Survival Fire Making - Friction Fire with Fire Thong

[MrBkzero]

I am in love with a fire thong and I wonder if the vine overwritten by a thin strip of BamBoom basis also of bamboo I also managed to get hot enough friction, you've done this test

[Jaboie]

Excellent videos and even better info. Fire thong... lol.

[weerobot]

That looked difficult ,welldone.

[jimjimjim9999]

In Bangladesh we leave the rattan in water a day or two. It is than very easy to split it. My friend thank you for this video.

[pLaIrVaIdNoGx]

you sir are a very excellent teacher, thank you for dropping that knowledge. keepin that in the mental bank.

[joohop]

shame about the sound quality

[nave1520]

or u could bring a match. naw im just kidding. nice vid

[akjondal]

Great vid, these skills are hard to obtain. You might want to consider external mic, that would really do the trick!

[virtualnoodles]

it made the indian girls look HOT just kidding really cool i need to try it

[MrCableguyken]

we have a ton of bamboo down here in South Carolina. Ill try this this weekend

[Diatonic135]

great job.

i look forward to more vids.

[Brokennock]

What Kind of boots/mocs are those? Did you have an old pair of boot upper's resoled?

[nostatQuo13]

i love the cars whizzing by

[gtjohnnycake]

thats alot easier with a metal clothes hanger

[elpidi79]

Innovative fire-making technique. Lot of prep work to produce a few coals though. Thanks for the video.

[bryanwbradford]

That was very nicely done and very well taught. I am wondering why you did not use the other half round of ratan as the fire board? Do the sharp corners provide greater friction and therefore prevent burnishing or do you just prefer this method? It also seems as though the sharp corners would facilitate braking of the thong strap. Either way, that was a beautiful demonstration of an almost lost technique and I thank you for helping people by showing it in a clear, concise manner.

[primitiveskills]

Sure you could use the other half of the rattan. It's just that it is expensive, and you would sacrifice it as thong material. I've gotten a center section out of the rattan to use as a hearth but lost some of the outer material, so I've decided it is cost effective to use other wood. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the sharp corners. If you mean on the fire board, I cut notches in the corners to keep the thong from sliding around but as soon as it burns in there's no issue.

-Mal

[bryanwbradford]

Thank you for the reply Mal. I was also wondering if it would be easier or more effective to use a smaller diameter piece of ratan such as a pencil thick length of vine. It would be completely covered in the waxy outer layer and therefore theoretically more resilient.

[bryanwbradford]

Also, you would not need to compromise the structural integrity by cutting it. I don't know if the ratan vine develops that waxy outer layer when it is that young or if it needs to be older and thicker. I don't know if you can get it that in that small of a diameter in this country. Have you had any success with native materials ? Can you show a video of fire saw with bamboo. Sorry for all the questions, but I figure if I wonder about them, others do too.

[bryanwbradford]

I just viewed the fire saw clip .So, never mind on that. You guys are coming out with new videos almost every other day now !! Thanks guys, keep it up.