Ferro Rod Tip That Few Know... And Even Fewer Utilize!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2021
- Why take a brand new ferro rod, scrape it several times off into the air, and when you get down to the sparks, so to speak, THEN try to ignite tinder? Stop wasting those first scrapings. No, they're not going to ignite at first, but if you'll pile them up in your tinder bundle they will provide tremendous heat when a strike that does contain sparks finds them.
In my first ignition, please notice that it took 3 strikes or scrapings of the ferro rod to get ignition. The first 2 scrapes did not produce sparks probably because of oxidation on the outside of the ferro rod. Think about this though, there's no oxidation on the back side of these scrapings. They will ignite when finally hit by a spark. Watch closely and that's what you'll see in my first ignition... the pile from 2 unburn scrapings being ignited by that 3rd scraping and manifested by an intense afterburn.
This video was going to be about something completely different until I noticed that "afterburn" and changed the focus. Originally, I wanted you to comment about, How often do you practice fire making? every day like me? once a week? once a month? Please, still do comment.
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Why take a brand new ferro rod, scrape it several times off into the air, and when you get down to the sparks, so to speak, THEN try to ignite tinder? Stop wasting those first scrapings. No, they're not going to ignite at first, but if you'll pile them up in your tinder bundle they will provide tremendous heat when a strike that does contain sparks finds them.
In my first ignition, please notice that it took 3 strikes or scrapings of the ferro rod to get ignition. The first 2 scrapes did not produce sparks probably because of oxidation on the outside of the ferro rod. Think about this though, there's no oxidation on the back side of these scrapings. They will ignite when finally hit by a spark. Watch closely and that's what you'll see in my first ignition... the pile from 2 unburn scrapings being ignited by that 3rd scraping and manifested by an intense afterburn.
This video was going to be about something completely different until I noticed that "afterburn" and changed the focus. Originally, I wanted you to comment about, How often do you practice fire making? every day like me? once a week? once a month? Please, still do comment.
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I agree. I keep a large ferro rod with a full size striker, and also a magnesium fire starter block which I find works better than just shavings from the ferro rod.
I do not practice fire making skills but I do look forward to you doing it daily. I no longer go fishing but watch fishing videos, too.
Oh, the vicarious practice technique. LOL! Thanks!
Hello David, I do practice fire making a few times a month, more in the summer to teach my grandson and almost daily in the winter when we heat a lot with wood. My grandson does not want to learn new techniques once he leaned one that works. I try to get him to learn more by telling him he needs to "earn" a new knife, magnifying glass, twig stove, or cook pot by learning a new technique. Sometimes this works, sometimes not. He's a city boy and only gets out to our mountain cabin to visit Grandma and I a couple times a year. He does love fire though and I put him in charge of making all the fires when he does visit.
Some people just don't have the "bug". Thanks friend!
Hope you're hanging in there. City boy's curiosity may grow, his appreciation of the cabin environment may grow and if he's old enough to be getting feisty maybe even the challenge of "OK, but what if you didn't have (insert items used in his preferred technique here) what would you do?" May The Force Be With You (lol)!
You teach by example. Later on your grandson will understand. Long after you are past away of old age, he will be greatfull and regret that he can not say that to you anymore. Prepare him by telling you do not mind that (even if you would have aproblem with that) and give him an other fire making example.
By the way, I have the same situation here with my grandson.
I had a lot of quarrel with my daughter. She start being thankful at the age of 30. We are great friends now. That is how I know about your and my grandson.
I watch regularly but only rarely make fires myself these days. I count myself as an accomplished fire maker since I have made a couple of friction fires all the way to ignition, but clearly that definition only holds when comparing myself to people who don't make fires.
LOL! Do like me, EDC a BIC, ferro rod, and fresnel lens. You'll be more able to make fire than most of the skilled fire makers. Thanks friend!
