A better thing to carry would be a tool logic knife that they sell. They have different ones. I got the one that has a blade (obviously, since it is a knife), flashlight, fire steel, and a whistle. All you need to survive. All in one, conveniently on a clip in your pocket. You should review it. There is also a tool logic card, which is even cooler because it takes nothing, weights nothing, and can make your day when you are lost.
if a knife is better for what you described, then machetes and axes would not exist.
If you want wood for a fire, bring a hatchet or machete, not a knife. a knife is for cutting and skinning, larger more heavy blades are for brush work.
but the best would be to have one of those folding saws, and have an extra blade for it which is cut/filed down to a straight blade. Now you can cut wood across the fibers with the saw, and switch the blade out to baton parallel into the fibers.
If you want to see a good way to make a fire, visit my channel. the first video that you see should be "Backpacker Survival Skills: Start a Fire with One Match"
In the Marines, we learned to use the Coleman fuel to refill the zippo lighters - even the handwarmers, if you had one...the Coleman fuel burns a little colder, but don't have to baby that can of zippo fuel, after all, napthalene is napthalene, no matter how you gut it...
The only starter you'll need is Fatwood. Fatwood is around 80% resin heartwood from a pine tree. This wood will catch a spark even if wet. You can buy a stick and it'll last a very long time.
forget the cotton balls the waterproof baggies the petroleum jelly.
One thing that always kills me...of the survival shows and trainers...no one ever addresses the marvels of the traditional BIC Lighter! I keep a couple in my truck, carry one in my pocket with my knife. Good for around 1,000 lights, you can't beat these guys!!! Why spend $20 for a tool-toy? Get a BIC and forget it!!! Get it wet? No sweat...blow on the flint for 2-minutes, dry it, and you have FIRE!!!
I have spent a lot of time in BC and Alaska...you are really, REALLY not thinking if you start out with flint and don't think about grabbing a BIC Lighter first! CLOTHING/GEAR is first, SHELTER is 2nd, Water 3rd, Food 4th. Also, in good shape, your pack should NEVER be more than 1/3 of your body mass...and that is if you are in good shape! Again...doubt those who don't get this right, or overlook the obvious...bad info can kill, if you are actually going into dangerous bush.
A lighter is great, but if kept in storage or in a pocket, and it breaks or leaks, there goes your easy fire. There is nothing on a firesteel that can break off and become almost useless. I think a firesteel is better for a survival kit, while a lighter is good for everyday fire lighting. Or both, they complement each other.
I never skimp on the lighters...and by far, BIC brand are the absolute toughest. Because they are so small and light, I do try to carry several if I am packing in any distance...on a long outing (5+ days), I will carry 3-5 normally...as I have dropped them, crushed one once...biggest fear is actually just losing them. Stay clear of the cute little camo ones...stick with orange and red colors...drop one in grass, and you will see why! I have an old mag and flint block...but haven't touched it.
Also, you mention that there is nothing to fail on a magnesium and flint block...but as a kid, I lost the flint core out of one...made for a MISERABLE camp out! Never say never! First rule...as ALL can, and often does, go wrong. Keep one in your pack, but again...my point was that for their lifespan and toughness, no one EVER mentions the BIC lighters...just find that odd...as they are as durable, almost, as a swiss army knife (victorinox, of course!)
I personally don't like the mag blocks, the Firesteel is my prefered flint.
I think the reason for no one mentioning them, is that it isn't "cool", if you will. Using a lighter on some paper is not as satisfactory as using your flint and steel and some tinder you scavenged, you don't get the same sense of accomplishment.
Learned in the Marines, there is cool...and then there is what is true-blue and works...often, they aren't the same thing. Simple and dependable is a life-saver...0.5 seconds with a BIC, and I have fire...so, I stick with that. If I were going into the bush for so long of a time that I ran out of a few BIC lighters...better be finding a FIREBOW starter!!!
cotton ball and vasline.. way easyer to make.. burns for about the same amount of time or steel wool and a battrey can work as well steel wool can clean pots and stiff and make a fire
Guys, just a tip. When starting fire with the firesteel, it's important that you don't move the metal piece forward, but that you pull the ferrocerium rod back, holding the metal piece steady.
2) keep your tinder bundle more compressed, most sparks don't even hit the tinder.
Shelter is absolutely #1. You can last 1-3 days without water, but without shelter you could die within a matter of hours. In the desert you may only last a day without water, but you can bake in the sun without protection from it. In the cold, hypothermia will do you in even quicker.
Even better than cotton balls, is dryer lint. Takes a spark even easier. You can also saturate either cotton or lint, with Vaseline and that will make the tinder burn (literally) 10 times longer AND hotter AND will work even when wet.
WetFire cubes work even when wet and they're more compact than that stick.
Put some Vaseline in your cotton ball for even better tinder.
Try the Aurora fire starter -- amazing lots of hot sparks, cool little tool.
Storm Matches will hold a flame even in high winds. I think they are made out of a little bit of gun powder or fireworks material. But again, you need somewhere to strike them.
Hint: hold your striker still, near the tinder, and pull back quickly on the ferro rod (the part that looks like a key). That way the sparks don't go all over the place and will stay right next to the tinder.
and bear grylls in his first two seasons carried flint in a chain
but now he also carries a "Kershaw fire starter"
but surely you have to put more pressure on the flint.
you can also take a few leaves and keep them in a book or something for long..when they become dry just apply some petroleum jelly and a little perfume.They burn for very long and very well 2.
