Show us your tinderbox!

[The Ratcatcher]

I have two tinderboxes.



The first is a brass Hudsons Bay, the other an old SLR cleaning kit box.



The Hudsons Bay tinderbox contains:
Amadou
Jute cord
Charcloth
Steel
Two flint shards
Sulphur matches
Slowmatch with brass tube
Cotton flannelette




The SLR box contains:
Firesteel and striker
Cotton wool
Wetfire tablets
Slowmatch with brass tube
Tampons
Lighting tapers
Single edge razor blade
Storm matches

As well as one or other of these, there's also a larger magnifying glass and a tin containing extra flint shards and sulphur matches, and some extra flannelette in my kit somewhere.

 

[Clouston98]

Nice kits there!
I'm especially a fan of the Hudson Bay, as you can probably tell...

Keep them coming!

 

[Goatboy]

Ratcatcher, how do you like the Wetfire tablets?

 

[Clouston98]

I've used wetfire before, they were quite good, that floating on water on fire thing works, I tried it .

Keep them coming!

 

[Goatboy]

I've used wetfire before, they were quite good, that floating on water on fire thing works, I tried it .

Keep them coming!

Hmm OK Cam, I wondered as the one time I tried them they were a pain to light. Could've been duds/dried out.

 

[Clouston98]

Hmm OK Cam, I wondered as the one time I tried them they were a pain to light. Could've been duds/dried out.

Aye, they're good, but nothing amazing .

Keep them coming people!

 

[almac]

Keep the tinder boxes coming!

Here is my steel striker selection, I don't collect, honestly .

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I like the oval shaped ones on the right. where did you get them?

 

[Clouston98]

I like the oval shaped ones on the right. where did you get them?

They came with the Hudson Bay tin I bought but you can buy them of Shark Designs and Woodlore stock them too .

Keep them coming!

 

[Monikieman]

Not in the same league as the Hudson Bay stuff (but hopefully Santa....).

Inspired by all the other posts I may as well post some pics and re-contribute.

I couldn't find my normal tinder pouch so I thought I'd whip up a new one.

Desided to stitch the top flap down so its kind of self closing.

 

[Clouston98]

Looks great that!

What's inside?

 

[Monikieman]

Cheers mate.

just some birch bark. I seem to have a thing for birch bark and can't walk past a tree without collecting it.

 

[Clouston98]

Your not the only one, I can't walk past most tinders without grabbing a little something .

 

[Monikieman]

I've kind of struck it lucky with a local factory that makes natural 'tinder'.

It's a jute string factory and the guy looked at me as if I was daft when I asked for the floor sweepings!

 

[Clouston98]

Keep them coming!

 

[Man of Tanith]

Hmm OK Cam, I wondered as the one time I tried them they were a pain to light. Could've been duds/dried out.

They do tend t dry out and loose efficiency shockingly.
Not one for the BOB.....

 

[Clouston98]

They do tend t dry out and loose efficiency shockingly.
Not one for the BOB.....

Oh, I didn't know that. Only tried them when I got them, have a few lying around somewhere, but haven't used them as a general firelighting.

Good info .

Keep them coming!

 

[pickin_grinnin]

In a Hudson Bay Copper Tin with lens in the roof and leather belt pouch.

Where did you get the leather belt pouch for the Hudson Bay Tin with lens?

 

[Clouston98]

Where did you get the leather belt pouch for the Hudson Bay Tin with lens?

Got mine from Shark Designs. Cracking little pouch, great quality .

 

[Goatboy]

They do tend t dry out and loose efficiency shockingly.
Not one for the BOB.....

Sad thing was they were REP samples, ended up not buying them in as I thought they were pretty pants,

 

[Stringmaker]

Again, not a tinderbox but definitely pyro-related.

A friend recently made me these beauties: