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BCUK member Millius2 (Andy) makes great flint strikers at a reasonable price. I'm just one of many satisfied users.

Has anyone reported on the Fire Roll technique of lighting fires? I found two youtube demos on Bushcraft OZ. Here's the thread and the two videos. http://bushcraftoz.com/forums/showthread.php?8977-The-Fire-Roll-technique https://www.youtube.com/user/boggycreekbeast...

I would add a whistle and a ferro rod / striker. Both are useful items in case of an emergency. Happy Thanksgiving from Hawaii !

In the US I have purchased 3/16" X 1/2" long copper rivets from Crazy Crow, an online store catering to Native American wares and crafts. a 4oz package has about 40 rivets and burrs (washers) for $8.55 USD Plus shipping...

Go to Ebay.com, search for "flintridge flint". You can get about one pound of flint pieces suitable for flint and steel use for about $5 USD plus shipping from Flintridge, Ohio by Priority Mail. There are several suppliers. I purchased about two pounds for $10 for my firemaking class for my...

I've use the following technique with some success, but I cannot guarantee that it would work for you. My theory is that green bamboo shrinks as it dries which results in structural stress and cracks. What I do is to place the bamboo into my freezer unwrapped and leave it there for a few...

It's an appropriate last act for your beloved Leatherman to open a bottle of wine labeled "Journey's End". A good tool is like a good dog, faithful to the end. Jim FBtE

How about a Hultafors Heavy Duty Knife model GK for 5.95 GBP? Cheap adn 3mm thick http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Hultafors-Knives/Heavy-Duty-Knife/p-92-913-913-6866/ No affiliation to Heinnie, etc.

I believe Jack O' Lanterns originated in Ireland(?) using hollowed out turnips. As a colonialist from beyond the western seas, our tradition employs pumpkins. What root vegetable, if any, does your locale carve up? Just curious. Happy Samhain, warm fires, kind winds to you and yours...

Here are two URLs regarding SVEA 123 needles and what to use as substitutes from a forum on stoves. They use guitar strings and music wires, and provide information on the size and diameter. http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/showtopic.php?tid/29151/...

If you don't mind buying from the US, try RailRiders pants http://www.railriders.com/women-pants-c-125_132.html

Heres' an interesting variation on the cloak pin and striker. http://soldiersystems.net/2011/07/06/fire-steel-blanket-pin-and-awl-in-one/ No connection with seller, Yada, yada, yada.

Tidbits from my fuzzy memory. The original "sierra" cup was invented and/or popularized by the legendary Ome Daiber in the US Pacific Northwest where he was in mountain rescue. It was used as a cup, a snow scoop and stream water dipper. That's why it has sloping sides. Aluminum ones tended to...

A piece of flint, a piece of fatwood and a cotton wool ball in a plastic bag tied shut with jute twine.

There's a type of axe foresters use call a "Tree Sounding Hatchet" with a 8 oz (230 grams) head. I don't know if it's available in the UK. Here's a US link http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/View_Catalog_Page.asp?mi=17471&title=Tree+Sounding%2FSportman%92s+Axe Jim FBtE

Just received a shipment of four of Andy's excellent firesteels. I'm using them for a class for young people on old ways to make fire. They make great big sparks. Andy graciously included extra flints at no cost when I explained that Hawaii is volcanic and we have no flint or quartz. We do have...

Thanks for the fun! Mesquite - 125 Copper_head - 377 Dreadhead - 493 JimFBtE - 666 <grin>

Two kits, please. PM sent. Jim FBtE

Aloha, How much to have one shipped to Hawaii, US? Jim FBtE