Viking on the Tube

[Wayland]

Lofotr have just put a vid of me on YouTube doing a fire lighting demo if anyone is interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmTssR5csdg

 

[BorderReiver]

Nice one. That was a good spark too.

 

[Shewie]

Good stuff Gary

Got a flame on the first take as well :notworthy


Is that quite an old vid then ?

 

[relfy]

Very nice Made me realise that I would be hopeless at demonstrating as I can't think and talk at the same time, hehe. The Lofotr looks like a fab place! I'm hoping to visit Norway next year (to visit friends and trace ancestry), will definitely try and stop there!

 

[Wayland]

I think it was taken in 2006 if I recall.

They just dropped me a line to let me know they were posting it.

 

[LazySod]

You made that look too easy Gary.

 

[John Fenna]

An unusual technique you have there!
But obviously very effective!
An impressive display.

 

[JohnC]

Good stuff, I remember seeing you do that at the Loch Achray meet, I recall thinking it looked very relaxed ie no tension in the arms/hands.

 

[Twodogs]

Nice one
Twodogs

 

[spamel]

Definitely my favourite way of making fire, interesting that you move the flint on the steel as opposed to the steel on the flint as I do. I seem to recall posts made in the past with regards to that different style and the different shapes of steels as well. I've tried using plumbers hemp as a source of fine tinder but it just smoked like hell, where do you get the good stuff from Gary? I'll take a look, mine is probably part synthetic!

 

[Wayland]

Sounds like your tow is a bit damp Spam, whack it in the microwave if you want to dry it quick otherwise careful positioning near the fire will do the trick.

If you can get it, pure linen fibre works a bit better than hemp but it's not sold in B+Q

That method comes from demonstrating the technique, if I do it the other way everything goes on in the hand where you can't see it, my way I can show sixty kids what's happening.

 

[SimonM]

Excellent video. Must try your technique for deoming the skill to the Scouts Gary - as you say, it allows more to see what is going on.

Spam, I buy plumbers hemp from my local B & Q.

Simon

 

[drewdunnrespect]

well done mate looking good

a question were did you get the steel looks a good one

 

[spamel]

Can't remember where I got my plumbers hemp to be honest, but even out of the packet from a dry warehouse it hasn't worked! I'll keep an eye out for other stuff that could be pressed into service, although the missus is getting slightly annoyed by now with my bags of cat tail fluff, dried grass, etc all over the place!

 

[Cobweb]

He's even quicker with the flame when he's not talking, great vid and very informative.
Good to see you on YT Wayland

 

[Aragorn]

i don't think it's hemp atall looked more like a box of gary's hair :sulkoff: nice demo mate

 

[addo]

Nice demo Gary.

I like the small amount of the two stages of tinder thats needed, and the very quick result to flame. Ive been playing a lot with natural tinders, mainly using rosebay seed material to place the charcloth onto then grasses, within a birch bark tube.

 

[Mistwalker]

Great video wayland, thanks for posting this!