Take it from a swamp rat tex, cat fuzz sucks as stand alone tinder even when dry. its possible as youve shown but the combo method with the fuzz as a base works best. good job too. snow fires are a bitch.
yur birds nest kinda fell apart.. of course it's hard to do with a ferro rod and wet tinder.try thinner material. You're going for surface area to volume ratio.. you want that to be high. The only difference between cold and hot firestarting is how fast you can jump between thick and thin things.. and also it does no good for the bigger stuff to be on the bottom.. not trying to be an asshole.. just trying to help love yur vids man.
To much air from the hat ,less air and controled.Cup the cat tail after the spark in your hands to condence the heat,the heat will create more flame..
Thanks for showing us the cut video. We learn best from our mistakes and failures. Thanks for posting.
wingman115 1 week ago
The Hat's too cool to get a fire started...LOL!!!
troopcom 1 month ago
Tex you need a firepiston! They are great for getting a good coal quick. Check out my video to see how quick you can get a coal.
crazywhitedog78 1 month ago
tex it will burn but they usualy dont sustane flame very long
alexpoz09 1 month ago
Why not just go inside the house and get warm. Seems like the logical thing to do. Just sayin.
DoubleTap529 1 month ago
Take it from a swamp rat tex, cat fuzz sucks as stand alone tinder even when dry. its possible as youve shown but the combo method with the fuzz as a base works best. good job too. snow fires are a bitch.
SwampYankee85 1 month ago
Neat, but nothing beats a lighter. ;)
Twisted4000 1 month ago
Why not just use your cigarette lighter?
sel36 1 month ago
yur birds nest kinda fell apart.. of course it's hard to do with a ferro rod and wet tinder.try thinner material. You're going for surface area to volume ratio.. you want that to be high. The only difference between cold and hot firestarting is how fast you can jump between thick and thin things.. and also it does no good for the bigger stuff to be on the bottom.. not trying to be an asshole.. just trying to help love yur vids man.
NRAman123 1 month ago
i love your videos Tex but i always Turn down my damn volume before your vids start. Loud mother Fucker!. Peace out
icuhereu 1 month ago 4
@icuhereu IM sorry I can project.
derekgrebner87 1 month ago
do you conceal or open carry?
extraetc1 1 month ago
Maybe a bigger knife is needed!
steviebar 1 month ago
Why not just carry a lighter??
steviebar 1 month ago
Back during the civil war we used to carry pine kindlin and oh, I dunno, matches...
jonboat2 1 month ago
I'm Tex Grabner and i RAPE the audio with the tone of my voice.
MRBIG858585 1 month ago
So is life, full of failure and dissapointment, dont worry if you make it to TV you cant fail! yippeeeee
cutlerylover 1 month ago
well you got the drink pissing down...... but the fire seems to be giving you the screws bud lol
1gamoguy 1 month ago
Hey Tex, what happened to your Ultimate Survival Blast Match?
DavZZee 1 month ago
To much air from the hat ,less air and controled.Cup the cat tail after the spark in your hands to condence the heat,the heat will create more flame..
Fastflyingpigs 1 month ago
tex you ought to pierce your nipples man
uncleted91az 1 month ago
that's why when i walk in the woods, i take along a little jug of diesel.
FatGuyWithAKatana 1 month ago
Nice video
jmmurdy 1 month ago
It may have helped to pic up the tender and blow directly on it until it caught fire.
MrMatt5252 1 month ago
use the force tex
shallnotbeinfringed 1 month ago
@shallnotbeinfringed sayth the lord!
derekgrebner87 1 month ago 4
where do you get your ferro rods from?
MrMatt5252 1 month ago
@MrMatt5252 it was one that i had for years.
derekgrebner87 1 month ago
@derekgrebner87 That isn't what he asked stupid.
Bandito8487 1 month ago
Could it be the smell from your hat keeps putting the fire out? LOL. Keep it up brother.
NOLATAC 1 month ago
trioxaine............ and cotton balls with alcholl or gasoline in a medcine bottle wraped in zip block bags
xxbryan715xx 1 month ago
@xxbryan715xx Flame does not mean fire. Proper tinder is first step, but does not guarantee a fire.
eas26 1 month ago
Tex next time you need some dry tinder shave that mustache off and put to good use. Lol.
The138Monster 1 month ago
lucky those thing have 100000 strike lifes to them hahahahah great video
ZombieKillerOfCanada 1 month ago
trioxane is the way to go
NinjaAegis 1 month ago
This is why I piss 90% isopropyl alcohol
MaybeMistaken 1 month ago
Tex have you ever thought of bringing a Zippo or 99 cent Bic lighter? Wouldn't it been easier then warming up a catail under your armpit?
valhala56 1 month ago
@valhala56 bic lighters would not work in that wind and what if you loose a zipo and that starter is all you have
xxbryan715xx 1 month ago
happens to the best of us
dexterlexter123 1 month ago
cold night for tex. Better luck next time
jeffxl12 1 month ago
One of my lint logs would have fired right up :)
ArtisanTony 1 month ago
hey tex you seem to be a cold steel guy, what are your thoughts on the SRK?
church132 1 month ago
:-)
MrVTHILLBILLY 1 month ago