Micro Survival Fire Kit: Get 50+ Fires from it!
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Just an idea, wrap some natural cordage impregnated with wax around the outside and some rubber inner tube over that for more tinder and fire extender.🔥
Heck yeah! Thanks for sharing.
I do that around the lighter in my kit. The cordage acts as a wick so I use up less lighter fluid.
Hey Dan, I discovered today which is something you may consider is that if you ever snack on babybel cheese, you can save the wax wrapper and make a candle from it with a rolled half a square of TP for the wick. It burned for me about 12 minutes when I tried it today. I saw the wax and thought, I bet I could make a candle from that and saw on another channel that I could do just that. Just another way to extend your fire or keep you a little warm under a blanket under cold conditions.
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Their Titan matches comes in a taller container, but you only get about half the matches because they are bigger. You UCO case is pretty full when you get it, but you can always vacuum seal or zliplock bag the extra matches as a backup, leaving your lighter/tinder/match combo more waterproof and crush proof. And wait, there is more! Act now and you can wrap strips of Procamtek's Fire Strip Roll or other flat water resistant tinder around the case and secure it with an elastic.
Great video. Love how you mention bic lighters vs rubbing two sticks together.
Great idea! One observation: over time, when moderate heat is applied to the kit you built (either body heat or environmental temperature), the Vaseline in the cotton balls will wick throughout the cotton, and eventually get into the matches and other contents. But for short-term it would work great.
In my Scouting days (MANY moons ago!), I kept a couple of balls of cotton in my Marbles match holder (with 6-8 SA matches). I had a ferro rod, but it was an old Navy issue so it didn't fit in the match holder. But I also carried a small tube of Vaseline--good for chapped lips, hands, etc., but I could put a dab on the cotton balls, too. And so much safer to carry... never did leak out of the tube! 🙂
My friends always teased me, calling it, "Girl Scout water" (lighter fluid). ;-)
Crazy timing as I just added a few items to all of my UCO match cases last week, but I did not add a mini lighter. I did include a small Birthday candle, a piece of fat wood, and a small ferro rod.
Thanks Fan for the content
That’s cool! I have that UCO container with matches and didn’t even think of adding that stuff but I will be now!
I took a few wooden coffee stirrer and cut them to size and put the in as small starting material to go along with my cotton and quick tabs.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your survival skills
A birthday candle would be a good fire extender...and should/ be made to fit...
Brilliant Dan. I know mini fire kits are not new but this is the best and most practical I have seen. I will be putting one together.
Had some cotton balls soaked in Vaseline. Worked for 7 min. when I made them. 2-3 years down the road, the vaseline was hard as a rock and didn't work very well at all. There is a shelf life to these. They work well, but replace them often.
Haven't had that problem but I keep mine in airtight containers so they don't heat up and leak all over my gear and clothing.
Might try putting them in a tiny ziploc that will keep the air out and keep the vaseline from leeching out during warmer conditions.
Another great video. My only suggestion would be replace the Bic Mini with a Bic " Slim Flick", which is identical to the Mini, but about a 1/2 inch longer, holding more fuel. The Only place I've ever seen them was at check out in Dollar Tree.
I've smoked for over thirty years. Fire is a given. At work right now 2 lighters, & 2 fire steels. 4 black beard fire plugs. 2 spartan strips. Also a small piece of fat wood attached by a tinder pull to my Keychain.
I forgot. Three fat wood slivers in my multi tool sheath.
Timely, and great “Add-Ons” … 🤔👍🏻🤣🤣🥰
Thanks Dan. Great additions to the original fire starting kit.
I'm surprised I haven't seen someone smashing up a road flair and mix it with some sawdust and wax or something. Glue the flair debrea to sticks or something. Cut the road flair into small pieces . Those flairs are cheap and the fuel will burn under water.
Ah hah! I see the rabbit in your other hand. 😂 Kidding aside, two is one one is none. Two tinders and two fire sources. Excellent brother. Excellent.
Very nice! I think companies should take ideas like this and run with them! You improved that kit X 10!
Amazing. I actually have the exact kit minus the matches add a small ferro and striker that’s wrapped in birch bark. It’s got the fat wood and cotton too. I’m using a prescription bottle with with about a foot or so of 1 inch gorilla tape wrapped around it. It’s my emergency fire kit that goes in my main fire kit.
Excellent ideas, thanks. I have been camping on the road now for 7 months and i appreciate all the great info you share.
You could also put a birthday candle in there
I enjoy your videos and I really like the micro fire kit. I made your kit and added a mini ferro rod and striker and the credit card size Fresno lens fits in the match case perfectly giving you two more ways to start fire. I hope this has been helpful
Question: If the petroleum jelly comes in contact with the match head would it soften or destroy the match head. Also, if wooden portion of the match contacts the jelly could it be siphoned over time down the wood to the tip and destroy it? Great vid.
you should add a birthday cake candle to this kit
Great idea but put the cotton wool n vaseline in a very small plastic bag so that it doesn't contaminate the matches etc. Maybe wrap a small length of gaffa tape around the outside.
There's loads of options but these ideas of yours definitely improve the kit 👍🔥
As a fire starter I like to carry a tampon (like Tampax) . They come in a waterproof plastic mini bag and they catch fire easily .
I'll be making one!
Great video Dan! Thank you!
You should of added one or two No Blowout Birthday Candles! Easy to light and wind proof. Nice compact fire kit.
