flint striking fire starting

[flexo]

i start all my fires with that method, i want to know , if i am the only one.

flint striker is a home forged file one, and tinder is charedcoton , or chared amadou...

 

[GGTBod]

I like to use flint and steel, i am the only person on Youtube showing flint and steel used to get an ember on an unprocessed Cramp Ball fungus

[video=youtube;-GOZ8wmHuSE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GOZ8wmHuSE[/video]

 

[TarHeelBrit]

I used to use a flint and steel for starting the living room fire, sadly our new house has this abomination of a gas fire. But I still use F&S for making a fire outside whenever I can.

 

[John Fenna]

Flint and steel are my firelighter of preference

 

[Stevie777]

I bought 6 from Millius as Christmas extras, got a extra one as a bonus, Thanks Millius. I know,i said it was for a school/pupil thing when you asked..i lied. I couldn't be buttocked explaining at the time...I wasn't really lying, the pupils are my family.

Now every male member of my immediate family have the ability to make fire old school stylee. including the wee guy next door who i gave the extra one to.

Merry Christmas and hopefully a hot yule log to my immediate family.

Demonstrated to my youngest tonight... he has it in the bag.

Thanks again Millius.

 

[forrestdweller]

flint and steel when i'm in a hurry (charcloth or charred punkwood)- i use a traditional japanese steel.... if the sun is out: magnifying glass; if i have time: bowdrill i'm not even touching ""evil magic" anymore...

 

[vestlenning]

The last six months I have started all my fires (except cigarettes) with firesteel and scraper/flint and steel. The latest is burning in our living room as I write, a nice contrast to the rain and wind outside.

 

[QDanT]

If it's the house fire :- flint, steel and charcloth to light a Sulphur match

sharpen spill each end, melt sulphur (gently) in pyrex test tube dip both ends in and store dry

touch point to glowing char cloth it lights with a pale blue flame instantly (charcloth glowing on fender) save other end for next fire

match is just in clip to photo. I snap off when fire lit

it out in the woods I make a tinder 'birds nest' to drop glowing char cloth in then cup in hands and blow it alight