Fire lighting kit

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Here's a chance to show off your fire starting kit

It's my thread so I'm going first



Here's some of my stuff , left to right we've got A ferro rod and a spy capsule full of cotton wool, next we've got a Blast match one handed fire starter (very handy if injured) 3 Zippo's, one modified (not pretty but it works) so I can attach a lanyard to it, bellow that you've got a IMCO Super and a brass match case, next to that there's a Strike Force, and a steel flint striker a mate made for me , and finally the magnifying glass on my swisschamp

Not bad for a non smoker

So what have you guy's got

[Benner]

You have more Zippo's than me and I am a smoker. 

I have just a standard brass Zippo which goes everywhere with me and my trench art lighter. 

That's really it for fire starting. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

You have more Zippo's than me and I am a smoker. 

I have just a standard brass Zippo which goes everywhere with me and my trench art lighter. 

That's really it for fire starting. 

But your probably not a pyromanic like me

I still don't think I've seen that trench art lighter of yours 

[Benner]

You have more Zippo's than me and I am a smoker. 

I have just a standard brass Zippo which goes everywhere with me and my trench art lighter. 

That's really it for fire starting. 

But your probably not a pyromanic like me

I still don't think I've seen that trench art lighter of yours 

What, the coin one?  Guess I'd better take some pics huh!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yep never seen it

[Benner]

Yep never seen it

I'll get right on it!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Move it, move it, you orrible little man

[Benner]

Well here are my pics as promised.  Sorry they aren't the best but someone kept hassling me for them so they are a little rushed. 

Front...


Back...


And underneath...


This lighter is all hand made, and looks as though it has been made by soldering 2 half pennies onto a brass nut that has then been filed down and shaped.  The screws is the bottom allow it to be filled with fluid and gives access to the spring chamber.  These screws, as well as the spring, are again all hand made.

It actually works really well!   But due to it being quite small it is very rarely carried as I am worried it will get lost. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I really like that , I still marvel at a squadies ability to improvise like that while in the field!

[hawkchucker]

Only thing I own to start a fire in the wild is my Hudson bay kit. It has the flint the steel and a box to hold it in with the greatest magnifier ever made to start a fire. I swear it will make a flame in 5 sec.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Only thing I own to start a fire in the wild is my Hudson bay kit. It has the flint the steel and a box to hold it in with the greatest magnifier ever made to start a fire. I swear it will make a flame in 5 sec.

Any chance of some piccies mate, I love old school fire starting tools

And I might just want one of those magnifiyers too

[WhichDawg]

Nice kit Mickyd. I've got lots of stuff also, no complete pics of them all though.
several zippos, nato matches (storm proof), fire steels, blast-match, bics of all sizes,
couple magnesium bars with flint, 12" f-lenses, several wallet size f-lenses,
several small film cantainers of cotton/vaseline, waterproof/container of dry tinder/with fat wood.
here's some of the steels;
 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Those Blast matches really are good aren't they

I bought mine after trying to light a fire one handed with busted ribs

[WhichDawg]

Those Blast matches really are good aren't they

I bought mine after trying to light a fire one handed with busted ribs

yes, they are pretty ingenious, and the price of them has finally gone down!

[Sea Monster]

Ahh, tis wee George.



Just the brass zippo and Cricket for me.

Sometimes I carry matches if the whim takes me, but I don't like rattle.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Ahh, tis wee George.



Just the brass zippo and Cricket for me.

Sometimes I carry matches if the whim takes me, but I don't like rattle.

Matches never last long with me, I'm kinda addicted to flame

[Leatherman123]

I have quite a few different fire starters! I have many lighters from Bic to Collibri ( I know I spelt it wrong!) I have another really nice lighter my Papa gave to me that has a cigar cutter! It was like 700 bucks!

[WhichDawg]

700 buck lighter! 700+ bear knife!
<---thinks L123 needs an adopted, big brother! 

[hawkchucker]

This is the case I carry my flint and steel in. The burning lens really works and the piece looks sweet. I can carry everything in the thing from the stone(you may have to napp one a bit) to the striker and charcloth. I do recomend charcloth it is cheap and very easy to make.
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=5550-010-1&Category_Code=834-000-000&Product_Count=0

[hawkchucker]

By the way I recomend the company. Very good prices on throwing hawks!!!

[WhichDawg]

very nice tobacco box! I might get one, thx

[Leatherman123]

LOL!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

This is the case I carry my flint and steel in. The burning lens really works and the piece looks sweet. I can carry everything in the thing from the stone(you may have to napp one a bit) to the striker and charcloth. I do recomend charcloth it is cheap and very easy to make.
http://www.crazycrow.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=5550-010-1&Category_Code=834-000-000&Product_Count=0

Nice gear, and a very nice box too mate

[hawkchucker]

Thanks It is part of the reinacting gear that I carry when I go trekking. I usually go off and just hike alone for one week with just primative gear and only what I can carry. Funny thing is I usually prefer the old gear to the new stuff. With practice you can reallly be faster with the old stuff than the new. At rendevous we usually get a fire by flint in under 5 sec.(that is with prepped tinder)

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Thanks It is part of the reinacting gear that I carry when I go trekking. I usually go off and just hike alone for one week with just primative gear and only what I can carry. Funny thing is I usually prefer the old gear to the new stuff. With practice you can reallly be faster with the old stuff than the new. At rendevous we usually get a fire by flint in under 5 sec.(that is with prepped tinder)

The old way's worked for thousands of years, you can't put that knowledge in a clamshell

[hawkchucker]

Plus it has a cool factor in being able to do it.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Plus it has a cool factor in being able to do it.

I'm not brilliant at the flint and steel method, but I am getting better, and just as soon as he's old enough I'm gona make sure my boy knows the old ways too

[hawkchucker]

Get him into that and into a compass. It will open the world for him.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Get him into that and into a compass. It will open the world for him.

Oh trust me, the boy will know not to be scared of the great outdoor's, respect it, but not fear it

[hawkchucker]

Thing that is a shame is how today people shy away from the outdoors. I actually used to get in trouble if I did not have a pocket knife and a book of matches on me.

Myself my brother and cousins all would spend most every night even the school ones camping in our yards. We would actually follow the receding snow line further from the home.

At the age of about 12 we were trusted to walk by ourselves 1 mile through the woods to get to the shooting area our dads all set up and spend hours plinking away with our .22 and we never shot ourselves.

Unfortunatly times are changing and I really would hate to be a kid today.