This is the 5th episode of 'Tales From The Wasteland' In it Dogmeat and I go over how to make a char tin/box and how to char various materials (cloth, cattail & charcoal). You char tin will allow you to make charred materials for easier fire lighting and make charcoal, for fire lighting and a...

This is a video I made on a few different ways to make char cloth.

I made this video awhile ago and thought I would share it here since I know that we have a bunch of people that are interested in fire starters and primitive fire skills. Char cloth is a very old school tinder. It catches and holds a spark really well and while it normally won't start a flame...

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...

I hope you enjoy this video I made. -XexorZ

I love char cloth... but it blows around and can be a pain to handle sometimes. So... I came up with something new (as far as I can tell) and both easier to make and store. In addition you can carry more of it in the same space! Here is my first video on what I call Char Cord / Char Rope