A Rarely Seen Fire Starting Gadget !

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I know at least one person who sells fire piston kits on that auction site includes one in the kit. That is where I got mine.

 

Knew an old dude who used his pipe in a similar fashion.

 

EBprimitives for ~ $10.

Jeff

 

Yes sir, that's the one. I could not remember the name of the seller, but you nailed it on the head. Thanks!

 

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

Bryan

 

It looks like you did a good job on the forced patina. I bet it helps with the wetness in your area.

 

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.

 

Especially from Pit

 

I've got three or more of those floating around that I made from some candle tins I picked up at the local doolar store.. Love using mine when I have a chance..

Good stuff Sir !!

This vid might help also, for those interested in a DIY...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-THZ7XGR9Io

 

Good stuff Pit, Thanks for sharing !

 

Thats pretty neat, I might have to rig something like that up!

 

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

 

Thanks for the info guys!

 

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.