Fire lighting with a Victorinox Magnifying Glass - 10 Tinders, 10 Tips & the best Trick ever...

[@Jakob-j7y]

i love your explaining style A LOT! not even one person can't understand! thanks. you MUST become a teacher!😂

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much for this wonderful compliment!

[@T37912]

He is a teacher? He taught me a lot.

[@ahumblepoet]

He is.

[@thomashowardmd247]

Great tips in this one. The notched stick and blackening the paper, subtle but very helpful. Another big help: practice, practice, practice!

[@antjeschwarz7874]

Felix is a genius❣ His English is tricky because it often not understandable for he does not care about the right wording/ vocabulary or grammar. So, I agree: A teacher who can teach without the need of proper language even though he is as confident to talk, you just need the pictures/ video to get the message. Go Felix, go❣

[@mrhalfstep]

Felix, that gadget you made for maintaining a steady hand was genius! If you can find a hollow reed, you can hold it in your mouth and gently blow on the tinder to give it air as you heat it up, if there is no natural air flow at the time. I've found that coffee grounds, whether fresh or used, as long as they are dry, make for excellent ignition with a lens. I don't think instant coffee will form an ember, but it may be useful for darkening a white tender source. Another great tips and tricks video done as only Professor Immler can do it! Ciao!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your super interesting tip!

[@TK8866275]

In 1800's Sami people of Lapland used sulfur cup with flint and firesteel to make a fire. Compared to charcloth or horseshoe fungus which they also carried as a backup, the benefit of sulfur was immediate flame when they managed to catch the spark while ember takes more work to ignite as a flame. Typically sulfur cup was made from a large copper coin hammered as a cup where the sulfur was then melted and let to solidifye. After sulfur flame was used to ignite some other material it would be extinguished by the palm of the hand and could be used again.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot your your interesting comment!

[@RichardPoogerman]

Great video. I got a fire going with a SAK magnifier only once and it was on a mountain top, in July, on a cloudless day, at 1 pm, using dry grass. I used the corkscrew to hold the knife in place on a log.

[@eugenetswong]

The corkscrew holding it up is a great tip. Thanks!

[@FelixImmler]

Great idea!!!!!

[@JustForfun-zw2jg]

HELLO FELIX… all tips and tricks you share around SAK and outdoor have always been greatly helpfull! And your „Swenglish“ just adds so much charm and authenticity 😊👍✌️, even more for me as Swiss.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment!

[@dennislindenpellinge]

Hey Felix! Nice to see you again! I hope you have enjoyed the summer! Thanks for a nice video! 😃👍

[@FelixImmler]

Yes... we was in the Netherlands. it was wonderful there!!!

[@pavelusa3423]

"We were, ),hi felix.jor friendly grammar man..from prague.keep up the gr8 work

[@bangalorebobbel]

Echt super wie immer, Felix, und der Halter ist echt wieder mal genial! Danke für das Video, hat sicher sehr viel Zeit gekostet, das herzustellen! Was meine Erfahrungen mit Brennglas-Feuer angeht, hab ich da sicher schon mehr als 60 Jahre auf dem Buckel, weil ich da schon als Kind damit angefangen habe. Nicht mit der Swiss-Champ-Lupe, sondern meist mit einem Fadenzähler - das ist eine faltbare Stehlupe, die vor allem in der Textilindustrie und in Druckereien eingesetzt wird. Die Linse dürfte mehr oder weniger denselben Durchmesser wie die vom Champ haben. Ich denke mal, ich hab so ziemlich alles angekokelt, was mir in die Finger kam ... ;-) Meine Erfahrungen in Kürze: je dunkler, je matter und je faseriger der Zunder ist, desto besser geht es, und je heller, reflektierender/glänzender und kompakt er ist, desto schwieriger wird es. Das sieht man ja auch hier, z.B. beim Klopapier, das hat erst angefangen zu rauchen, nachdem Du es geschwärzt hast. Was das Zeitungspapier angeht, habe ich eine Alternative zu Deiner Methode: ich empfehle, ein vielleicht doppelt so großes Stück wie bei Dir hier zweimal zu falten und dann eng zusammenzurollen. Anschließend schneidest Du quer zur Rolle möglichst dünne (

