Lets see your Firesteels & Tinder kits! (lighting fires too!)

[T. Erdelyi]

I'll explain it all later.

 

[stitchawl]

Beautiful flint striker, Erdelyi! Did you make it yourself? Looks as if it began life as a file. No question about it; if the striker is made right, and the flint good quality, you can really throw a fountain of sparks with a single strike! I like the looks of a flint strike and good flint over a ferro rod, although the ferro rod wins out for weight savings.

I had a thought for a better scrapper for a ferro rod.... How about taking a round rat-tail file and making a semi-circular cutout in the scrapper? Instead of scratching one thin line, we could scratch a larger section of the rod on each stroke, throwing a LOT more sparks! Anyone try that?

Stitchawl

 

[langston302]

Here are most of my kits....the others are in my trunk bag in the car with the esbit stoves and a mirrored kit in my wife's car's trunk enjoy

 

[langston302]

and one of my own flaming cupcakes.... got 12+ minutes out of it...and i felt the heat 6 feet away.

and they are fun to make...(on the WSS WIKI)

 

[stingray4540]

Just finished this sheath with a firesteel loop. Inspired by Nick Nack I made a firesteel with a spy capsule handle that holds a PJCB.

 

[Jeepnut22]

Fire Straw and some Fat-Wood, burned for almost 30 minutes:

Used a firesteel to start it, about 3 strikes to get the Fire Straw material to catch... On wet ground no less...

 

[Powhs]

I was sitting at the computer looking at a old empty bic lighter. The striker works fine. All the gas leaked out. Was thinking of removing the bottom and putting fire straws and such inside. Then put it a leather case to cover the opened end. Should work.

 

[stitchawl]

I was sitting at the computer looking at a old empty bic lighter. The striker works fine. All the gas leaked out. Was thinking of removing the bottom and putting fire straws and such inside. Then put it a leather case to cover the opened end. Should work.

I remember seeing some fellow's website a few years ago where he spoke about cutting down an old min-Bic, removing the metal fire protector and wrapping the flint wheel with some wire to hold it together, and having his own version of the 'QuickLight.' I think your idea of leaving the body on it makes more sense. You can store all sorts of tinder in there!

Stitchawl

 

[stitchawl]

Take a quick look at this.... I was curious about the wood used for pencils so I did a quick Google search. At the PaperMate site, the company that makes most of the pencils used in the US, I found this;
"Premium wooden pencils are mass-produced from large blocks of incense-cedar wood.
The grain of incensed cedar wood is long and straight. This grain reduces friction during sharpening making the sharpening task quick and easy."
http://www.papermate.com/sanford/consumer/papermate/makingWoodPencils.jhtml

No wonder they work so well as tinder!!

Stitchawl

 

[Bushman5]

GREAT PICS everyone! thanks and keep em coming, i'll throw a few up in a few days or so!

 

[mtnfolk mike]

wow.. there are some cool little kits in this thread... great stuff guys...

i mainly just carry a ferro rod and some sort of tinder.... here's a litle kit i made a while back.. it stays in my B.O.B. pack....

 

[stingray4540]

Hey Mike, what is that metal thing in the bottom right of your picture?

 

[mtnfolk mike]

Hey Mike, what is that metal thing in the bottom right of your picture?

that's a small tri-fold esbit stove.... it's pretty cool.. though you really need something to block the wind with this guy...

 

[stingray4540]

Oh, wow that's very small. Cool though.

 

[Bushman5]

is that a de-con container? pretty sweet storage thingy!

 

[mtnfolk mike]

is that a de-con container? pretty sweet storage thingy!

yes it is... i love these things...