"a lot of people buy these without really knowing how to use them" me: *looks up this video after 20 minutes of frustration*
@scottyoz2460
3 жыл бұрын
Right behind you mate 😎
@TheOutsiderCabin
3 жыл бұрын
😄😄😄👍 Welcome.
@katrin931
3 жыл бұрын
Me too. Lol. Mine still had the black part on it and I thought that's how it was supposed to be used. Hahaha
@joe187976
3 жыл бұрын
Mine won't spark wtf
@abc-nk1jk
3 жыл бұрын
lol same here. I bought one and it came with no instructions!
@mellomagnum7120
7 жыл бұрын
I'd like to add some advice for rookies (including myself) to take. In the event that you wish or need to use a firesteel at night or in dark settings, you don't really want to stare straight into the spark. In the dark, a spark from a firesteel is an extremely bright and sudden change in lighting, which is disorienting to say the least, and quite painful for people with more sensitive eyes (speaking from experience). With this said, if you're going to strike the firesteel in the dark, try having an additional light source present so that the contrast in brightness isn't as drastic when you spark. If that isn't possible, at least try not to look directly at where the spark will take place. Believe me, you'll save your eyes that way.
@evanhaines8431
2 жыл бұрын
That's good advice. Thank you.
@j3ffro776
7 жыл бұрын
Save your dryer lint from the collection screen. It is an excellent fire starter to use with a ferro rod.
@ethanolh
5 жыл бұрын
So true
@RichtorLazlo
5 жыл бұрын
Yes I used dryer lint when we did fire starter competition in Boy Scouts , great fire starter gives you a lot of confidence
@adventureswithfrodo2721
5 жыл бұрын
Actually with modern clothes this is not the case as there store more synthetic fixers that don't burn.
@SistahRev
5 жыл бұрын
Adventures with Frodo So true! The first time I tried using some of my randomly collected dryer lint, some of it was quite difficult to catch flame and/or produced some toxic-smelling fumes- I assume from synthetics. Now I’ve started only collecting lint from laundry loads that are overwhelmingly COTTON, like towels & t-shirts, jeans & old fashioned underwear!
@cutter9009
5 жыл бұрын
My pockets usually have enough lint to catch a spark and burn enough to ignite good fire tinder.
@billyoerg
8 жыл бұрын
I taught my 7 year old granddaughter how to start a fire this way last summer. She picked it up very quickly. Can't wait to share this with her it's a great refresher. Thanks!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
+billyoerg Good for her! She's learned a skill that most adults don't know anymore. Also it's great to hear that you're passing your knowledge along to her. We need to older generation to teach us things.
@earthlingbron
Жыл бұрын
That’s wild! Love that you’re teaching her so early! I’d love to teach my niece and nephew
@terurunz64
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Having tried for ever to get a fire started, I made all the mistakes you covered in your video lol. Now I started a fire at first strike and can feel like a MAN again. Thanks
@ilijabosnjak76
5 жыл бұрын
Stephan John I am happy for you, and I bought 3 of them I am still practicing on first one and I love it, Just something to do and in case SHTF you know what to do..Knife with 90 degrees spine is a must..BTW this young Gentleman explained it perfectly..
@utharkruna1116
4 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for that feeling. Hopefully this video helps.
@Nikp117
4 жыл бұрын
@John Signs On the bright side, the smoldering embers of what was once your house should keep you warm in the cold
@KingParisBuckingham
4 жыл бұрын
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@getjacked107
3 жыл бұрын
same words just with a difference of dates. it happened couple of days ago with me :-)
@nashfrogman1233
7 жыл бұрын
Great advice. When you mentioned the use of Petroleum Jelly for use on cuts, but sometimes are too sweaty, allow me to make a suggestion. I used to work as a miner, underground at 3000 feet. We were always sweaty and yes we got some pretty good cuts. We used to keep a bottle of Elmer's glue, or Titebond 2 Glue (great for wet conditions) and after cleaning out a cut with water, we would slap some glue on the cut. This keeps your cut very, very clean and you can get lots of work done and not worry about infections. The Titebond 2 Glue works the best.