[@FelixImmler]

Hallo Robert. Hab 1000 Dank für deine super Interessanten Ergänzungen! Zeitung und Kippen... das werde ich natürlich ausprobieren!! Liebe Grüsse vom Bodensee

[@bangalorebobbel]

@@FelixImmler Ja mach mal, aber werde bloß nicht zum Raucher - ich kann persönlich bestätigen, dass Rauchen sehr krank machen kann ... vielleicht hätte ich das mit den Zigaretten auch besser gar nicht erwähnen sollen. Gibt da übrigens noch was zu ergänzen: das kleine Scherchen am Vic ist dann dazu da, die Zigarette ein Stückchen hinter der Glut abzuschneiden. Dann kann man den Rest der Zigarette hinterher weiterverwenden. Ich würde auch vorschlagen, die Schneiderei nicht schon vor dem Anzünden zu machen - die Glut lässt sich super hochfahren, indem man einfach an der Zigarette zieht. Das geht aber nicht so simpel, wenn man ein Stück abschneidet und dann bläst. Anscheinend sind die Dinger irgendwie auf Zug eingestellt ... ;-) Brauchst Du ja vielleicht auch gar nicht selbst ausprobieren, findet sich ja sicher noch irgendein Raucher in Deinem Bekanntenkreis, der sich als Versuchskaninchen eignet ... ;-) Mit losem Tabak geht es übrigens zwar auch, aber nicht so einfach. Und wenn, dann zerkrümel eine normale Zigarette, denn der Tabak von Zigarren oder Pfeifentabak ist nicht so gut geeignet. Mit selbstgedrehten Zigaretten (mit schwarzem Tabak wie z.B. Samson) geht es auch ganz gut, aber am allerbesten sind halt ganz ordinäre Fabrikzigaretten. Da ist wohl außer Tabak manchmal auch noch anderes Zeug wie Zellulose und wer weiß was sonst noch drin, was hilft. Gibt auf jeden Fall eine super Glut. LG, Robert

[@alanaliyev456GT]

​@@FelixImmler really great thanks !!!

[@sosteve9113]

I'm one of those guys who like to experiment with fire . Great idea of the magnifier standard,to hold it steady.

[@FelixImmler]

Hello Steve. Thanks a lot for your freedback!

[@randy-9842]

I liked the magnifier holder to steady it too. Might be kind of finicky to get the focal length just right, but for those of us with less steady hands, it would be a God-send!!

[@lisuk66]

👋🔥✌️Hello, Felix. Thank's a lot 👍!!!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for watching!

[@ElggNamba]

Absolut super, wie immer. Detaiiliert, prägnant und sympathisch. Danke Felix

[@bushcraftua1]

Very interesting 🧐. Thank you 🤝

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for watching!

[@hobofeuer]

Super, wie immer! Danke.

[@FelixImmler]

Ich danke dir!

[@dirkhalbsguth9345]

⭐Wieder ein herausragendes Video, vom Gott des Taschenmessers⭐ Danke für ihre Arbeit 🙏

[@FelixImmler]

Danke für das Lob!

[@stefanbuch9782]

ich liebe deine kreativität und deine passion für deine videos. du bist eine richtige inspiration. danke wirklich dafür. ganz liebe grüße

[@FelixImmler]

Dein Kompliment freut mich gewaltig. Danke!

[@glenswebber]

Fantastic vid. So good to see. So many great ideas.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@SteveSeadog]

Another great instructional video, Felix. I look forward to each new instalment and there's always something for me to practise on my next camp.

[@FelixImmler]

Your comment makes me happy. Thank you!

[@gideonrrr2785]

Como te agradezco los subtítulos.... Entonamos el mismo Ingles 😅 ( aunque yo sea capaz de hablarlo asi)... Fantastico contenido... Das verdadero significado almconcepto "MULTIUSOS"....

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot!

[@Taromovies]

My Vicrorinox Champ is more than 25 years old and has the small version of Loupe, so I really like the distance holder, thanks for that informative video and yes….alway keep trying and learning, kind regards my friend, Taro

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you for you phone call so that I could activate the comments section. And thank you for your positive feedback!

