"Tip Of The Week" - Self-Igniting FireStarter (E16)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- A compact and waterproof firestarter with an integrated ignition source. These easy to make fire starters are perfect for survival kits, or simply for those hard to light campfires. The total burn time for these "all-in-one" firestarters is between 4-7 minutes (depending on match size and amount of material used for the wrap); more than enough time to start a fire in adverse conditions such as wet and cold weather. A windproof (or "storm proof') match can be substituted for this application to allow for an increased initial ignition time. Other accelerants or tinder may be used for the wrap as well; such as jute twine or cotton pads. The potential variations are many.
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Truly appreciate y'all taking the time to watch and comment... really means a lot! If you've enjoyed this one please consider taking a second to subscribe and hit the notification bell for more. Thanks my friends... looking forward to seeing ya around! -John
Man, that is cool and easy. I'll have to make some of those. My wife and I went camping last weekend and I used a fire-starter that I had made after watching your other TOTW on making a fire-starter. She was AMAZED, I turned out to be the HERO thanks to you. Thanks for the little video's, they're GREAT!
I made 100 of these last night, they work great! I put six in a small Ziploc and hand them out to family and friends.
This reminds me of the good old coffee can stove.
Good idea to have multiple ways of starting a fire.
Way better that those long sulfur store bought things.
Once again,you have shown your faithfull followers the light.Great tip,will be making some of these.Looking forward to more gems of Wisdom.
don't matter what he does with his personal life his tips and explanations are solid. Keep up the good work angler!
Great tip! I think having 5 of these could be a lifesaver. When everything is wet having a waterproof match doesn't mean fire, but this will give you enough time to dry out some wet tinder enough to get it going. Thanks again I am going to track down some wax and strike anywhere matches.
Thanks Brother! Hope you've got some good plans for the weekend Matt!
I made a bunch of these. I never leave without them when I'm going hiking somewhere. Awesome idea!
You're very welcome my friend. It's funny you mention those matches... they sparked (no pun intended, lol) the idea for this DIY. I was checking out the camping section of a local store when I saw those... thought they were a great concept, but wasn't thrilled with the price. Hence these.....
Thanks!
Thanks man, I appreciate that. I definitely agree; sometimes having those extra couple of minutes to get some base fuel dried out makes the difference between a warm fire or a wet, cold night. All the best!
thanks for the great tip! I'm going to teach this one to my Girl Scout troop. We're working on various methods of fire starting and emergency kits.
i saw your vid about straws...and now put these firestarters into a straw to seal them up:)
thanks a lot for your great ideas!
Hi, that is one of the best fire starter idea, that I have seen in years! Stay safe and enjoy life!
A Wooden candle match. (a very simple thought, I would never have had.) I made a few today with standard stick matches. Using the old "barn burner" strike anywhere match would probably be better. They work really well, unshielded, in a brisk wind it did not blow out. Thank you,
Right on. I hope they work out for ya my friend!
John, That was a great tip. I am going to make some of these today. They are so small and compact and look easy to make. Keep up the great work Brother!!
I was so fascinated by these that I made an entire 10 pack of matches into these, a bit overkill but I love them
great idea man
no need for a flint, separate matches, or lighter of any kind. great!
As always...the genius of simplicity! Really helpful stuff that anyone can do and everyone can use! Thank you, John. I don't think you realize, how much you help promoting the great outdoors experience, with your videos, man... Keep 'em coming, we'll keep watching 'em! Greetings from Greece!
Thanks Brother! More stuff to keep me out of trouble ;-)
Hope your weekend's going good man!
Man you really have several killer tips and tricks on your page. I'm just getting started at the bush crafting side of being outdoors so I feel like a kid in a candy store here. Thanks for sharing.
Right on brother! Thanks!
hey,i found these really good,i made a batch of them and have had very few fails on striking,they make great hand warmers as well....thumbs up from me.
Right on. Thanks!
I did this today after watching your video last night it works great! Keep them videos coming.
Thanks Bro! If my fire making skills ever get as good as yours then I won't need these, lol ;-)
Neato! I enjoy learning new ways to start a fire. Fine job sir.
Great tip, I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing
Steve...
Love it, that's a great little system I'm definitely making some for my bug out bag.
Thanks my friend... much appreciated.
What a great method, I will share this and make a bunch to keep with my Doan bar.