@kaikart123
6 жыл бұрын
Yea, there are even medical grade cyanoacrylate, but in emergency situation, you can just use regular super glue.
@DanielKezar
6 жыл бұрын
yep
@mamamarianovits9029
6 жыл бұрын
Nash Frogman Yes.!! In a completely different industry, the beauty industry to be precise, "crazy" glue became my best friend. Particularly in the area of artificial nail application, washing my hands at least three dozen times during my working day, bandaids were not an option. Using an electric nail file with various attachments and boasting 30,000 rpm, I had cut myself numerous times prior to becoming proficient with such. After a thorough cleaning, crazy glue not only stopped the bleeding and made sure that no blood transferred to my client, it also prevented bacterial infections, greatly speeding up the healing process. Clean, protected and dry, not to mention a very cheap fix at $0.99 for a package of 6 tubes, as opposed to the "liquid bandaid" now sold, that does the exact same thing for $14.99....for one tube.lol.
@MasterKoala777
5 жыл бұрын
Great tip, thanks for sharing this. If it works for miners, it should denifinitely work for the occasional hiker like me.
@willr2411
5 жыл бұрын
To Nash frogman, thanks for the info
@zenithslocos
3 жыл бұрын
5 years on and still brilliant advice ! Thank you.
@justinuranus9380
5 жыл бұрын
I recently quit smoking so I'm going to put a fire kit along with my knife . When I smoked I darn sure had lighters to help fulfill my nicotine lust . Now I don't want to be outdoors lacking fire . I knew absolute zero about this , but your instructions we're A+ . I love the cottonballs and Vaseline trick , big time . Cheap easy way to keep a flame going , especially in wetter conditions . I was about to compliment you and thank you profusely . Then I saw as I subscribed to your channel , that you have a quarter of a million subs . Wow !!! So you already know you rock !!! Fondest regards , J . U .
@merc4hire308
3 жыл бұрын
I have never used this method. I have watched many videos on KZitem and yours was the best. Good stuff! Thanks!
@zeusgyd422
3 жыл бұрын
Bought a small survival kit about a year ago. It came with one of these in it. I had no idea what it was let alone how to use it. So, I ended up here! Great vid, great info. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge. Older video but still very helpful! Thanks lad.
@dianemurphy2840
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm a 68 yo woman that wanted to learn this skill. I had already bought the tools but no success until I learned from u. Thanks again!
@johncoleman2990
6 жыл бұрын
All the best, Diane. Enjoy!
@phillipdavis5241
6 жыл бұрын
Diane Murphy no matter what the "trade" there's always some dirty little "secret" that's overlooked, or not even known
@leftytracking1397
5 жыл бұрын
Thinking that using a ferro rod is a "skill" is hilarious .
@TheTyphoon365
5 жыл бұрын
Damn you go girl
@leahmondezie1722
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. None of this was common sense or natural to me. As a true beginner, this video was really helpful.
@frankhusel5033
3 жыл бұрын
Same for me. He adressed ALL the things that might become a problem. Very useful. It seems he cut the video a lot to make it informative and consistent, but that's fine. As for the rest, we just use our brain. He did not waste our time (differently fom those numberless bushcraft idiots who need minutes to explain that water is wet). By the way, I tried out that cottonpad-vaseline combination (with a lighter, though). Two pads with vaseline in between. It worked well catching fire rapidly and burning for 3 or 4 min although vaseline was more than ten years old and despite some cold winter night wind on my fourth floor balcony. Thanx for sharing that.
@oceanbytez847
2 жыл бұрын
Just lit my first starter after following the advice here. You were right. The protective coating on the steel makes it crazy hard to get the first few sparks, but after you get it off it sparks like crazy. Thanks!
