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adventures33ker
Sep 11, 2010
Don't forget to crimp off the open end of the bullet, or all the powder will fall out when you point the barrel down at your tinder pile! -
cyclops19
Jun 24, 2010
I tried the friction method , the problem was the blood dripping down from my utterly blistered hands put an end to this possible fire starting method. I am thinking of trying a new method called the charred human method I've developed myself. I intend to stand on a mountain top with a pile of dried debris at my feet while holding a lightning rod and waiting for a thunderstorm to pass. I believe I will have more success at starting a fire by this method than any other.
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someonegetmygun
Feb 09, 2009
A decent article. Would be nice to see more photos or even better, corresponding videos. Some of the methods you site can take quite a long time to have success with. If you posted a video for each method the would be learner would have a more accurate idea of what they can expect when trying each method.
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someonegetmygun
Feb 09, 2009
A decent article. Would be nice to see more photos or even better, corresponding videos. Some of the methods you site can take quite a long time to have success with. If you posted a video for each method the would be learner would have a more accurate idea of what they can expect when trying each method.
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benpressley
Dec 03, 2008
Comments on other's comments: Good point meHow! Carry a good StrikeForce magnesium firestarter is helpful if you are going to carry survival items. Said, most places you get in a survival situation don't have cell phone service.
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benpressley
Dec 03, 2008
Comments on other's comments: Good point meHow! Carry a good StrikeForce magnesium firestarter is helpful if you are going to carry survival items. Said, most places you get in a survival situation don't have cell phone service.
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benpressley
Dec 03, 2008
Your explanation on friction fire is vague. I know of no bark first of all that will work. Most bark is too brittle. You don't mention what types of wood are used. If you are describing a hand drill then you need a notch cut a certain way in the board to form the ember and something underneath to catch and transfer ember. If you are speaking of fireplow method then you do not 'rub stick between palms' you vigorously rub in up anbd down in groove with a split (Did you see movie 'Castaway' with Tom Hanks? My main teacher was the technical consultant for that movie.) I know. I have been teaching survival skills since 1986.
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benpressley
Dec 03, 2008
Your explanation on friction fire is vague. I know of no bark first of all that will work. Most bark is too brittle. You don't mention what types of wood are used. If you are describing a hand drill then you need a notch cut a certain way in the board to form the ember and something underneath to catch and transfer ember. If you are speaking of fireplow method then you do not 'rub stick between palms' you vigorously rub in up anbd down in groove with a split (Did you see movie 'Castaway' with Tom Hanks? My main teacher was the technical consultant for that movie.) I know. I have been teaching survival skills since 1986.
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Christa981
Sep 12, 2008
Thanks for this helpful information. -Christa
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Christa981
Sep 12, 2008
Thanks for this helpful information. -Christa
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meHow
Jul 05, 2008
Misleading title. Should be called, "How to Start a Fire With a Bunch of Stuff You Likely Won't Have Around Either--But If You Do, Why Don't You Just Have Matches?"
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meHow
Jul 05, 2008
Misleading title. Should be called, "How to Start a Fire With a Bunch of Stuff You Likely Won't Have Around Either--But If You Do, Why Don't You Just Have Matches?"
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AdamDummar
Jun 28, 2007
Use ice- A large (+/- 3in.) piece of ice can be rounded and curved into a lens shape. This will work to start a fire just like the other reflective surfaces. You can grind it to shape on rocks or chiseling it to shape with tools. Just make sure to hold the ice away from your kindling, you don't want the ice to melt and drip into it.
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AdamDummar
Jun 28, 2007
Use ice- A large (+/- 3in.) piece of ice can be rounded and curved into a lens shape. This will work to start a fire just like the other reflective surfaces. You can grind it to shape on rocks or chiseling it to shape with tools. Just make sure to hold the ice away from your kindling, you don't want the ice to melt and drip into it.
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Mar 25, 2006
Be sure to keep a matchbook sealed in a bag in your pocket, and a lighter also. Make sure to have a cell phone with you; it could save your life.
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Mar 25, 2006
Be sure to keep a matchbook sealed in a bag in your pocket, and a lighter also. Make sure to have a cell phone with you; it could save your life.
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Jan 16, 2006
Take a pop can, polish the bottom with chocolate (should take about 1/2 hour). Reflect the sun off the bottom of the can onto small pieces of tinder. Light your fire.
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Jan 16, 2006
Take a pop can, polish the bottom with chocolate (should take about 1/2 hour). Reflect the sun off the bottom of the can onto small pieces of tinder. Light your fire.
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Nov 22, 2005
Use your flashlight reflector to concentrate the sun's rays. Substitute the light bulb with paper or dried grass.
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Nov 22, 2005
You need two AA batteries from your mini flashlight and a length of very thin steel wool. Curve the steel wool on the ground so that the ends of the batteries (when touched together) touch the steel wool. Place dryer lint or lint shaved off of your shirt and pants on the steel wool along with regular tinder. Touching the battery ends to the steel wool, touch the batteries together. You will get tiny sparks and the steel wool will start to glow and the glowing metal will start the lint on fire! It works good with white birch bark also. Experiment and have fun! It works great and my kids like watching me start the wood stove this way!
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Nov 22, 2005
Use a magnifying glass, or your reading glasses, to concentrate the sun's rays and start a fire!
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Nov 22, 2005
If the bottom of a soft drink can is a concave shape, polish the bottom and use this like a reflective dish and concentrate the light onto a spot like a magnifying glass.
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Nov 22, 2005
When looking to start a fire without matches, many people forget the possibilities of the torch. Merely use the torch to light a pile of wood (or a tree for that matter).
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Nov 22, 2005
Get yourself a telephone with a cord and buttons on the handset (this idea will not work with cordless phone). Remove the small plastic clip that goes from the handset to the base unit. Replace the small clip with a big one, like the one that clips into the wall. Get two small alligator clips, solder each one on the green and red wires. What you have made is a telephone that will plug into any wall jack, dial out for a phone call, and an attachment set of alligator clips that will clip onto any wall jack and make calls. This idea could almost take the place of cell phones, but without the monthly bill.
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Nov 22, 2005
If the bottom of a soft drink can is a concave shape, polish the bottom and use this like a reflective dish and concentrate the light onto a spot like a magnifying glass.