I think you are asking if it's dangerous to carry the fire steel in your pocket. The answer is probably not... it actually doesn't spark without some effort and the striker has to be sharp. Sparks usually need a scrapping motion so the light impacts of items in your pocket probably won't spark it. Also, there is usually a coating and only the section where you scraped it off can spark.
I normally have a old filmcanister in my legpocket, in that I have petroleumjellyballs, They are really good if I cant find some oldmans beard or something else. I allways have to firesteels with me
ecookman is right about the shrooms, never eat mushrooms, some a deadly and even if you know which are good to eat, they dont pack enough nutrition.. they just arent worth it... sure good to eat, but you will not get any energy from eating them.
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I don't understand why people resort to firesteel and flint,.. when they should just pack a bic lighter! Who needs fire all the time on demand? smokers.. do they use firesteel? or flint? NO! NO THEY DONT.. haha
I can throw a cigar stub out of the car in a rainstorm and burn up half the forest, but I need a fuse E, three Sunday papers, and a quart of Kingsford fluid just to start the grill. I like the cotton ball idea.
Look at a fire started called Blast Match. I'm not sure who its made by but one thing I do know is that is was developed for and used by the United States Air Force. It was meant for downedpilots and throws out a mean looking spark. And also, as a timber look at something called wetfire. It is like a square waxy material. Hope I could be of some help!
It really just depends because they are both great guys! They are awesome at what they do. When it comes to nature with just a knife, Bear has got em beat but Les does an amazing job with the essentials.
personally i like to use the flint with magnesium but for a trek that i am taking this summer i am taknig the magnesium and a lighter as well as the waterproof matches in a water proof container. what you might try is to cut the sparky thing off of the mathbox and put it in the container with the matches.
Just want to give you a heads up. That fire stick that you cut up and then put into a baggie, and then put into your wallet looks JUST LIKE HASH. Just thought you should know for the next time you get pulled over and take your wallet out to get your I.D.
A really good thing to catch your sparks is to get a dry piece of dead wood, NOT lying on the ground, pound it to pulp with a rock, the edge of a shovel, back of an axe.
Forget rubbing 2 sticks together! It just doesnt work!
In a pinch use your shoe laces to make a simple bow drill, that will work a lot better, but use the pounded wood pulp around the base of your drill.
Just using you palms will give you blisters!
Rubbing 2 sticks doesnt give enough friction heat.
Also, what you were doing, was holding the flint (back stick) steady and pushing the steel (silver thing) you can also try holding the steel steady and pulling the flint back, especially if I'm using a knife I like to do that. Another thing you can add to your fire starter is vaseline, it's petroleum based so it burns well, you can put a few vaseline filled cotton balls in a film canister.
The light my fire thing, that looks really good, I haven't used it personally, but it looks like it works great. I the silver stiker that they give you, you can use that or you can use any steel knife. However it kind of messes up the knife, it gets it all black and dull, so I have a small cheap knife that I use for my flint and steel.
I had no idea how much that fire starting set was. I thought it might be $30 to 50. Turns out it is under $10 for this Swedish Firesteel set. Not too bad.
best method, dryer lint or cotton/cotton balls, mixed with vaseline/petroleum jelly. Then, surround it in a thin layer of newspaper. Keep it in a bag, the newspaper keeps them seperated.
Great and Val, again a great show! Keep it going and chack following survivaltricks!
- If you're lost, STAY CALM and give yourself the time to watch your surroundings. Most people will start running faster and lose their own control.
- Find a river, through a river you find your way back to the inhabited world. (on the savannah, you travel against the flow and somewhere else in the world along with the flow)
I had one like that back in the 80s... they are really good. Simple is good. The one I had came with some cotton stuff that burned nicely. I know food is of low importance, but I would like to see you do a video about food... for one thing, I've been told that eating plants is one of the most dangerous things you can do, and insects are one of the safest things to eat. I would like to know the truth on that.
The sparkers are the best, i've studies this for a long time, even met and worked with the infamous english hunter gatherer, Ray Mears. I love your keys and wallett theory, it's a great idea! I find that feather sticks work well aswell, its basicly you shave the edge of a softwood stick so it curls down the stick but still attached at the end. You need about 10 of these curlings, the first one light and small, graduling getting to the last one thick and big.
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Hey dave its me again. If you need any help, you can ask me by sending a message. I am a part of Civil Air Patrol and i can help you with any ground advice.
Dave I'm still wondering how do you make your living. I'm sure all these videos consume a lot of your time and I think that the money from the ads aren't that much. So would you mind telling me?(there's no problem if you don't want)
red birds coverd in nail polish are water proof and strike able anywhere such as your tooth. flint is great but when your dealing with canadain winters. your cell phone battery and steel wool create a long lasting spark and if you cover the wool in something flamable it brust into flames . lastly if cover the cotton balls covered in vasalin they burn longer
flint for me works extremley well even in 30/-35 degree weather though i found out that if i press too hard on it it will break and that could potentially be dangerous so keep up the good work and great video
i prefer flint an steels because of the magnesium block that it has ,it might take a bit longer but it is more reliable and when the magnesium catches spark it will ignite even wet kindling
You'll find that water proof matches usually come in a plastic bag.
