I like to use a firesteel. The shower of sparks is impressive and then you have the moment of expectation to see if your tinder is a about to ignite or not.
Prefered fire lighting method
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If anyone is interested, I made a fire lighting video which can be seen here:
http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/search?q=promotional+video
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After I started learning bushcraft i never used matchess or lighter, firesteel or flint and steel works for me. I do start with flint and steel, but faaar not all attempts are success, but then I allways have some cotton with me and firesteel allways does the job. Allthough I'm lucky that I never had to start a fire in a proper rain, that would be a different story.
Great post!
Great post!
What a great variety of skill and interesting approaches. I either missed it or no one has mentioned the short circuiting of a 12 or 9v battery in wire wool. I've tried or used most methods including bow drill and fire plough but not fire piston. I especially like my flint and steel and Swedish steel.
I generally process my own natural tinders from a variety of materials and have developed ways to light fires in some of the worst conditions that the UK weather can offer.
I generally process my own natural tinders from a variety of materials and have developed ways to light fires in some of the worst conditions that the UK weather can offer.
Le Loup
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Le Loup
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Interesting questing and interesting response by the majority. I guess they tuned into something I didn't so I put 'other method'.
If I need a fire in a hurry then I will use the easiest method I have to hand which is probably a lighter.
If I want to meet my ultimate desire in fire lighting then it's probably to shape my own fire piston and have it work for me.
In between I get a lot of satisfaction still from being able to make a fire with a bow drill and have the practical fallback of firesteel and magnesium blocks and shavers if things get wet.
If I need a fire in a hurry then I will use the easiest method I have to hand which is probably a lighter.
If I want to meet my ultimate desire in fire lighting then it's probably to shape my own fire piston and have it work for me.
In between I get a lot of satisfaction still from being able to make a fire with a bow drill and have the practical fallback of firesteel and magnesium blocks and shavers if things get wet.
After I started learning bushcraft i never used matchess or lighter, firesteel or flint and steel works for me. I do start with flint and steel, but faaar not all attempts are success, but then I allways have some cotton with me and firesteel allways does the job. Allthough I'm lucky that I never had to start a fire in a proper rain, that would be a different story.
Great post!
Hi,
If you carry cotton wool coat it in a little bit of vaseline and put it in a ziplock bag before you leave, that way even if it does rain heavy you'll still be able to light a fire.
Tom
i use a firesteel thats fitted into a wooden handle which has been wiped over with floor oil.......i think this has two advantages ...it helps preserve the wood and if im ever stuck for tinder i could always shave a bit off the handle
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yeah well i know where youre from .............youre posh....
............im only a poor stokie....
............im only a poor stokie....
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i remember back in january we couldn't get our trang's lit it was that cold, so we used some fluff dipped in meths and lit that, took a spark instantly then managed to light the tranks.
firesteel all the way for that
@tomongoose i know what you mean about feeling like you've give up with a lighter. still it makes an appearence in my fire kit just because having a backup is never a bad thing.
also i voted firesteel because "air dropped napalm strike" wasn't an option
firesteel all the way for that
@tomongoose i know what you mean about feeling like you've give up with a lighter. still it makes an appearence in my fire kit just because having a backup is never a bad thing.
also i voted firesteel because "air dropped napalm strike" wasn't an option
Being lazy, for everyday use, a lighter (and a squirt of paraffin if the weather is wet). For showing off, bowdrill
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I admitted to being a lazy b and most times use a lighter. I have used a bow quite a few times to get a fire going but I dont see the need to do all that work rather than get the lighter out of my pack
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
The prefered method would be the way Gandalf did it on Caradhras... Real life is slightly more limited in options.
i dont have a prefered method yet as im still playing with different ways to light fires but im liking these at the moment.
http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?P_ID=3433
http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?P_ID=3433
