Fire Fixins

Brian_T

Brian_T

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I got a new bit of kit from the boys at JRE Industries this weekend while I was down there picking up a sheath and I thought it'd be worth mentioning to all you pyromaniacs. :cool:

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It's called Fire Fixins and comes in a package with paraffin dipped jute looped together with a hunk of fatwood. (You can see it here on the right under the Altoids tin.) The instructions that come with the kit are simple enough:

Fluff It! Scrape It! & Spark It!
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So I did just that. I cut three 2" pieces of the paraffin-dipped jute and fluffed them up and scraped a nice pile of fatwood.
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One strike from a firesteel with the spine of my SwissTool saw and I was in business. Some prepped kindling and a fuzz stick or two and my tinder flared up into a nice flame.
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Painless (mostly) process.

B
 
I've got one on my belt and I keep forgetting it's there.

The "Oh Crud!" flashes through my mind when I realize I've lost my firesteel...and then I remember that it's on my belt now...:foot:

My fire's still going out there. I know it's a minor thing but every time I start a fire with a firesteel/flint and steel/friction and it burns for a long time I get a big kick out of it.

Plus I've barely used any of the Fire Fixins so far and must have 20-30 more fires in it (the fatwood may be used up by then if I keep scraping so much but I can find more fatwood.) :)

B
 
that's a cool little set up... i also really like the firesteel belt sheath.. i was just checking those out on your blog...:thumbup:
 
It is kind of like my fire kit. A piece of pine that is full of resin.
If you bring a piece that is about the thickness of your thumb and about 6" long you will have a really nice firestarter and lots of heat.

I got four treestumps full with resin from a guy at work.
I scrape off some fluff with the backside of my Fallkniven H1, then cut small chips with the edge. Then turn the knife over again and scrape the firesteel. Pooof!
 
I like to do that but keep it all together, as a small 'uh-oh' kit. I've got several, most have a much thicker piece of firesteel (a type which I think has magnesium built into it...)
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well i just made 100' of this stuff and i can honestly say i like it much more than just old fat wood....

a 1" piece of the para-twine (as i like to call it) will burn for 40 seconds or so. I dipped it in water and let it set for 10 minutes...too it out and shook it off...fluffed the end and lit it with a ferro rod...took a few strikes to get the sparks right on but it lit and burned....

much easier to use if you are injured and down to one hand too...

i like it alot....will i totally give up o fat wood...nope no way never...but this sure will be an addition to any kit i have.
 
When combined with the fatwood shavings this stuff really jumped to life. I was a little bit shocked that it went up so strongly so quickly.

I think there'll be plenty of Fire Fixins stocking stuffers this year for friends and family. Last year it was car kits built around the Swedish Army Trangia and everybody got a firesteel and Victorinox Farmer so this will be a chance to make sure they're all still carrying their kits and to introduce them to more firestarting.

At some point you have to involve your friends and family in "the sickness" so you can continue to justify the purchase of gear following the purchase of gear. :D

B
 
SpookyPistolero said:
I like to do that but keep it all together, as a small 'uh-oh' kit. I've got several, most have a much thicker piece of firesteel (a type which I think has magnesium built into it...)
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Hey Spooky,
I like your little fire 'uh-oh' kit. In fact, I think I'm going to make a little pouch out of jute to carry my Doan in.

Doc
 
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