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I met up with a fellow forumite today, who had a new, and awesome take on fire. Glycerin and Potassium Permanganate in a cool little setup. This is pretty cool.
The kit contains 10 capsules of PP, 10 waxed jute "nests" and a small bottle of glycerin. Instructions are on the back. Basically, place nest in a safe area, pour PP onto the nest, in the center. Stack tinder around it, put 6-7 drops on the PP and wait. Keep away from children.
Lets get too the FIRE!! I grabbed up some Red Oak that has been outside for the last 3 days in a TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. Seriously, 3 days of heavy rain. I used my Fiddleback Hunter to whittle some shavings, and grabbed some of the more damp pieces to place on the pile.
I set out 1 nest, 1 capsule, and the drip bottle. The nest works well for keeping the PP contained and the wind from blowing it around.
I piled my shavings on, and set 6 drips right on top of the pile. It kinda turned to gel and sat there. I have never done this before, so, I didn't know what to expect. I hurried to get all my stuff on the pyre. Yeah, the reaction takes about 2 full minutes, so, don't get in a big hurry, you got time to build the whole stack before it goes
After 2 minutes, there was just a little wisp of smoke, and I thought "Slow burn, cool". Yeah, right.
From tiny wisp of smoke to blaze up, about 3 sec. The heat was intense. I don't mean like, housefire intense, but this thing was burning a pile the size of a quarter.
Solid fire starter. I kinda neglected it, 'cause I got a BK Patrol Machete in the mail today (thanks OwenM, I owes ya) and ran off to chop stuff. When I got back the damp wood was burning and all the wood shavings were tiny coals, easy to bring a fire to life from that.
Knif Pron, my new 'chete.
All things said, for $8 this little kit is pure genius. We talk about ferros and misch, and granted, this is more Science than Bushcraft, but if you are cold and your hands aren't working well enough to process wood for a "rustic" fire, this will get it going with minimal effort. I plan on putting this in a tin with some fatwood twigs and put it in BOB. This an easy, cool and novel way of getting a fire going. The method has been around for years, but now, Smoky Mountain R&D has made it quick, easy, and compact. You can't find'em on the web, so don't Goggle it, if you're interested, PM or email me, and I'll hook you up with 'em. :thumbup:
Moose
The kit contains 10 capsules of PP, 10 waxed jute "nests" and a small bottle of glycerin. Instructions are on the back. Basically, place nest in a safe area, pour PP onto the nest, in the center. Stack tinder around it, put 6-7 drops on the PP and wait. Keep away from children.
Lets get too the FIRE!! I grabbed up some Red Oak that has been outside for the last 3 days in a TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. Seriously, 3 days of heavy rain. I used my Fiddleback Hunter to whittle some shavings, and grabbed some of the more damp pieces to place on the pile.
I set out 1 nest, 1 capsule, and the drip bottle. The nest works well for keeping the PP contained and the wind from blowing it around.
I piled my shavings on, and set 6 drips right on top of the pile. It kinda turned to gel and sat there. I have never done this before, so, I didn't know what to expect. I hurried to get all my stuff on the pyre. Yeah, the reaction takes about 2 full minutes, so, don't get in a big hurry, you got time to build the whole stack before it goes
After 2 minutes, there was just a little wisp of smoke, and I thought "Slow burn, cool". Yeah, right.
From tiny wisp of smoke to blaze up, about 3 sec. The heat was intense. I don't mean like, housefire intense, but this thing was burning a pile the size of a quarter.
Solid fire starter. I kinda neglected it, 'cause I got a BK Patrol Machete in the mail today (thanks OwenM, I owes ya) and ran off to chop stuff. When I got back the damp wood was burning and all the wood shavings were tiny coals, easy to bring a fire to life from that.
Knif Pron, my new 'chete.
All things said, for $8 this little kit is pure genius. We talk about ferros and misch, and granted, this is more Science than Bushcraft, but if you are cold and your hands aren't working well enough to process wood for a "rustic" fire, this will get it going with minimal effort. I plan on putting this in a tin with some fatwood twigs and put it in BOB. This an easy, cool and novel way of getting a fire going. The method has been around for years, but now, Smoky Mountain R&D has made it quick, easy, and compact. You can't find'em on the web, so don't Goggle it, if you're interested, PM or email me, and I'll hook you up with 'em. :thumbup:
Moose
