And here is a little challenge to spice things up - start a fire with your off hand. Old challenge, easily done with a lighter but what about other methods
Fire piston. Reusable indefinitely.
The trick to refilling them is to put them in the freezer for an hour before filling. Also they seem to be filled at the factory using butane under much higher pressure than what you get in a can which means it is impossible to top up. Just wait until the factory butane is done before trying to refill.
Quote from: styx on August 10, 2017, 09:46:21 AMWhat is glaringly missing is the bicycle inner tube that was usually there. Vaseline cottonballs are nice but I'd rather put them with the ferro rod that is usually used.And a full-size ferro rod IMHO.
What is glaringly missing is the bicycle inner tube that was usually there. Vaseline cottonballs are nice but I'd rather put them with the ferro rod that is usually used.
I'll break off the remains and put a larger ferro rod in the tin
Quote from: styx on August 10, 2017, 02:31:49 PM I'll break off the remains and put a larger ferro rod in the tinWhy didn't I think of that.......
Big fan of Jute Twine. Making it water resistant adds a layer of piece of mind. I also like Magnesium as well. That stuff is wicked but marginal tinder can still present issues. I don't think you can go wrong with ferro rod. https://youtu.be/ZsI6H0zx0BA
Fireworks and old fuel
I use a ferro rod all the time and recently got introduced to char cloth but my all time favorite is using my SAK mag glass to light up. The conditions must be just right but it sure is fun!My wife makes kits with dryer lint and wax dipped pine cones.
I agree, it's been bad lately.
Well this is my backup kit. Excuse the filter, couldn't get a decent enough shot so took that shortcut.2017-08-10_09-23-53The logic is simple - it is all for the "I'm dumb and can't get things going by normal means". Magbar, fatwood scrapings, fat paper all help with marginal materials. And while there are people who would go on 4 page long rants about how that is cheating and letting people use marginal materials, I'm one of the guys who'd put gasoline on fatwood shavings and magnesium scrapings just to make sure my behind has a fire. I've spent a few days and nights too many cold and wet to be bothered by the crudeness of my means.Plus I'm really not going to fall a tree and process it just to make beans and coffee if the easy to get fuel needs a bit of a kick start.What is glaringly missing is the bicycle inner tube that was usually there. Vaseline cottonballs are nice but I'd rather put them with the ferro rod that is usually used.