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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #480 on: January 17, 2011, 09:23:08 AM
Good ideas :tu: :salute:

(now I'm looking for a suitable tin can. I'm easily influenced, you know)


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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #481 on: January 23, 2011, 01:29:28 PM
Missed this earlier Dave.  It's a great looking set mate. :salute:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #482 on: January 24, 2011, 02:40:41 AM
Tinderpouch I made with material from a worn out pair of walking shorts. Treated with a mix of Beeswax and Paraffin wax.

The pouch is large enough to hold the kit tin, Altoids candle tin and lots of tinder.
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #483 on: January 27, 2011, 04:56:54 AM
Tinderpouch I made with material from a worn out pair of walking shorts. Treated with a mix of Beeswax and Paraffin wax.

The pouch is large enough to hold the kit tin, Altoids candle tin and lots of tinder.

Great job as always there Spork. I'm quickly becoming a fan of your handywork. :)


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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #484 on: February 06, 2011, 01:47:08 AM
Yep, good stuff .... as always :)

I like your version of the candle box better than the copper one :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #485 on: February 06, 2011, 02:28:29 PM
Nice... liking the whole repurposed thing too :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #486 on: July 01, 2012, 01:13:04 AM
This might be an easier way to use a ferro rod for some people  :tu:

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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #487 on: July 10, 2012, 02:12:04 PM
Hot thread, great ideas, good stuff!!  :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #488 on: July 10, 2012, 02:47:03 PM
Logs to burn! Logs to burn!
Logs to save the oal a turn!
Here's a word to make you wise
When you hear the woodsman's cries.

Beechwood fires burn bright and clear,
Hornbeam blazes too,
If the logs are kept a year
And seaoned through and through.

Oak logs will warm you well
If they're old and dry,
Larch logs of pinewood smell
But the sparks will fly.

Pine is good and so is yew
For warmth through wintry days
But poplar and willow, too
Take long to dry and blaze.

Birch logs will burn too fast,
Alder scarce at all.
Chestnut logs are good to last
If cut in the fall.

Holly logs will burn like wax,
You should burn them green,
Elm logs like smouldering flax,
No flame is seen.

Pear logs and apple logs,
They will scent your room.
Cherry logs across the dogs
Smell like flowers in bloom.

But ash logs, all smooth and grey,
Burn them green or old,
Buy up all that come your way,
They're worth their weight in gold.


Oaken logs, if dry and old,
Keep away the winter's cold
Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes, and makes you choke
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
E'en the very flames are cold
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread -
Or so it is in Ireland said,
Applewood will scent the room,
Pearwood smells like flowers in bloom,
But Ashwood wet and Ashwood dry,
A King can warm his slippers by.


Beechwood logs burn bright and clear,
If the wood is kept a year
Store your Beech for Christmas-tide,
With new-cut holly laid aside
Chestnut's only good, they say
If for years it's stored away
Birch and Fir wood burn too fast,
Blaze too bright, and do not last
Flames from larch will shoot up high,
And dangerously the sparks will fly....
But Ashwood green,
And Ashwood brown
Are fit for Queen with golden crown.

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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #489 on: July 10, 2012, 04:27:35 PM

The little wood and brass Fero rod with the Damascus steel striker are very nice Waterlander  :drool:

My newest fero rod and striker
I thought I should try them out and have a coffee in the wilderness that is my garden  ;)



I don't think my shavings are thin enough  :-\ (very dry pine and cedar) I had to add a little cotton wool/Vaseline ball  :-[





1 1/4 pints boiled in about 5mins  :tu:



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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #490 on: July 10, 2012, 06:17:20 PM
Waterlander, you have some really lovely kit there :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #491 on: July 10, 2012, 08:12:39 PM

very nice indeed. :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #492 on: July 10, 2012, 11:11:23 PM
Lovely kit there guys :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #493 on: July 11, 2012, 06:54:12 AM
I don't recall posting this one...

Mike of Sugar Creek Knifeworks sent me a flint striker ground with a chisel end. I made the Kydex cover for it.

It actually has multiple functions...

-Outside edge for flint & steel
-Inside edge for firesteel, magnesium and wood/tinder scraping
-Chisel/knife edge
-The exposed corners work as a scraper to smooth the bowl of a wooden spoon
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #494 on: July 11, 2012, 07:45:08 AM
That's quite a practical bit of kit :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #495 on: July 11, 2012, 08:29:14 AM

The little wood and brass Fero rod with the Damascus steel striker are very nice Waterlander  :drool:



Homemade. It's the off cut of my knife handle. Wood is lignum vitae. The damascus is a prying tool made by Raker, works quite well as a fire striker and looks purdy too. :)

Hey Sporky, good to see you. How are you doing my friend?
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #496 on: July 11, 2012, 11:03:07 AM
Homemade - even more impressive :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #497 on: July 11, 2012, 11:48:18 PM
Hey Sporky, good to see you. How are you doing my friend?

