J. Falk's How To Make Char-Cloth For Starting Fires
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@trailgear555 wanna see a cool torch put a lighter to the smoke comeing out of the char cloth container its just like wood gas and when it stops burning your charcloth is done
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if say i used the top of my stove instead of fire or a barbeque or coal will it still work or do you need a flame?
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@trailgear555 I learned that the hard way last night, I was so eager to see if it worked I opened up hot and sure enough it ignited.
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@resistnine The cloth is undergoing pyrolysis. To answer your second misconception, if you don't poke a hole, the whole aluminum foil will pop off when the pressure builds. It won't concentrate at one spot. The small hole lets out vapors and smoke but a very minimal amount of oxygen. Vapor pressure is forcing oxygen away from the hole. That's why you cover the hole when you take it off the fire, so that oxygen won't rush in and start the combustion process now that there are no gases coming out.
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Great video - thanks for sharing your techniques in making char-cloth. :-)
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Nice!! I always just used an Altoids tin or show polish tin with a couple of holes in the lid... I wasn't aware of the airtight cooling recommendation. Thanks!!
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Thanks Jim I learned a couple new ways to make char cloth! Informative video once again.
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Never make char-cloth inside a building or house there is a lot of smoke that is created during the process. Always cook the char-cloth outside in a well ventilated area.. You can make char-cloth over any heat source as long as it's hot enough to cook the cotton cloth.
trailgear555 1 year ago
Why make it air tight only to poke a hole in it? Why not just do a sloppy job of putting the foil together?. Wouldn't the pressure just make it's own hole in aluminum foil?
resistnine 2 years ago
If it's not air tight you run the risk of over cooking the char-cloth into ash. After you cook the char-cloth you do not want to open the containers until it cools down. If air gets to the hot char-cloth it will ignite into a burning ember resulting in useless ash.
trailgear555 2 years ago