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In a different thread, the idea of fire making was bandied about and it made my realize that my fire making skills are probably not all that great. I've made fire using many different techniques, but one thing I have not tried is to make a fire with just a ferro-rod and what's available in the natural environment. This sparked the idea of a contest in my mind: pretend you are lost and have only a ferro rod with you, could you start a fire?
Prize: either my slightly used nimravus
or
a spanking new RAT Fire Kit:
Rules:
1) Start a fire using nothing other than a Ferrocerium (Misch metal) rod and what nature provides. No artificial or made made strikers allowed.
2) You cannot use man made objects whatsoever, even if found in a natural setting, e.g. glass, rusty pen knife, wire, soda can.
3) You can not use prepared tinder, e.g. cotton balls, Coleman's tinder, jute twine, char cloth. (of course you can make your own tinder from natural, fond, materials)
4) You cannot use a knife to prepare the fire wood or tinder or make sparks. Not even a little bit. This is a 'no knife' scenario.
5) You must be 18 years old and legally able to own the above knife to claim the knife prize. Those less than 18 years old can still compete for the RAT Fire Kit and some pride.
6) You must post pictures of your ferro-rod, striker, set-up, and fire. Marshmallows optional.
7) You must make the fire after the time of this post. No pictures of the fire you made yesterday.
8) First person to post pictures of their ferro rod, striker, set-up, and fire wins and gets his/her choice of prize.
9) Second person to do so wins the other prize (unless he/she is less than 18 years old and only the knife is available. Sorry)
10) I can play too. If I start said fire before one of you, I'm gettin' the RAT kit.
11) Honor system applies.
So, to the pyro's go the spoils!
Prize: either my slightly used nimravus
or
a spanking new RAT Fire Kit:
Rules:
1) Start a fire using nothing other than a Ferrocerium (Misch metal) rod and what nature provides. No artificial or made made strikers allowed.
2) You cannot use man made objects whatsoever, even if found in a natural setting, e.g. glass, rusty pen knife, wire, soda can.
3) You can not use prepared tinder, e.g. cotton balls, Coleman's tinder, jute twine, char cloth. (of course you can make your own tinder from natural, fond, materials)
4) You cannot use a knife to prepare the fire wood or tinder or make sparks. Not even a little bit. This is a 'no knife' scenario.
5) You must be 18 years old and legally able to own the above knife to claim the knife prize. Those less than 18 years old can still compete for the RAT Fire Kit and some pride.
6) You must post pictures of your ferro-rod, striker, set-up, and fire. Marshmallows optional.
7) You must make the fire after the time of this post. No pictures of the fire you made yesterday.
8) First person to post pictures of their ferro rod, striker, set-up, and fire wins and gets his/her choice of prize.
9) Second person to do so wins the other prize (unless he/she is less than 18 years old and only the knife is available. Sorry)
10) I can play too. If I start said fire before one of you, I'm gettin' the RAT kit.
11) Honor system applies.
So, to the pyro's go the spoils!
