Owning the skills Initiative: November challenge

[acv]

#6 Cattail fluff
The bundle: (Another wet & windy day w/ periods of wet snow - Perfect day for starting a fire)

It did catch but it was kind'a lame: (not the right tinder for today)

 

[RescueRiley]

all right catch up time
#3 saw dust from an oak branch created with he saw on my sak

#4 Cedar bark the old stand by

and hemlock sap.. This takes A LONG Time to get with a ferro (round 30 sparks) but even a littel dab will bun in excess of 5 minutes.. so once you get it you;ve got fire almost regardless of weather

More to come

 

[RescueRiley]

#6 Birch bark #2

#7
Hemlock bark.. (roughed up and crushed)

 

[Md 25v]

Here is tinder 5.
I have 6-10 coming tonight as soon as my slow computer cooperates.

Tinder 5- cattail

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[Quirt]

I'll bite:

#1 - Resin saturated conifer shaved into fine "Duff" - This was actually used to light my wood stove for the day

#2 - Sagebrush bark in a traditional tinder bundle - Sparks don't always catch in the center of the bundle!

 

[Md 25v]

Tinder 6- Yucca stalk


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[Md 25v]

Tinder 7- LEAVES OF CAT TAIL- I was totally surprised by what happened at the end of the video! Who would have thought that a single cattail leaf, lit with a doans, could make a coal that burned strong for nearly five minutes!



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[Md 25v]

Tinder 8- tussex

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[Md 25v]

Tinder 9- Red Oak scrapings
This one is the most effective tinder I have used so far for actually starting a fire. Easy to light, burns hot.


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[beanbag]

Tinder #6: Milkweed pods

 

[beanbag]

Tinder #7: Dry Leaves

 

[acv]

#7 Pine Cone:

The key here is to "melt" the pine sap - you are actually lighting the sap:

#8 Pine Needles:

It took a few strikes but burned well:

 

[acv]

#9 Dry Leaves

The fire:

 

[CoyotePhysics]

I thought that I would try a tinder that I was surrounded by growing up. Dry Sage flowers.
Tinder #4

I've never tried burning this before, and I quickly found out why. Despite burning well, it stinks! In an emergency I don't think that I would care.

Flame 7

Flame 8

 

[acv]

#10 Pine resin
the tree:

The clump:

Strike it once and holly crap watch out - I collected a bag of this stuff for the future

 

[martino910]

i know im late...but i reckon i know exactly where i fit it in...
im a failure



i reevaluated quite a few things...i believe we should make it easy..then worry about the things we ought to be able to do...

later is better

 

[acv]

11 Dry Ferns

 

[Joezilla]

Fall/winter is a great time to do this since many seeds are dead and fluffy!

 

[John G]

It's hard to make fire and take pics, but here's my next four attempts.

#5 and #6, milkweed seedpod fluff. Even more of a flash tinder than cattail fluff. Very brief flame.

#7 and #8, Queen Anne's Lace. This stuff is great.

 

[acv]

Fall/winter is a great time to do this since many seeds are dead and fluffy!

Except for the wind, rain and wet snow!

This has been a very warm fall for us up here on Long Island but the past 2 weeks have been a rude awakening on some days.

But yes it’s been fun and I keep grabbing handfuls of dry “stuff” and try to light them up.
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