The guy in the clip is not me but I thought it was a good tip. He uses a cigarette but to light a fire with flint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZl6A0KSi9Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZl6A0KSi9Y
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is available! Price is $250 ea (shipped within CONUS).
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/
survival tips :cigarette tinder
- Thread starter gazaati
- Start date
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2008
- Messages
- 3,346
since among the litter in the woods cigarette butts and beer cans are probably one of the most abundant things, this sounds useful
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2006
- Messages
- 494
In case anyone's interested the fire was made using a fire steel (no biggie) and a cigarette filter is not made of fiber glass (thank goodness). It's made of cellulose acetate according to (what else) The Wiki. The vid made me wonder of what ciggy filters are made. Now we both know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_filter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_filter
It's gonna smell like crap
Why not dried used tampons while we're at it? :foot:
He said cigarettes, not cigars!
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2006
- Messages
- 494
It's gonna smell like crap
Why not dried used tampons while we're at it? :foot:
Cigarette butts can be considered a possible tinder-of-opportunity since it is a fairly common component of litter. I don't think it's necessary to watch the video if you can push the "I Believe" button that CB's can take a spark from a ferro rod.