Which Would You Buy?
I have a $20 return credit on Amazon and I figured I’d pickup a little wood stove for tabletop patio s’mores and ambiance when I don’t wanna do a bigger fire. I won’t likely use this for much else as...
View ArticleFire 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.
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Flint and steel without FLINT!
This may help those who can't find flint easily. @Chevrolet4x4s sent me a note asking if I wanted some 'not flint' for my fire kits. He sent me this: The 'not flint' is on the left accompanying an...
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Everclear (190 proof 95%) for alcohol stove?
I recently bought an alcohol stove similar to a Trangia to take on a backpacking trip I plan to take in a few weeks. Has anyone ever used Everclear as a fuel in one? My thought was I put it some in one...
View ArticleDrilling Fero Rod for a New Firesteel
Here's my confession: I am not a huge fan of fero rods. I much prefer blowing an tiny glowing ember to flame in a tinder ball cupped in my hands. I also have had a number of firesteels get pitted and...
View ArticleTable top Fire Pit
Costco has 2 packs of Solo Stove Mesa XLs on sale for 120 bucks. I bought one and it’s a game changer. It’s a hassle to light a fire pit at night for myself and have to burn up a bunch of wood to sit...
View ArticleLightweight folding twig or camping stove?
I frequently camp on some land where it's no problem having a campfire. With the weather getting warmer a standard size campfire seems overkill and too warm. But I still prefer the ambiance of a...
View ArticleNew feather stick method, at least for me at least.
Tonight I was messing around with a new knife I made making feathers. It occurred to me to turn my stick around 180 degrees afterwards and tnd then rotate it 45 degrees around "hope that makes sense"...
View ArticleFatwood from cedar roots?
I threw a cedar rootball into a campfire and it blazed bright like it had fatwood in it. Does cedar make good fatwood? Any suggestions for how to harvest from the roots?
View ArticleA Tinder Pouch
Maybe I haven't been around long enough, but I've never seen anyone carrying dry-tinder in a set-up this way, so thought I'd share. This evolved naturally over years of me just listening to my own...
View ArticleMy First Apache Match....................By Not Sure.
We know that early cultures considered fire a life or death skill that the whole tribe depended on, I'm sure that those that could create fire and transport it were held in high esteem and were highly...
View ArticleNatural alternatives to charcloth for flint and steel
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...
View ArticleProper bow drill ember care
So I've been practicing a lot lately and went through a bit of a slump. Then I made a quick adjust and found more success. So I wanna pick your brains... When I got smoke in my dust I would start...
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...
View ArticleFire at higher elevations
I frequent a camp site at 10,000 feet in the Uinta Mountains and have never had an issue, but for some reason it was a lot harder to make a fire today. It was also difficult keeping it going as well...
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...
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-Coffee -Pl Knives “She Wolf” -Norlund “Voyager" -Basswood -Fatwood [ATTACH type="full"... This mornings fire is brought to you by…
View ArticleDouglas EDC Lighter
Hi, years ago I purchased a lighter from "Gearward" . He no longer lists them but a quick search shows they are still available on line. Made by "Douglas" in Japan and has a locking top and a reservoir...
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