Fire Pistons do work!

[zakkyummms]

BADASS!

[z32upgrader]

@zakkyummms Thank you, and I agree with this sentiment.

[trigsim]

so how exactly does that work? and where can i get one or how do i make one?

[z32upgrader]

@trigsim There are a few videos on Youtube about how to make your own for cheap, or visit the website in the description to get one just like mine. Steve can supply chaga for you as well

[Microglia1]

I left my fire piston in the yard and a damn squirrel grabbed it with its mouth and ran up a tree. Now, I am afraid this squirrel will light my house on fire for hunting most of its family.

[vinceperez158]

did you get high with all them smoke lol j/p

[morgan1492]

Ok, seriously, not trying to be a smart ass, but if you are going to carry this thing in yor pocket why not just bring a lighter? I don't get the logic.

[purplemutantas]

@morgan1492 It's good to have multiple ways to make fire. Lighters run out of fuel. The flint wears down. They aren't wind/rain proof. In my fire kit I have: 2 bic lighters, a torch lighter, storm matches, a fire steel, a Fresnel lens, and some tinder. I may have to look into a fire piston.

If I could only have one way to make fire, a lighter wouldn't be it. I would probably go for a fire steel.

[Ensensu2]

@Casper48022 I however would use char cloth

cop: What do you have here a crack pipe some black sheet of paper and a plunger.

dude: I can explain. It's a fire piston I use it to light ciggarettes.

cop: What the hell happend to your lighter?

dude: It ran out of lighter fluid.

cop: Can I get one of those?

[tekknorat]

Nice video, You just got smoke in Your face cause You should hold the tinder bundle up, so the smoke goes up and not in Your face.

Is there some magic manufacturing tricks or can the fire piston be made at home?

Do you have to use specific tinder in the piston like tinder fungus, or any dry material will work?

Thank You.

[kingkong8974]

@tekknorat Theres a 2 parter video on youtube done by this dude with a southern accent showing you how to make a homemade one with materials you can buy at Lowes/home depot for under 13 bucks

[tekknorat]

@kingkong8974 thanks

[sk8erb0iluis]

looks like you were smoking haha...

[admiraltyisland]

The fire piston is a great backup tool to flint and steel. Great video!

[rasilun]

Why does everyone have to always say negative things? Dang... Good video.

[Breal191]

What you saw was the camcorder red light. I saw it earlier in his video. No cheating. Good job putting that bitch out. Lol!

[Forgotten26196]

You know nothing about fire if you were going to do anything with that and make it big everything would of set on fire, you really need to sort out the place for the fire and then you wood in order of size to feed it with.

[secondaryboy]

5mins later: holly sh*t da forest RUN

[maxinpains]

Yeas...it does work..it does work....lol

[joohop]

KOOL

[Casper48022]

I could see some cop finding the piston and bag and thinking it was a pipe and shrooms..

[cole91v]

I was thinking the same thing.

"Whats this........IS this.......Son, your goin to jail".

[Chronobeanz]

(later on in the police station)

"I just found this punk in the woods with shrooms and a pipe babbling something about a 'fire piston'"

[cole91v]

@Chronobeanz

Deputy Bob replies "Fire Piston?! Looks like we just caught up with the lingo boys, put out the bulletin, Fire piston is a hot word" .

Five weeks later - News Headline - FBI busts ring of survivalist gun owners in operation to build more "Fire Piston" Paraphernalia. FBI spokesperson says that these devices pose a threat to national security.

[killarse]

@cole91v I bet you can't bring it to the plane.

[Casper48022]

@Chronobeanz haha..

[shags2471]

I like your come back after jayjaythemanjay43 comments dont know how the hell it works but i like it

cheers shags

[jayjaythemanjay43]

Thanks for the reply back about the red light I actualy looked to see if your shirt was red or something around so your clarifcation is appreciated , I officialy stand corrected , it really is a cool device .

[jayjaythemanjay43]

looks like you cheated a bit , at minute 1:21 you can see an ember before you do your compression cycle looks like you might have done a couple of compressions before the actaul demo and had an ember before you thouhg you did , I do think it is very cool and have seen other vids like yours and it is really cool seeing the action thru the plexi .

Thanks for posting your vid .