Also, I have a few packets of Eclipse Mints stuffed with cotton wool mixed in with Vaseline, which is highly flammable, and a little bit of deodorant just for shits and giggles.
you can make fire by squeezing a bunch of leaves together. then use a magnifying
glass to set the leaves on fire. make sure the leaves are very tight together. when you see a bright circle coming out from the magnifying glass try to make the circle as tiny as you can. then move the circle onto the tight pile of leaves. wait a few moments(or most likely a couple seconds)then the leaves should set on fire.
I use the exact same thing, cotton works really great..There are these thing from walmart you can get called ZIP something and its a solid white bar (many in one box) of a flammable substance that you can crumble very easily into powder and mix with a cotton ball. Works great. That flint is a great idea, expecially for emergencies. Best thing to have when hiking is a flint like you have, a hatchet (small axe), and a pot (boiling water) although water purification talets seem popular. Great vid!
i can not w8 for the 1 next cus it looks so kewl and funny with good tips 5/5 and if u sell yer cotton ball starter people will like to buy it i think
Dave you are right about food being a low priority. Remember the Rule of 3:
You can live 3 minutes without oxygen, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food!
Also, if you are outside and everything is soaked you can get some fire starter by pulling fuzz off your sweater, the lining of your jacket, or your socks. You can even use a knife to scrape cotton fibers off your jeans.
Man this show is awesome. I am going to be watching this big time. I learned a lot. I am staying tuned and I think your Channel totally covers so much. Its the master of all the You Tube. Have a great Friday my friends. I hope you have a very happy and relaxing weekend. God bless you all and your families.
truckerzero, the point of this is that if you get lost out of no where, and in case you get wet you CAN still make sparks to get a fire going, as opposed to bringing a little lighter, when the flint in lighter gets wet you will not get it to spark
Hey you can also try cotton balls and vasaline. Just dip a cotton ball in a little vassaline and it works good. Also what is good look up alchohol stoves easy to make with pepesi cans I have made a few they work good if you build it right.
when i get lost i pull out my spare tire add a gallon of gas from the fule tank , pop the lead off a bullet spark off the powder and the hole thing sends up a smoke singnal that can be seen for 50 miles.
the flint (as we call them in england) i love as i go camping a lot, i smoke so i have a zippo but when it runs out i can still light cigs of my flint. wet, windy, stromy and even snow it will work. as for the kinderling dead trees and bushes r evey good even when wet. as a ex pyromania i know a far bit bout fire (tho my dad is a firefighter)
What works really well to start a fire is cottonballs soaked in vaseline. you break off small pieces, put a piece of it it in small kindling, and soon after it is lit, you can actually knock it out and re-use it
Great show, interesting stuff, as an old scoutmaster of 20+ yrs, I came to same idea on firestarter. For shelter, use a swiss army knife with saw, scissors, tweezer etc. The wettest wood is dry when you whittle it into shavings. In the USMC I used to open a can of crackers and lit them like a candle for light and starting a fire in the rain. Keep up the good work...RV
mike080293 if you get pulled over what are they going to do? arrest you and put you to jail? i dont think that is possible simply beacause you are not carrying anything like marijuana with you..although it is pretty un usuall carrying such thing in your wallet
right:he says it like a hundred times
MasterofOrigami 2 years ago
what store is it in and how mch
caliburn0911 2 years ago
Read the video description.
pamew 2 years ago
A better thing to carry would be a tool logic knife that they sell. They have different ones. I got the one that has a blade (obviously, since it is a knife), flashlight, fire steel, and a whistle. All you need to survive. All in one, conveniently on a clip in your pocket. You should review it. There is also a tool logic card, which is even cooler because it takes nothing, weights nothing, and can make your day when you are lost.
ervandsarkisyan 2 years ago
the best survival tool a good knife is a knife for batonig it replaces a machete an axe and a knife
nightshade288 2 years ago
if a knife is better for what you described, then machetes and axes would not exist.
If you want wood for a fire, bring a hatchet or machete, not a knife. a knife is for cutting and skinning, larger more heavy blades are for brush work.
but the best would be to have one of those folding saws, and have an extra blade for it which is cut/filed down to a straight blade. Now you can cut wood across the fibers with the saw, and switch the blade out to baton parallel into the fibers.
zlzgrom86 2 years ago
Traditional Rule of 3 for Survival:
3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter
3 days without water
3 weeks without food
.. I would add 3 seconds without thinking and 3 months without hope.
:P
Joxman2k 2 years ago
hahaha that's awsommeeeee. actuallly makes sense x D haha
boomboom1231234 2 years ago 2
to keep cool in a deset piss on your t shirt my teacher told me and i watck it on bear grils
bowanator49 2 years ago
If you want to see a good way to make a fire, visit my channel. the first video that you see should be "Backpacker Survival Skills: Start a Fire with One Match"
Nighthawk961 2 years ago
hey every body what do you think is better the swedish fire steel fire starter or the kershaw fire starter please reply back
ryflanigan 2 years ago
i agree for the BIC lighter, or at scout i use the zippo and i take also the liquid to refil it. zippo and BIC rulez
BellaBro 2 years ago
In the Marines, we learned to use the Coleman fuel to refill the zippo lighters - even the handwarmers, if you had one...the Coleman fuel burns a little colder, but don't have to baby that can of zippo fuel, after all, napthalene is napthalene, no matter how you gut it...
