Favourite Things in Fire Starting
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As I said the last time such a question/poll came up, my preferred fire starting method is ---
having a buddy along to start the fire!
Hey, it's an old cowboy philosophy type of thing.
Kind of like seeing three guys in a pickup truck all dressed pretty similar. Just by looking at them, which one is the real cowboy?
It's the one setting in the middle. He is there by design. He don't have to drive, and he doesn't have to open/close the gates!
Never walk when you can ride. Never stand when you can sit. And always get the coffee water upstream from the cattle herd.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands - who's also trailed a few beeves in the past
p.s. But of the listed methods, I prefer Flint and Steel
having a buddy along to start the fire!
Hey, it's an old cowboy philosophy type of thing.
Kind of like seeing three guys in a pickup truck all dressed pretty similar. Just by looking at them, which one is the real cowboy?
It's the one setting in the middle. He is there by design. He don't have to drive, and he doesn't have to open/close the gates!
Never walk when you can ride. Never stand when you can sit. And always get the coffee water upstream from the cattle herd.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands - who's also trailed a few beeves in the past
p.s. But of the listed methods, I prefer Flint and Steel
Still like matches the best.
Maybe because I'm rubbish at all the traditional firelighting methods...
Maybe because I'm rubbish at all the traditional firelighting methods...
fire steel is fav method
with tampons or cotton wool being the best tinder these have of course been soaked in vaseline
with tampons or cotton wool being the best tinder these have of course been soaked in vaseline
I do love the staged simplicity of flint and steel. Spark into a bit of charcloth or amadou, into your tinder bundle and away you go! I always have a firesteel as back-up, though, and it comes in as a very close second, purely for its ease of use in just about all conditions.
use to love the way vegetable oil got the wood going when i had to light an arga every few days and an open fire in the main room when i had the cottage .
when im out and about i just enjoy using what ever i find
though i love a bit of birch bark some cotton wool and a flint and steel the best
when im out and about i just enjoy using what ever i find
though i love a bit of birch bark some cotton wool and a flint and steel the best
Birch bark and fire steel for me too, sometimes matches but usually 1st method. I need to get a flint and steel as i have only tried it twice with amadou or charcloth.
The answer to this really depends on the time of day and frame of mind I'm in...
I love flint and steel, but hand me them when I wake up at 4am because the temp has dropped to -4 and the tarp is surrounded with snow and I'll just give you this look: :bluThinki and get a lighter out.
I love flint and steel, but hand me them when I wake up at 4am because the temp has dropped to -4 and the tarp is surrounded with snow and I'll just give you this look: :bluThinki and get a lighter out.
As a newbie to the firesteel, and still practising - I would have to say that my trusty Zippo always stood me in good stead. Now I have more time I'll probably amend this at a later date.
No fire piston option on poll
amateurs!!
Then firesteel and cramp balls and if it rains too much, my home made secret 'magic napalm' potion 
amateurs!!
Then firesteel and cramp balls
and if it rains too much, my home made secret 'magic napalm' potion 
cotton wool/Vaseline lit with a bic or fire steel, if the weather is damp, a good splash of paraffin does the job
I know I need to practice more with the bow and hand drills..., I've barely even started...., and I have only made a few attempts with flint and steel with fungus, but matches and lighters are too easy now so right now it's the firesteel for me. I have been practicing with it and it is what I have used to start the last dozen or so fires I have had.
just for the kicks, here's my favourite pyromania mix...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye0k-qRDSno&feature=related
rob
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye0k-qRDSno&feature=related
rob
The last time I had to make a fire to actually fight off hypothermia I had a trioxene bar in my kit and used that to get things going real fast. I use all sorts of different techniques like everyone here and I'm always looking for something new or a fresh challenge. Learning the "floating hands" technique for the hand drill is next on my list.
That said, in winter weather I always carry something that will give me an emergency fire right away. I tend to remember those fires for a long time. Mac
That said, in winter weather I always carry something that will give me an emergency fire right away. I tend to remember those fires for a long time. Mac
A Bic lighter and a chunk of firelighter works for me. To get things going after that I like to use seasoned Gorse.
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