Watching from New Zealand. I light two fires every day. One for house heating the other for hot water. Learning different fire lighting techniques has added interest for a daily chore. Using a homemade fire piston at present. Watching your videos has encouraged me to experiment with the natural resources on our property.
Living it in a practical way.
I'm from Missouri but lived in Auckland for 3 years with my girlfriend. I really wish she was from the South Island because Auckland has way too much cement and artificial lighting! I did fish off the docks when I could though but the homeless and asians always came and watched haha
Whenever I need to make a fire. At home here in North Myrtle Beach, it's when my wife wants me to grill some chicken or fish. Last summer during Scout camp at Lake Murray for five weeks, about 10 to 15 times a day-mostly with flint and steel using white quartz found around camp, sometimes with a ferro rod.
I like that feeling... of using materials readily at hand. Thank you!
That is something I've never tried white quartz. I'd like more information on this process.
In the winter I make a fire most every day here in Montana. But I use a match and some fatwood that a friend gave me.
I have indulged myself on your Gatewood series tonight and now I'm on the search for a fero rod. Thanks for being a great teacher .
Thank you!
You're my fire-making guru. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.
Thanks William and goodnight.
Nice quick tip, thanks. I start about 5 fires a week using techniques that I mostly learned from you - though Far North Bushcraft and the corporal's corner helped me too. I used a bow drill for the first six months, then a ferro rod for six more, but now I am back to the bow drill. I find this hobby to be satisfying and looking for the sticks and wild plants to serve as tender keeps me in tune with my local environment. Thanks for opening up this fascinating new world for me.
I learned a lot of solar ignition techniques from Corporals Corner 8 years ago and Lonnie put this channel on the map about 4 years ago when he shouted me out twice.
After watching the pump drill demos for awhile, I'd think that would be less exhaustive than the bow drill.
Since i started watching your channel, i practice most weekends.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for that friend!
You do have a gift but you share with everyone,Thank You
I'm reaching 40. Love outdoors and learn something new all the time. Practice the skills I learn as often as possible. The mind needs knowledge like a blade needs a whetstone
Sharp!
Back in the day (early 1040's) there was no such thing as a garbage man to pick up garbage.
Everything was burned in a burning barrel. I made fires everyday as a part of my daily chores.
All was started with matches. But, I learned what would burn well and how to place it in the barrel.
At my older age, I have started backyard camping, and fire making has become a fun part of it!
Thank YOU!!!!!!
We burned our trash in 1968 when I was 10.
I’ve never seen a guy so calm and collected as he starts a fire. I’m usually running around frantically trying to keep things going! I suppose it’s the pay off for all the time you invest! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Unfortunately, not nearly as often as I would like, but using what I have learned from watching you I am more successful when I get the chance. Thanks David
I light my propane stove once in awhile (use micro and air fryer mostly). 😁 Had a gas company tech come out to turn off the pilot light to save a few pennies. But I enjoy watching you.
As I've developed a slight hand tremor over the decades, a friend of mine didn't like me playing with matches. She bought me an electric spark thingy with a long neck. So that's what I use now.
I used to regularly burn garden debris every summer, but I've stopped. The atmosphere doesn't need anymore CO2. Anyhow, I have 40 acres so now I just pile it up and let it rot.
Good shelter for birds and small critters too.
Fire starting in movie "The Martian" was very impressive.
I see. Thank you!
David, thank you so much for all the informative videos my kids and I practice once a week most weeks. More often when have a camping trip.
I didn’t realize so many people were practicing fire techniques until I asked for feedback in this video. TY!
My wife just binged the last several episodes of Survivor 46 season.
I cannot believe no contestants apparently do not watch your channel.
I scoffed at this latest display, and while I understand the pressure of the contest, it still amazes me that people won’t practice before going on the island.
Anyway, my wife says “It can’t be that easy!”
I dug out the an old Gerri/magnesium from Horrible Fright and took her out to the grill and grabbed some random leaves and yellow pine needles (and to not have yet another eye-rolling incident I put a bit of charcloth in the middle) and got an ember on the third stoke, and blew it into flame in about 20 seconds. This is with leaf litter that was damp on the bottom.