Good to see you back too  :tu:


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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #498 on: June 22, 2016, 01:29:23 AM
  Exotac nanoStriker

  EDC Mode
 

  Disassembly
 

  Fire Mode
 
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #499 on: June 22, 2016, 01:30:09 AM
  Optional Striker Mode using Leatherman Wave/Charge
 
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #500 on: June 22, 2016, 01:32:35 AM
  KHHI McCurdy Knife + Ferrocerium Rod + Magnesium Block
 


  Steel Striker + Ferrocerium Rod + Magnesium Block
 


  Initially tried shaving the magnesium block with a KHHI Scourge. Ended up making magnesium chunks instead.  :ahhh
 
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #501 on: June 22, 2016, 01:33:07 AM
These are really neat.  I got a CnC (cheap n cheerful ) one that is pretty well made.  Threw decent sparks too.   
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #502 on: June 22, 2016, 01:59:55 PM
Nice pics guys :cheers:


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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #503 on: August 28, 2016, 10:12:27 AM
  Sort of let down (again) this morning. Wanted to make some Mountain House Beef Stroganoff. Got the Exotac nanoStriker & MoraKniv Garberg out, and a can of BioFuel. The Garberg was only scraping the rod, there were no sparks. So figured I needed to be swifter, more snappier. :ahhh It broken again! Second time this smurfing nanoStriker ferrocerium rod broke on me!

 

  Got the TOAKS 450ml Titanium Cup of water boiling for the dehydrated food. Used a folding Sterno stove and the can of BioFuel. Tracked down where the ferrocerium rod rolled off to, and did a more aggressive strike and got spark thus getting the fire going.

  While cooking I tried to fish out the broken ferrocerium rod with the Leatherman Flair, since it has the thin PST pliers. No go, could not get a grip on it. Looked around and found a pair of Uncle Bill's Sliver Grippers and got a bite on the broken rod and twisted it free. Got the last replacement ferro rod in there now.

 

  Think I better look for a thicker, more stout, and reliable ferrocerium/magnesium rod to use. Suggestions?
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #504 on: August 28, 2016, 04:10:26 PM
I would say that the threaded part is what makes that one weak :think: Bad that it has broken a couple different times on you Oii :-\ I would suggest getting a 1/2 inch X 5 inch one that is just a ferro rod without a handle maybe :think: I have one of those and they just feel heavy duty to me :tu: I got mine from a Chinese website that doesn't have the best record with MTO (spamming and emailing members to give good reviews of their merchandise in return for cheaper or free stuff) I had no idea when I ordered it about them and MTO though :ahhh I had a little mix up with my order and after many emails back and forth they finally made good on it ::)

Unless you need it contained I would suggest just a bigger ferro rod without any frills :cheers:

Ebay may be best source :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #505 on: September 19, 2016, 03:23:16 AM
How did I miss this thread?


Got a new Uberleben Fire Steel....big handle. I like it and the reviews are good on it.


Its longer than a Army LMF Steel but the rod is smaller in diameter. Won't get rid of my LMF Steels but will def get some more of these for my personal kits.



Here's the rest of my kit.


Sorry about the crummy indoor pics.....
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #506 on: September 19, 2016, 04:35:50 AM
Some great pics SG and it is almost Fall and that means :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh FIRE TIME :D I love burning in the Fall as it not only feels good out with a fire but it seems a better time of year for a fire than any :dd: well except for winter I guess :D


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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #507 on: September 19, 2016, 05:21:17 AM
I ordered some 1/2 X 5 inch ferro rods.  I'll attach my own handle so I can also attach a striker.  As soon as I receive them I'll post up pics.   

Nice kit SG  :tu:
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #508 on: September 19, 2016, 07:51:56 AM
Some great pics SG and it is almost Fall and that means :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh FIRE TIME :D I love burning in the Fall as it not only feels good out with a fire but it seems a better time of year for a fire than any :dd: well except for winter I guess :D

 :cheers: Yep but we're usually still under a burn ban most of the winter but if we get some white stuff I'll live dangerously and see if my winter fire technique is still up to snuff!   :salute:

Forgot to add...

That clear tube that carries the pocket bellows is perfect for carrying those tiny ring sized ranger bands. They hardly fit anything else but saw a fire starting YT and the guy used them for a starter....they really burn great but I bet it stinks!
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Re: Fire lighting kit
Reply #509 on: September 19, 2016, 08:27:27 AM
Some great pics SG and it is almost Fall and that means :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh FIRE TIME :D I love burning in the Fall as it not only feels good out with a fire but it seems a better time of year for a fire than any :dd: well except for winter I guess :D

 :cheers: Yep but we're usually still under a burn ban most of the winter but if we get some white stuff I'll live dangerously and see if my winter fire technique is still up to snuff!   :salute:

Forgot to add...

That clear tube that carries the pocket bellows is perfect for carrying those tiny ring sized ranger bands. They hardly fit anything else but saw a fire starting YT and the guy used them for a starter....they really burn great but I bet it stinks!


I'm sure it smells to high.................... SG. I get used bicycle tubes from the bike shop and cut them up into ranger bands. They work for a fire starter also but hope I never have to use them for that because of the smell.
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