Fire Kit 201 Pt 2
This is the second part to the fire kit series. In this video I will discuss more option of items you may choose to carry in your fire kit. I will also give several brief demonstrations of the methods I have discussed. There are two parts to this video: This is Fire Kit 201 Part 2. Please see part 1 first.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
AWESOME VIDEOS dude. i like the fact that you explain the things in your vids and not just show them! also you give advises and you helped me with my kit.
It’s hard to find 35 mm film cases anymore, but some diabeties testing strip canisters work great and they are also “somewhat” water resistant when closed.
shit dude…yes u did
Another tip: instead of strike-on-box matches, go for strike-anywhere. This means that even if you lose your striker you will be okay. I also pack a few emery boards for striking, they are also good for emergency knife grinding (of a gentle sort). Note however that strike-on-box matches MUST require the striker since it contains chemicals necessary for the fire reaction. (Strike anywhere carries all chemicals on the match head, so you only need an abrasive surface to get them to spark.)
One of the best things about your vid is you emphasis dual use. Another tip: Do NOT carry cotton balls soaked in vaseline. Instead, get a small tube of vaseline – this is also useful for lip balm. That way, you can soak your cotton, gauze, even moss with the vaseline in the field. This means you can pack one less messy thing (soaked cotton balls) and have more flexibility.
One thing to remember, regular batteries will also work but it’s tougher to get things going since the distance between the terminals is farther and so it’s harder to short circuit the battery. Steel wool is also possible for tinder. Nice vids, much better than average on fire starting. Next time, however, don’t put your hand between the camera and the object – makes the demo much better.
BRILLIANT ~!!!!!!!!!
on most coghlans match boxes they have put some kind of wood on the boxes themselves you have to tear the box apart to get at it but it’s on the backside of the box,don’t know if this was intentional or accidental but i foundout accidentally .awesome vids packrat congrats on 1 yr on the tube keem em coming
Great set of videos, stuff worth watching.
Way to Go, 1 year on YT, Congratulations
I like your vids, you always do a great job…if you guys carry a small mag light, put a small peice of wire with the ends and a small section in the middle removed tapped on the side. remoce the bulb insert wire..touch wire to steel wool. theres a video on here somewhere. i like it, because it uses one item for many things, and adds no additional weight
need tinder? and don’t wanna batton till its toothpicks? or make feather sticks, find a rock, find a stick, and beat the crap outa it with back of axe, vwalla pulverized wood .
there great for rough carving too. ever carve a spoon? axe will clear away the handle fast.
got a 2 foot dia log to split? smack it with your little axe, then batton a wedge (that you made with your axe)
got a thousand 1-2in dia slicks to cut? one light smack with axe will do it fast
ever have frozen wood?…
many people are against axes, and it def goes against the light weighters, but I would not go without one (MN). ive skinned rabbits with my axe. take a 3-4″ dia log, lay it down, drive head into the side of it, so the log, and axe handle are parallel, axe in one hand, log in the other, spread them apart, and log splits, any lenth of wood, great for bow stalves.
one thing worth adding. Is that wood/fuel processing is VERY important.
i prefer a mora knife, a kershaw folding saw, and a wetterlings 19″ hunters axe. small enuff, and dry enuff wood, will take a spark.
I liked that battery trick to start a fire.I remember another video that used a cell phn battery to do the same thing.Very good video A+
Great Video!!
Be careful about keeping the striker in the box with the matches. I used to make fire-crackers that way.
(cut away a piece of the striker, put it in front of the heads of the matches, and tape the box until its airtight. Then throw it into a wall – BOOM! )
Enjoying the fire series, thanks!
Great videos, glad to see some more from you. I have a fire “kit” but not that organized, I will change that. I especially like the safety tips you give as well. I would suggest on the fire extinguisher to have a class “ABC” on hand. This will cover ordinary combustibles, hydrocarbon and energized electrical fires. Thanks again for the very organized/informative videos.
Great video as usual Pack Rat. Very inforamtive.
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thanks for understanding!
Another great video PackRat556!!! Thank you!!!
im curently in a cadet core and one of the things that they said was to use less steel wool because it only takes a little to start up the cotton wool.
I understand what you mean!
I know but i say it again cuzz it sucks bad!
Great Info again. I forgot about the battery/steel wool. Good reminder to keep em seperate.
PackRat556 – Hey buddy as usual great tips, great video. As alway brother, I really appreciate you sharing with us. I am always learning something new with your videos. Have a great day!