I don’t practice firestarting often, but now that summer is here I think I will do so every time I start the charcoal grill - it is the perfect opportunity to improve skills and try different techniques!
They set them up for failure. I noticed on some behind the scenes training they got from an “expert”. He was letting one lady struggle with bow drill. All she needed was to do the standard “brace your wrist against your shin” advice. He stood there and watched her struggle, pop out, and then said she was doing a good job. That’s despicable!
@@DavidWestBgood2ppltangentially…
When I did my little demonstration, I apparently had a stray spark land in my open tin of charcloth (I make my own out of 3/4” cotton rope). I went to practice with some rain- dampened tinder, and opened my tin and started working. About 5 minutes later, I noticed a little tendril of smoke from the tin… leaving the lid open allowed air to ignite that tiny ember!
Lessons learned:
Be careful of errant sparks.
Close your tinderbox.
PUNK POTS WORK.
You do have a gift and you share with it with everyone,Thank You
I practice 4-5x per week since I started watching your videos. Thank you for the time & care you put into making your videos. I am learning many new skills as a result! Thank you Brother!
You are well practiced and ready to go.
Really cool tip. In the past I’ve scraped off the top layer into the air before attempting to ignite tinder. I never thought to use that material as tinder itself. Thanks!
What I like is when people scrape that new coating off like that or even when they scrape off that mild corrosion build up that happens between uses. Several scrapings off into the air, then ignite the tinder, and then call it a one strike ignite.
I practice your technique a few times until I have it down to some degree than move on to the next. I keep the technique in my bag of tricks should ever I need it. Of course I always have my stare....
LOL! Funny. Thank you!
And here I was thinking I was the only knife nerd on the planet who likes his 10-049. Yes, I too own one. Mine is old and bashed about but I still keep it because it is somewhat unique. Cheers from Australia.
Cheers Brad!
I don't practice but I sure enjoy watching you. Maybe I will practice this week. 😊
Lol! TY!
I was in the boy scouts growing up back in the 70's. I don't particularly practice fire starting but I've been camping with friends for years and I always start the fires with my ferro rod. I've never had any issues except a couple of times when trying to start a fire in the rain. I ended up using some dryer lint that I always use as a backup when things are wet. I keep a ziploc bag of it in my backpack as well as some river birch bark. Both work great when things are wet.
2 tried and true fire starters. TY!
Happy Labor Day David , nice tip , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Thanks Michael!
About the best that I can do is try to practice fire skills each time I can get into the woods. Everyday would be great, but life gets in the way most of the time. I do try to get out on the weekends. - Tennessee Smoky
That sounds like you're well practiced, but would like to get in more. Thanks for responding!
Great video and wonderful demonstration
Thank you very much!
I do not practice as often as I probably should. I do enjoy having a knowledge of knowing that I can start a fire with solar or friction or a Ferro rod, although normally I have three Bic lighters with me to start a fire with. I have practice your techniques that I have seen you do with solar ignition and the one with the use cigarette butts work the best
Cigarette butts are everywhere, solar ignite or empty BIC ignite easily, and have great coal extending properties.
I get at least one a week, sometimes 5plus because of watching you. It always seemed so hard until I watched you and find technique is the key with practice. And adding flint and steel solar fire roll bow drill spent bic lighter pump drill to my have done list make me more confident fit the time I need fire. Thank you and god bless.
I love this hobby. Thanks Matt!
I haven't put a fire togeather since my house burnt down and no I did I was burnt out by my new wife,s ex husband. Christmas 2007. I was a cub scout, boy scout and a venture scout I can build a fire. Winter driving rain when ever. I'm 65 so it was like 50 years ago. But I know we are in The End Times, Covid, Russia, China just to name a few I don't have time to name the rest! I knew we had started the count to the end when Israel became a Nation recognized by The Nation's of the World I would see the end of the World in my life time. I'm just trying to take a refresher course of what I know from scouts. But you my friend, I have learnt more from you than any body else with their unless sh*t. Thank you so much, I know I will make it to the end with God and what you taught me!!! GOD BLESS YOU.
