Becker knives will start flint and steel fires ... proof enclosed!

averageiowaguy

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Here is an episode of my book club. EVERYTHING you need to know about flint and steel fires is in this video, including how to find flint. Watch for the Becker.

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Nice vid Kyle! Why did you switch back to the nylon sheath for your BK16 if you don't mind my asking? Don't tell me you lost your hyper-glow road cone orange kydex! ;)
 
DerekH said:
Nice vid Kyle! Why did you switch back to the nylon sheath for your BK16 if you don't mind my asking? Don't tell me you lost your hyper-glow road cone orange kydex! ;)
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Kydex sheath specifically designed for jungle environment. Ethan's sheath works better for me stateside.
 
Great video! I still have a 10lbs chunk of baltic sea flint sitting in a corner here, I should give this a try.

The yellow hue around the 5min mark freaked me out, though. Thought my laptop screen was broken or something.
 
maethor said:
Great video! I still have a 10lbs chunk of baltic sea flint sitting in a corner here, I should give this a try.

The yellow hue around the 5min mark freaked me out, though. Thought my laptop screen was broken or something.
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The yellow hue is just me screwing around with transitions between scenes.
 
Such a great thread and video. Your vids are always amazing and motivating man.

When your done with that book, can I borrow it lol?
 
Thanks, man. I love it!
Thanks for this. My technique needs a good deal of work. esp. Vs. the Bk-16. I was all wrong (spoiled to a striker) and splintered my flint. I can make it happen, but not quite that easily. Time for me to get out and work on it.

Gonna keep an eye out for flint (hard, partially striating rock) along the creek/riverbeds in my neck of the woods. Last time I spotted some, it was high up on the side of a mountain on the trailside... I found that weird. Yet, there it was... Yoink!

Also, and not the least important, Kochansky's book is a straightforward read and just about as good as everyone says it is!
 
Where can you get one of those steel strikers? All I can find are these elaborate kits for $30 or more. I have plenty of fire kits, I just want the traditional striker.
 
OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
Where can you get one of those steel strikers? All I can find are these elaborate kits for $30 or more. I have plenty of fire kits, I just want the traditional striker.
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They are easy enough to make out of an old file. I think Canterbury has a video up of how to do it somewhere. I'm planning on making a few more at some point. Might be a good demonstration project for the spring gathering. Make your own steel, find your own flint, make your own charcloth and rock out.
 
That would be pretty cool. I have never started a fire using a traditional flint and steel, so it would definitely be an educational experiment for me. I need to find me some flint here somewhere. I wonder if a chunk of tungsten carbide would work in place of flint? It would definitely be harder than knife steel.
 
DerekH said:
That would be pretty cool. I have never started a fire using a traditional flint and steel, so it would definitely be an educational experiment for me. I need to find me some flint here somewhere. I wonder if a chunk of tungsten carbide would work in place of flint? It would definitely be harder than knife steel.
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I have no idea. I wonder if you could walk around a creek bed and find something that would work?
 
averageiowaguy said:
I have no idea. I wonder if you could walk around a creek bed and find something that would work?
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You know I was going to say I probably could but I am thinking about all the creeks around here that I have been to and I am not coming up with a lot that have tons of rocks and stuff laying around. Most of the ones around here have a plethora of mud and moss but little in the way of rocks. I am sure there is someplace around here though. Maybe Pointy knows. Still though, the tungsten carbide has me wondering if that is a valid option.
 
DerekH said:
You know I was going to say I probably could but I am thinking about all the creeks around here that I have been to and I am not coming up with a lot that have tons of rocks and stuff laying around. Most of the ones around here have a plethora of mud and moss but little in the way of rocks. I am sure there is someplace around here though. Maybe Pointy knows. Still though, the tungsten carbide has me wondering if that is a valid option.
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A shortage of rocks? The horror.

Plenty of rocks where I'm from.

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I'm going to have to try striking sparks from my Beckers. I think I have some chert fragments in the bed of my truck.
 
Nothing like what he was posting in his vid. Could be I am just missing the right areas though, I haven't seen a fraction of the outdoors this state has to offer. Might have to remedy that and head out to someplace different in the near future.
 
It would be really fun to do a good fire class at Ethan's this spring. It would take a good day to do it right. I'm not sure if that has been done before but I know we didn't do one at BFG 2012 or at BSG 2011.

1) Simple principles for fire construction.
2) Natural tinders
3) Ignition sources to include: Matches/lighter, flint and steel, bow drill and fire steel. Emphasis on finding the right kindling for each kind of ignition source.
4) Different fire lays for different purposes.
5) Different fire cooking methods.
 
Saturday would be a perfect time for that. Gives the stragglers time to get in, gives the rest of us something fun to do too. We could do the cooking part for lunch :-)
 
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