How to Build a Fire and Light it with the Swedish Firesteel

this video gives instructions for locating fire making materials, setting them up, and successfully lighting a fire using the Swedish firesteel and char cloth.

I recommend you watch it in high quality. It makes things much easier to see

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• fire
• firesteel
• Swedish
• light
• how
• to
• start
• bushcraft
• camping
• build
• materials
• char
• cloth
• wood
• tinder
• kindling
• campfire
• how-to
• summer
• warm
• pit
• make

[hoosierarcher]

I gave the vid 4 starts because you took the time to explain that you need to gather all your materials before you make fire. A few critiques, You used the blade of your knife near the tip on your ferro rod. You should have used the part closest to the hilt. You should point the ferro rod right at where you want the sparks to go at the six o clock position of the center of the tinder bundle. With a ferro rod a cotton ball works better than char cloth, which is better suited to flint and steel.

[BushcraftMasters]

thanks for the advice!

[superdeath1997]

i hate the tepe

[lawlpally]

@ShannonBalan umm.. no. it is, in fact char cloth. read the description. and the comments... and watch the video where he holds it up real close and not only shows you that it's char cloth, but also narrates for the extremely bright ones out there, that it is char cloth.

anyway.. bottom line is if you're making a video on how to "start a fire with a firesteel", using accelerants and/or home made materials is a little cheesy, being as you can easily use just the firesteel and natural tinder.

[phillip42184]

Great video :)

[blackbat1339]

i like how he mixed old tech char cloth with ferrocerium, though the dry grass more than likely started with the ferrocerium, and i like the fact he is fire conscience.

[hoosierarcher]

@TheJ0ne I do too.

[hoosierarcher]

@hoosierarcher I mean to say to use the spine of the blade near the handle instead of the edge part. Sorry I guess not enough coffee in me at the time. Sorry.

[TheJ0ne]

@hoosierarcher I miss the star ratings....

[turuanu]

What's with the censorship? Are you wanted in some state?

[themostcoolcowboy]

hey hoosierarcher your not supposed to use the base of the knife because that is where it has the most cutting power i give the vid 5 stars

[Guitarded270]

Whats with the face pixelation? Anyone who knows you will be able to recognize you :P

[KorumEmrys]

Well done..Maybe a fixed blade knife would have served you better in a video though...=)