Thanks friend!
Thanks for sharing that info Mr. David. I try and practice different ways on average once a week.
Happy Labor Day
Thanks again!
A reasonable amount. It'll keep your confidence up about making fire. Confidence is huge in being able to make difficult fires catch.
I have never but have always been interested.
I make fire 3-5 times a week depending on if its cold in the house and need to start the stove up...great tip Mr.David! Hope your week is absolutely blessed! Cheers, Kimmers and Jerbs #22ADAY I'll never quit quitting 👍🏼🇺🇸🔥🔪🔥🇨🇦👍🏼
Thank you friend!
I think about it every day but I practice when I can good video David thanks for sharing 👍🔥
Thanks Bobby!
Greetings Mr. West -
i wanted to thank you for your inspiriational and motivational Videos on fire making.
It is thanks to your channel that i have picked up my bowdrill after 3 years again.
I had tried it so many times but always failed.
In one of your videos you gave the final hint to my very first sucessful attempt EVER.
I didnt put the patience in it to just wait a little while after stopping the drill.
Well, i got an ember but didnt have a tinderbundle to put it into.
So i went outside the next day to collect some dry grass and finally:
i made my first Bowdrill fire.
Thanks again - i will keep practicing at least once a week now.
Bow drill is so satisfying!!!
I seldom start a fire however I have been an avid backpacker and outdoorsman in the past. I built one of your fire cans that you use frequently. I use mine for cooking or heating water. I really like the videos you produce. Always interesting
It boils water quickly because it has such a strong updraft. For the same reason, it burns wet tinder, kindling, and fuel well.
Oh happy day to you my dear friend. I now do my Ferro rod that way. Your right there is goodie that comes off of it. I practice something's but not every day how ever I don't always video it. Stay safe and God Bless
You get a lot of good practice. I know. Thanks friend!
This man could teach you how to start a fire in a rain storm with a fart! He's the man!
Thanks ST!
I practice fairly regularly. Usually more in the winter because I sweat too much in the summer. Just went camping and made a flint and steel fire and that amazed my fellow campers. That was cool and a proud moment for me 😀
Then you can relate to all my melt downs lately! Thanks friend!
I hardly ever start a fire, but as a retired "rocket scientist" (space vehicle test specialist and assembly tech, actually), I was a pyro enthusiast from early childhood, winner of the Pathfinders campfire award, and know far more ways to start a fire than I've kept track of. For BBQing for instance, I make a mix of 80% vegetable oil and 20% alcohol as starting fluid, which ignites safely, builds quickly, smells really good lighting the coals and leaves no air pollution or toxic residue. Directed air from a hair dryer through a pipe eliminates air pollution from any fire and nothing reawakens sleeping coals like pure oxygen from a Burnzomatic oxy-MAP torch!
Nice!
David, Greta vids again. I practice various ways I have Learned from you and Edu Gordo, Shawn Kelley and many other.
You're in good hands.
I live in a gated community no wood fires, big fine if caught, I still practice at least 4 to 5 times a week, I just keep it small and only with what tinder I can find that day. Sucks when it is wet, but you have to try it to keep up your skills. Just found your site, Thanks for all your Vids keep it up
You're as dedicated as I. Thanks friend!
I went for a walk in the woods behind my house and found a downed pine tree. I got some fat lighter or punk wood from it to try my hand at fire starting. I just haven't done it yet.
You may not be able to stop once you get started ferro rod igniting fat lighter and punk wood!
great job!!
Thanks!!
Awesome video David! I try to practice about three to five times a week.
That'll keep the corrosion off your ferro rod, the rust off your steel, and your knife needing some sharpening!