mountaindweller44 2 years ago
nah, i prefer SWAT lighter. liek 50 bucks, worth it
MinerAmax 2 years ago
What a great idea!!
sterworks 2 years ago
The only starter you'll need is Fatwood. Fatwood is around 80% resin heartwood from a pine tree. This wood will catch a spark even if wet. You can buy a stick and it'll last a very long time.
forget the cotton balls the waterproof baggies the petroleum jelly.
mdcplas 2 years ago
One thing that always kills me...of the survival shows and trainers...no one ever addresses the marvels of the traditional BIC Lighter! I keep a couple in my truck, carry one in my pocket with my knife. Good for around 1,000 lights, you can't beat these guys!!! Why spend $20 for a tool-toy? Get a BIC and forget it!!! Get it wet? No sweat...blow on the flint for 2-minutes, dry it, and you have FIRE!!!
mountaindweller44 2 years ago 2
I have spent a lot of time in BC and Alaska...you are really, REALLY not thinking if you start out with flint and don't think about grabbing a BIC Lighter first! CLOTHING/GEAR is first, SHELTER is 2nd, Water 3rd, Food 4th. Also, in good shape, your pack should NEVER be more than 1/3 of your body mass...and that is if you are in good shape! Again...doubt those who don't get this right, or overlook the obvious...bad info can kill, if you are actually going into dangerous bush.
mountaindweller44 2 years ago
A lighter is great, but if kept in storage or in a pocket, and it breaks or leaks, there goes your easy fire. There is nothing on a firesteel that can break off and become almost useless. I think a firesteel is better for a survival kit, while a lighter is good for everyday fire lighting. Or both, they complement each other.
ComradeGeneralK 2 years ago
I never skimp on the lighters...and by far, BIC brand are the absolute toughest. Because they are so small and light, I do try to carry several if I am packing in any distance...on a long outing (5+ days), I will carry 3-5 normally...as I have dropped them, crushed one once...biggest fear is actually just losing them. Stay clear of the cute little camo ones...stick with orange and red colors...drop one in grass, and you will see why! I have an old mag and flint block...but haven't touched it.
mountaindweller44 2 years ago
Also, you mention that there is nothing to fail on a magnesium and flint block...but as a kid, I lost the flint core out of one...made for a MISERABLE camp out! Never say never! First rule...as ALL can, and often does, go wrong. Keep one in your pack, but again...my point was that for their lifespan and toughness, no one EVER mentions the BIC lighters...just find that odd...as they are as durable, almost, as a swiss army knife (victorinox, of course!)
mountaindweller44 2 years ago
I personally don't like the mag blocks, the Firesteel is my prefered flint.
I think the reason for no one mentioning them, is that it isn't "cool", if you will. Using a lighter on some paper is not as satisfactory as using your flint and steel and some tinder you scavenged, you don't get the same sense of accomplishment.
ComradeGeneralK 2 years ago
Learned in the Marines, there is cool...and then there is what is true-blue and works...often, they aren't the same thing. Simple and dependable is a life-saver...0.5 seconds with a BIC, and I have fire...so, I stick with that. If I were going into the bush for so long of a time that I ran out of a few BIC lighters...better be finding a FIREBOW starter!!!
mountaindweller44 2 years ago
cotton ball and vasline.. way easyer to make.. burns for about the same amount of time or steel wool and a battrey can work as well steel wool can clean pots and stiff and make a fire
BulletProofNinja49 2 years ago
1)
Guys, just a tip. When starting fire with the firesteel, it's important that you don't move the metal piece forward, but that you pull the ferrocerium rod back, holding the metal piece steady.
2) keep your tinder bundle more compressed, most sparks don't even hit the tinder.
Verradonairun 2 years ago
Shelter is absolutely #1. You can last 1-3 days without water, but without shelter you could die within a matter of hours. In the desert you may only last a day without water, but you can bake in the sun without protection from it. In the cold, hypothermia will do you in even quicker.
scottdennis73 2 years ago
Even better than cotton balls, is dryer lint. Takes a spark even easier. You can also saturate either cotton or lint, with Vaseline and that will make the tinder burn (literally) 10 times longer AND hotter AND will work even when wet.
MaximumDensity1 2 years ago
I actually think that water is most important. Shelter is second though.
marksmanman96 2 years ago
you could die of hypothermia and die of exposure overnight but you can last with water a couple of days
dllawson 2 years ago
WetFire cubes work even when wet and they're more compact than that stick.
Put some Vaseline in your cotton ball for even better tinder.
Try the Aurora fire starter -- amazing lots of hot sparks, cool little tool.
Storm Matches will hold a flame even in high winds. I think they are made out of a little bit of gun powder or fireworks material. But again, you need somewhere to strike them.
Some day, try the fire piston.
