A Rarely Seen Fire Starting Gadget !

pitdog

pitdog

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I'm not even sure what these are called ?

Basically they are just a tin with a section that has been cut and pushed in to blow through and a wooden base so your fingers don't get burnt !In the tin is some dry tinder and a piece of Tinder fungus....you can also use Char cloth.

I prepped some other tinder as seen in the pic.

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I lit the Tinder fungus and covered it over with the other tinder....you can just see some faint smoke rising !

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Now to blow it into flame~

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And within seconds we have fire~

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Now to empty some of this onto my secondary tinder~

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I also figured I'd try some seed pods ( Flash Tinder ) with some Balsam resin added to create a prolonged burn~

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Second strike we had fire !!!

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No suprise what knife I had !:D

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That tin is pretty cool. By the looks of your knife pitdog it is getting some use:thumbup::D

Bryan
 
sicily02 said:
That tin is pretty cool. By the looks of your knife pitdog it is getting some use:thumbup::D

Bryan
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It sure is but I must confess that I forced a patina....the weather is so wet right now that I felt it needed a little extra protection !
 
It looks like you did a good job on the forced patina. I bet it helps with the wetness in your area.
 
canadiantrailman said:
Where did you pick that fire tin up Pit? Looks kind of useful.
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Hi Canadiantrailman,

I also am really intrigued with the fire-cup 'thing' and so i did a little search on round, metal tins and came up with a number of great options. However, i found one that is stainless steel and looks *fantastic*.

I know i can't post a link, but the name of the seller and their product is:

to-goware.com

and the name of the item is called:

small sidekick

I think making a smaller fire in a container can make the early stage of larger-fire building more convenient and having the little, hand-held cup as PD did looks pretty interesting. I'm intrigued....
 
Quite interesting as always.:thumbup: If I'm not careful I might learn a few things around here. :D
 
pitdog said:
It was from fellow forum member Talfuchre, not sure if he is still doing them though !

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...dustries-Prometheus-Deluxe-Fire-Kit-Prototype.
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I am not making them anymore. Although they are quite easy to make - 10 dollars from EB Primitives is a great price - and is where I got the idea. Also, the seller is a GREAT guy.

If you want to find the tins I used - try this place: http://www.specialtybottle.com/metalcontainers.aspx

This has the hinged tins (Altoid style) as well as the round tins. Then I used cedar and a hole saw to cut a circle slightly larger than the tin - and small screws to hook them together. Use a Dremel with a cut off disk to cut an X in the side and push the tabs in. Then use Cedar bark inside.

When you use it - get your coal and fire going - and then use the tins lid to snuff the fire out. You want to do this quickly because the more char you leave inside - the easier it takes a spark the next time. (You will also need to use a bandanna or something to cover the X in the side to full snuff it).


TF
 
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Let me say this - for 10 bucks from EB Primatives - you can't beat that price. He sells AWESOME fire pistons as well for a great price.

TF
 
Very interesting.
I suppose that if in a situation that necessitated it, you could make one of these out of a beer or pop can.
Seems like there always aluminum cans that get thrown in the woods.
 
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