Corporals Corner Mid-Week Video #26 Steel Wool The Guaranteed Ember
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thank you for the video. nice round up verifying steel wool's versatility! I've been keeping some in my pack for years now. As always quality videos!
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Awesome video. Always a positive can do vibe and extremely good videos
I actually have steel wool. Forgot one could start fire with it.
IMPORTANT. Put steel wool in a plastic zip bag and close it tight. If not, it will draw moisture from the air and begin to rust and make a HUGE mess in your fire kit bag! Been there. And done that!😊😊
Well... uh. Yeah
No no see you need to add aluminum shavings as well the rust will be beneficial just add a slight spark with the aluminum shavings added and watch all the excitement happen
@@VdubSPAZif steel wool won't do it thermite will. 😂
Vacuum sealed.
Vacuum sealing it would be an even better idea because you could pack more of it
as a little kid 9 years old I had no idea? there was some steel wool in the garage and I had a match, i lit it on fire, it had a little sparkle. I decided to tie a string around it and light it Then I swung it around in circles what a spectacular spark show that was. Too bad there was only two pieces in the garage so that was short-lived. I'm working on 66 years old now!
Always showing people how to get it done . Appreciate your work ethic.
Why is it every time Corporal Kelley lights a fire 🔥 I hear Beavis in my head? Crazy how well steel wool catches a spark. Char cloth has to be jealous right about now.
I remember when I was in Boy Scouts. We used lenses from our binoculars to start a fire with steel wool. Thanks for the great content!
I believe we used a lense from a pair of reading glasses 🤓. It was 40 years ago….so I’m not 💯 percent certain though. I do recall looking around at other kids that wore glasses 👓 and wondering.
Found it, watched it, enjoyed it. I've been a fan of steel wool in the context of fire building for years. I'm glad to see it getting some attention in this video.
I've ignited steel wool numerous times using a double a battery. Just grab a bit of 4 ought wool, stretch that steel wool out and roll it between your palms so that it resembles a poorly rolled joint, touch an end to each of the battery poles & you've got an ember. Also, as a scout leader that I worked with suggested, spraying a LITTLE WD-40 on the steel wool makes it burst into flame easier.... he was right.
Nice, now I need more Steel Wool!!
And its easier to make than char cloth, holds up better, has multiple purposes. Thanks
Real good information young man
God bless you and yours and God bless the USA
I enjoy these tips and tricks video you make
It's 21:18hrs here in the UK and I go to sleep knowing something I didn't know this morning. Thanks corporal kelly.
Its alot of useful simple techniques you are teaching.I like the fat wood torch too tat I came across the other day easy light burn 30 to 40 mins and wind proof also simple to use to start fires easier in rain.
Excellent as usual Corporal. 👍❤️👍
There is oil put in the wool to help keep it from rusting that helps it to burn.
Great information as always Corporal! Thank you for sharing.
Me, if I'm leaving home and heading out to camp, I'd go with old reliable Frito's chips and a Bic lighter. You really have to go out of your way and plan to find steel wool as a fire source... I can leave tonight and stop at any gas station and get Frito's and a lighter to have as a fire starter. Want to dumb it down even more?... save some of that dryer lint in a Ziploc bag to use as a fire starter with a Bic lighter. Cool video, but, simple and efficient is where it's at. Cheers! Pete in Arizona - KI7LIL
Thank you for this excellent presentation of the advantages of steel wool as a good source for an extra-large ember.
It is a cool way to start a fire. When I taught at the university lab I would get out a 9-volt battery and do this in front of the class when management wasn't looking. They always got a kick out of it. So, I learned something new with this demo. Awesome. (Next stop- utility room and/or Lowes)
Not forgetting what you said in the beginning of this video..steel wool helps remove rust. That alone is worth putting in your kit.
Excellent video, and a great reminder for an addition to any fire kit. Semper Fi!
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, we used Steel Wool and 9v batteries in Boy Scouts!
We still do it.
I always wondered about a ferro rod. 9V Battery I knew about. Magnifier was also a surprise. Thank you sir.
Learned the riddle of steel, wool, in the Boyscouts.
🤯 mind blow right here fam, the corporal is over here burning steel!
I learned something new today Corporal. I sure will be placing this concept into my fire starting kit. Thanks...🔥👍
The 0000 Steel Wool worked its way into a bar bet I used to do, about getting steel to melt with just a simple paper match. [I never lost that bet, as the molten steel would drip in front of their eyes.]
