I'm not a gadget guy, but I recently purchased a ferro rod from SafeZone LLC. I figured it'd make a nice back-up in case I can't find the perfect sticks in the woods (even though I already know good stuff grows there). Not diverging toooooo much from the primitive, I've tried char cloth but in order to make that you already need fire... (Is that called a paradox?) That set me out on a quest to find good natural spark extenders.
the best natural tinder I've found so far is punky pecan wood. I'd imagine any punk would work just as well, but this is just something I found in the yard and said, Lets see if it'll catch a spark.
It did.
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Wrap some nice shredded tree bark around that, and grass around that lump and even my 12 year old can make fire with a ferro rod!
I've tried thistle and cattail fluffs, and they work good, but punk wood propagates the spark much better.
If anyone else has tried natural tinders in conjunction with this, please post up your findings.
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