I practice hand drill once a week. Used to be 2 to 3 times a week, but I moved far from the woods. Bow drill once every month to 2 months. Fire roll, about 4 to 8 times a year. My goto is for sure the hand drill. I love it. My hands get soft fast if I don't keep it up. I'm going to be lighting a bonfire at my cousins party again this year with the hand drill Oct 1st. I'll share the video if you would like. :)
Most people don't have that much interest in fire practice anymore. TY!
Thank you very much. God Bless you
Thanks Judy!
Great Job ! Got the Bayite per your suggestion, Thanks
You'll never have another ripple or spot of oxidation on your rod.
one time a week,with different materials. Thanks for the good information
Thanks friend!
Good stuff!
I learn so much from you thank you sir. 😊
I'm glad you keep coming back.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl u bet sir. In 2005 I had a heart attack my kids were very cruel to me they said they wanted to take me on a camping trip and we went far from where I lived and they started in on me and I left my dog there with them I had this feeling that the predators from where I was they were javelina's mountain lions and bears I would smell my dog and it would bring them to me so I took my lighter from them and my shovel and I started walking and it was very hard to walk I just had a heart attack and I had to walk on the side of these dirt roads that had a hundred foot drop and as I was walking everything God told me to do I did I found a big thing that went on the side of a tire to a summer and it had rained not long before I thought well I'll die from dehydration before I will of a person before someone comes to get me so I took it with me and I kept picking up water when I needed it and I found old cigarette papers and a rubber mat thick rubber mat that went to a car and a big rubber a big black plastic bag and then I knew in my heart that I had to stop and make a camp somewhere or I was going to die cuz it was so terribly cold and I walked to 16 MI had no pain pills or anything with me they were in the car so I climbed up a hill and I had to take my shoes off I knew if I took them off they weren't going to get back on but they were real cheap thin rubber shoes and my feet had 3 in Long blisters everywhere I had to walk on the forest floor like that and Carrie Wood and bring it back and then I found a three trees put together drag big branches and made up a wind block and then I made a firing and I tried to start a fire and it would not start that lighter I kept saying it's just going to break then I remember the cigarette papers that God told me to pick up my trouble those up and put them underneath the pine needles and sure enough it started and then for a weapon I put the very tip of my shovel into the red holes and then I sat on that thick rubber mat because I knew that if I sat on that ground the ground was going to suck the heat from my body and then I grabbed that black paper bag and put my legs black plastic bag put my legs in it keeps some of the warmth in I think it was about 4:30 in the morning when the rain just found me I didn't stray far from the highway I was only about 10 feet off the highway up there a little embankment and I started a fire I never trusted my kids again but I always felt the need to learn more and I believe God led me to your channel and I'm learning more everyday God bless you sir
That's a lot.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl yes it is. We can never learn enough. God bless you sir.
I bought myself one of those little Stanley knives. I really like it. When it gets dull I usually just sharpen it but I bought three extra blades for it just to be on the safe side. I also prefer bayite rods but I'm sold on the Fostar rods too. Wont go wrong with either.
I'll have to try the Fostar some day.
Successfully make fire via rolls twice a week. Still on the cotton & gray wood ash, but hope to graduate to weed fibers and homemade boards. Thanks for the education!
I haven't tried the Stinging Nettle, Dogbane, nor Milkweed fibers yet, but the barks work well... Yucca, Hickory, Basswood, etc.
Practicing fire at least every week on Friday. With many others pyromaniacs firebugs we call it fire it up Friday and we celebrate and share our fire making techniques 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I watch Ali Carroll's Fire it up Fridays bacon burn.
I hunt and , fish . Am 53 yrs old and I will learn until the day I die. Please teach me more. Brother
Licenced Trapper Ontario
My pleasure. TY!
Another nice one David.
As for how often? Well maybe (in the average) it would be once per week. Sometimes a whole month can pass before I try something that peaked my interest, and on the other hand (usually during the summer) my playing with fire ignition became much more active.