Thanks my friend!
just made some these great idea i used 2 strips of TP and double dipped it in the wax. lit one put in my fireplace it stayed lit for 6:23. thanks for the tip
Nice! 6 1/2 minutes should definitely get a fire going under pretty much ANY conditions!
You're welcome btw :)
+willworkforammo It stayed lit for the exact duraction of this video? Amazing coincidence!
absolute diamond tip buddy really well done putting this out there
Not to shabby, gonna drop a line,hook and sinker, and see whats biting. The smelts are done, so might as well get that fishing pole out, and getting at some good bites. Cheers my friend. Have a good one !! ;-)
Thanks Brother!
That's a great idea man. You could most likely fit a few of 'em in there. Thanks :-)
adding tissue was a nice touch, i'll be trying these.
UA-camrs, or rather Internet Trolls in general, never cease to amaze me. Here this guy comes up with a simple, yet ingeniously effective idea, and yet all so many of you can do is bitch about his nails. I can't imagine how miserable you people must be.
Well thanks for this idea John! I've been using them over a year and they NEVER cease to amaze me!
OMG! Straw Idea (E25) + Candle wax + Straw Idea + Matches= Compact fire starting kit! Thanks. :3
I just made about 60 of these and I'm averaging 4 min burn time while being held and not burning yourself. 5 minutes just flaming on its own till it goes out. The flame is easily 5 times the size of a normal stick match too. I used high temp wax, melting point of 200f, to make sure that the worst summer conditions in my pack will still not degrade them. After testing about 20 normal stick matches I never got one to burn beyond 35 seconds so this is a pretty huge increase for such a simple process. $35 worth of high temp wax would easily make a few thousand of these so if you know others that would use it, this tutorial adds pennies to the cost of a normal stick match.
Thanks buddy!
Super cool tip!!!!! I will use it and teach it. Thanks
Thanks!
Thanks man!
It would be great to use with strike anywhere matches, but if you just cut the striker from an old matchbook, that could work. I've never tried med/fine emery cloth, but maybe that would work. Dual use, if it can be used to sharpen your knife in the field.
Excellent! I bought a box of waterproof matches once. They got damp, and fell to bits when I tried to strike them.
... and next we'll be showing how to use our self-igniting fire starters to build a self-igniting garage.
:o) Thanks for the tip, John! CU around, Tim
I like to tie two "trick" birthday candles to the match. If a wind blows them out, they will self ignite and keep the fire going long enough for the tinder to burn.
FANTASTIC IDEA!
Love this idea!
Thank You
good tip....greetings from Australia.
Hey John nice tip of the week!
Awesome tip. Don't forget to pack a striker with the sticks or maybe even make these with those strike on anything matches. Hummmm :)
I really like your tip videos man, they are fantastic.
I know you can by stormproof matches but this sounds like more fun and hey I can get a good price on the hundred pack wooden matches that would end up breaking even and then you know your own quality,
creepy guy pops out behind the tree but dude ur videos are awesome. Never missed 1 of them
nice rolling skills
very very cool idea man! thanks
Very cool and useful tip!
I carry birthday candles with the wick soaked in vasaling and a fero rod
Good video, thanks. I'll never understand why so many Americans have to preface every 2nd sentence with "go ahead" though.
Nice tutorial John .. produces a huge flame .. I made up some but left them on the foil and rolled them up so they were flat and put in an Altoids can with a striker bar glued to inside lid. Cheers
david storm this is best !
Nice tip John, and hey if you have to go to the bathroom and are out of toilet paper, unravel one of these. Hehe...Dash
Awesome!
Love it.
Awesome tip, and cheap
thumbs up, thank u
Oops! Nicely done video.
Great idea thank you for sharing I subscribed and liked :)
Youve gotta have a nice tight roll
That cool and simple
you friend you deserve a like and a subscribe!!!!!
I do appreciate your videos, their great! I just wanted to ask a question, it's not a criticism just a question. Can you really call it self -igniting? I mean it does not start by itself because it needs your help to strike it, I'm sure I will get a bunch of unkind comments for asking this, thanks again for your great videos.
They're "self-igniting" because they don't require another burning object to ignite them. Essentially, they're there so you can make fire with nothing but them.
Ish Eaterson well, them and some wood
So what's your idea of self-igniting? Spontaneously combustible? How would that work? Fire starters that decide to start whenever they want with no user input? Seriously though just think about how..what you expected this to be...would work?..if it would ignite without any user input at all then it would just spontaneously ignite..maybe when you're done making it..maybe after you put it away..maybe an hour after you want it to..it'd ignite and burn on its own.
