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These kits are jammed full of what you would need to have fire in an emergency situation.
It comes in three parts - 16 oz storage tin with see through lid - smaller PSK style tinder box kit, and 2 ounce Flame Starter.
The smaller kit comes in a pocket sized tin with:
1) A custom handled (pine protected by linseed oil) 3/16 inch by 3 inch firesteel from www.firesteel.com. It has a jute retention loop to hold the firesteel tight in your hand.
2) A striker. Made for Firesteels's and super sharp. This tosses huge sparks on to your tinder. One strike will likely be enough.
3) A 5 foot roll of 3 strand Jute Twine (this catches sparks from the firesteel or charcloth)
4) A roll of charcloth (hand made in my back yard from pure 100 percent cotton). A single spark will cause this to smolder and can be blown into flame. You only need a little bit
5) Three sticks of fat wood. Once the jute is burning, add a few sticks of fat wood for a long flame. If everything in your kit gets wet - shave this stuff very thin and spark it with your firesteel. It will take.
6) 5 chunks of bike inner tube (when you have your fatwood going - this will burn hot and long.
7) One nice chunk of Tinder Fungus, used as a fire starter (can catch a spark) or a coal extender (will smolder for a very long time). This is hand selected, dried, and cut to make sure you get the best parts of the fungus.
All of this is secured with a one inch ranger band (inner tube) which itself can be used for fire.
The 16 ounce storage kit comes with:
1) Three extra rolls of charcloth
2) Two extra bundles of jute twine - 3 ply, dry and extremely flammable.
3) Six more sticks of fatwood.
4) 10 more intertube rings.
5) 2 More chunks of Tinder Fungus
The Flame Starter:
The Flame Starter kit is a 2 ounce tin, filled with cedar bark, with an air passage cut into the side. The base is a round disk of Cypress protected with linseed oil. You can use this kit to build your fire in, or you can use the tinder kit above alone.
This works very well because it is safe to hold, it is filled with flammable material, and allows you to blow a stream of air UNDER the coal to speed combustion. Once combustion occurs, simply place this kit under your small tinder (procured from the area) and light them on fire. Once the fire is going - grab the Flame Starter by the wooden base - put the lid on to snuff the flame, and it is ready to use again. Leave the charcoals of cedar bark inside, they will catch more readily next time. When you find combustible materials in the field, simply add more!
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I received this full kit in the mail today as a gift from Talfuchre and will hopefully be going out tomorrow to give it a go ! I'll report back with my findings !!!!
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