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I do not plan on adding this to my normal for sale items - I just decided to put these kits together for people that do not have the time to track all this stuff down.
These kits are jammed full of what you would need to have fire in an emergency situation.
It comes in two parts - large storage tin - and smaller PSK style tinder box kit.
The smaller kit comes in an Altoids tin with:
1) A handled firesteel from www.goinggear.com . This drops serious sparks on your tinder.
2) A 6 foot roll of Jute Twine (this catches sparks from the firesteel or charcloth)
3) Many 4 inch squares of charcloth (hand made in my back yard from pure 100 percent cotton). A single spark will cause this to smolder and can be blown into flame.
4) Many chunks of fat wood. Once the jute is burning, add a few sticks of fat wood for a long flame. If everything in your kit gets wet - shave this stuff very thin and spark it with your firesteel. It will take.
5) 5 chunks of bike intertube (when you have your fatwood going - this will burn hot and long.
All of this is secured with a FAT ranger band (intertube) which itself can be used for fire.
The larger storage kit comes in a tin box with a secure lid. It has:
1) Many feet of replacement charcloth. Three 4 inch by 6 foot rolls.
2) Two extra bundles of jute twine.
3) Over a dozen more sticks of fatwood.
4) 10 more intertube rings.
Here is how to use it:
1) Untwist some jute twine and buff it.
2) Cut a few curls of fatwood and pile them up.
3) Get out your intertube and a single section of charcloth.
4) Spark your firesteel onto you charcloth. This was one strike and I had an ember going.
5) Pile the jute twine on to the charcloth and blow it into flame.
6) Add the pile of fatwood shavings.
7) Add your intertube (if needed) to extend your flame.
This test pile used very little of the Tinder Kits resources and burned for over five minutes.
I have two kits for sale for 25 shipped each.
First "I will take it" - gets them.
TF
