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A good day and a broken firesteel!

Discussion in 'Wilderness & Survival Skills' started by VTguy17, Nov 25, 2011.

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  1. Nov 25, 2011 #1
    VTguy17

    VTguy17 Gold Member Gold Member

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    My family lives a ways away so I stayed home for thanksgiving and am going to see them this weekend. Anyway, Sonya and I decided to go out to the swamp (favorite hunting/hanging out spot) have a fire and shoot some small game. We got a bunch of snow the other night so it made for a great day. Camera was low on batteries so I only got a few shots.

    The Vermont backroads, so glad I have a Jeep.
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    Marlin and a WWII khukuri
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    She looks fat but believe me she's not it's all fur :)
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    Up here fire is easy in the winter with a little birch bark. Just scrape a thick piece into dust and it lights usually on the first strike.
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    My fire steel gets used a lot and has been getting skinny and it finally broke! I still managed to use the striker and the longer piece of rod to easily get a spark.
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    Melting some snow for tea
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  2. Nov 25, 2011 #2
    pitdog

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    Some amazing pics buddy, love the dog !

    With regards to your dog looking fat comment, my parents used to have a Samoyed and that was the same way, when he was soaking wet he looked half his size !!!
     
  3. Nov 25, 2011 #3
    flnder

    flnder

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    Has anybody got any ideas what to do with the untethered broken piece of firesteel? Could it be ground or scraped like a mag bar and catch a spark? Any other ideas?
     
  4. Nov 25, 2011 #4
    sar5

    sar5

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    Nice pics! Looks like a great day outdoors. Your dog is awesome
     
  5. Nov 25, 2011 #5
    The Warrior

    The Warrior Insane Viking Moderator

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    Very cool photos. My father in law has a summer home in Morgan Vermont, on Lake Seymour.
     
  6. Nov 25, 2011 #6
    TheGame

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    Thanks for the pics. I can't wait for our first snow to stick.

    Good looking dogs :thumbup:
     
  7. Nov 25, 2011 #7
    glockfire

    glockfire Gold Member Gold Member

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    Thats a beautiful pup youve got there!
     
  8. Nov 25, 2011 #8
    thebrain

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    I wasn`t thinking she looked fat I was thinking she looked warm. I had a Norwegian Elkhound when I was youger and she looked huge with her winter coat and tiny when wet in the summer. Great pics and beautiful dog, thanks for posting.
     
  9. Nov 26, 2011 #9
    VTguy17

    VTguy17 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Thanks for the kind words!! I love the winter time.


    I used the longer half thats not attached to the handle still worked fine and was long enough to get a hold on. Not something I'd want to use all the time but in a pinch it worked fine.
     
  10. Nov 26, 2011 #10
    cut it out

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    very cool pics! thanks for sharing.:thumbup:
     
  11. Nov 26, 2011 #11
    WILLIAM.M

    WILLIAM.M Gold Member Gold Member

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    Great Photos

    Beautiful Dog too!!!!
     
  12. Nov 28, 2011 #12
    VTguy17

    VTguy17 Gold Member Gold Member

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    So obviously I need a new fire steel. I was thinking I will probably just get another light my fire scout seeing how it's givin me years of good service but I'm always open for a change. Anyone have any "you have to try this" recommendations?
     
  13. Nov 28, 2011 #13
    DD214

    DD214

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    Have you ever investigated fire pistons? I still use steel, but I have to admit to being intrigued a bit.
     
  14. Nov 29, 2011 #14
    VTguy17

    VTguy17 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I haven't used a fire piston but I must say I have always been intrigued by them, maybe I will pick one up along with another fire steel just to mess around with.
     
  15. Nov 29, 2011 #15
    dialton

    dialton

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    Cool pics & a great looking companion!
     
  16. Nov 30, 2011 #16
    oldrich

    oldrich

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    Hi. Great pics & cool dog! The skinny firesteel sucks, I've broken mine before starting any proper fire... Then I bought the "army" sized one and that's something completely different.
     
  17. Nov 30, 2011 #17
    kvaughn

    kvaughn Gold Member Gold Member

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    Check out one of the misch metal ones from Goingear. Those things throw FIREBALLS! once you get the hang of them. Lot of different sizes also.--KV
     
  18. Nov 30, 2011 #18
    VTguy17

    VTguy17 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Are you using just as a blank meaning just holding the rod or do you have a handle or something your putting it in?
     
  19. Nov 30, 2011 #19
    kvaughn

    kvaughn Gold Member Gold Member

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    Both. I put some of the small bare ones in my BOB's and put some nice wood handles on a couple others that ride in knife sheaths. They work pretty much the same either way.--KV
     
  20. Nov 30, 2011 #20
    martino910

    martino910

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    frozen river, snow, khukri, blazing fire...what an amazing and awesome pic!
     
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