Fire Kit Testing

[crossada]

Another great thread Mistwalker. Your kit reviews are second to none.

 

[scruffuk]

Excellent thread amigo.

Sutured's original certainly through up some real food for thought.

I tend to carry Finnish Tinder Card with me and occasionally PJB's. For a few months now I have been meaning to revisit what I carry for the purpose of fire lighting, and see what actually works best. There is one thing for sure over here this time of year, the wood WILL be wet!

Thanks again and stay warm.

 

[WILLIAM.M]

Another Great Post my brother

 

[Mistwalker]

I tried to make a fire today in a stainless steel silverware holder (improvised wood burning stove) without any tinder quick. Had some pretty fine wood shavings but no good tinder, no luck with the coglans ferro but it was throwing enough spark. The bic fixed it though and was able to enjoy my oatmeal and walnuts in the woods...

I'd say the old bic lighter has saved more than one day. At one time, before I started teaching classes on fire craft, I could say with certainty that the vast majority of fires I've started in my life were started with a bic lighter. Given the sheer number of fires I started in my younger days in camp and dealing with brush piles on the farm I'd say it's still the majority...but the margin is shrinking.

Great stuff as always buddy.

That spot reminds me so much of one that I hike to, struggling to find any pics of it but came up with these....

And it seems we do the same thing !!!

Thanks bro, I've noticed you have lots of great spots near water on that island, and yeah, nothing like a fire on the shore!

Another great thread Mistwalker. Your kit reviews are second to none.

Thanks Crossada, I'm really glad you enjoy them.

Excellent thread amigo.

Sutured's original certainly through up some real food for thought.

I tend to carry Finnish Tinder Card with me and occasionally PJB's. For a few months now I have been meaning to revisit what I carry for the purpose of fire lighting, and see what actually works best. There is one thing for sure over here this time of year, the wood WILL be wet!

Thanks again and stay warm.

Thank you Scruff, indeed it did. Always enjoy thought provoking threads.

Having dealt with severe frost bite once in my life, and being very lucky to still have all ten toes, I tend to carry more in the way of fire starting in the cold months than most would see as necessary for exactly the same reasons. I live in the southern tip of the East Appalachian Temperate Rain Forest and it rains a lot here...sometimes daily for weeks at a time. While I can hardly walk through the woods here without stepping on or stumbling over pitch wood, it would be just my luck that it would mean a search for some if I really actually needed it. I still have a habit of breaking off a piece of the first pitch wood I run across on hikes. It's great for fire starting in cold wet conditions, and works for running off mosquitoes in the warmer months

Another Great Post my brother

Thanks Bill, glad you liked the post!

 

[SaturatedShadow]

The Yuma sure worked over that oak.

Are the ferro rods replaceable for either of the mentioned fire kits?

The rods are held in place with epoxy. Heating the epoxy will loosen the rod. I use a lighter to heat the joint until I can pull out the old rod with pliers. Then a new rod can be epoxied in place.

 

[Mistwalker]

The Yuma sure worked over that oak.

The rods are held in place with epoxy. Heating the epoxy will loosen the rod. I use a lighter to heat the joint until I can pull out the old rod with pliers. Then a new rod can be epoxied in place.

Yes it did. They must use a completely different epoxy than the guys at RMJ use. I'll have to remember that in the future and go about it differently. The stuff RMJ uses is a two-part epoxy that was developed for NASA. It remains flexible and is able to withstand extreme temps in both directions, some cool stuff.

 

[jdk1]

Great post Mist! It is the perfect companion to the thread Sutured started, which is also an excellent thread. Thanks for the lesson.

 

[retzius]

Those Tinderquick tabs are pretty cool but I still find the old cotton ball with Vaseline a better option, cheaper too

 

[Mistwalker]

Great post Mist! It is the perfect companion to the thread Sutured started, which is also an excellent thread. Thanks for the lesson.

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah he started a pretty good discussion, some food for thought.

Those Tinderquick tabs are pretty cool but I still find the old cotton ball with Vaseline a better option, cheaper too

I agree, that kit now has four sections of drinking straw packed with PJCB in it.

 

[The Warrior]

Awesome stuff mist. You have some of the best threads on Bladeforums.

 

[Jack Black]

Great pics and a well-written, insightful thread. You score again! :thumbup:

 

[Dr. 904]

Always enjoy your posts! Thank you.

 

[tradewater]

Really enjoyed this. I can almost smell that campfire. Great pics.

 

[upnorth]

Gorgeous pics. Thanks for the trip.:thumbup:

 

[Mistwalker]

Awesome stuff mist. You have some of the best threads on Bladeforums.

Thanks bro, glad you enjoyed the post.

Great pics and a well-written, insightful thread. You score again! :thumbup:

Thanks Jack, gad you liked the thread.

Always enjoy your posts! Thank you.

Thanks Doc, glad you enjoy them!

Really enjoyed this. I can almost smell that campfire. Great pics.

Thanks TW, glad you liked it. Camp fire pics have that affect on me too.

Gorgeous pics. Thanks for the trip.:thumbup:

Thanks man, glad you liked them, and glad you enjoyed the trip!

 

[JV3]

nice post, brian! i like the jimped pommel and the overall design of that knife.

good review of that tinder quick as well. i always wanted to try one but never got around to it...also, it looks pretty dense that it looks like trying to fluff it up with cold shaky hands can be problematic too.

 

[Mistwalker]

nice post, brian! i like the jimped pommel and the overall design of that knife.

good review of that tinder quick as well. i always wanted to try one but never got around to it...also, it looks pretty dense that it looks like trying to fluff it up with cold shaky hands can be problematic too.

Thanks Jay, glad you liked it. I really like the design too, I'm wanting a 5.5 inch bladed version now, and see how that does in snap cuts and chopping. The tinder quick is fine a lot of the time, and even here in this case a little more prep and blocking the wind would have most likely been sufficient to allow it to work...but it does have a short burn time no matter what so still probably not the best option in wet conditions, but certainly better than nothing. It really isn't as dense as it looks, it can easily be fuzzed up using the tip or even edge of a knife, or sharp point of a broken limb. If it were more dense it would probably have a longer burn time. A mass of PJCB that size is heavier and burns a bit longer.