@FordManiac76
5 жыл бұрын
My wife watches survivor religiously and it drives me nuts to see them chopping away at the flint to get spark ( not the magnesium) and seeing them go through the flint until there is nothing left in very short order. I used to be a certified survival instructor and I’ve always taught to hold the stricker still and firm close to the tinder and pull the flint back with force. You get a strong spark right on target every time and the flint will last a really long time ( I never have worn one out). The tip for Vaseline one the cotton ball is a good one but you must make sure the top of the ball is dry and spread out a little wispy to light from the spark easily. The more you spread it out the easier it lights from a single spark but the faster it burns. If you pre dunk the balls Vaseline and store them in a little container you have to have a container of dry ones as well to take the spark- using one dry and one Vaselined ball underneath for fuel. For all te people saying dryer lint works good - it must be all Cotten lint no synthetics or it won’t work as well. For the price of a bag of cotton balls - like 2 or 3 bucks.......
@shefru60
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I made fire using all your suggestions. I did not know about the coating on the fire steel and the cotton balls with Vaseline were all so helpful!
@anyafurey2394
5 жыл бұрын
I seldom comment on videos and I mean almost never, but on this video I stopped at about the 4:12 mark just to say how excellent your presentation is and so full of useful content right from the beginning, exceptional. I would be happily satisfied right here but I know the rest will be just as good. Thank You!!!
@KingParisBuckingham
4 жыл бұрын
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@farhatabbas283
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dear, you covered up the details in a very organised manner, mentioning all the points from buying till lighting up the fir, thanks
@tbrew8222
3 жыл бұрын
I have a needle file I modified specifically as a striker. One edge is 90 degrees and sharp (had file type edges that didnt throw much, but worked. The other edge is sharpened to a knife with a small rounded groove. Both edges throw great spark. Knife (cutting) edges work fantastic, but you dont want to dull your usual knife.. the file really really holds its edge. It is also an emergency knife sharpener.
@sloanbooks
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was becoming increasingly frustrated with my fire steel and the first time I tried your advice it worked the first time!
@TheHuntrees007
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome advice. I was guilty of about 75% of what you mentioned. These are thing that are hard to learn without someone mentoring you because even in instructional videos people assume you know .
@katrin931
3 жыл бұрын
I just got my striker and I was so mad it wasn't working. I've never had one before so this was great. Thank you so much.
@jesus3373
8 жыл бұрын
We also call it Vaseline in the UK, mate. Great vid, by the way..
@jesus3373
8 жыл бұрын
+GamersAddict No shit, Sherlock ;-)
@cobdenbastiat3814
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, in fact Vaseline is now owned by a British company... Anyway, the one country in which you shouldn't ever use the word 'vaseline' is France (look it up ;) )
@seannishan3650
6 жыл бұрын
in Russian we call Vaseline as well ! We have allot of derty jock about Vaseline !
@DanielKezar
6 жыл бұрын
ha
@jamiepeers6414
6 жыл бұрын
@@jesus3373 🤣🤣
@spiritofzen7022
4 жыл бұрын
I have a fire steel 🔥with black coating on it, and like you said I thought mine didn’t work. So thank you, great tips I learnt so much 👍
@joshuadubbleu3925
5 жыл бұрын
I learned 7 things I was doing wrong. Well done sir! Thank you.
@willie9433
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I recently moved from NYC to NJ and I have been thinking of going camping but I had no idea how to start a fire with the fire starters. Until i viewed your video. You explained it in detail the do’s and dont’s I tried it and it worked. Also the Vaseline trick is excellent. Thanks again and I did subscribed.
@Stand1ngBear
3 жыл бұрын
Great idea on the cotton balls. Instead of spending money on those things though, I like to save the lint from my clothes dryer and it works just as good! Just thought I'd share that for those who are penny pinching frugal 😄
@rubennazario5769
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, best explanation ever seen on a fire start tutorial video. And i seen quite a few. Kudos for you!!
@pwalms65
5 жыл бұрын
One of the best, informative survival videos I've seen in a long time. No ego, no long dissertation and no fluff. This young man is a heck of an instructor. I hit the sub and notifications in hopes the rest of your vids are as awesome as this one. Greetings from down on the bayous of the MS gulf coast.
