pay it forward 'chartube' take 2!

[g4ghb]

After the sucess of my first batch I've made another 1/2 doz up and this time i'm making them available to the 'evening croud' (to share the love to those that don't sneek a look while at work! )

Also as you have seen they have now been named CHARTUBE'S




What are they you may ask!? - well in esence they are charcloth in a convenient transportable holder.

To use you push up the burnt end out of the 'tube' and then light with a spark (I have tested them with fero rod and good ol flint and steel and they work a treat!) then you just blow gently to create a larger ember then use this to transfer to your tinder.
To extinguish you just gently pull the glowing tip back into the tube and then cover the end (I use my finger but it can be a tad warm so I suggest you use a leaf, bit of bark etc) the delicate charred end is then protected till the next time you need to use it.


I have promised Biddlesby (who missed out on round 1) first place in the que .........


.... So....... the next 5 to pm me their address gets one in the mail

 

[The Joker]

Yes please. PM sent :You_Rock_

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

PM sent :You_Rock_

Phil.

 

[g4ghb]

2 down -

• Biddlesby
• The Joker

- 4 left!

 

[ScottC]

PM sent

 

[Tadpole]

2 down -

• Biddlesby
• The Joker

- 4 left!

Me please :You_Rock_ :You_Rock_

 

[g4ghb]

strewth that was quick! - all gone!

6 minutes

• Biddlesby
• The Joker
• Too Much Kit To Carry (soon to have another bit! )
• mojofilter
• ScottC
• Tadpole

will be in the post tommorow chaps!

 

[The Joker]

Big thanx Graham :You_Rock_

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

strewth that was quick! - all gone!

WOW - fastest finger first on the keyboard.

Phil.

 

[mojofilter]

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

[*]Too Much Kit To Carry (soon to have another bit! )

Cool - can't wait to give it a try Graham :You_Rock_

Phil.

 

[g4ghb]

all packed, labeled and ready to go!

 

[British Red]

You are a good man - I'm a slow one!

 

[Heathenpeddler]

If you do another one....

 

[Caleb]

another slow man here

but as the man said if you ever do anothere one ...............

 

[Tadpole]

all packed, labeled and ready to go!

mine came this morning. it is great, and worked from a ferro first time(once i remembered to pre-char it)

 

[The Joker]

Got mine today, thank you Graham

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Great bit of kit Graham!!!! :You_Rock_

I've been out in the woods all day and have been making fire with flint and steel - your device works a atreat.

Thank you very much Sir.

Phil.

 

[ScottC]

Got mine too, cheers Graham

 

[Biddlesby]

Picked mine up this morning. Looks to be a great toy - I have not have much success with charcloth in the past; not due to my production process, just that I haven't been able to get hold of the right stuff. But this (lamp wick?) holds an ember really well.

Problem is I don't have any flint and steel or ferro rod kit where I am now. So I have a challenge to light fire with no prior kit other than this charred cloth! Picked up some cramp ball, dry sphagnum moss and birch bark from the local woods. Now have to find a flint lying around and hit it against all sorts of things around the house until I find something that throws good sparks.

Thought for a next version - if the tube was carbon steel then you could strike it with a flint to land embers easily directly onto the charred end. This might be tricky to make! But I'm not complaining - many thanks graham.