[@nauticalknotcraft]

Greetings Felix. Excellent tutorial! Very thorough and easy to follow. Thanks.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much my friend!

[@leslieaustin151]

Always good, always interesting. Thanks Felix. Les in UK 🇬🇧

[@FelixImmler]

Your compliment makes me happy! Thank you!

[@scotthiggins-mp2jj]

Such great knowledge. Thanks for sharing, Felix!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for watching!

[@chaswarren7239]

You are an application genius !

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot 😂 😂

[@j.l_vqtqv9908]

Siempre convenciendo con tus buenos videos 👌 saludos 🇪🇦

[@FelixImmler]

Gracias!!!!!

[@enguerranzandonaimedia]

Hi Felix! Thanks for the time and effort on your amazing videos! I tried and it works also with fine ground coffee (real coffee, not instant coffee). Takes some time to grow a large enough ember but does the trick! 👍🏻

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Excellent video Felix. Thank you for sharing it. JT

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

[@micha5645]

Hallo Felix, ein interessanter Test der verschiedenen Zundermaterialien! LG Micha

[@FelixImmler]

Danke Micha!!

[@HOOSH69]

Felix is simply cool ass hell!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot!!

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

Yay! Felix is back.

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much!

[@bussm09]

I was looking at the Victorinox Swiss champ online and I saw it had a magnifing glass. It reminded me of as a child burning leaves with a magnifing glass and then I thought how the magnifing glass is a good emergency bushcraft fire starter. I become a fan of your channel 3 years ago and you made me a SAK fan too. I think your Idea of blackening the tinder is really clear because the colour black absorbs the most light. You really read my mind when you made this video. Ps. I love the swiss nature in your videos Kind regards from South Africa

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you so much for this wonderful compliment!

[@mannihh5274]

Excellent video, trhanks for showing.

[@fabianostwaldabenteuer]

Genial, wie du das auch alles gut erklärst... das ist eine grandiose Qualität und eigentlich schon eine Lernveranstaltung in Physik du bist echt mächtig in dem was du machst, unglaublich. Alle wichtige Infos und mehr in einem Video. Das sollte jeder gesehen haben!

[@FelixImmler]

Danke für das wunderschöne Kompliment!!

[@randy-9842]

Excellent, Felix! I especially like your use of a stick and/or mortar-and-pestle to crush / break-up / fray the fibers / and to compact your tinder. Darkening the tinder with a little left-over (and pulverized) charcoal is a great idea. Above all, patience, perseverance ... and practice !! Also: some folks recommend giving the ember time to grow and coalesce before transferring it to the rest of the tinder (bird's nest). Very well organized and presented tutorial. Thank you!!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot Randy for this wonderful compliment!

[@clintonroushff7068]

Greetings from Kentucky! It's good to see you again. Thanks for the tip for the stand.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

[@SK-qc6fb]

Two years ago, at Boy Scout Camp, I started a fire for the very first time with a Mag Glass! I had tried on and off over the years this method, never any luck. I wanted to show the scouts it was possible, and amazingly it happened! The scouts need to show 3 methods to start a fire without matches or lighter for 1st Class.

[@FelixImmler]

I like want you do with the scouts!

[@michaeljones5395]

Great tips Felix! Thank you for sharing!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for watching!!

[@johnafagerquist8235]

Thank you for this video. I enjoy your channel very much.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment!

[@user-ul5yu5hk9k]

Excellent and entertaining 🔥 starting methods. You are an excellent teacher. I don’t know how you don’t have millions of viewers. Great work Felix!

[@SuperKlaus74]

Hallo Felix schön das du wieder da bist ich hoffe du und deine Familie hatten einen tollen Urlaub Klasse Video und wie immer super Ideen danke dir 👍👍👍👍

[@FelixImmler]

Danke lieber Klaus!

[@atomsteel3205]

Professional skills...thank you...👍✌️🤝

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot!!

[@kenrobertson7053]

Another terrific video. I figured why not try to use something even smaller, so I tried using the magnifying glass on my lensatic compass, but I could not achieve the desired angle without breaking the frame. I did have some success with the magnifier on my orienteering compass.