Great idea!! I think I have one of those and I need to set it up like that. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent idea 💡
Might I suggest you up your cotton game. Replace the Vaseline with Purell hand sanitizer gel. Longer and hotter burn. Plus you can sanitize with it. Give it a shot!
Damn, that's almost like mine! Except I have some kevlar line( fishing/sewing), waxed jute wrapped around it, and gorilla tape on top of that with a razor, small fishing kit, and needle in it. It's a small survival kit in its own... kind of.. but great addition to day pack/ haversack/back pack/ edc back up if you are that dedicated! Lol!
Cool idea 💡 nice kit !
Nice kit.
Great idea, I’m doing it, thanks Dan
Practical and easy. Love it!
Thanks Dan, I carry something very similar to that. My question is: Does the petroleum gel leach from your cotton balls to the matches, making them soft and hard to strike?
Smart thinking.
Good stuff. Thanks
Great EDC Size. Thanx
Ah he brought the extender haha.
Solid video, thank you
Good one
Nice little kit, Boss. I've been doing the vaseline cotton ball thing for decades. Works well. 👍
A small pocket knife would be a good addition you can get them small enough to fit just a thought
Magical furry Woodland dude
If you wanted a bit more space you could use a slightly larger plastic prescription bottle to hold the matches etc. That way you could fit in a few of those cotton make up discs soaked in wax/firelighter. I think Dan has a video on making those, but it might have been someone else. Those things work so well I store them near a smoke alarm.
LOVE your content.
I use the Vaseline covered cotton balls with my toy catapult, the wife is set upset about the drapes.
Nice job and keep up the hard work on videos.
Nicely done.
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thanks
Awesome kit idea Dan.
Excellent idea. Thanks much.
Thanks Dan🤝The really cool kit indeed. ATB🍀
Excellent Idea!!!!!!!
A Woods Magician!
A good idea for hikers…. I understand “ounces adds to pounds, and pounds add to pain” but having an emergency kit is a good, good idea.
That's an awesome idea!
Ace idea
Hi from France, I really like your videos. This kit is really interesting, I think I will prepare one for my bag.
Should have added one of the wax disk you made folded in half
Absolutely Brilliant , I will be making up a few of those kits , Cheers Dan , 👍🙂 .
What would be good is a kit that could be made from what you can get at an international airport. I say this as I’ve had kits like this removed from my hold luggage and carry on. Not everyone lives in North America and I’m a quick flight from Asia
Lots of bang for your buck
Although. In the woods some may mistake you for a magician. Good stuff.
Cool kit brother. I re-purposed an old rx bottle
Looks good but I'm concerned that the vaseline will foul everything inside that kit after a little while
Great vid. Unfortunately my guess is Trail Runners will never watch or heed this.
Nice, compact kit for an everyday emergency. I would add a 4 fl. oz. Bottle of alcohol, diesel, or kerosene when purposely heading out away from civilization, should multiple fires be needed in the case of a bad sprain or break in a leg or ankle. A small strip of plumber's carbon felt can act as a wick to hold and extend the burn time of a flame. Shoving a strip inside of a short length of aluminum or stainless tubing can extend the flame even longer.
What type of hoodie is that? It is very nice
What? 😮 Still in the front yard being taped
I never had luck making vaseline on cotton burn.
Great little kit to throw in my pack for sure. Another awesome tip for the tool box indeed. What's that bag sir? Another awesome video as always brother 💪 👍
If I have the cotton balls with Vasoline, why also have the fatwood?
Using the UCO container itself for the whole kit... that is freaking brilliant. Add fatwood, a tinder quick tab or two, that mini bic lighter... again, freaking brilliant. Your videos are such a wealth of great information, and this one goes to the top of the list.
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Every Bic lighter I buy, is empty way faster than I'm used to.
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Demonstrate a wet fire with it
You are the first on UA-cam to fill a UCO match case in that manner. Very good or even excellent idea. I like the mini-ferro rod added into the match case. Outstanding idea! Will get to work on setting up my match cases like that.
Use Gorilla Tape to tape chapstick to it, a Ferro rod/striker, a small vile of potassium permanganate, and small vile of Suger, and a small lens to the top of the lid, and Id say you have all your fire starting bases covered.
Oh, and a little bit of char cloth...
For extra credit you also could include a small vile of thermite.
And a thermo nuclear reactor. All bases are covered.😂
Agreed. Liquid salt thorium reactor.
OMG! WHEN will reputable instructors STOP perpetuating this gear destroying practice of using vaseline-soaked cotton balls for firestarters? SERIOUSLY! One thing is obvious ... you have never used/carried these in your gear in warm to hot weather. In a plastic bag, the vaseline will eventually leak out and contaminate your gear. In THIS CASE, it is going to eventually contaminate your matches, then where is your fire kit?
Is a vaseline-soaked cottonball a good fire extender? It sure is, but there are better ways to do it. Get a plastic straw. Yes, there are still some out there. Cut it into lengths as long as your matches. Using your iron and a piece of wood, seal one end. Now force vaseline (I use Vicks vapo-rub or polysporin ointment because more than one use) to fill the straw. Seal the other end. When you need to light a fire, take a dry cotton ball, cut the end off the straw, and squeeze it into the cotton ball. If you need it for first aid, it's there, too.
The thing is, it won't wreck your gear this way, no matter where you carry it.
You can do this with toothpaste and chafe cream. Anything, really, in a tube can be used here as a "one-off" to save space. Find a better way, I've seen this too many times and with too many frustrated campers.