building a fire

This has to the best ferro rod review I have seen, and I just happen to be a contributor. The author of the article sent me an email and asked, "Kevin, would you take a few minutes and talk me about ferro rods?" Being the helpful person I am, my answer was something along the lines of "of...

How many people use ferro rods? Either as their primary fire starter, or as a backup fire starter? Back around 1985 or so I bought one of those magnesium sticks with a built in ferro rod. I used it a few times to start fires, and it seemed like more trouble that it was worth. Never the less...

After a lifetime of starting fires in the woods, I have 3 things that I feel are the top helpers so far as fire starting goes. Before I get into them, I want to talk about some definitions. Ignition: This is anything that produces the initial spark or ember. Think Ember from bowdrill, or...

Things needed: Pill bottle Matches Striker pad Alcohol prep pads

Here are a few fire starters my son and I made. This is not my own idea, I saw it somewhere, thought it was cool, tried it, and am passing it on....lol. They are pretty easy to make. Here is what you need: Cotton balls Dryer lint Petroleum jelly Straws Pliers Lighter Bobbie-pin Ziploc...

http://www.knivesshipfree.com/pages.php?CDpath=2&pID=41 Funny I've never heard of this on this site. But they look pretty handy if not a bit fiddly.

I teach a group of 6-8th graders outdoor survival skills. My next big lesson is Firecraft.....I know fire in the hands of todays youth right? They are good kids or I would not do it. This is the only way I can twist my survival mentallity into their little minds and sub consciouly help them...

Just did an experiment tonight, took 5 cotton balls smothered them in vasoline and rolled them in heavy duty aluminum foil...about the same size as a trioxane tablet. i split it open and fuzzed up the cotton, and hit it with a flint...it burned high for 24 minutes...got some more testing to do...

I am dissapointed with flint striker "fire starters" **Updated with new test video** I bought a couple of Coghlan flint striker "fire starters" tonight, but after me and a buddy messed around for a good half-hour with a pile or dried leaves and torn apart paper, we were a hole bunch of FAIL...

Over my life time I,ve made fire using various methods. On this quest to make fire I have used matches,lighters,a magnifying glass,ferro rod,the bowdrill,the hand drill,the bamboo fire saw and have been successful in all these methods. I have one method I have not tried yet and that is the...

Here Im using my JoelD friction folder to strike a ferro rod,the tinder is birch bark,then I use the same folder but this time im striking a piece of flint down the spine of the knife to get sparks to land on my char cloth.

Lets post some fire building tips 1) Road Flares - In an emergency cold weather situation - nothing beats a road flare. When your fingers are numb and its difficult to grab a match, the road flare is large enough to get a good grip on. They take up a lot of room in your pack, and the fumes...

Char cloth is a very old form of tinder made from 100% cotton,basically you are making a form of charcoal with cotton. You can use anything that is 100% cotton from an old pair of jeans to and old T shirt. I used cotton wool which I find takes a spark from steel and flint very easily. So...

Hi all, just new to the forum and from the greatest country in the world...... Australia I have been playing with the bow and drill method for fire starting and have come up to making heaps of smoke during the drilling process but cant seem to achieve a hot coal to apply to my tinder...

I have been trying to find the best deal on firestarters. I also want one of good quality. I have looked at Swedish Firesteels and the blast match Are there better ones out there? IS there a cheaper place to buy them?

Many of us now how to do this, but if you do not, here's a video that shows you how. http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-build-fire-dryer-lint-115010/

I live in northern wisconsin, and there are plenty of spruce, birch, and pine varieties. I have always used birch bark to catch a spark from my steel, and then I usually smear my kindling with spruce/pine pitch to get it going quickly. I have only camped out in this kind of environment. Anyways...

what are some not store bought ( burnin money) that ACTUALLY work lol all i have is split jute twine dryerlint char cloth

Hello, While I was at "****'s Sporting Goods." Looking at the camping isle, making searching for some cheap, useful things, I stumbeled apon a "Light My Fire", "Firesteel." I've heard good things on here about them, and saw them mentioned in "Backpacker" Magazine. My dad has never used one of...

Greetings all. Well, I got inspired to take a short little jaunt out into the woods today after reading some posts by a few of you on testing equipment. I woke up this morning and it was about 50 degrees and I was in a cloud. Where I am currently staying in Tennessee is on the southern-most...