[z32upgrader]

Nice Eye! Unfortunately for you, what you're seeing is actually the reflection from the red record light from the camera. It is visible again at the very end of the video. Sorry no tricks here.

[LLuE88]

@z32upgrader ,

agreed, the reddish light seen is on the outside of the cylinder,

regards,

[Hardtailxxx]

My BIC lighter takes less than a second???

[z32upgrader]

Well me flicking a BIC lighter wouldn't make for a very interesting video, would it? I'm just showing alternate methods of fire starting.

[jayjaythemanjay43]

@Hardtailxxx an interesting thing , The story I read was that a USMC serving in the philipines came across a native who lit a smoke with it (not sure what he was smoking or what it was wraped with) but it was supposed to be like a cigerette the Marine traded a Zippo for it and the fire piston still works , I bet the native was a bit disappointed when his lighter fluid ran out .

[Masowai]

@Hardtailxxx Why are you asking yourself that question? Don't you even know?

[pogoman12345678910]

@Hardtailxxx can u make a bic lighter?

[makagon1]

would normal bark work??

[tekknorat]

frickin awesome fire starting instrument, didn't know such as of yet, lol

[jawnniedarko]

does the plexiglass melt at all?

[z32upgrader]

No, the Plexiglas would not melt, as it is only in contact with the fuel for a split second. But the plastic plunger will char a bit, but never melt under normal use.

[Bandidos222]

very cool

[silverblotter]

super cool vid man

[monzanoman]

Cool video, the fire piston works awesome. I am a owner of one as well as my friend CrazyTailez (look him up on youtube for more fire piston videos) and we use the fire piston to light fires on camping or back packing trips.

Thanks for sharing!

[MrSoxFan99]

is that piston gasket less?

[z32upgrader]

yes

[JUKIO01]

dude, thats all u need when ever u go backpacking or camping, or in any survival situation. and, you can actually make one, its easy

[paymybillz]

what you need is flam-able fluid and a torch lighter.

[theglurgle]

Way to miss the point in it's entirety.

[DRANKDAWG]

lols

[DRANKDAWG]

my nigga getting contact...lols

[alphatan2]

stomp that bitch out!!!!

[jeremysale]

Cool, but If you have the foresight to bring something into the woods, I'd vote for a Bic lighter.

[ToolshedEd3TF]

yeah but whereas a bic lighter can run out of fuel, the fire piston can constantly be reused in remote locations.

[bestSVMS]

you have to find that chaaggga something

or other materials

[MrSoxFan99]

char clothe works well but any mater that will combust at a low temperature will work

[trex250]

I never take a lighter nor matches with him to the wilderness. I use a fire steel or a fire piston. These tools are more reliable than a Bic lighter and when your life is dependent upon your gear you take what you can rely and trust upon.

[jeremysale]

I agree, and both are completely waterproof, but for most guys, a ziploc with 3 Bics in it should be all you need.

[sts70004]

yeah but you're way more BA if you use a fire piston lol

[hotmustardz]

Whats BA? Bad Ass? or B. A. BARACUS!

I PITTY THE FOOL!

[huntr4lfe]

how about bringing nothing and use the bow drill method???

[AcomsRazor1776]

I have done the Bow drill, many times. In Fact it's why I wear shin high boot's whenever I go camping. Talking from experience, it may be easier than rubbing sticks together but it's still a major pain in the ass.

[BigBadBill2323]

The gas in a Bic will actually freeze if it is cold enough, and not be useful, except as a fire-steel (flint), which you could have taken in the first place.

[Verradonairun]

that's for answering. But I think i'd rather go with something more reliable. (magnifying lense)

[Coradon]

And at 11pm when you're freezing your ass off and its a long time till the sun comes up, you can at least use your magnifying lens to get a closeup as the frostbite begins.

[Verradonairun]

does the fire piston require maintenance? like lubrication, spare-parts etc.

[z32upgrader]

This one does not. Other pistons i've seen use rubber o-rings.

[Verradonairun]

how about the lubrication?

(and what's yours cald?)

[z32upgrader]

you might lubricate it with a tiny bit of gun oil.