[@jayfinch4174]

Learned something, thanks.

[@FelixImmler]

Super... thanks for your feedback!

[@giuseppeiaria6564]

Thanks for the video Felix, always very clear and informative.

[@jackiemason2145]

Great Video Felix. Thanks

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you very much!

[@sebchacal]

Thanks for this share Felix !

[@Imperio112]

Soooooo Sooooooo good....like always :):):) Greetings from Rheinbach ;)

[@FelixImmler]

Dankeschön!!

[@johnphelps9788]

Love your videos Felix. When I was a boy I used a magnifying glass to burn designs into leather and pieces of light coloured timber etc. I am in Australia where the sun is strong but the trick was to make a very small sun dot and move it slowly along the leather or timber. I could sign my name or draw pictures but if I moved my hand too slowly the leather or timber would burn. I remember a demonstration some years ago of some one starting a fire using a block of ice for the magnifier.

[@maschih.5231]

Schöne Einführung in Zunder und wie man sie nutzt. Hoffe du hattest einen schönen Sommerurlaub schön wieder neue Videos von dir zu haben.

[@FelixImmler]

Danke für deine netten Worte!!!

[@BladeWalker77]

Very nice, grazie Felix!.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot!

[@nothinbutlove215]

Swiss army knives are good and have many useful functions, however I wish they would implement some sort of safety feature to lock the knife blades in the open position to prevent them from closing unintentionally while in use..

[@FelixImmler]

yes, that would be a great option....

[@P_RO_]

Great info Felix 😊 If you become proficient using minimal equipment, that skill will greatly improve your efforts when using more optimum equipment.

[@FelixImmler]

yes, that is correct..

[@Comment0815]

I once started my bee smoker successfully with the lens when I forgot my lighter. That was a great experience. I'm sure, that it helped, that there was still some black charred material on the smoker which I could use as tinder. In my experience it's very important that the tinder is dark so absorb as much light as possible.

[@FelixImmler]

i agree 100%

[@Jadegem-v2q]

Great ideas

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you!

[@ThomasRonnberg]

Have you written a guide book on all the different applications with the swiss army knives?

[@MB_EDC]

Fantastic video!!! Thanks Felix. I was trying to light a fire with a credit card-sized fresnel lens and mainly failing. I had to used some magnesium shavings to get my tinder going. I will definitely try some of your tinders and techniques....

[@FelixImmler]

All the tindes i showed works fantastic with a fresnel linse... you will see.

[@HarshmanHills]

great tip to know

[@FelixImmler]

Thank you!

[@msestilingueseartesmateira8480]

Muito bom vou tentar fazer com a lente da lanterna Abraços do brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👍👍

[@MichaelR58]

Good video Felix, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot Michael!

[@pabloalejandrorodriguez4899]

Excelentes tus videos felix, dea poco voy mirando y aprendiendo. La aguja que funcion cumple ?. Sostener la yesca o de guia?. Saludos desde Argentina🇦🇷

[@FelixImmler]

la aguja solo sostiene la yesca...

[@pabloalejandrorodriguez4899]

@@FelixImmler muchas gracias👍

[@waterofsouls7639]

great video! i wonder if the lens will work during the Winter months, when the Sun is low in the sky.

[@FelixImmler]

I don't know..then the sunrays are for sure not that strong.... But if you compensate that with a bigger lense it will work for sure.

[@mergulhador7761]

Felix, thank you very much for the information. Would it be possible to start a fire with the magnifying glass on the Swiss Card?

[@FelixImmler]

Yes... that's about the same....

[@willikebari5478]

Perfekt erklärt und vorgezeigt lieber Felix!👍👍👍 Das hat Kindheitserinnerungen geweckt. Was haben wir nicht Stunden mit der Lupe verbracht um die Sonnenstrahlen einzufangen. Liebe Grüße aus Oberösterreich nach St. Gallen!

[@FelixImmler]

Jaaaa, wir haben als Kids auch ständig "gezäuselt" :-D

[@naturewithandy7204]

One of my earliest memories was camping with my Dad in Spain he would light dried cow manure with the Swiss army knife magnifying glass to start our fire!

