Firelighting, mojo style....

[mojofilter]

Just thought I'd share this little video of me lighting a fire, click on it to play.

 

[oldsoldier]

Good choice of song!
Flares are wonderful things.

 

[scottishwolf]

Mmmm, magnesium kicks bottom... :lmao


Any aluminium filings and iron oxide spare? ie:rust!....lol

 

[scanker]

Stuarty's video...tick..
Obligatory can of Stella in shot/hand...tick....

 

[BobFromHolland]

I'm a bit confused here about which technique is more impressive...

your fire lighting technique or
your video editing technique...

man... I still have a lot to learn

Nicely done!

 

[ScottC]

That's just poor bushcraft and potentially hazardous

 

[Martyn]

That's just poor bushcraft and potentially hazardous

Poor bushcraft? - what using a kilo of incendiary to light a fire, surely not?

Dangerous? Yes, I would think so.

Scott, it's called ironic comedy.


Lighten up a little mate, I think you may have missed the joke.

 

[Marts]

Come on Mojo, own up - That's not really you at all is it.
It's Ray Mears after they told him they'd turned the cameras off.

 

[Martyn]

Here's another firesteel vid, illustrating some of the risk, just for the H&S concious like Scott.

http://www.base2.se/users/~u21806178/Firesteel.htm

 

[Scuba Pete]

Lol, I almost fell of my chair, lol.

Well, if you are properly trained the dangers are minimal. As for not being bushcraft, I don't know about that. Alot of people use meths, gas stoves, gel fuel, Hex tabs.

Never the less it was fun to watch.

 

[ScottC]

Oh I got the apparent hilarity, just didn't find it funny, maybe that's just me.

I couldn't care less whether it's supposed to be amusing or not or whether it puts mojofilter at risk but the fact is extremely hot flamming matter dripping and flying about in all directions onto the humus layer potentially creates a severe danger to the forest. Surely I thought 'bushcrafters' who have a concern about the environment could appreciate that?

There are far more practical ways of lighting a fire without the need to put a forest at risk for the sake of some machismo joke.

 

[dwardo]

I prefer explosives and a napalm strike, some times i use a whole forest to light a ciggy

Come on Scott it was funny lol

 

[ScottC]

Yeah there's nothing like a potential forest fire to get the old diaphragm pumping hey

 

[Martyn]

Yeah there's nothing like a potential forest fire to get the old diaphragm pumping hey

Bahhh humbug.

OK mate, you've made youyr point. I thought it was blimmin funny though.

 

[ScottC]

I did laugh at your firesteel link though

 

[bambodoggy]

You've certainly lived up to the line in your signiture Mojo!

I don't consider myself a bar humbug but if you were on my land chucking flares about with a can of beer in your hand you'd be finding yourself bounced off the place in less time than it takes to light a fire from a flare

Still, if that's how you light your fires that's up to you......think I'll stick with my 38p bic lighter

Cheers,

Bam.

 

[The Joker]

And then we all wonder why its so hard to get permission to use land for Bushcraft

 

[rik_uk3]

Nice one Mojo, an expensive, but very effective way to light a fire

PS, I note your wearing DPM trousers, not very bushcraft is it?

 

[ScottC]

I couldn't care less whether he uses the bowdrill or a bloody air strike to light his fire, I'm not being elitist, what riled me was the danger he presented to the forest and it's inhabitants by being so thoughtless without any apparent concern.

Doesn't set a very good example does it?

 

[Martyn]

I couldn't care less whether he uses the bowdrill or a bloody air strike to light his fire, I'm not being elitist, what riled me was the danger he presented to the forest and it's inhabitants by being so thoughtless without any apparent concern.

Doesn't set a very good example does it?

I dunno, I think there could be a genuine application for thermite firestarters for emergency outdoor situations. Once the thermite has burned through, there is no more risk to the surroundings than with any other fire. If the area is pretty wet, as most of the UK often is, the danger of causing a forrest fire is pretty much nil. I wonder if you could pack a sparkler and a 250g can of thermite into some suitable packaging? You could do a camo version for the army.