[yadriatvtoaa1ta]

is that we3d

lol

[journeytheoutdoors]

lol

[exonei]

"stomp that bitch out" haha

[Verradonairun]

How long does it take to make a fire...REAL fire? AND without using the fake stuff in the bag, and instead use dry tinder or something similar?

[z32upgrader]

Honestly, I haven't made fire successfully any other way than with a lighter. Bowdrills, and rubbing two sticks together take a very long time and are labor intensive. Not good for survival situation where energy must be conserved. Lighters are not crush proof, and matches can get wet. This piston is crushproof, and waterproof, so I can store fuel in the chamber. I saw Les Stroud us it on Survivorman. Although A 9-volt battery and steel wool work even faster.

[Verradonairun]

Actually I can make a fire out of ALMOST anything. (exept the bow-thingy) :D

It just annoys me that people usually use something that you wouldn't be able to find in the wild. minutes? ^_^

[grandtheftauto4123]

les stroud uses the bow drill more than eny other method! ya it is labor intensive but you need a fire to survive! you need several ways of making fires to survive!

[geoff390]

I love the concept of the fire piston. But i mean its more of just a novelty because its so much easier to carry a light/waterproof matches

[Verradonairun]

I'm looking for a reliable wooden firepiston, and i cant seem to find it anywhere on the net. So what's the price-range?

[Krakrock]

Thats impressive. Do you have to use certain types of fuel like the chagga, or can you pick up anything dry to ligt the fire piston?

[mosquitoavenger]

Any material that will ignite (and stay lit) from a brief moment of 500 degrees will work. Chaga fungus works, char cloth, cattail fluf are among things I have used and that work. Just experiment

[bigfanowarriors]

i love using cattail fluff

[marlo916]

i hear cars passing by. wth. thought you were in the wild.

[z32upgrader]

I'm in my heavily wooded backyard. What about the dogs barking?

[marlo916]

well i figured they wouldve just came with you or something.

[z32upgrader]

I didn't want to go too far from the computer and get poison ivy just for a demonstration. but thanks for watching.

[rezzoro]

They may be some wild wolves barking for all you know. And he could be in the amazon forrest in south america. shrughs*

[rezzoro]

i can light a fire in under a second

[DKongfreak]

I bet you start counting when you have it lit. Do you? =)

[rezzoro]

i meant with a lighter

[Tendrax]

Yup, and when you're stranded in the middle of nowhere and that lighter runs out of fuel you're screwed. :)

[giant648]

sorry but your no survivalist if u would of thought any thing from punky wood to cattail stems can be used

[Tendrax]

My comment was a response to someone saying he should just use a lighter(not his fire piston), and I was trying to tell him why lighters shouldn't be relied on.

[RCSCC137]

Ya but firesteel wears out and dulls you knife and this way you can get an ember in the rain and the wind.

[JPRichardson]

FireSteel is way more effective.

[MissyLaMotte]

Good job! Thanks for the demonstration. I really might get one of those. I have some skill with iron and flint, but it takes me a lot longer to get a fire going with that (mostly because I have to rely on some luck to get a spark onto my fungus or charcloth). The piston looks easier to handle and more reliable.

[celticzero]

It works because of the chemical equation (P1V1)/T1=(P2V2)/T2. where P is pressure, V is volume and T is temperature, 1 means the variable before you you push the tube in and 2 is after. When you decrease the volume of the tube very quickly, the pressure cannot go up fast enough to compensate. Therefore temperature also goes up very quickly to make up for this. I'm sorry if this is unclear, but I don't have much space to work with.

[mrskull42]

thanks brother..ive yet to try fire pistons but yer video, along with others has pretty much convinced me to give it a whirl..thanks for the circulation of knowledge!!

[mrskull42]

other than the fungus what can be used..??

[z32upgrader]

Charcloth, cotton fibers. Anything with a low flashpoint will work in the piston. The fire piston generates anywhere from 400 to 800°F

[countrymouth]

lighters run out or get wet

for long term use this is the way to go

[hashofthesmb]

just get a couple bic lighters for a dollar each and throw them in your pack!

[gacyrapist]

fuckign awesome!

[guitarownzj00]

that's so amazing. im going to tell my chemistry professor about this so he can show it as a demonstration.

[YairGeva7]

very cool.

[nimbobular]

cool,a wise investment !

+its such a great ancient concept,and so simple