I lit my first traditional fire yesterday!!

[bingobadgo]

I just want to share my elation with you all, i lit my first fire using flint and steel yesterday.
We had a local man called Nick Checksfield round to do a party for our 8 year old, he is a master maille smith and medieval reenactor and did sword fighting lessons etc, fantastic fun!! As part of the program he showedhow to light a fire using flint and steel, with king alfreds cake fungus as tinder. He managed it and so obviously i had to have a go. After about five minutes of striking tiny dull orange sparks against a tiny little bit of mushroom a managed it, and had a full flame in my tinder ball within a minute if getting the first ember going. I had never used a flint and steel before and i am seriously impressed. It is such a satisfying feeling, i suggest everybody tries it. It really appealed to something inside me, i cant really explain it.

 

[mace242]

Excellent. Doing something new like this for the first time just gives and excellent sense of achievement. I still grin every time I think of the first time I lit a fire with a bow drill.

 

[bingobadgo]

Thats exactly it, it was such a sense of acheivement. I wont ever forget coaxing that little ember into a flame.

 

[Sleepy Weasel]

Congrats!

As they always say, you never forget your first time!

I hope now you'll explore some of the other ways of making fire, and get the same sense of achievement and enjoyment from doing it.

Keep up the good work

 

[Greg]

Well done Fella,

Have a big pat on the back, now just keep practicing until its second nature!

 

[stuartmac5]

well done mate,

I had a similar feeling at the moot, I was using the bowdrill and it was a bit of a bugger, but George was barking instructions at me as I was sweating away and it worked, I got a flame.....great feeling isn't it

Just need to practice a lot to make it easy now...................

 

[Seoras]

Well done bingobadgo.

It is a great feeling so keep going mate. Now try out other tinders, you will be surprised at what works

Glad you enjoyed the bowdrill session Stuart and I hope I did not come across as some Sergeant Major barking orders at you?

well done mate,

I had a similar feeling at the moot, I was using the bowdrill and it was a bit of a bugger, but George was barking instructions at me as I was sweating away and it worked, I got a flame.....great feeling isn't it

Just need to practice a lot to make it easy now...................

Bowdrill is a beast to master sometimes but well worth the pain and effort it requires at times.

George

 

[john scrivy]

remember my first go I found it easier than bow drill - I used flint - steel - and char cloth then transfered to cramp ball - Tinder and fire followed