Build A Handy Kit For Fire Making

This is the fire starting kit I always take with us on our roadtrips to make sure we can get a fire going anytime for both pleasure and emergencies . It's part necessity and part fun! For camping and RV use.
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[@gonagain]

It looks like the UCO regular strike-anywhere match has been discontinued, but the Diamond Greenlight is also a good pick. UCO still makes a good waterproof and windproof match as well as other camping gear.

[@Rubin4749]

I'm a new subscriber because Hobo Shoestring recommended you and your channel. God Bless.

[@TomOHara72]

Great 'Closing thoughts" poem! Been following you folks a few yrs now..got to say today was Most Impressive ending I've ever seen & heard ! Walk On.

[@Pistolpete147]

Beautiful ending Rick! So well put! I remember the band U2 had a song with a lyric about the “God shaped hole” and that’s one big hole to fill! Only God can fill! “Caught the last train to the coast, with the father, son and Holy Ghost” Have a wonderful weekend and can’t wait to see your next adventure

[@abeautifullife5303]

Good ending for a great video! Thank you as always! Yes. We are never alone!♥️

[@dennisa.nelson9778]

Just an FYI: I use Vicks instead of Vaseline, works just as well and helps with “sore noses and repels mosquitoes” as a bonus.

[@gonagain]

I never would have thought of that!

[@mikemorgan8588]

I use a tea light candle. Light it and make sure it’s level as it’s burning underneath the tinder piled overtop. Pick the aluminum out of the ashes later.

[@earlp3315]

Rick and Linda, our sincere condolences for the loss of your friend Hobo Shoestring. Thank you so much for introducing us to a wonderful person! Phil and Dorothy

[@gonagain]

He is certainly missed by thousands of folks. He had a hard life, but turned into a very nice man.

[@suzyn4447]

Good information, Rick. It was good to hear your old theme song back. I loved the heart felt poem. Wonderful ending. I hope Linda is doing well.

[@gonagain]

Thanks! Linda's surgery went very well.

[@middlesteven5477]

Thanks for the information and for sharing the lovely poem.

[@lorettashepherd.]

Great video Rick. Hope to get out camping this summer and lots of information on starting a fire. Hope you and Linda are doing well. Beautiful heartfelt poem at the end of the video. Reminds me of our dear friend Hobo Shoestring-God bless him always and he will be very much missed

[@grpcchurchnortonva.8024]

Great video ! Especially the ending. PTL !

[@rogertemple7193]

This was another really great informative video on camping tips especially about getting campfires started and going safely thanks Rick.🇺🇲🤠🇺🇲

[@cotter9751]

Thanks, Rick. This was helpful... just back from a first trip using a class c RV, where I had the opportunity to see a campfire started. Next time, hope to start my own. And now I know what tools I can collect to help! *** Appreciated the poetry, too! Best to you and Linda.

[@zapa1pnt]

Hi, Rick (sp?). When you started you ending poem, I hoped it was going where it did. ✝ I was alone the first twenty years of my life (very alone). Then, I heard the good news of Jesus and the free gift He offers of eternal life and I have never been alone since. Praise to Jesus and God bless you brother. 😁✌🖖

[@taco472]

Good ideas. I see it’s been mentioned but yeah you need to be picky when picking lint and make sure it’s from cotton cloth. I like to put mine in paper pulp style egg cartons then separate. I put few in each of my fire kits. After read an article in a magazine years ago I realized I was guilty of something, I always have fire starters in my backpack but I didn’t always have my backpack. How many times have we got out of the truck (especially while hunting or scouting) to check an area or walk a ways down a trail looking around without a backpack because we are just going a couple 100 yards without our backpacks and where’s our means of starting a fire , it’s in the truck. After that when I’m in the woods, usually hunting, I have fire starters everywhere. One article of clothing when hunting I always have on is my hi-vis vest so it has fire starters, so does my jacket and I have at least a lighter in my shirt or pants. One thing I’ve told my hunting partners is something bad happens I plan on riding out with the fire crew that comes to put out the forest fire.