(Took my Standard from Tom in 1985.)
skecanj 2 years ago
Hint: hold your striker still, near the tinder, and pull back quickly on the ferro rod (the part that looks like a key). That way the sparks don't go all over the place and will stay right next to the tinder.
skecanj 2 years ago
actually it reaches 5400 degrees F
and bear grylls in his first two seasons carried flint in a chain
but now he also carries a "Kershaw fire starter"
but surely you have to put more pressure on the flint.
you can also take a few leaves and keep them in a book or something for long..when they become dry just apply some petroleum jelly and a little perfume.They burn for very long and very well 2.
darkflame619 2 years ago
on the magnesium firestarter...you have to flick it a little more with some more pressure
tigerboyav 2 years ago
Ya got the little blinky-blink on your keychain, and the linky-links in the sidebar. hehe
spidertrax 2 years ago
Is not carrying something that makes sparkles from friction in you pocket somewhat dangerous?
taradov 2 years ago
I think you are asking if it's dangerous to carry the fire steel in your pocket. The answer is probably not... it actually doesn't spark without some effort and the striker has to be sharp. Sparks usually need a scrapping motion so the light impacts of items in your pocket probably won't spark it. Also, there is usually a coating and only the section where you scraped it off can spark.
dtester 2 years ago
thats what bear grylls use the flint
YungerSean 2 years ago
whos carriews flint around?
MoRRisoNRisiN 2 years ago
people who buy it
MacsCanfly 2 years ago 3
he say just keep rolling we'll edit it out . but they don't edit it out
hlblade57 2 years ago
I normally have a old filmcanister in my legpocket, in that I have petroleumjellyballs, They are really good if I cant find some oldmans beard or something else. I allways have to firesteels with me
ecookman is right about the shrooms, never eat mushrooms, some a deadly and even if you know which are good to eat, they dont pack enough nutrition.. they just arent worth it... sure good to eat, but you will not get any energy from eating them.
19leon73 2 years ago
tip
don't use the ruff part or the striker use the flat part and have the up facing you
fact the sparks can reach up to 3000 degrees c
toml3585 2 years ago
use a crappy dull knife on the processed flint thingy, it works so much better.
dooleybobson 2 years ago
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Watch Bear and Dont try Advise Survival Skills, your gonna kill people dude!
Change your thursday show seriuosly!
14DavidsLegacy14 2 years ago
tip!
move the ferro rod not the striker
pull back on the rod and hold the striker neer the tinder
chrissept21 2 years ago
Very entertaining and informative, great stuff.
ComradeGeneralK 2 years ago
i wanna get one of those soooo bad
coldsteelman777 2 years ago
can u tell me where to get them at a store
nguyenstar 2 years ago
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I don't understand why people resort to firesteel and flint,.. when they should just pack a bic lighter! Who needs fire all the time on demand? smokers.. do they use firesteel? or flint? NO! NO THEY DONT.. haha
djbro16 2 years ago
GOD its CREEK NOT CRICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
airsoftnut2 2 years ago
lol "its not drugs"
rottylover716 2 years ago
I can throw a cigar stub out of the car in a rainstorm and burn up half the forest, but I need a fuse E, three Sunday papers, and a quart of Kingsford fluid just to start the grill. I like the cotton ball idea.
7millimauser 2 years ago 5
i dont cary around a wallet or keys
mak3myda3 2 years ago
right,right,right,right,right,right....
em1menf4n 2 years ago
Just remember to carry a nice zippo lighter and your set
Mccarronm04 2 years ago
leaves of three let them be
goodpeopleeat 2 years ago
ooh, if it is moist extra socks
ecookman 2 years ago
never eat mushrooms
ecookman 2 years ago
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dumbasses, ever hear of a Bic lighter, lol
WhiteCastleFarts 2 years ago
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You guys should check out goingprepared's channel.
MrGrimmv2 2 years ago
come down.. dude.
5906646 2 years ago
work a little petroleum jelly into the cotton ball and it will burn for a long time.
Also, where I grew up (Upstate New York) it was a 'crick' ;)
yb2normal 2 years ago
I think the better way is to have a lighter xD
5906646 2 years ago
Fuck the haters, You Guys ROCK!
CallMeCammack 2 years ago 6
DAM RIGHT
wannabeers 2 years ago
If you were carring your cel and a belt, you won´t need anything else to make a fire. You are going very well
buwsama 2 years ago
i have got one myself, but i got one tip: buy a thicker one that red one of yours wil break (from my own experience)
alempalem 2 years ago
which one is the thicker one? thanks
filoIII 2 years ago
You should show us how to make a fire without using any fire starters like how to start a fire with wood in nature the old caveman way haha...
Pellegrino80 2 years ago
Yall Do an amazing job. Keep it up ;)
bowmaster24 2 years ago 3
mr rzonca
chris1122345 2 years ago
I'd replace the cotton and fire sticks with alcohol prep pads for the wallet.
LooseLatitude 2 years ago
good vid those things are very handy just ordered one
assassinwarz 2 years ago
-Great vid!
shimon174b 2 years ago 3
Look at a fire started called Blast Match. I'm not sure who its made by but one thing I do know is that is was developed for and used by the United States Air Force. It was meant for downedpilots and throws out a mean looking spark. And also, as a timber look at something called wetfire. It is like a square waxy material. Hope I could be of some help!
-cf1k1
cf1k1 2 years ago
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i hate to say this but your rcsuperpowers not survivalsuper powers.
homer6632 2 years ago
I laugh when watching your survival videos. I constantly learn from all your other ones. You are a smart guy, You'll figure it out.