@sonyafinkey9316
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for an excellent, clear lesson on how to use a stone with a black bar and striker. I bought one, and didn't have a clue how to work it. Certainly, it was not like striking a match! But, your tutorial shows exactly how to make one huge spark in hardly any passes with the proper angle,, speed and pressure. I did it! I very much like the vaseline and cotton ball tip. You gave me survival confidence, like opening a tin can by rubbing the top on concrete!
@pmcatnip
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellent tutorial! I was having issues and after fixing my striking speed as per #6 I got a good fire going on the 3rd strike. 👍 Thank you for making no assumptions about prior knowledge and helping us to learn what we don’t even know to ask.
@es8560
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the tips. We didn’t know how to use our fire starter; couldn’t figure out from the manual. We finally got it until watching your video. Many thanks!
@059echo
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for suggesting vaseline .... thts one thing im never short of whenever i go up the mountains ... it makes carrying rolls of newspaper redundant to make a flame ... made my job a lot easier .... cheers !
@namnhan2003
7 жыл бұрын
I bet you have seen the film Brokeback mountain and how the usage of it might come in handy.
@jeaniek4622
7 жыл бұрын
I would have been one of those who thought the rod was a dud when there were no sparks from the black covering. Great tip about the petroleum jelly, too. Thank you for this video!
@jiffy59
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video I enjoy watching you build a log cabin it's very informative and you think on your feet to solve the problems have a great day
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
+jeremiah french Thanks Jeremiah! Glad you're enjoying the series. I can't wait to start filming again in the spring.
@ezraa123
4 жыл бұрын
Another thank you. Been trying these stupid things for over a year and had moderate luck with super flammable tender but even that was difficult. I have literally worn away half my striker starting to fires with dryer lint. The simple tips seem like no-brainers but I was making most of those mistakes. Thank you.
@platypusdeathstomp
5 жыл бұрын
Just bought a fire steel and was trying to use this weekend. Thank you for this video, it has answered some questions I had.
@chiefkirk
7 жыл бұрын
Best tutorial I've seen on fire steels. I'm just learning to use one and this helped tremendously. Thank you. Now I'm trying to figure out the best for the buck. Suggestions are welcome.
@BossSiris
5 жыл бұрын
I just tried it, and I was amazed in how easy I did it off exactly how he instructed.
@peacoatcubed
7 жыл бұрын
I've been camping and using firesteel for years and I've never known about the Vaseline / cotton trick. Thanks for the great video!
@arweninnj
5 жыл бұрын
Most knives have a rounded spine (back part of the blade). Take a small file and file the back of your knife to a sharp 90 degrees- this will throw good sparks and is a great back up should you lose your striker.
@761rangeandfield
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I got my first ferro rod and couldn't figure out what i was doing incorrectly. You've set me on a path to proper survival
@Will-sn7dk
5 жыл бұрын
Great practical video. Presented very well. Good information. Thank you!
@maximolopezjr2249
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your presentation, it was very clear, and informative.
@leoarc1061
5 жыл бұрын
Quick tip for women (and men as well): Always carry tampons and nail polish remover (best if contains acetone) with you. My fire starter kit consists of a magnesium flint and tampons slightly soaked in nail polish remover. If you soak a tampon in acetone (or other flammable liquid) and use thin plastic wrap to prevent it from evaporate, you will have a super reliable fire starting method. I had one for at least 2 years in a backpack, and it ignited on the very first strike. (For the ladies, for obvious reasons, such items can serve multiple purposes so its not, at all, a bad idea to carry them daily.)
@jpauihantia
5 жыл бұрын
Bro..... You are awesome!! You are very well versed and brought up points in such a good way! I am going to go out and try to start some fires with flint and steel and get good at it.... Ya never know when your gonna need it :)
@josephgutierrez6773
8 жыл бұрын
Good job on the video. the protective coating prevents corrosion from saline/saltwater/sweat, that dissolves the fire steel. Also over time, the fire steel gets soft without the coating, after I'm done using my fire steel, I will recoat with clear nail polish.