Always Outstanding AF. Thank you.
Outstanding af as always
I don't have any experience camping outdoors ( except at the beach which doesn't count because of all the things one takes with ) but I am confident that if I stock a backpack with gear as advised, I'll make it for sure no problem!
Well done! Great instruction! Thank you.
Thank you Shawn
Been using Steel Wool and Dryer lint as Fire starters for 25+ years. Great video!
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FANTASTIC! THANK YOU!❤
Awesome I've been using/ playing with steel wool for years
I think its awsome! I just imagine a lighter even of it was empty of fuel would still light that with its striker...thanks for the video😉👍
Facts I would use the steel wool battery trick when I was homeless in Florida and Colorado to start a fire for warmth and cooking
Out of curiosity how did you get the wool or portion it to be cost effective?
@@jasonb4687 dollar tree had little wool patches. Just be sure it does have soap or detergent in them. Also I have longer hair so I would keep some of my hair from brushing and put in a small lip lock bag and spray with deodorant or flammable liquid for kending
Love the mid-week lessons
This quote was in an old computer textbook:
"Programming is a race between Engineers, trying to build bigger, better, more idiot proof programs; and Nature, trying to build bigger, and better idiots. So far, Nature is winning."
In the year 2525, if man is still alive...
Jesus, I had no idea. Thanks!
I see that you make the same error like a lot of other people when talking about magnification lenses to start a fire, it is not the number of magnifications that determine the effectiveness of the lens it is the diameter of the lens. The magnification determines the distance from the lens to the focal point, it is the diameter that determines how much sunlight is collected and therefore the temperature of the focal point. If you use a lens with 2-4 feet diameter you can melt rock with it.
Reminds me of Mors Kochanski teaching all the variations/ways of how to work certain materials - great work and as always - thank you for your dedication and hard work, i appreciate it every week
Thank you brother. Will add that to my pack I have been messaging you about on Facebook
Thanks for showing this. I have been carrying steel wool in my fire kit for two decades. I love the stuff.
Awesome stuff. Definitely going to add some to my fire lighting gear.
Great Video as always, there are so many things that, with a little imagination, can be used in so many different ways from their original design. You seem to find so many other uses for them that will help us to always be ready to survive and just enjoy the outside! Thanks again!!
this is great info, thanks for the video always looking forward to seeing stuff
Funny I was just showing my mom and a friend that they could start a fire with steel wool two weeks ago. Love it
Very informative video thanks, I now await the obligatory copy in a few days from the survival "expert" and ex TV star...😂
First learned about steel wool on starting fires in the Boy Scouts
Excellent!
You'd probably need to add some oil for corrosion resistance for your steel wool. As anybody who has used steel wool knows, it LOVES to rust! Maybe spray with WD-40, and place in a sealed container until needed. The WD-40 adds flammability as well. WD-40 burns like nobody's business.
How would that effect the ability of the steel wool to take a spark? I don't know. Perhaps the Corporal can try and let us know! ^-^
Baack when I was in Boy Scouts and they were having us do the Bow Drill, they liked to give us 0000 steel wool to take any ember you might manage and enhance it by putting it in the nest of steel wool in order to be able to blow it into a flame in the 'bird's nest'. So I have been using it for decades now. [In my case, Boy Scouts was back in 1970 or so. Great work Good Sir.
Outstanding!👍🏽
Learned that 4/0 steel wool will take a spark Gunsmithing. Glad to see someone else picked up on it.
Good to know. I keep a zip lock bag of dryer lint from 2020 in my kit. It's dry AF but if I need to use it during wet conditions that could be a problem. This 0000 steel wool is a good idea.
This is very cool. Over 20 years back, l learned the trick with the battery. But never used it with other methods.
Thanks for teaching an old fox new techniques!
Steel wool is great for many things, been usin it to start fires since the late 60's, early 70's in the Scouts. Also works great with sand to clean mess kits.
Holy hell! I forgot about this easy and versatile option. Thank you!
Aaaaa. Steel wool. A survivalists friend!
Hi, from Berkshire, UK. Learning every possible way to light a fire is essential these days. Kids at school should have Bushcraft as a mandatory class, coz you never know when the SHTF. Thanks Shawn, the basics never gets old.