Survival is more about knowledge and skills than tools and equipment. Keep it up!
nishbrown 2 years ago 3
i do love your survival videos even though your new to the whole survival thing, but just ask bear grylls.
javelinthrower1 2 years ago
les stroud pwn bear grylls everytime, everywhere.
svelemoe 2 years ago 2
It really just depends because they are both great guys! They are awesome at what they do. When it comes to nature with just a knife, Bear has got em beat but Les does an amazing job with the essentials.
bowmaster24 2 years ago
personally i like to use the flint with magnesium but for a trek that i am taking this summer i am taknig the magnesium and a lighter as well as the waterproof matches in a water proof container. what you might try is to cut the sparky thing off of the mathbox and put it in the container with the matches.
javelinthrower1 2 years ago
Just want to give you a heads up. That fire stick that you cut up and then put into a baggie, and then put into your wallet looks JUST LIKE HASH. Just thought you should know for the next time you get pulled over and take your wallet out to get your I.D.
EdmundSquid 2 years ago 2
A really good thing to catch your sparks is to get a dry piece of dead wood, NOT lying on the ground, pound it to pulp with a rock, the edge of a shovel, back of an axe.
Forget rubbing 2 sticks together! It just doesnt work!
In a pinch use your shoe laces to make a simple bow drill, that will work a lot better, but use the pounded wood pulp around the base of your drill.
Just using you palms will give you blisters!
Rubbing 2 sticks doesnt give enough friction heat.
Here, winter is camping season
cyberteque 2 years ago
Also, what you were doing, was holding the flint (back stick) steady and pushing the steel (silver thing) you can also try holding the steel steady and pulling the flint back, especially if I'm using a knife I like to do that. Another thing you can add to your fire starter is vaseline, it's petroleum based so it burns well, you can put a few vaseline filled cotton balls in a film canister.
nydrm90 2 years ago
The light my fire thing, that looks really good, I haven't used it personally, but it looks like it works great. I the silver stiker that they give you, you can use that or you can use any steel knife. However it kind of messes up the knife, it gets it all black and dull, so I have a small cheap knife that I use for my flint and steel.
nydrm90 2 years ago
i already know how to start fire with nothing but sticks but im still looking forward to that vid
hay9951 2 years ago
Nothing beats hands on experience. Keep at it.
Quick tips for fire:
1. Try putting some pure petroleum jelly on your cotton balls and see how that compares to the fire stick shavings.
2. Preparation is key in fire making. Example, that dry grass could be prepped even better by crushing it in your hands to make more surface area.
3. If possible gather kindling, etc... from anywhere but the ground. Use stuff on ground last.
4. Good matches can be lit on on another match.
Bahurim 2 years ago 4
This comment has received too many negative votes show
loser
oflamemakero 2 years ago
What is your problem oflamemakero? Seems you just go around causing trouble.
Shows a very small mind. It is much easier to destroy than to build and it seems you take the easy route. Small mind.
Bahurim 2 years ago 3
what did he say?
MrMacManPro 2 years ago
My pyro issues are all coming back to me, oh well time to find junk to burn.
xmodscarbonslost 2 years ago
great start cant wait for next week!!!!
kickmedavid 2 years ago
I had no idea how much that fire starting set was. I thought it might be $30 to 50. Turns out it is under $10 for this Swedish Firesteel set. Not too bad.
taofledermaus 2 years ago
I can't wait til' the vid with hunting deer. JK JK great video
f14fan1243 2 years ago
The Quest for Fire! lol...
Pellegrino80 2 years ago
check out nutnfancy, he has a few survival vids
DrHavanger 2 years ago
Yes! I watch alot of his videos! Good guy!
RCSuperPowers 2 years ago
i always carried dry kindle in my backpack when i was on 80 miles of the App trail in case it rained
3949zxcvbnm 2 years ago
best method, dryer lint or cotton/cotton balls, mixed with vaseline/petroleum jelly. Then, surround it in a thin layer of newspaper. Keep it in a bag, the newspaper keeps them seperated.
I call them fire pills :D
MrMushroomCloud 2 years ago
i use kerocen soaked cotton balls to light, and i always carry a 9v battery with some steel wool
urcuzRCtk 2 years ago
i think its the 333 rule, 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water and 3 minutes without air
j55862 2 years ago
i will try them and let you know how I get on lol
riru69 2 years ago
Try that one in the north of South Australia in summer!
People die in a matter of HOURS!
When it gets really hot, it doesnt matter how much water you drink.
The Flinders Ranges here in summer are brutal!
I've been on long hikes, hunting in 40C+ heat, we were drinking a litre an hour and still dehydrating!
cyberteque 2 years ago
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javelinthrower1 2 years ago
You should have been in Boy Scouts when you were a child!! Use pocket lint as kindling!
bandyisgood 2 years ago
the 3-3 rule- 3 weeks without food
3 days without water and 3 hours without shelter. this doesnt stand for every situation but in most it does.
rcman450 2 years ago
Hey this is pretty cool!
Oh veeerrryyy nice!
longbeforedawn 2 years ago
Dave,
Watch Bear Grills Born Survivor..
Its the best survival show and he goes through everything. It is better than all others. Hope this helps.
amar3xyz 2 years ago
How would that help him produce his own survival show? o_O
nestromo83 2 years ago
Great and Val, again a great show! Keep it going and chack following survivaltricks!
- If you're lost, STAY CALM and give yourself the time to watch your surroundings. Most people will start running faster and lose their own control.
- Find a river, through a river you find your way back to the inhabited world. (on the savannah, you travel against the flow and somewhere else in the world along with the flow)
Watch the answer for the other tricks!
DKAleX38 2 years ago
- Clean out your waste (food waste etc). Het kan gevaarlijke dieren aantrekken. It may attract dangerous animals.