@fabiosemino2214
8 жыл бұрын
Great vid! It worked perfectly, first time I used it! Instead of the Jelly/Vaseline I've used Babybel cheese wrapping, which is nice wax!
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
+Fabio Semino I'm glad to hear it! Great idea by the way.
@landshaark69
7 жыл бұрын
Fabio Semino mmmmm cheese !
@GregInNature
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I have the same fire steel and had not idea how to use it. I just tried it after watching your video. And it fires great. Thanks!!!!
@lasvegasloner4621
6 жыл бұрын
Great teaching sir! You get straight to it with the useful info and demonstrate with empathy-- you think of what OTHERS will have trouble with, not just what you want to say. I found one of the many things that lead us beginners astray is simply poor word choice used for a hundred years or so, and another is just not enough detail included for instructions, etc... which you balanced out in many ways here (thank you). Here's an example; "Striker". I mean, the best way to use the so-called "striker" is not to strike it at all!!! Yet they keep on using the term. I suppose it's left over from the necessary way to use the original technique, with a stone. Still, watching your style, I can see I've been using mine wrong. I get sparks, but some good, then not at all, ten a great spark, then none, (sigh). Can be tough when it's below freezing and you need that fire.
@memetixTV
3 жыл бұрын
Great presentation & editing. Very informative with no time wasting.
@imlookiting2184
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Simple and informative without condescension.
@timlipinski2571
7 жыл бұрын
Tethered to my Swedish Fire Steel is a large yellow plastic Hanson Pencil Sharpener from Home Depot to make tinder from a twig or Fatwood. Also great on a sunny day is a Fresnel Lens to start a fire or read the info sheet from the Fire Kit. And the Doan Magnesium Bar is also great to make a fire. Though a great first choice is the BIC lighter... tjl
@kohinarec6580
4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thanks! My firesteel is a bit crappy, but I manage to make fire with cottonballs. Now I know how to upgrade my technique and equipment!
@brianpatrickofficial
5 жыл бұрын
I just tried to strike from a survival watch I got for my 13th birthday last month. It didn’t work as well as I planned 😂
@moondive4ever
5 жыл бұрын
There are an amazing amount of videos about firesteel. This one TRULY hits home as a "First time user" Must watch info.
@Tedvaard
8 жыл бұрын
Great video! Some really useful tips for what at first glance would seem to be a simple tool to use.
@scaredforkidsfuture.5798
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I am an old newby. Cotton wool with vaseline on is great tinder, burns quickly but great for a beginner. starter. You would obviously need a pile at the ready. Pressure is definitely the key as you just taught us👍
@kens1693
5 жыл бұрын
Like so many have already said, I found your video to have helpful information. Thought the cotton ball and Petroleum Jelly demo was especially informative. Thank you.
@fyabun
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation, excellent content, thank you very very much for this video. It was useful? 10 out of 10.
@zap-gorillatag
22 күн бұрын
After the tip with the soft material, i thought “hey, my flint and steel has around 7000 strikes” and then, i tried using the side, and it works like 90% of the time now, thanks!
@MikeBaxterABC
7 жыл бұрын
Here's one idea I found and use every time ... I'm surprised it's not popular ... before striking the fire starter with force and making sparks, it's important to slowly shave off, a tiny pile of shavings off the fire starter, then push them together on the best area of your tinder ... THEN strike with force. The tiny pile of shavings will create VASTLY more heat and spark with this method ... try it! :)
@michealarwood7488
8 жыл бұрын
Good this was very useful I just started the boyscouts and I have practicing a lot this will help
@KindCreature1
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Everything you demonstrated is new to me.
@hfar_in_the_sky
5 жыл бұрын
Pretty solid advice! Thank you! I was trying to figure out how to use my fire steel and it was driving me nuts.