That’s why my dad encouraged me to join the scouts…… Cub Scouts ( Made Webelos and Arrow Of Light) and Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout)…… learned a lot about survival as a kid….. was fun and still use most of the skills I learned today…….
Thanks for the reminders! Love steel wool!
The lengths and effort you put in the channel, filming and editing is quite evident.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Love your channel.....
Thanks for reviving a decades-old method which I used in teaching wilderness survival to Boy Scouts back in the 1970s! At age 82, I am obvioulsly Old School; and I deply appreciate your bringing 0000 Steel Wool to the attention of younger generations of Bushcrafters. I look forward to every presentation! Happy Thanksgiving!
That's great Corporal. I'll have to start bringing some steel wool with me now in my fire kit. Thanks!👍🔥
I keep a fresnel lense in my wallet so I always have a lens available in an emergency. I have already proven the lens works for fire so Its a great little backup to edc
I’ll definitely be adding the steel wool to my kit. Thanks for the tip. 🤙
Outstanding Marine
Great video as usual... Just a thought, will the sparks from the Bic lighter be enough to ignite the steel wool?
yes
Love this great idea! Adding that to my camping gear.
You have shown steel wool usage in past videos, but this one has made a believer out of me to carry it in my kit... batteries not included!
That bit of fine steel wool will likely be used for several other purposes, is light in weight, and is not expensive.
Wow, I have to put this in my fire kit...and no battery required!
Love that steel wool trick and great for restoring cast iron cookware
Steel wool, late Summer thistledown, birch bark, cotton wool and petroleum jelly are always in my fire kit. That combination has been indispensable over the years. Especially in our Scottish rain and snow.
YUP STEELWOOL HAS BEEN IN THAT MODE SINCE THE 70'S THAT I REMEMBER
I've used a battery and steel wool to make a fire but I've never heard of the other ways you showed thanks for the info.
I always carry some steel wool in my kit in a bag covered in oil for cleaning my gun and it would be one hell of a firestarter
Another awesome video. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
5:32 - - Watching the way it burned as the BIC made its way around the wool made me think of special effects.
The manner in which it burned/melted reminded me of scenes in Star Trek the way a vessel burned in space right before it exploded. 🤔
The only thing about steel wool is that is rusts... but you could use that rust for a fire roll...
I knew about the electrical ignithion of steel wool but i didn't know about the other ways. Thank you Cpl. Kelly for enlightening us. 😂 .
See you Sunday.
I beg to differ cotton ball with vaseline is a 1000 times better.. Just as easy to light and Burns longer. You can replace the vaseline with neosporin and get twice the effectiveness scrapes and cuts Anne Burns a long time
I did that when my son was in Boy Scouts they were amazed
I carry dryer lint in a waterproof bottle so it stays dry and a 2 Bic lighters in a waterproof pack. Slight spark from the lighter and it's flame on. Dryer lint is free. I run low then I grab more from the dryer
Holy moly! Steel wool is legit!
As corporal blows the ember. Im sitting behind screen and blowing my hot noodles😂
Also a must-have if you got a mouse problem maybe not the00004 but a mouse trying to get into your house or shut her garage they're going to need some dental work before they get in
Thanks again Corporal
Old school the best rule
I learned about fire starting using steel wool from an old Boy Scout scoutmaster using a couple of D cell flash light batteries! That was some 60 years ago
Great content, always learn something on your channel. Thanks.
An a week late , was out in the mountains camping.
It's about time I saw someone mention this. Yes I saw it on the earlier video too, I'm surprised you didn't hear me cheering. I learned this in the Boy Scouts over 50 years ago. I have some in my backpack, all my various "fire kits", tool boxes, I even carry some in a small "fire kit" pouch in my pocket along with several ways to light it pretty much full time. I've been laughing my rear end off at all the UA-cam "survivalists" since I first started watching them struggling with ridiculous commercial and natural "fire starters" that barely work, if they do. Thanks for pointing out the simplest, most readily available, and easiest to carry fire starter there is that works every time.
Next time I'm out I'll pick some up
Great Vid!
Good AF. Steel wool, great idea. Definitely in my kit. Thanks for the advice.
I've found dryer lint to work extremely well. Haha I have a small bundle of it, I just toss a bit in a water proof bag and I'm good to go. Although the steel wool looks cool when it's lit
I collect my dryer lint because it's all cotton. Not as pretty as the steel wool ball, and it seems to work best - for me - with a little melted wax over the lint in a paper mache egg carton.