- Start with the heaviest work, you have enough energy.
- In deserts, if you've had a campfire, then rub the soot around your eyes to protect against the sun.
- Before you leave, try to find a (high) point to find you a good view about your surroundings.
- In cold regions, never try yourself so involved, you are sweating. This can cause hypothermia.
DKAleX38 2 years ago
- How thirsty you are, never eat snow. This only brings your body temerature down. Try instead to melt it under your shirt but not against your skin.
Ok this is my latest trick, i hope all these tricks will help you survive! Good luck with it!
DKAleX38 2 years ago
I had one like that back in the 80s... they are really good. Simple is good. The one I had came with some cotton stuff that burned nicely. I know food is of low importance, but I would like to see you do a video about food... for one thing, I've been told that eating plants is one of the most dangerous things you can do, and insects are one of the safest things to eat. I would like to know the truth on that.
jasmine2501 2 years ago
The sparkers are the best, i've studies this for a long time, even met and worked with the infamous english hunter gatherer, Ray Mears. I love your keys and wallett theory, it's a great idea! I find that feather sticks work well aswell, its basicly you shave the edge of a softwood stick so it curls down the stick but still attached at the end. You need about 10 of these curlings, the first one light and small, graduling getting to the last one thick and big.
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MrBili1994 2 years ago
Hey dave its me again. If you need any help, you can ask me by sending a message. I am a part of Civil Air Patrol and i can help you with any ground advice.
sigair 2 years ago
just joking
rfurman28 2 years ago
at least we know who started the wild fires
rfurman28 2 years ago
"hbk2flyer" wrote before:
I have a whistle-compass-thermometer-ma gnifier thing on my keychain.
Gonna have to add the firestarter & cottom balls.
Thanks Dave
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My comment on hat one:
Well, I already got balls, all I need now is the cotton and the firestarter.
Sorry, but laughing my way to the graveyard, but I think I can't find it cause my eyes are sooo wet... LOL
Btw. I also got that "blinky blink" on my key-chain too.
dontblockmeumf 2 years ago
Dave I'm still wondering how do you make your living. I'm sure all these videos consume a lot of your time and I think that the money from the ads aren't that much. So would you mind telling me?(there's no problem if you don't want)
angelottiII 2 years ago
They have a series of business shows on RCPowers that explain the business side as well.. take a look they are very interesting.
carlosthecactus 2 years ago
for some reason I'm pretty sure that if YOU got lost in the wilderness and you HAPPENED to have your RC kits on you .... YAY MINI SURVIVAL PLANE lol
ITS4390 2 years ago
Awesome addition to RCPOWERS!
(as a survivor, i only have one suggestion, never trust "Man vs. Wild", that idiot is bound to get people killed.)
BTW, awesome cold steel shovel and bad AX!
sohanlon10 2 years ago
heres a tip if you dont have cotton take a piece of your sock!
uselessmidget 2 years ago
Crick ,is the proper word if your from Tomstown,PA.. Loved hearin that.
stltryn 2 years ago
SWINE CRICK 8:16
myrandomspaces 2 years ago
red birds coverd in nail polish are water proof and strike able anywhere such as your tooth. flint is great but when your dealing with canadain winters. your cell phone battery and steel wool create a long lasting spark and if you cover the wool in something flamable it brust into flames . lastly if cover the cotton balls covered in vasalin they burn longer
ajljones 2 years ago
I carry Ultimate Survival Technologies Blast Match.
You can see their video right here on YouTube. Blast Match is the best!
DavZZee 2 years ago
flint for me works extremley well even in 30/-35 degree weather though i found out that if i press too hard on it it will break and that could potentially be dangerous so keep up the good work and great video
planesRus 2 years ago
i prefer flint an steels because of the magnesium block that it has ,it might take a bit longer but it is more reliable and when the magnesium catches spark it will ignite even wet kindling
dman26serj 2 years ago
the first tip is you have to bring a toilet from home. and 9,000!!!!1 roals of toilet paper!!!
xXMiracleManXxVideos 2 years ago
it lokos like its cold there..... ... i gues the shirt wont help
abaddonic 2 years ago
You'll find that water proof matches usually come in a plastic bag.
Also, I have a few packets of Eclipse Mints stuffed with cotton wool mixed in with Vaseline, which is highly flammable, and a little bit of deodorant just for shits and giggles.
Zulioa 2 years ago
permenant matches are AWSOME. google it
minki124 2 years ago
aren't those the ones that you can strike on your face cuz those r cool
dman26serj 2 years ago
i love your "thing" :)
as with the RC vids....top stuff
ILoveMyBikes 2 years ago
I LOVE YOUR NEW VIDEOS!!!
AAAARRRRGGH....Munch..munch..munch..nommm...nommm!!!!