@happyguy1148
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir that was extremely informational 👍👍 Just ordered one today and you taught me a lot
@bwbark
8 жыл бұрын
good tutorial on a useful tool for the outdoors, great job.
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
+Bruce B Thanks Bruce!
@tonysalmail
8 жыл бұрын
×1
@josephhumpherston1002
8 жыл бұрын
+OutsideFun1 er yea sorry to say but ur using the wrong end of the striker
@chetgravatt9562
6 жыл бұрын
Good demo. Beginers should watch this honest review , so they know proper use, and don't get frustrated.
@anindianhomosapien7189
3 жыл бұрын
So flint and steel in Minecraft was based on this
@pilgrimprogress4478
2 жыл бұрын
My dad keeps sending me survival stuff and I kept getting those little ones ( fire rods) and he's finally sent a " Holtzmans" hand length. You are a good person. To hold striker and pull back is genius 🙃 sew many times with the little ones made me knck out setting. Numb Hans and forgetting about birch bark. Come over here to the Oregon coast and show me on the beach 😊we can trade skills for the future.😉
@kartikc3773
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, as a newbie I found this very helpful.
@brotherlove100
8 жыл бұрын
spot on assessment of the fire steel quality. 30000 strikes are all useless if none of them can light a fire! Most people vastly overestimate the number of strikes they really need. Would anyone really use up even 1000?
@hammersix
8 жыл бұрын
brother love one a day to cook you do the maths 1000 is just under three years I would hope to live a bit longer
@in4mal_baker270
7 жыл бұрын
hammersix by more than one, they're only a couple dollars I assume
@blueeyeswhitedragon9839
6 жыл бұрын
Hammersix, if you are anticipating living in the bush for more than one year without resupply, then you have bigger problems than the number of strikes on a single ferro rod. Get real!
@tikkidaddy
6 жыл бұрын
If you practice or train family or friends yes you can
@bboutdoorsflorida903
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you I found your tips useful and actually started my very first flint and still fire
@southpawbushcraft7522
8 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial and that is a great firesteel as well! all the best, Dawn
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
+SouthPaw Bushcraft Thanks Dawn!
@zman92630
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great tips! I think I'll pack some cotton balls and my small vaseline jar in my camping gear. I was amazed at the burn time!
@robinj.9329
4 жыл бұрын
You can also rub a bit of lip balm into the cotton ball OR even on some pocket lint. I've even tore a strip of cloth from my flannel shirt, rubbed it with lip balm and started a fire that way too. Some will use a few drops of hand sanitizer. Most are about 70% alcohol. And it lights pretty easy.
@enlightenedapple
3 жыл бұрын
thumbs up for being the only guy to say to scrape of the coating.
@PatrickDucat
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I want to buy one. Can you put your Amazon link to the one you use in the description please? I'd like you to get the commission for referring me. Thanks again!
@stevemazz3121
5 жыл бұрын
This may be the first time I have seen anyone use the fire steel properly.... pulling the steel away from the tender pile is the proper way to spray the tender with sparks. Watch how many destroy their tender pile trying to light their fire.... Plus a match or a lighter also work great.
@jswarpaint6215
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Video A + should be mandatory viewing for anyone who owns a fire steel. Took me months and a few different fire steels to learn all of this through trial and error then finally I ran across this video should have searched when I got a steel. So much of enjoyable camping and successful survival is dependent on knowledge and not simply having the tools - Oh one thing I thought of I have made the cotton balls with vaseline so typically I thought ok great put pounds of vaseline on the cotton overdoing this can actually make the cotton more difficult to light and or a lot of prep work will be needed when you get out the hard gooey super saturated ball of vaseline soaked cotton so do it like he did in the video which is part of the ball has the vaseline on it and the other part has nothing or something similar to this. ...
@clayriness6870
8 жыл бұрын
I love multi-taskers, and petroleum jelly is most certainly one. Bag balm will do the same jobs, maybe more. And speaking of multi-taskers, I found that the Leatherman Wave I constantly carry is also a fine ferro striker. The spine of the saw blade throws sparks like nobody's business! Thanks for the great videos.