[@betsyoman7173]

The dryer lint probably wasn't all coton. You mentioned wanting the cotton balls to be all cotton. Also, a lot of clothing and bedding is now flame retardant! I guess that wouldn't be useful for fire starting! Loved your poem at the end!

[@gonagain]

They were all cotton, but I think I used too much paraffin.

[@TimberCreekOverland]

Liked the poem at the end! 😊

[@COGirl444]

Amen!

[@Go4Corvette]

My brother was working for the So. California Gas Co. years ago and always carried wood matches in his pocket to light stove and heater pilot lights, but one day he was walking and his pants front pocket caught on fire, he was lucky and put it out before he lost his manhood, lol. Thanks for the kit video, Mike

[@gonagain]

Oh wow! I guess that's why they invented safety matches, but they're not as much fun.

[@nancyst.john-smith3891]

@@gonagainhahahaha!

[@Larry-sg1fl]

Hey Rick, as much as we enjoy your travel/exploration videos I really like the gear and gadget show and tell stuff too. Always look forward for your next show. Terribly sorry about ol Shoestring. I know you guys were kindred spirits. But,on a happier note, I'm sure you have heard about the EXPLORE ACT going through Washington that will reduce all the restrictions on filming in national parks. Happy travels. Say hi to Linda.

[@gonagain]

I heard about that and I hope it passes soon. In the meantime, I heard that the NPS isn't pursuing anyone filming at this time in order to avoid litigation while the new bill is making its way through. I don't know if that's true or not and I, personally, am not willing to take any chances.

[@vonrollveeg]

Thanks for the useful advice. I have traveled a little more than half time year round since 2013 (I'm 76 and making up for lost time). I'm a bit of a klutz (I'm a mathematician - use your imagination) and have mostly avoided campfires. I'm going to try out your advise. Please put a plug in your narration about making sure your campfire is "dead out" when leaving it unattended. During the tourist season I find about 20% of fire rings I run across still have smoldering embers if not a flame! It really pisses me off. Especially since my house burnt down in the Camp Fire (its OK for me, I was away at the time and only lost one item a cared about).

[@gonagain]

Yes, a bit of a breeze is all it takes to get an ember going again.

[@jimv.661]

Last time I saw those benches, you left Linda to load some black powder rounds while you went to the store. When you came back she had loaded over 100 rds.

[@gonagain]

Thinking we will use the flintlocks on our next outing, just for fun.

[@wandacraig8286]

Anyone can benefit from this info. You never know when you could end up stranded and need to stay warm till help arrives. Thank you!

[@gonagain]

Hello Wanda!

[@WisconsinWanderer]

Thank you Rick always grateful for good information 😊

[@rendezvous5784]

Most of our problems these days, is many people don't have God in their lives... For me the round pads with wax and a little petroleum jelly works as good, if not better as the cotton ball with petroleum jelly. They work well with a ferro rod and less messy.

[@gonagain]

I see that you have an interesting channel and I'll be checking it out. Here it is: www.youtube.com/@rendezvous5784/videos

[@DeeMoback]

good kit .....I carry some small Rutland fire-starter squares (works wonderful and weighs nothing)

[@lisarichards3853]

Helpful video. Sorry to hear about Shoestring. God bless you both. ❤🙏🙏❤️

[@dotjohnson231]

Beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing that 🥰

[@teresaf5480]

Greatttt video thanks for sharing Rick...Loved the ending ❤ 🙌😊

[@CollinsL]

Love that poem, thank you for sharing and may God bless you all!!!

[@Steve-Goff]

Thanks for sharing the content of your fire starting kit. I’ve used the tumbleweed starters for a long time. I’ve just started using ones from FireFlame. They are super compact, easy to light, and burn for over 10 minutes

[@honz1078]

Thanks Rick, I always enjoy your videos. Keep sharing and God Bless!

[@ToddOutdoor]

Enjoyed the video Rick, from start to finish.

[@704hauserstreet]

Strike a match. Don't curse the darkness.