[@FelixImmler]

What a cool story. Thank you!!

[@Malana12]

Wonder if pine pitch would work as a tinder or something like a petroleum jelly soaked cotton that you may have in a first aid kit

[@FelixImmler]

I think both are more accelerant than tinder. They only work if you already have a flame...

[@gideonk123]

Great info! Thanks Regarding the holder: although it’s cool, I think an easier approach is just to use any stick from the forest floor and attach the SAK to it using the awl or the corkscrew (corkscrew if the stick already has some crack or hole in it)

[@FelixImmler]

I like your idea!

[@stevestumpy6873]

🔥🔥My favorite tinder is zippo lighter fluid🔥🔥

[@FelixImmler]

🤣🤣🤣

[@janrobertbos]

...und wieder mal gut gemacht, mein freund!!!😀

[@FelixImmler]

Danke für das Lob!

[@hitchpost5822]

Charred punk wood in a small tin with an air tight lid create a coal w/ magnifying lens use the coal to ignite a small candle then close the tin to smother the punk wood for use the next time. I have been successful under less than ideal conditions even with the smaller Wenger magnifying glass.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your super interesting comment!

[@wot_hog]

Thank you Felix!! Did you try the older magnifying glass with the gray frame? Which is better, the newer one or the old one? Glad you're back!

[@FelixImmler]

The new one is a bit bigger in diameter i think.... but i don't have an old one...

[@grantdavis5992]

I have mostly the old style because I am collecting the Champion Plus models to give to my children and grandchildren.

[@StevanOutdoor]

Good video. To sad the maynifying glass is only on multiple layer models. I EDC two (and maybe 3) layers max. So I carry a seperate magnifying glass when outdoors. I also would like to see they have more sheep foot blade models with other tools. But you did explain the working of a magnifying glass and the different tinders very good.

[@FelixImmler]

I can understand you 100%. That is also my wish! Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@arbiter1er]

Hello Felix, thank you for all the inspiration you give out. Never thought my Swiss Champ could do so much until I saw your channel! I was in the local Victorinox Flagship store in Lyon and I talked to them about you, and they've shown me the Venture knife, as they also know it as the "Felix Immler knife"! Cheers, can't wait to see more content from you

[@archivist17]

Thanks for such a clear and detailed explanation and demonstration. My SAK magnifying glass looks to be smaller than yours - might it be an older design? Perhaps this means I need a new Victorinox! 😂

[@FelixImmler]

If you have a gray frame arround the lens you have an old model. This lens is stronger but smaller.

[@archivist17]

@@FelixImmler Thank you, Felix.

[@Clarky4848]

A video with the best tinder to use the percussion method would be great. thank you

[@FelixImmler]

i don't know the percussion method. Can you tell me more?

[@Clarky4848]

@@FelixImmler I mean steel and flint thanks

[@Tracy81258]

The older style Swiss Army knife magnifying glass was not only made from real glass, but was also a stronger magnification. It made fire lighting far easier than the plastic lens used nowadays.

[@FelixImmler]

i have a different opinion but i am not god. possible that you are right.

[@Ve-suvius]

You're doing great Felix. Don't let the discussion on Joe X video get under your skin. You know more about survival than many of the commenter's combined.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your kind words....

[@Ve-suvius]

@@FelixImmler There's a lot of crazy talk going on there. I like his video's in an entertaining sense, and also to see the knife's limits. But the conclusions being drawn is another matter. According to his tests only the knives with overly thick edges and tips are the best survival knives. Which is nonsense. And as we know the primitive living tribes we still have in the world(Bushmen in the Kalahari desert, indigenous people in the Amazon etc.) all use knives that aren't overly thick..Not 6mm thickness blades. And those tribes know survival, because they live that life day by day. Not the armchair survivalists that go out for a few days or even a few weeks out in the wild (often with an SUV for their gear). Joe himself has shown a few favorite knives of his, among them was a Cold Steel Espada XL. Now that knife will also have the edge chip like crazy when chopping the upper side/edge of a car door, and also the tip breaks also easily when stabbing into wood and then bend the knife sideways. Multiple breakages. In the end it's the skill not the knife. The knife can make it easier ofcourse. In the jungle , a machete is more of use than a SAK. But from what I've seen you being capable of with the little Victorinox... Most cannot accomplish with a 'indestructible' knife.

