Had some time this week so worked on a project I've been thinking about and forged some 1095 steel strikers I saw and liked. First the strikers...
Hi gang, Was putting together various sources for creating fire, to put in my BOB's (one at home, one in the car, which is a combination BOB &...
Indian Fire holes for cooking First I selected a site where I would be sure there would be some wind. Most of our winds come from the south so...
I watch alot of the Man vs Wild, Dual Survivor, Survivor Man, Man Woman Wild, I always see them gather this dry grass perfect little bird nest to...
I'm going to dig a Dakota firepit but I am going to make it a bit bigger than normal and I also want to line it with rock or stone. Any ideas what...
The Numyth fire piston: http://goinggear.com/numyth-vulcan-fire-piston.html I picked this up at a great price from the website linked above....
Looking into getting a good fero or mag rod of some sort. From the research I've done so far the Aurora seems like a really good product. Anyone...
Call it what you wish, whether it be campfire cooking or chuckwagon cooking, it is a very simple process. I am going to attempt to tell you how I...
Over my life time I've made fire using various methods. On this quest to make fire I have used matches,lighters,a magnifying glass,ferro rod,the...
Ive been playing about again and this time I tried making fire using the hand drill method. I used rattan as the hearth and bamboo as the drill...
Howdy All, Which would you use first ?? Was reading a thread on another forum about what 2 tools you'd choose in the bush, and it got me to...
YouTube - firepen.mpg Website: Fire Pistons Tom at Survival School (dot) com is still selling all kinds of survival merchandise, including fire...
Hog and I were talking about different methods of making fire and Hog suggested the fire plow method,I went into the shed and found some bamboo so...
Char cloth is a very old form of tinder made from 100% cotton,basically you are making a form of charcoal with cotton. You can use anything that...
Crampball fungus or King Alfreds cakes (Daldinia concentrica) is an excellent fungus to use as a tinder. They will take the sparks straight from a...
Well took the fire steel and flint outside and with a bundle of tinder kept in my pocket all day, because it was soaking wet, got the thing...
Honeysuckle,also know as woodbine as a fire starter.. An old fella was telling me about how good honeysuckle bark is as a fire lighting tinder so...
I use the search feature and cannot find much on fire lighting so thought id start a thread to see what methods folks here prefer to use for fire...
Was watching a rerun of "Survivorman" and saw Les Stroud use a device called a "fire piston" and was wondering if anyone has used one of these or...
a few weeks ago Bear posted a thread on flint and steel see here http://www.survivalmonkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8352 Bear was kind enough...
Today we went cross country skiing, we always ski to a shelter, backpack in lunch. When we get to the shelter we start a fire and cook brats or...
Forged up 5 fire strikers, out of 1095 steel, today for fun and gifts... had the forge going to make some knives so I figured why not.... Sorry...
Look toward the base of trees, under dead falls, etc. for the driest stuff you can find. Pine stumps are the best because frequently they will be...
If you live around or travel through some pine woods, take a walk one day and get some fat lighter wood. Fat lighter, fatwood, etc. is basically...
PDF version attached below. Survival Notes CONTENTS 1. Situations 2. Basics 2.1 Priorities 2.1.1 Water 2.1.2 Fire 2.1.3 Shelter...
If you are wanting to hide a fire, or to use the least amount of wood possible, dig a Dakota fire hole! How? First, you need a reason for the...
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