. Feel free to join in whenever. I will still contribute content to other...
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Burning.
We been cleaning land and burning all day. It’s about time to go in and get something to eat.
View ArticleThe First Blowtorch - simple system lampworking
So I stumbled across this on YouTube last week, and found it intriguing. This guy has been setting up a replica of an early chemistry lab. As part of it, he has created several types of burners,...
View Article"Every Bushcrafter Needs To Know This Tinder! Is Holly Bark Better Than Birch...
Summary: Not better, but still very good. Interesting.
View ArticleFire Quote
As I was coming to the end of A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin I came across this line that I had to go back and reread several times. I thought others here might enjoy it. In the book, two men...
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 ArticleButane fill?
Hey all, I have an UST waterproof butane lighter, this morning I attempted to refill it while outside. As I connected the butane bottle to the lighters fill port the usual small burst of butane...
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What is this (or: I am stupid please help.)
I have had this in a drawer for about ten years. I take it out once a year because I am going to use it. I hold it for a minute or two, scratch my head, and put it back. What is this and how does it...
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Yard Dog Kukri Fire
I found this Kukri packed away that I got back in the 90's, I decided to use it today for my daily training. It was windy, so I kept all the feathers attached to the stick. Here is the tally so far,...
View ArticleEgg Carton Fire Starters
Got bored....had some stuff...so I made some fire starters out of wax, dryer lint, fatwood scrapes, jute twine in a cardboard egg carton. Only made 10 because I ran out of wax. Didn't get any 'during'...
View ArticleTips for a good campfire stone ring?
I've only made 2 campfire rings in my life and both times I don't feel like they were any good. I try to stack rocks in a way they are sturdy and stable but for the life of me I can't get a nice tight...
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