Omid - was that school suspension for playing with fireworks?
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Omid - was that school suspension for playing with fireworks?
flint n steel always does me right beowulf how come you import flint ? there is alot to be had just walking down trails.Ihave a 5 gal. bucket full.it so easy to find
Was up in the Sant Fe wilderness this past week. Tried out the Walmart Magnesium Firestarter in semi-wet conditions.
Used only my multitool for striking & scraping. 1st - this seems like a great way to wreck a blade. 2nd - getting the spark to land on the pile of shavings was difficult. Solution: I used a pile of dried moss to build a little shelter around the magnesium shavings. It caught the spark, & lit quickly.
I won't say it works like a charm, but it does work.
Dennis K - two tricks you may want to try. Put a little piece of hacksaw blade on the little key ring that came with the magnesium block, or use the back of your knife instead of the blade - the squared back should work fine for scraping the block. Another tip is - while holding your stricker and flint next to your pile of shavings and tinder, move the flint toward you rather than the stricker toward the pile. This way you won't hit the pile and scatter it around.
Thanks, crash - excellent idea about the hacksaw blade. Those things sure do have a lot of uses.
why can't you carry amag bar in your pocket they aren't that big .I like the real deal better but emg. mag bars work great.use your pocket knife not you fixed blade you always want you fixed blade in good shape.
what also woks is if you get cotton balls with vasaline. how to do it
1. get the cotton ball (balls)
2. get a little bit of vasaline put it on ball and just start pulling appart the cotton ball until it is mixed fully
I've posted this before, but what works great is a good flint (not all flints are equal), a striker, and lint from the dryer, especially the lint from the towel load. The Vaseline (on cotton balls or lint) gives you a longer burn time.
not all flint is equal but if you find one good piece there will most of the time be more around . one piece of flint will last a long long time
little amish girls would get a fire going with a long piece of corduroy cloth, that they held at each end after looping it over a branch, then pulling each end alternately, quickly, making massive friction and heat.
I hope that was cotton corduroy. Wool corduroy might take a while but it would make sweet music while you wait. Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom........
heh heh. i forgot to mention the best part, that you don't need charred cloth to go with it, because, well, it BECOMES charred cloth lol.
Why make it so hard? In a survival situation, I'll pass on the whole flint,sticks, and glass for cheap Butane Lighter anyday. Or even a 15 dollar butane torch.
Because we're purist, Ziggie. We make fire the old fashioned way. We earn it. Then when we fail we use a lighter.
since I learned to use flint and steel Ihave not used A LIGHTER TO START A FIRE it more fun with flint n steel and more rewarding .
How about a fire from a chocolate bar and a soda can?
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I didn't believe / understand it until I saw it but, once you see the trick you understand.
You might try the Search function. We've discussed it. It's even mentioned in this thread.
With flint i think the best tinder is cotton balls, lint, or birch bark. Flint is a lot easier than friction fires.
And char cloth.
Flint and steel is good to know and practice often, but I often use the bow drill method it seems to work better for me.. this pic a good example of of thehttp://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...6&pictureid=70 firebow