And like me, some of your practice sessions last much longer than others.
"It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work."
1 Cor 3:13... A good explanation at this LINK www.bibleref.com/1-Corinthians/3/1-Corinthians-3-13.html
Just read it again. I like the explanation!
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl It really is clarifying. Thanks for the reference, and the great videos
If you include flicking a Bic to light cigarettes I do it all day long. But actual practice I don't do any hardly ever. But I enjoy watching others do it. And one day it's possible I might need to know how to it's done which is why I watch your channel.
Ahh!
Dave;
My use of these techniques is a few times a month. A bit more so in the fall and spring when sitting around a fire in the yard is more enjoyable. Occasionally I find myself teaching a friend or coworker. Recently; my wife and I have hosted a few themed yard parties which highlighted outdoor skills and included a short hike in a local trail. Most folks were impressed with the Fresnel lens technique. It’s also a faster skill to teach than the flint / steel and about the same as a metal match / ferro rod.
Thank you for continuously making these videos. Be strong and of good courage.
May all your journeys be adventures and your havens safe.
Cotton and ashes fire roll is another easy one that really WOWs people. Thanks!
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl haven’t had time to practice that yet. It does look awesome and its on my near future list.
With all of these skills the practice time increases efficiency and therefore reduces time from start to fire.
That blows my mind! I was just thinking about a version of that statement a couple of hours ago.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Great minds think (alike).
It’s just like the bible, if you don’t practice it often you’ll not be a good as you could be :)
My favorite bible verse is Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
I try for 3-4 times a week,bow drill,polished can bottom,bottled water,and magnifying lens,haven't tried the fire roll yet.GOD BLESS Dave.
Heavy on the Solar practice like me. Thank you!
Practice quite often. A buddy of mine has a tree service, he brings me all of his stuff that he doesn't take to the landfill. So we cook outside all the time. Plus living in Florida, We have lots of pine trees. I probably have 100lbs of Fat wood in reserve. So, if you ever need any let me know. I'll send you some. Thanks for all of your videos
Sounds like fun. Thanks friend!
We practice few times a week because we like to sit at a fire in our garden. My wife also likes to try different methods.
Y'all sound well-practiced. Thank you!
David, I just started using a ferro rod for my tinder bundle in March.
I normally would use my magnesium block with it's attached ferro rod, I've had this for about 30 years.. now I'm just using my ferro rod. About once a week I practice.
A good sharp scraper makes it a pleasure to practice. Thanks!
order Stanley knife , ferro rods , making HoBo stove as soon as weather breaks I'm on it ,thanks Man can't wait looks like a lot of fun and want to be BA!! fire maker like you 🔥🔥💪
Thanks Sully!
I have a Stanley 10-049 I bought back in 1981 with the original blade. I've cut roof tiles, and opened thousands of plastic clam packs.
Aren't they great and durable?... I've cut miles of cardboard with mine over the years.
I've watched a few people make tender bundles, such as Coalcracker bushcraft and the grey beared green beret. This was so simple and they made it look so hard lol. I also watched your video on using char cloth wrapped in half a cotton ball. I was really impressed buy that. I had no idea you could generate enough heat to ignite the char cloth buy simply rolling it in cotton and then using the technique of rolling it to get the char cloth to ignite in some dried out pine needles. I'll subscribe and like. great examples and it really isn't that hard to find a pile of dead pine needles under a tree to do this either. I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers! Great tip in the ferro rod scrapings also! Great tip to remember; if it didn't initially spark, it will when a spark hits it!
It looked like you home made that burner out of an old food can?