@jelkel25
8 жыл бұрын
+Clay Riness Petroleum jelly is priceless out in the bush then when you're home if you put it on the outside bedroom door handle on a weekend, the kids can't get in and you can sleep another couple of hours!
@berriesrgood4u
4 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know I was supposed to strip the coating off before use so thanks for the tip!
@bajamus69
5 жыл бұрын
I still use the walmart ones, same as the $20 light my fire ones
@maritzasylvia
5 ай бұрын
Wohooooo! I did it! Thank you for this amazing teaching ❤ I did everything you said beginners do plus at the end I got frustrated with the string and just took it off & laughed at the end tip 😂 ❤ 🇿🇦
@missjanice9136
6 жыл бұрын
Easy on the eyes~!
@salvationknight
4 жыл бұрын
The best striker i have ever used is the one included with light my fire 2.0 fire steel, it feels very sturdy and has an ergonomig indentation for your thumb.The worst one is the corona carbide sharpener, it makes a LOT of ridges on the ferro rod, the more ridges the rod has the less sparks it throws
@rbaleksandar
5 жыл бұрын
About the number of strikes - it also depends on how big it is. The Überleben for example has models that goes for up to 8", which is a huge stick. And from what I've seen and read in various reviews it does create a decent shower of sparks.
@raufamirli6716
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Thanks bro. Extremely helpful for beginners!
@DavidScheidler-cr4il
3 ай бұрын
love the sound of the rain in the background
@georgcantor7172
8 жыл бұрын
Wow, I didn't know that one needed to scrape off the coating on the firesteel before one can get good sparks. I'm glad I decided to tune into youtube before I using the firesteel. Thanks! Also, thanks for sharing the info about the petroleum jelly and cotton balls! Great pointers! :D
@TheOutsiderCabin
8 жыл бұрын
Glad I could be of help!
@hagenspringtrap9431
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a tactical shovel I bought at a discount store for like 5 bucks (it was a steal nothing was damaged and came with two handles you could switch out) and had came with one in one of the handles compartments
@thomasnugent7602
6 жыл бұрын
Very informative and educational. Thank you very much
@lokistillwater4577
5 жыл бұрын
Exvellent, precise and simple advice. Thanks for that. Subscribed thanks to your common sense and detailed, but to the point, tips.
@Trickonomix
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot man really helped. I especially liked the pull away the rod instead so you don't hit the kindling with the striker
@josebreton
6 жыл бұрын
Hi there buddy, I feel blessed to be able to have your videos available on YT ...as someone who never being really exposed to nature and being feeling the calling, I admire your knowledge of being out in nature , just wondering where are you located?, do you guys own that land? and if so, how big is it?... would you welcome visitors? I live in tampa Florida . God bless.
@robertcadogan7483
3 жыл бұрын
Just purchased at Harbor Freight $1.99. THANKS for showing how to use and that it works.
@malikfx7946
7 жыл бұрын
no one in the uk says petroleum jelly
@jelkel25
7 жыл бұрын
I think he's presuming there would be a different brand name in the UK but it's the same.
@namnhan2003
7 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that he carried the vaseline into the woods...if ever he wants to reenact the scene of the film Brokeback Mountain, the vaseline comes in handy.
@JonMalacca
7 жыл бұрын
You mean in that film they used vaseline to start a fire?
@jelkel25
7 жыл бұрын
Very droll!! Much better than the usual YT ''your mum'' type attempts at jokes.
@Anderixx
6 жыл бұрын
In Germany, too. :)
@devankaghosh
7 ай бұрын
This video will save lives. Thanks man
@Oakleaf20
5 жыл бұрын
I just got a fire starter for Christmas and I got sparks to come off but my fire wasn't lightning so this video was a big help thanks alot
@saadaljabri3766
3 жыл бұрын
I have tried several kinds of natural kindling, they never stayed fire. Your way cotton balls with vaseline is the best 👌. Thank you for the informative video.
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