How about a fire kit for the wallet

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I've been wanting to put together a small fire kit that was wallet size, finally find a little container that is going to work

the fire steel is the "mini" 3/20" x 2", short section of a hack saw blade, 3 small firestraws (pjcb) and about 10" of duct tape

the container is for a compact flash card

contents:

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from the top:

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from the bottom:

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the container is 1.75 x 2.25" and .022" thick- about four credit cards thick

the steel is small, but it definitely throws enough spark to get the pjcb going :)
 
NICE! I like the portability of it. Well thought out and executed! You could sharpen 1/2 the spine on that hacksaw to get maximum performance + a tiny blade that could be useful. I might be putting to much into it though. Thanks for sharing!
 
thanks gents

remmmm said:
Nice. Is that one of the misch metal rods from goinggear.com?
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from firesteel

http://firesteel.com/products/FireSteel-Mini.html

goinggear might have one the same size though??

What is the duct tape used for?
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the sticky side keeps tinder from blowing away and it actually burns decently itself once it gets going :)

You could sharpen 1/2 the spine on that hacksaw to get maximum performance + a tiny blade that could be useful
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not a bad idea, but for some reason I can better (more consistent) sparks from the non-toothed side- a guy could get rid of the teeth though- a small sharp blade I think would add to it- I'll probably play w/ that a bit
 
Corso said:
nice set up never seen firestraws before - how do they work?
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just cut a straw to length, pull of some wisps of cotton- rub a little vaseline into it, take a toothpick and pack the wisps in, leave a little room at each end, carefully (very carefully :)) heat the end of the straw w/ a lighter and crimp w/ a pair of needle nose pliers- done :)

when you need to light a fire, open the straw (I usually slit them down the side), pull the contents out, fluff and light
 
I've got one of those card cases that I threw in a drawer, knowing that one day I would find a use for it. Thank you!!!!!
 
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I think I would be too concerned about spontaneous ingition...

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Seriously, though, that's a pretty cool idea.
 
Until I saw that last photo, I was going to observe that 2 or 3 REI matches would probably fit in that container.:eek:

DancesWithKnives
 
Fantastic idea, really well executed, and I love that little container.

I'd be tempted to trim some fatwood to fit in the remaining spaces.

Thanks for sharing, this is really inspiring!
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