You should've seen how "experts" were making tinder bundles 10 years ago when I first started this channel... Walk through the woods for an hour or more, collect up a dozen different tinders, and then make them into a tinder bundle about the size of a basketball. LOL! Just a hand full of leaves will USUALLY make an ember go to flames and then burn hot enough to ignite your tinder.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl that's what I was thinking as well! I liked the hobo stove made from a big can of green beans. you could easily put a small cast iron skillet on top of that and cook. That's very compact and easy to haul around. I think that is the first reasonable hobo stove I've seen made. what did you use for the cross bars on top? You were using it to cook with that little 6" skillet to boil water, cook grits and cook eggs on. Didn't look like it would be that hard to make them, a couple of slots in the middle, and I guess you could either notch it where it rests on the rim or make another slot with some snips. I guess you could use another one of the green bean cans and cut a couple strips off of it and flatten them out and make the notches. that was some good engineering; very simple but very useful!
@4:20 in the video, David West reveals he is a true fire-wizard with zero fear. 🔥
Your question at the start about how often I light fires - I use flint and steel, use it to light the blacksmiths forge at the heritage village I volunteer at twice a week.
Interesting, TY!
I love my Charcoal Grills. BBQ something about 2 or 3 times a week. I normally try to light the grill in some strange way just to practice, which is why some days my wife will check on me & go “ it’s Still not ready “ 😂. Fresnel lens, glass lens, Ferro rod, different tinder’s, sometimes it’s birch bark. 🔥🇨🇦
I love that! Thanks friend!
I make a fire about once a month. Mainly when my grandson is here. I put the fire in the green egg. Then we cook a pizza, bread or bar-ba-que something. I use the bow drill mostly, flint and steel with char cloth, I learned about from you. And sometimes the ferro rod or magnesium and flint. My grandson says that is cheating. But it’s good to know. I’m not struggling like I did at first. But I’m still not as fast as you are.
You sound like you have it well under control though. Love the practical use of your fire practice... bonding with your grandson and cooking up some good food!
Every couple of weeks i try and make an ember,using different methods, but I don't always bring them to flame. Cheers David
Hmmm, I understand the need for stealth in a neighborhood or busy park or campground, but try to accomplish as many burning tinder bundles as possible. Crush them back out if you have to. Going the whole way to a self sustaining fire is vitally important practice also. Thanks friend!
I got me one of the magnesium bar fire starters from Harbor Freight. Suprised at the simplicity of use. Now, I'm gonna try all these ways you are teaching. Actually, I'm waiting for you to shoot some flames from ur finger tips.
From my eyes. I can't stare at anything flammable for too long, you know.
I practice a couple times a week. We have a camp fire pit in our back yard. I am up late a lot so I will build a fire in the middle of the night and sit by it for a couple hours. It's relaxing time. In the winter it's almost a nightly thing for us providing rain.
Man that sounds... peaceful. I can almost see the orange glow and hear the crackles.
GOOD
I practice once a month. I got the bayite like you recommended and just today I came up with an idea. The bayite came with a flexible cable ring for your keys and today I was looking for something to use as a striker and I had a key from an old padlock that lost and the key has a sharp edge on it and I had a quick disconnect key holder for keychains and i put the padlock key on that and the ferro rod on the flex ring along with a flashlight and a small Swiss Army knife and the key can pop off and become the striker easily.
Brass and chrome covered brass is too soft. It won't make a great striker. I use the stainless steel spine of my knives for strikers. Do some comparison tests with harder strikers.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I found out the hard way today! I already replaced the key with a snapped off piece of hacksaw blade. Thanks!
Now that'll scrape!
I don't start fires on the regular, except in the wood stove, but I can usually stir up some good hot coals to get a fire going. However I am quite interested in taking this up.
We have lots of eastern white pine, paper birch, white cedar, and some hemlock that makes great tinder. Also dry goldenrod makes good tinder as well.
Sounds like you may be in NC or further North.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl,
Much further north. I live in lower Michigan. I did make a couple of trips to S Carolina when my Daughter was stationed in Goose Creek. Very nice state and such friendly people.
200 miles away, TY!
I usually need to light some kind of fire everyday or every other day. I used your piece of discarded glass recently to light a fire using the glass as a striker in a short and credited it to you as is only right. Now I only use a piece of broken bottle piece to strike my Ferrocerium Rod.