[@billangelo2190]

Learned the hard way years ago, lack of pressure above 10k feet prevented Bic lighter function

[@danielmarek3161]

Enjoyed as always. Thank you for all of your time and knowledge.

[@najruqwi7008]

Great video 👍. I thanks for sharing this with us. Blessings to you and your family always 🙏

[@taj-ma-haul9094]

Like# 277 - Woot this is a great infomercial!

[@billangelo2190]

Enjoyed your ending poem, AMEN.

[@brettharsanye5939]

Great video learned a lot unfortunately my fire kit is pretty rudimentary ,ok I'll confess non existent. Must make a rick,s fire kit with pouch.

[@michaelmoore2802]

Great video Rick ❤ my kit is very similar to yours. I'm going to give your recommendations for matches a try. Thank you for what you and linda do...God bless ❤

[@philwatson3646]

Love your channel. Thanks for the poem and message at the end of the video. We all need to be reminded from time to time of God’s mercy. Thank you.

[@REB-forever]

Good morning that was a great video. I've been into primitive survival for about 40+ years ( yes I'm an old guy) lol everything you have showed in this video is TOP NOTCH. You should do more videos like this very well done. Roger.

[@normanmallory2055]

I’ve tried a lot of different Fire starters but always returned to Vaseline /cotton balls , Fire ribbon ( paste in a tube I’ve carried forever , I just bought 3 new tubes of it ) UCO matches is on of my favorites too!!

[@jimv.661]

I'm sure you know that if you dip the bottom of the cotton balls in candle wax or paraffin, they will burn a lot longer. I would have buried those little lint squares in the cotton balls.

[@weswalker1208]

Very good and informative video

[@georgewashington938]

I can attest to how well a ferro rod and cotton balls with petroleum jelly works. If you pull the cotton ball so a bunch of strands are exposed, it will flame up easily and burns long enough to feed tender and make the fire grow.

[@ToddOutdoor]

My kit contains my wife, I call her Marky matches, she can start a fire jn the middle if the ocean lol. Not really people thats a joke. But she does a great job at it.

[@gonagain]

Todd, did you ever see the video of a guy that goes into the Olympic rain forest in Washington State while the rain is coming down in buckets and does a bow drill fire? Truly amazing.

[@ToddOutdoor]

@@gonagain no I haven't seen that one. I should challenge my wife to trying this here, it's rainy season and high humidity here in Ky right now. But I also have a kit in the truck and one in the camper.

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Great video Rick, I really appreciate you taking the time to show me how to light a fire with flint and steel, and I still use the fire steel you gave me. We also use cotton balls and Vaseline for fire starters.

[@Leebeaux1]

Old stale potatoe chips makes good fire start

[@gonagain]

A stale potato chip? How does that happen? Good tip though.

[@Leebeaux1]

@gonagain potato chips has cooking oil in them. If yall have some cheetos or doritos try it on 5 or 6 of them

[@arthurbach9016]

A small hand lotion bottle for diesel fuel. One of those little overnight bottles just in case everything else fails

[@gonagain]

Oh yeah, that would work great. The more I think about your suggestion the more I like it.

[@nancyst.john-smith3891]

In Alaska we call it liquid Boy Scout!

[@randyfunk6120]

I love your poem. Did you write it?

[@janebray9392]

Beautiful poem❤🎉

[@jamsessionrecordshop8343]

Great video Rick!

[@markreynolds3850]

👍👍❤️. Great video ,

[@dakotafisher6874]

Amen, my brother

[@GypsyJvan]

thanks, rick..

[@mountainman.4478]

great video!

[@CITAP1]

Great information Rick. I however use the obominal methods of my self igniting plumbers propane/MAP torch, a frisbee to fan flames, charcoal lighter fluid, and paper scraps. I can generally light anything pretty quick and easy. I hope we can still be friends... We'll be relaxing here on Lake Dardanalle till Tuesday. Just beautiful area here in Arkansas. Trying to decide if we want to stick around for the largest emergence of Cicadas, 2 species at the same time, in 200 years, or start meandering west. Take care.