That's me eating this stuff up! The new RCPowers is just too friggin awesome!
minneflyer 2 years ago
you can make fire by squeezing a bunch of leaves together. then use a magnifying
glass to set the leaves on fire. make sure the leaves are very tight together. when you see a bright circle coming out from the magnifying glass try to make the circle as tiny as you can. then move the circle onto the tight pile of leaves. wait a few moments(or most likely a couple seconds)then the leaves should set on fire.
goldenviper246 2 years ago
when i was in scouts we learned how to start one with some kids glasses
dman26serj 2 years ago
Good vid.
kenstogie 2 years ago
Stuff a zip lock bag full of dryer lint and take it into the field with you, the bag will keep it dry and the lint is great for starting fires.
dogsbd 2 years ago 2
thats my favorite method 2 plus even when you get the dryer lint wet it drys off in a minute and still works perfectly
dman26serj 2 years ago
I use the exact same thing, cotton works really great..There are these thing from walmart you can get called ZIP something and its a solid white bar (many in one box) of a flammable substance that you can crumble very easily into powder and mix with a cotton ball. Works great. That flint is a great idea, expecially for emergencies. Best thing to have when hiking is a flint like you have, a hatchet (small axe), and a pot (boiling water) although water purification talets seem popular. Great vid!
stoichiometric 2 years ago
i can not w8 for the 1 next cus it looks so kewl and funny with good tips 5/5 and if u sell yer cotton ball starter people will like to buy it i think
ferrero129 2 years ago
Dave you are right about food being a low priority. Remember the Rule of 3:
You can live 3 minutes without oxygen, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food!
Also, if you are outside and everything is soaked you can get some fire starter by pulling fuzz off your sweater, the lining of your jacket, or your socks. You can even use a knife to scrape cotton fibers off your jeans.
sharkinfested 2 years ago
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jayehmdee 2 years ago
Blinky Blink :)
remyworldpeace 2 years ago
Thanks for the link Dave:) thats an amazing fire started.. Cheers and good luck in your new Survival Show=)
ymanganelli 2 years ago
Dave I could see your nips through your shirt...must be a result of the workout vids.
I like the new variety...you're fun to watch no matter what you're talking about (except business). :)
auburntaco 2 years ago 2
hahah true
chopperwtfreed 2 years ago
wicked awesome!
DrebinNr893 2 years ago
three words.......... belly button fluff. Great kindling!
FuriousPurpose1976 2 years ago
Man this show is awesome. I am going to be watching this big time. I learned a lot. I am staying tuned and I think your Channel totally covers so much. Its the master of all the You Tube. Have a great Friday my friends. I hope you have a very happy and relaxing weekend. God bless you all and your families.
JoeFielding72 2 years ago
I like how you kept saying "my rationing". Good video, I like the cotton ball starter.
Jabbakahut 2 years ago
truckerzero, the point of this is that if you get lost out of no where, and in case you get wet you CAN still make sparks to get a fire going, as opposed to bringing a little lighter, when the flint in lighter gets wet you will not get it to spark
EJ8civic 2 years ago
you cant start a fire with two sticks how ever you can do it with a bow string that you can make with a few peices of wood and a shoe string lol
exiledconnections 2 years ago
oh shit better call Les Stroud!!!
ericdamexican 2 years ago
haha les is so much better than bear too, good call!
8rassm0nkey 2 years ago
Hey you can also try cotton balls and vasaline. Just dip a cotton ball in a little vassaline and it works good. Also what is good look up alchohol stoves easy to make with pepesi cans I have made a few they work good if you build it right.
MePotatoe92 2 years ago
The "sparkaley-spark" is called flint, the fire balls are sparks and both the one you can and one you can't use are both flint.
Doublette122 2 years ago
make your own fire starter kits by melting parafin wax from candles and using some wood grains/sawdust stuff will burn a log!
you buy like little dixie cups and pour the stuff in, careful it can be quite explosive with the vapors/fumes
GreenAce92 2 years ago
when i get lost i pull out my spare tire add a gallon of gas from the fule tank , pop the lead off a bullet spark off the powder and the hole thing sends up a smoke singnal that can be seen for 50 miles.
the EPA, and FEMA Show up to put it out.
datzfast 2 years ago
if your going to carry that on your keychain why not just carry one of those baby lighters on you key chain its not any bigger and a lot easyer
truckerzero 2 years ago
They're not waterproof & will run out much quicker.
xero993 2 years ago
the flint (as we call them in england) i love as i go camping a lot, i smoke so i have a zippo but when it runs out i can still light cigs of my flint. wet, windy, stromy and even snow it will work. as for the kinderling dead trees and bushes r evey good even when wet. as a ex pyromania i know a far bit bout fire (tho my dad is a firefighter)
shwan666 2 years ago
What works really well to start a fire is cottonballs soaked in vaseline. you break off small pieces, put a piece of it it in small kindling, and soon after it is lit, you can actually knock it out and re-use it
markbart7 2 years ago
learn to use the flint with magnesium so you can start a fire without cotton balls
zach31992 2 years ago
Great show, interesting stuff, as an old scoutmaster of 20+ yrs, I came to same idea on firestarter. For shelter, use a swiss army knife with saw, scissors, tweezer etc. The wettest wood is dry when you whittle it into shavings. In the USMC I used to open a can of crackers and lit them like a candle for light and starting a fire in the rain. Keep up the good work...RV
vic605 2 years ago
so you are going to put smashed up wood in a little baggy that is going to be in your wallet ..... I just hope you dont get pulled over
mike080293 2 years ago
mike080293 if you get pulled over what are they going to do? arrest you and put you to jail? i dont think that is possible simply beacause you are not carrying anything like marijuana with you..although it is pretty un usuall carrying such thing in your wallet
EJ8civic 2 years ago
if u really need dry tinder ,get birch barck and pell it off on the back skrape the back util you get little pilles of shavings
LaneMaddox00 2 years ago