Last weekend I made a bow drill bearing block out of a stone. First of all you need to find…
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A fellow bushcrafter, Mike – Survivalmike- , was looking for flint. To bad for him, in Austria there are very…
Continue ReadingFlint & Steel + Horseshoe Amadou = Fire
Today I’m presenting to you a method of fire lighting, using flint, steel and some horseshoe amadou. Not so far…
Continue ReadingArtificial Fatwood
A time ago I was looking for fatwood, but i couldn’t find any. The only thing that I could find…
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Today I went on a small trip with my wife and son to collect some new pieces of flint. The…
Continue ReadingMaking Fire With A Bottle Of Wine
Let me show you how to make fire with a bottle of wine. Just like if you were using a…
Continue ReadingCotton Balls And Petroleum Jelly
Cotton balls catch easy fire. Cotton balls soaked in petroleum jelly keep easily fire. Below you can see a comparison…
Continue ReadingStarting Af Fire With Birch Bark
Starting a fire with some birch bark is a piece of cake. Even when the birchbark is still wet, it…
Continue ReadingMagnesiumstick And Sisal Rope
It’s friday, time to make some fire! Today we are going to use some sisal rope as tinder to start…
Continue ReadingDryer Lint Tinder
Dryer lint makes excellent tinder. You have to clean your dryer’s filter anyway, and instead of throwing the lint away…
Continue ReadingSteel Wool And A Battery
One of my hobbies is trying as much possible options to make a fire. Today I made fire with some…
Continue ReadingPortable Wood Stove II – DIY
Like I mentioned yesterday, my portable wood stove wasn’t burning that well. I used an extra piece of chicken mesh…
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