Trails British Columbia - Survival Fire Lighting

[monsterthug1952]

cool tool !

[FatDaddy4Fun]

well done Zack!

[TracksAndTrails]

The flint was a $3 item purchased at Canadian Tire. Cotton that is not soaked works just fine as well.

[pakininja296]

where did u get ure flint

[Gogstad1996]

Haha, father and son<3

[Gogstad1996]

Haha father and son<3

[greatorderofchaos]

you might as well use a lighter if your gonna use kerosene soaked cotton wool

[NerdHunter87]

Next time I go somewhere I'll have to bring my kero cotton buds with me..

[WobblingHobGoblin]

thats super fool proof tinder...

Kerosene and cotton..lol

[HMEISTERCINNAMON]

watch my video of how to light a fire, you will see the proper technique of how to STRIKE

[eminempkr]

its not old mans hair lol its old mans beard . but good job

[TracksAndTrails]

Hey. Thanks for the comments. Survival - Some think that the only place they will need to survive is on a deserted Island. hmmm Why do hikers die from exposure when they get lost from some hiking trip, hunting trip, etc? The reason is because they are not prepared.  Yes, i admire some of you who have mastered the art of lighting a fire with pure natural items! Fact is we need to teach folks to think ahead and have a method that works without a lighter or matches as this method does.

[lajam55]

hate that thing it hurts my hands when its cold

[dragoprince89]

did he say bitches hair? or somthing else cuz i was munching on chips kinda hard to listen LOL

[runescape44411]

cool

[pokerstarboxer]

wats this retard on about mite as well took a can of petrol and a box of mathches,wudnt like to be stranded on a island with him.

[hobbes987987]

to the detractors: zach is 12, out in the bush, lighting fires. does it really matter if he uses ferrocium, or how he strikes it?

[rubiksfreak94]

u r striking it wrong u need 2 strike it with the ridged edges

[blkdemon304]

i no it makes him look like an idiot lol

[steviezxr]

How is this survival? There's so many man made objects here it's pointless. Might as well just take mobile home. Cotton wool? aviation fuel? fire steel? all luxery items. Spend your time practicing with ONLY things found in the woods; Some flint if your lucky, or rubbing 2 sticks together.

[chrissept21]

you cant light a fire just rubbing two sticks together, you have to ues a fire bow or hand drill method

[DigitalMind66]

You realize that using a bow or the hand drill method is still essentially rubbing 2 sticks together, don't you ??? (obviously not) ...

[chrissept21]

ummmm sorry but no its no your spinnig the stick to create friction and you ues the hot dust to make a coal to start a fire

if you where to just simply rub to sticks together is would not work

[DigitalMind66]

ok your obviously not getting it. "spinning the stick" to create friction is still rubbing sticks together.

[chrissept21]

what ever man obviously your not a very good bush man

[DigitalMind66]

and obviously you're not very good at English. Show me how to start a fire with the bow or hand drill, and try doing it without having 2 sticks touching each other. I know very well how to use both methods you mentioned, and in the end, we're still rubbing sticks together to get an amber.

[abushcrafter]

Link.... yes i will. Sorry to reply late, got no email?

and thanks :)

[TracksAndTrails]

Hi again ABushCrafter! Thanks for the quick response. I checked out your website - it looks like you have done a lot of Bushcraft research! On my tracksandtrails.ca website you may be interested in my Magic Campfire Starts report. It has been put together by some Scouts over the last decade or so. Can you add a link to my British Columbia Hiking Trails website to your website links page? Thanks again.

Clayton

[abushcrafter]

its not a proper flint.

[TracksAndTrails]

I hope to make my own flint some day. Please explain exactly what a proper flint is and how to acquire one. This video shows a product that is available at Canadian Tire and how it can be used in a survival situation. If you have one of these strikers in your backpack, it will always work. Lighters or matches may not. Some fine shavings from a piece of dry wood will work fine. That is why I carry one of these flint and striker combo's in my 24 hour Search and Rescue Pack.

[abushcrafter]

By "proper flint" i meant the natural stuff and that "flint"/firesteel is made of a mix of metals.