Best way to start a fire.

JBK, welcome to the forums! The best way to start a fire? Good question. I rely on a ferrocium rod with a metal striker. It will never fail, unlike matches that can draw moisture. Were you wanting more detailed info on specifically how to build a fire or something in that area?

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Hoodoo

I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
 
Hi, I would like a bit more info , and where
can you buy a ferrocium rod with a metal striker?
 
Throw a soggy cigar butt out the window of your car!

I've never tried any of the ferrocium rods, usually relying on a lighter, some matches in a waterproof container, and "heat tabs" (trioxane).
If you're going to use a flint and steel (I have done that, for fun), or a rod and striker, dryer lint makes a great starter along with some fine kindling (fuzz sticks, whatever).
 
1st: select your site.
2nd: gather your tinder and fuel.
3rd: set up your fire-wood (cross, teepee, ect--which ever style you prefer).
4th: use a match or a lighter to light a candle.
5th: use the candle to light the fire.

Anyway, that's how I like to do it when the situation allows.
Good luck.
 
I highly recommend ordering a ferrocium from fellow forumite Bagheera. A great guy to do business with!

Also, check out Ron Hood's video on fire building. Some excellent tips there. It's one thing to read about it in a book and another to see it demonstrated and still another to actually do it.
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Hoodoo

I get some pleasure from finding a relentlessly peaceful use for a combative looking knife.
JKM
 
I'll second HooDoo's .02, Bagheera's ferro rods are the best, bar none. If you need a mini-kit sized rod, try the $2.00 Boy Scout Hot Spark from your local BSA Supplier. It even comes with a striker. (I prefer a broken 32tpi hacksaw blade for a striker, however.) Tinder acquisition and prep is critical. If you intend to carry your own tinder, I'd go with vaseline impregnated pure cotton balls / dryer lint or the Tinder-Quik Fire Tabs from Four Seasons Survival (made for the Spark-Lite device.)

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It's not the pace of life that concerns me, It's the sudden stop at the end.
 
Matches and lighters are usually the easiest. But it's fun and challenging to try more primative methods. I learned flint and steel in Boy Scouts, and it was great fun. Now, I am really practicing friction fire, mostly with a hand drill. I also always carry the magnesium/sparker block with me when in the woods. It'll start a fire in pouring rain, no problem.
 
My favorite combo is the lazy way...a Trioxane bar and match...or anything else to light up the bar. Really cuts down on the amount of tinder and smaller pieces you need to get it started.

cj
 
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