Putting the science into "firecraft" part 1 (picture heavy)

[Brian]

Brilliant mate,

thank you very much for all your effort :You_Rock_

Brian

 

[Deleted member 4605]

Excellent thread BR. Well done, and thanks for listening to me and posting it.

 

[Stuart]

thanks for taking the time to write that out :You_Rock_

 

[SMARTY]

Fantastic! Great work Red.

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

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Great job Red!

Phil.

 

[EdS]

excellent piece.

Should be one for teh magazine.

 

[British Red]

Cheers Ed - it'll cost you a glass of that Islay mate

 

[nooky]

excellent piece.

Should be one for teh magazine.

I will second that. Definately one for the magazine. :You_Rock_

 

[Seoras]

Great post Red. My Sea Cadets are using your post as a research doc in preparation for their D of E expedition in Feb. and March. There project is on different firemaking techniques and this post is an excellent guide.

They loved the Prawn cracker.

George

 

[andyn]

Great article BR. Very much enjoyed reading that over the last few days. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Found this great little video, that i thought goes really well with the two lighter pictures you have. It shows a slow motion video of a standard BIC lighter igniting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29nj7oLc9g8

 

[Fenlander]

Well done mate :You_Rock_ This is a really good read.

One tip from me........

Don't discard the spore tube section of false tinder fungus.

Cut it into thin sections, scrape the surface as you would Birch Bark and then spark onto it. It burns very well and quite slowly.

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[Biddlesby]

Good tip! Particularly since I have some shredded tinder fungus that I decimated whilst searching in vain for the amadou layer...

Great article Red, that must have taken you a while!

 

[British Red]

Great post Red. My Sea Cadets are using your post as a research doc in preparation for their D of E expedition in Feb. and March. There project is on different firemaking techniques and this post is an excellent guide.

They loved the Prawn cracker.

George

I must admit I threw the prawn cracker in for fun but also to illustrate that a little lateral thinking and experimentation is in order. I was bored one night and had heard that some corn snacks burned.

I'm delighted you sea cadets enjoyed it..if they would like a demo some time, we may well be able to arrange it


Gald you enjoyed it all - I'm back to working flat out for a while now, but have a few ideas for another couple of longish posts in the spring...along with phots of the February meet with mmy mates in the Welsh Marches. I do hope that underblanket works

Red

 

[EdS]

I normal use any left over prawn crackers as fire lighters.

 

[stitch]

WOW this rocks :You_Rock_ this is sooooo cool

 

[brancho]

Hi I am new and found that thread great.
Pringles burn as well as prawn crackers although id rather have the prawn crackers.

 

[British Red]

WOW this rocks :You_Rock_ this is sooooo cool

Glad you liked it Stitch mate.

Store up the things you want to try and I'll talk GW through teaching you (or Hawthorn). Or wait till I prise you away from Hawthorn for a couple of nights and we'll have some "fire fun"

Red

 

[Nick_S]

Red, you truly are a wise chap. Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us -- sure, a fair bit's common sense, but sometimes ya just need someone to point common sense out to you!

:You_Rock_

 

[abushcrafter]

what about hosting it/others on your own website go here for tips

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26663

 

[In Wood]

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Going along the food theme (Prawn cracker) how about marshmallows, them bu@@ers really burn once lit. Not the best tinder though and usualy eaten after you have the fire started?

I'l get me coat.:sulkoff: