Out-N-About with River-8

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River-8 and I got out in the sticks for a little while this past weekend. The whole outing was "mostly harmless" as 8 likes to say, but I did get to use my new HHFSH for the very first time. We had our try at firestarting...first, River-8's attempt. What a pro, he got it on the first try :thumbup: That's his safe queen off to the right of the fire.

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Now my try...took me a while to get it going but it came in time.

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We also tried out a cheap Wal-Mart firestarter. It's supposed to be used to light fireplaces so it can't be lit with a metal match, but it sure does have a long burn time...about 5 minutes! We felt a little awkward lighting the firestarter after we got the fire going...:confused:

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And of course, the gratuitous knife shot...

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Got to love the HHFSH! Nice pictures, made me want to start a fire.:cool:
 
Yeah, but; We almost DIED :eek: !!

Goin' again this Sunday, Noonish...
The next Sunday (2/22) will be a no-go for me.

Cheers,
8
 
I didn't want to mention that John...the whole ordeal was a little traumatic for me :D. This Sunday sounds good!
 
Nice pics, looks like a ball.

Nice to see snow too (75 degrees here today!)
 
Ok, I thought so, just thought that since it was such a simple answer I must have been wrong. Thanks brother
 
dbltap45acp said:
River 8, what is the purpose of the small red rag hanging off the back of your knives?
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Rescue Mike is correct, for instance tree often move out of the way when I toss my Safe Queen their way :o ...

But, Dude; that's NOT red - that's Tactical Pink :D !!

So Mike; Sunday?
24 Hour SAR Pack Test next weekend :eek: ...

Cheers,
8
 
We made some fatwood shavings and then used a fire steel. We lit the firestarter we tested after we started the fire...kind of a backwards occurrence.
 
Balislinger said:
How did you guys start the fire?
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Metal Match; spark-based firecraft - MUCH easier than friction-based fire...
You can see mine just to the left of my Safe Queen (with the tactical pink para-cord).
Scrape a few sparks off, and you're good-to-go!

:D
8

Dang; SafetyMan beat me like a rented mule...
 
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Thanks. I'm a complete NooB at that and would appreciate further explanation. What are "fatwood" shavings, and how did you use the fire steel?

Edited to add: OK, what do you use to scrape the fire steel?
 
The wss forum has great threads on this g. Check it out and learn a lot!
 
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