CreQ I knew I would piss someone off when I asked the question. But like I said it was not a criticism, it was a question about what they called it, I think its brilliant. I was asking a question about what they chose to call it. I'm sorry if I offended anyone, it was truly not what I wanted.
+MaryAnn VanMeter
OBTUSE MUCH ?
Why dip it over the head of the match only to take it off later?
i made a bunch of these but i couldn't find any strike anywhere matches
omg i thought this guy going to show me how to self-igniting firestarter like magic or something but it just striker box. he should change the title to "how to make water proof striker firestarter".
holy pinky nails batman
strike anywhere candle
Bees' wax.
Ninety secondo and counting. Two minutes and we still haven't the foggiest...
Thank you for the feedback on the video length Sue... it's much appreciated.
Would melted crayon wax work I wonder?
+MrsSuzyClark Try it and let us know how it works. I don't see why it wouldn't.
+rigidheddleweaving Okay, i'm going to do that and I'll let you know! Having kids, I have a bunch of old crayons so we'll see.
+MrsSuzyClark Crayons will stay lit all by themselves as well. :)
+MrsSuzyClark Crayon wax works great... perfect way to utilize all of those little pieces that tend to collect as well :) Would enjoy hearing how it works out for ya if you get the chance :)
All the best.... -John
Thanks Brother!
This is an excellent fire starter. I add 3 matches and do the same thing. 3 matches insure success every time. The one match has a high failure rate. 3 matches goes almost all the time. Thanks for the great idea!
Dang, I thought I was an original thinker with that. My wrinkle is to wrap vaselined tissue around a strike-anywhere match plus a UCO storm match. Then jam that into a plastic straw, and heat-seal the ends of the straw. I throw a few of those in various packs. It makes a stubborn flame.
Thanks Brother! Yeah, they are pretty straightforward... not much to it. Glad ya liked 'em!
P.S. We gotta go fishin' soon man! I'll send you an email in the next day or two and maybe we can figure something out. I'll be down near Soda Springs in a month or so... maybe some trout fishing on the Bear River? Some nice Cutthroats in there! :-)
Thanks Robin. Yeah, I think that water/wind proof matches would be a great upgrade! It would give you that little bit of extra firepower (bad pun, I know lol) to really get these going in rough conditions.
Yeah, I've hunted since I was a kid growing up. My Dad was a professional hunter/trapper for awhile, so it was a big part of our life. I don't hunt as much as I used to though... just mulies and elk for the most part.
Awesome! Just got done making 20 of the straw/vaseline/cotton fire starters you have a video on, Now I gatta try this to. :-)
Your keeping this girl busy. LOL...
i'll say, she liked a ton of your videos !
That's great! This should make a really good and simple project for them!
Thank you for leaving a message my friend... I better go check for it ;-)
Hope you have a great weekend!
Crazy Russian hacker stole this from you. Just saying
Good idea! And waterproof. We used to sea kayak the Oregon & Alaskan coastlines and fire starting in that wet environment could be a challenge. We used bicycle inner tubes - just take scissors and cut them into square chunks 2"x2". They can be soaking wet and will light instantly and burn really hot 5 min or more. Also many other uses for them- like rubber bands. You can take a whole tube and cut as you need or pre cut for fire making. Bike shops will give them to you...
Really cool tips..... New Sub here !!
I will going thru your vids in the days coming.
And I thought that I knew every bad joke out there.... wrong again. Damn!
Seriously, glad ya liked 'em Will... and thanks for the chuckle buddy :-)
I've been playing around with this idea and found, an overcoat of 'Bottle Sealing Wax' (home brew supply store) extends the burn time dramatically, and makes them a whole lot less likely to melt together. Thanks for the idea!!
+Jeff Shewmon Thanks for taking the time to pass that along brother... definitely going to have to give it a try!
+Jeff Shewmon where can you find that type of wax
+Carson Mehling if you have a Home Brew shop locally they will have it... or... www.midwestsupplies.com/nsearch/?q=bottle+seal+wax
I know what you mean... the last time I went looking for some I ended up going to 4 different stores before I could find any!
Thanks Brother. That means alot coming from you man. Much respect! Keep up the great work over your way!
LOL. Why don't you just wax the matches and buy a candle instead of wasting your time and energy.
You people must be really bored.
Like all good things - simple and effective. Thanks for the tip. :)