Brown glass is tougher than the others for striking a ferro rod too.
I practice every couple of months with my son and daughter.
They'll always remember and make the same memories with their kids.
I guess that's proof, practice makes perfect!
TY!
Every day most of the time, I find it hard not to go out , scrap some fat wood out and strike a spark from my fero rod. But due to the increase in hot temps it’s been forever since I’ve felt comfortable to do one , can’t wait for fall to set in
Man! I know what you mean, 90 degree temps with indexes into the hundreds. Thank you!
I practice at least twice a week, usually flint and steel. Bow drill is my second favorite technique, but I still haven't got an ember from hand drill.
I've been trying to clean up my hand drill technique this week. I have too much sway at the top of my spindle which causes heat loss at the other end. The problem is my right hand is doing most of the work against my left. I made blisters this week, but also made progress on getting "both hands" to work at the same rate.
Every day for me.
That would depress me. TY!
I practice 3 or 4 days a week , love horseweed for hand spindle w/ cotton wood fireboatd
I'll be harvesting some fresh new Horseweed in a month. I've been out of good one's for months now.
@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I've been using a spindle with a plug with horseweed plugs I did now and drills last year at bible camp for survival class, kids loved it, so I hope to do hand spindles this year out of 40 kids we had about 5 fires which I was on one end of the bow on most of those there were several that got smoke
Nice!
I would like to know. Where do you get the replacement blades at for the Stanley knife?
Amazon
What I like is how you describe your tinder. These pines are not found in the UK.
Thanks Les!
I just started using a fero rod and I don’t need to start a fire very often. I would say about one a month. I do need to try using a bow drill, haven’t yet.
Thanks for responding Joseph!
In the last week or maybe two, 5 or 6 bow drills, flint and steel and quartz and steel, a little bit of solar and ferro rod also. Oh and I even found time to burn a hole in my favourite shorts thanks to a little piece of charred punk wood I dropped and didn’t notice quick enough😆
That's a lot. I eventually, in the life of my sneakers, burn partially through one of my laces with a stray ember. LOL!
Daily starting coal forge. As needed wood stove in shop , camping , bbq
Coal forge... sounds interesting.
What kind of metal chimney is that? And if you do t mind me asking where did you get it? Thx
See my hobo stove builds playlist.
Hi .. I would like you to try this..... Try holding your Scraper steady and pull the ferro rod backwards.....
I use that technique occasionally.
Good video. I like the information. It's a little hard to hear you though. I suggest a microphone.
Another helpful video. I assume this only works with 100% cotton cloth, right?
If you're asking about today's video, no, all blends of fabrics will ferro rod ignite.
I live in south Texas. Will cactus pads work?
I don't know.
There have been several spans that i try to get at least 1 hand drill ember a day to keep my hands conditioned for it, but lately its been about 1 a week. I experiment almost daily with different tinders for flint and steel. I desperately want to find new materials that will ignite without charring. So far only steel wool
We practice about the same amount! My sessions may be a lot longer though. Thanks!
I practice hand drilling every other day, just to keep my hands in the right condition. And I practive other, less demanding ways of fire making, about 2 times a month, when I can go out camping.
I have been hand drilling a lot in the past 2 days. Probably about 10 times for a total of an hour and a half. This high humidity is making sets that never failed to produce before... fail repeatedly. LOL!
If I get stranded you would be a great guy to partner with
I’ll bring the graham crackers. You bring the chocolate and marshmallows.
I use a ferro rod to start a fire every weekend at the river near my home. I keep it small and every 2 or 3 minutes I'll put a little Spanish moss in it. Mosquitoes don't seem to care for the smoke.😎 I haven't tried it yet but heard a small piece of hacksaw blade makes a great ferro scraper. Have you tried it yet?
No, but I've always heard they're good.
I try the water bottle in the sun every time I go for a ride in the car
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