got a firesteel works wonders,what else would i need to go with it,maybe a tinder box with some tinder material any ideas
got a firesteel works wonders,what else would i need to go with it,maybe a tinder box with some tinder material any ideas
Get a little tin like a small tobacco tin or the famous "Altoids" mints tin ( I bought two today actually in "Poundland" in UK for £1 each. I'll eat the mints and got myself 2 great tins with folding lids...!)
If you don't mind using man-made materials then a few cotton pads (make-up remover pads) or cotton balls wiped over with petrolium jelly (Vaseline) light very easily with a fire-steel. Other good tinder that takes a spark is natural Jute cord/string. See it it in gardening stores, cheap and works well when you 'rough it up' with your knife.
Good luck, Paul
Don't sweat the small stuff - and it's ALL small stuff...!
Dry grass works well as does Birch Bark. If you shave up a very fine feather stick that's good and dry you can light it with your firesteel as well
thank you all,theres some good ideas there,i tried it earlier with a dry cotton wool ball and it caught light,takes some practise thou
or another option is to make or buy some char cloth, just search for it on youtube as there are loads of tutorials on how to make it and its dead easy to do and lights real easy with a flint and steel
My last trip I tried carrying a small baggie with lint from the clothes dryer for tinder. Works like a charm, but burns very quickly. Must have a good bundle around it to catch.
My steel is an ESEE Knives Fire Kit (a gift for singing in a friend's wedding.)
Make up pads work great if you keep them dry. I split in half and use my firesteel to spark on the fuzzy side (inside), almost instant flare up. At some point ill try those DIY cardboard and wax firesticks and petrojelly cotton. Looks like hand sanitizer gel is a popular and useful means to start a fire as well.
I gather king alfreds cakes as often as i can when out walking, they seem to be about all year!! good to keep in your tin as they take a spark easy and burn slowley like charcoal..good what mother nature provides us with.