[@gonagain]

We can still be friends because of your extraordinary cooking skills. I vote for sticking around for the Cicadas.

[@jerrycollison3929]

Dude! That was awesome, Rick! I love that poem!! Thank you, bro!!

[@gonagain]

Glad you liked it!

[@n164bj]

Great video! Educational and the poem was the most important subject.

[@paulcass3180]

Skip to my lou

[@GeneWalker-u9z]

Cotton balls

[@Bill-cv1xu]

I heard about Mark..😢

[@gonagain]

I miss him.

[@Bill-cv1xu]

Me to. I met him one time in Missoula, I believe it was the summer 09 or 2010. He sure was a pleasant fella,except for a pretty bad toothache he had at the time. I'm sorry for your loss...

[@DeeMoback]

I hope everyone heard of the death of HOBO SHOESTRING..... I know you and Linda gave him shelter at least once..... many will miss his travels on youtube

[@gonagain]

He was a good friend.

[@skyepilotte11]

Thanks Rick and Linda...safe travels. Great fire starting kit.

[@gonagain]

Thanks 👍

[@NarleyAdventures]

👍👍👍👍👍🙂

[@1954shadow]

A true, “starter,” kit.

[@suesokoloski6644]

Amen

[@a__133]

Fire! 🖖😉

[@commonsense592]

😊

[@VincenzoDeMarco-k3w]

Good Morning Rick, Montana Man. Your videos never fail, always something Groovy. I love fires, campfires, and the way it makes me smell-smokey I don't mind that at all. I think I should bottle it and sell it as a Manly Parfume, just kidding. Although I bet it would sell. Thank you for the update on the most important implement us Nomads need to survive. Lots of cool info. Love the spiritual poem, is that an original of yours and Linda's??? See ya Soon.

[@gonagain]

I'm glad you like the poem, It was given to me by our creator. ~ Rick

[@go0ot]

To get best waterproof matches for almost FREE, dip matchsticks in melted candle wax, except the heads. Better than expensive ones, can control burn rate with how thick coating is. Best flint method is not to strike, but drag. 2nd, better to drag the stone than metal. Also away from wind, can cover with body & jacket. Tinder has to be fine & catchy & dry. Also shave a stick that burns well by Knowing your wood. Shave into a real thin bushy feather-stick with fine hairs to put on your tinder nest. ESEE flint steel is probably one of the best to buy. Got a notch for bow drill too. Making your own steel is best tho.

[@gonagain]

Thanks for the tips!

[@tomheinrich1122]

Hi Rick. Regarding your paraffin soaked lint, you may have had better success by cutting slices in the individual chunks. I haven't used lint, but did try paraffin soaked cotton balls. I was frustrated by them until I put some cuts into the balls. From then on they worked great.

[@gonagain]

Thanks for the tips!

[@winterseaselvanlife]

Good morning. Great video. I use most everything you presented in my fire kit as well. I do depend mostly on my wax and drier lint starters though. I use drier lint (a lot if it), a bit if sawdust from my building projects, or shavings, and the left over candle wax from my christmas candles etc. I save those paper egg cartons. I melt the wax, put the lint etc it it, moosh it till it is saturated with the wax. Then I put this mixture in each section of the egg carton. Once it's cooled, I just separate them with a sharp knife or scissors. I put these in my kit and then toodle off to camp. Lol I just light the edge of the egg carton part and my fire is blazing in short order. Oh, I am so saddened to learn of Shoestring's passing. He was amazing. RIP Shoestring.

[@gonagain]

Yeah, I miss Shoestring and his texts every day. I think your firestarters work better because you provided something to take the flame with the egg carton. Good job!

[@skip109]

Are Uco strike anywhere matches still made?

[@gonagain]

It looks like the UCO regular strike anywhere match has been discontinued, but the Diamond Greenlight is also a good pick. UCO still makes a good waterproof and windproof match as well as other camping gear.

[@Timmmmer1]

Hi Rick Great video on fire starting. I bring a small magnifying glass with me and if really necessary I could use my reading glasses.

