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At least I've not seen this technique before !
I'm always trying to establish ways to get a fire going in extreme wet conditions using a ferro-rod, through trial and error and much frustration I've come up with a few methods that work for me, here is one:
The main problem I've found is that unless I can find cover while I'm preparing my tinder, it is becoming soaked through making it near impossible to take a spark.
One way round this is as follows:
First split off some Fatwood:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
Now split some down into pencil sized pieces, this is the hardest part of this method so ya see it's pretty easy stuff !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
Now holding a pencil sharpener in a plastic bag so as to prevent any ingress of rain begin making some Fatwood shavings:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
When you figure you have enough there are two options to take, option one you can lay the bag on it's side and light the shaving while they are still inside, this is what I'd do in very heavy rain:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
Or as I did today because the rain was only light, you can empty them out and light them. If doing it this way you must ensure everything is at hand as you don't want the tinder getting wet while you dig around in ya pockets for your ferro-rod ! Take a look at the tinder, I defy anyone to make such fine uniform tinder as easily and quickly as you can with the pencil sharpener!
By Pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
A few strikes of the ferro-rod and we have flame !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
That was as far as I was planning to do today but then decided to make a quick fuzzy and get it to catch before the fire went out !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
So there ya have it another method to go out and try when the weather decides to thwart our firemaking efforts !
I'm always trying to establish ways to get a fire going in extreme wet conditions using a ferro-rod, through trial and error and much frustration I've come up with a few methods that work for me, here is one:
The main problem I've found is that unless I can find cover while I'm preparing my tinder, it is becoming soaked through making it near impossible to take a spark.
One way round this is as follows:
First split off some Fatwood:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
Now split some down into pencil sized pieces, this is the hardest part of this method so ya see it's pretty easy stuff !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
Now holding a pencil sharpener in a plastic bag so as to prevent any ingress of rain begin making some Fatwood shavings:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
When you figure you have enough there are two options to take, option one you can lay the bag on it's side and light the shaving while they are still inside, this is what I'd do in very heavy rain:
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
Or as I did today because the rain was only light, you can empty them out and light them. If doing it this way you must ensure everything is at hand as you don't want the tinder getting wet while you dig around in ya pockets for your ferro-rod ! Take a look at the tinder, I defy anyone to make such fine uniform tinder as easily and quickly as you can with the pencil sharpener!
By Pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
A few strikes of the ferro-rod and we have flame !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
That was as far as I was planning to do today but then decided to make a quick fuzzy and get it to catch before the fire went out !
By pitdog2010 at 2010-11-02
So there ya have it another method to go out and try when the weather decides to thwart our firemaking efforts !
