as promised potassium permanganate fire making video.

[fishfish]

potassium permanganate fire making video i made today:

http://youtu.be/nKibQO5668U

thanks for looking.

 

[Perrari]

COOOOL ! Great video cant wait to try it !

 

[bob_the_baker]

trip to chemist scheduled....

 

[crosslandkelly]

Good stuff. Chemistry in bushcraft. lol.

 

[Goatboy]

Excellent video Fishfish, enjoyed that. There are other chemicals you can use, but I'd get arrested and made to wear an orange jumpsuit for posting them. Good post. We could do a "Fun with thermite" as it's still legal to make I believe.

 

[Gray]

Great vid. If you buy powdered pottassium you dont need to crush the crystals, just pour on a bit of glycerin on the top and wait a bit. I carry potassium as it has a multitude of uses ie sterilising wounds, purification of water. Also good for foot fungus. Dont get it on your hands though, leaves brown stains wich are hard to remove. If you mix it with sugar and bash it with a rock it ignites as well.

 

[fishfish]

i am glad you all liked it!

 

[Baelfore]

Cool vid.

Using potassium permanagate is the first method of fire lighting I ever learned! before I even tried a firesteel.

although I used sugar and friction from dragging a butter knife over it. how-to from 'Royal Marine Commandos survival handbook'

this looks way more fun....must try.... need 24 hr chemist...

Regards,
Baelfore

 

[Biker]

Thanks for that Fishfish. I just love chemystery. Fascinating reaction. Thank you for doing that.

 

[Hammock Hamster]

Great vid, have been using this method for the last few years and its great with the right fire lay.

I keep a small sealed bottle (medical pee sample bottles) in separate pockets of my pack for emergencies or if I happen to be feeling lazy!

I tend to get both off of evilbay quite cheaply.

Cheers, Hamster

 

[Zingmo]

Aha! Proper wizardry! I knew there must be a better use for this stuff than just making my feet black.
How long does it take usually, between mixing and kablooie?

Z

 

[fishfish]

40 seconds or there abouts.

 

[maddave]

About a minute

 

[dump of the stig]

nice vid, id like to experiment with some damp wood, just to see the parimeters.

 

[mr walloping]

Cheers for that will give it a try

 

[leon-1]

Good stuff. Chemistry in bushcraft. lol.

There are others that can be used as well.

You can use Potassium Permanganate to produce Manganese Dioxide wit the correct chemical to work as a catalyst.

 

[Firelite]

just a tip regarding the source of your pot.perm. Some chemists/pharmacists only stock the tablet version which is about £15 a bottle. You don't need that, just the little dark crystals at about £2 a pot. A little goes a long way. Don't forget it works with neat antifreeze too, so if you have pot.perm in your FAK (for foot rot/fungal infections) and some spare coolant mix for the vehicle you can still use this technique. works fine if you put a small amount in a doubled up kitchen roll or similar. just twist it together and wait.

 

[Albus Culter]

Love the vid. Love the 'we have made fire' line too

Not done that in years. May have to play with that again

 

[John Fenna]

One of the better vids I have seen in recent days!
As I do not tend to carry glycerine or anti-freeze with me into the woods (well - not often...) I prefer the PP and sugar method
PP is in a selection of my FAKs and medikits... sugar is an essential for my brews....
I used to demo the PP&G method by getting the "Fire" class's attention then putting the PP&G into a screw of newspaper then starting the talk on the basics of fire... I got it down to a fine art of timing and could call on the paper to burst into flame "on command"
Jump leads and a "doll" made of wirewool, paper and a covering of cotton was always good for a laugh as well!

 

[hog]

Gosh that heat would set fire to ice !!!!