[@gonagain]

A magnifying glass works fantastic with char cloth.

[@dustinjohnson1410]

A couple years ago my son was realling into the Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen. He want to "start a fire like Brian." We were able to get a campfire going with a ferro rod and a cotton ball. He felt like a real nature boy that trip.

[@gonagain]

I like hearing that! Fire starting is an art!

[@terrymcnabb790]

hi love the channel you said one time that you guys use State Roads instead of the interstates can you give me some tips on that please? Thank you Terry.

[@gonagain]

We use the map books by DeLorme or Benchmark and a road atlas. We also try to get the latest highway maps from the state we're in and Linda uses all of them to find the routes we go on.

[@MTwoodsrunner]

Nice fire kit Rick!...Bic Lighter, I never leave home without it...Dang sure liked that poem recital...stay blessed amigo...dave

[@gonagain]

Hello Dave! Thanks for checking in!

[@RockymountainRobert]

You should try a fire piston it uses char cloth as well.

[@gonagain]

I tried making one once (it didn't work very well), but now I see some new ones on the market that I should try.

[@poolman3939]

Any word on hobo shoestring. 🙏

[@gonagain]

Hobo Shoestring is riding and rejoicing on the westbound. No services yet, his family is still figuring things out.

[@GraceCook-g1l]

So sorry Shoestring is gone. Loved the videos you did with him. He will be much missed across KZbin. Seems like everybody followed him. He had universal appeal and his Britt video was how I found your site. Great video as always. How's Linda doing? Annoying eye drops. Have helped many clients with theirs. When do you expect to get back out? Heard you guys got a lot of snow again. The winter that keeps on giving.

[@GraceCook-g1l]

God has a great messenger with you and Linda. Wonderful poem.

[@gonagain]

Thank you, I'm dealing with eye drops now like you mention. So many right now but it looks like those might get reduced which I'll find out this week.

[@1954shadow]

Some harmonica playing after the poem, would be bodacious.

[@gonagain]

I should have added your last harmonica bit!

[@1954shadow]

@@gonagain I’m waitin’ fer yer, harmonica playin’

[@williamsuttle3645]

Rick, is hobo shoestring OK? I saw your video about him being gone, but nothing else.

[@gonagain]

No, they found his body in the lake behind his apartment. Very sad.

[@williamsuttle3645]

@@gonagain I'm sorry

[@JustMe-dv5ix]

Chaga or Amadue works well, Both take a spark easly and glows hotter than char cloth Good Job Rick.

[@gonagain]

I've never been able to find those here in my area and I believe that comes from birch. I think.

[@JustMe-dv5ix]

@@gonagain Yes Chaga comes from birch trees, it is a fungi and the outside looks like a burnt lump on the standing tree, once you whack it off the tree and cut into it it will remind you of cork by color and spongy feel. Cut the chaga in chunks and just let dry in the sun several hours. Amadue is from horse hoof fungus, It grows on side of downed trees and ones still standing, can be birch, elm and many others. It does look like a horse hoof and the top is hard as a horses hoof. Underside has round pores of a cream colour when new, Looks brown when it is older. The pores on the bottom are circular. Spore tubes can be cut away and the hard shell on top removed with a sharp knife, and that will leave you a layer of brown amadue that you boil in water and wood ash, then rinse squeez out what liquid you can then lay on a flat rock an pound with another untill it looks kind of ragged, then let dry. It will take a spark before you process it but works much better after processing.

[@beberle9641]

Really nicely done video Gonagain. I so miss are friend Shoestring but it's good he is not in pain anymore.Spending some time with his son now showing him how to ride that train. Brian

[@gonagain]

Well said, thank you.

[@beberle9641]

@@gonagain Hey thanks so much can't imagine how you guy's are feeling you actually met the Legend that we all learned from. Shoestring lives on in all of us I believe. Brian

[@paulcurtis5496]

Like# 198

[@gonagain]

Hello Paul!

[@wrxs1781]

Lots of great tips for fire starting, will show it to my grandsons who think the only way to start a fire is with a butane barbecue starter.