[@kathleensmith370]

interesting and fun

[@FelixImmler]

thank you very much!

[@stevec-b6214]

awesome!

[@FrankoSchulz]

Schöne Sache wieder was dazu gelernt danke dann hat meine Lupe am Victorinox Swiss Champ xlt noch mehr an Bedeutung gewonnen.liebe Grüße aus Mecklenburg Vorpommern

[@FelixImmler]

Dein Kommentar freut mich!

[@T37912]

Hallo Felix, Sehr interessant, danke. Eine frage, beim SwissChamp, ist das focal point immer 42 mm? Mit freundliche grusse, Alain

[@FelixImmler]

Ich glaube ja...

[@generatormike]

the stick with the notch is genius

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot!

[@kosfireandbushcraft]

is there info out there about the magnification of SAK magnifiers? 5x or 8x magnification? i have a couple years old swisschamp but i'm not sure how powerful the magnifier is.

[@frederikbruck5210]

Great Trick Felix, especially the device to fix the distance. Can you include a "making of"? Currently, there are only 6 knives in the 91mm section, which have the lens. the evolution 23's lens is way too small, the explorer doesn't "ring my bell" and the over 4 are swisschamps, which pull your pants down, if you carry them around on a daily basis... Is there any chance for a revival of the YEOMAN? On of the greatest sak's there ever was, sadly dicontinued long before my interest in saks revived...

[@FelixImmler]

Hello Frederik. you are right...there are to less knifes with a lense. Here is a making of: facebook.com/felix.immler/

[@monkpato]

Felix, do you have an opinion on which version of the SAK magnifying glass works better for fires?

[@dasta7658]

Felix I'm concerned you are stalking my FB page 🤣 I only posted a video on my FB last week of me starting a fire with my SAK, late afternoon in winter (Australia) 😆 Here's what I had to say: "Technically still winter so I finally achieved one of the goals that has eluded me for a long time; starting a fire, late afternoon, in 'winter' using natural tinder & the magnify glass on a Swiss Army knife. May have taken 15-20mins with lots of grumbling but the 'patience' (I use term loosely) paid off." I found using the inside of bark scrapped and fluffed up produces a great ember to place in my 'birds nest' to get the fire going. The fluff burns down to the bark and holds the ember well. Great video, awesome tips, thanks for posting!

[@FelixImmler]

I wouls like to watch your projects on FB. What's your name there? Thanks for your compliment!

[@dasta7658]

@@FelixImmler Personal page nothing public. Sorry for my sense of humour. Hopefully you got the joke. Some stats from the day; 13 Aug 2024 started at 1445 h. (2:45pm) Fire started at 1458 h. (2:58pm). The temp was 26.3 degrees Celsius, humidity was 21.7%, wind was 26 kph. Yes, that's our 'winter' or as we call it 'dry season' in North Queensland Australia! 😃

[@benotyourboss]

Wow!

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@Clarky4848]

The old Victorinox magnifying glass that had a grey body and was made of glass, I believe it had more magnification. Despite being small, would it be easier to light a tinder with it? And in that case, would there be a way to customize the magnifying glass and color it like a thread counter magnifying glass with higher magnification?

[@FelixImmler]

i don't know exactly. But i guess, that a lager diameter is more important then a stronger lens...

[@berndschiefer9584]

Ich glaube mal gelesen zu haben das das alte Vergrößerungsglas 8 fach und das neue nur 5 fach vergrößert.... Aber wie immer super Video LG

[@Clarky4848]

@@FelixImmler thanks

[@einufo]

Danke für den Tipp, Zunderpulver etwas zu verdichten. Ich muss das mit meinem Chaga-Mehl mal probieren, so als pures Pulver hat es als Zunder nicht funktioniert. Gruß Tino PS: Wie immer Daumen hoch natürlich!

[@FelixImmler]

Danke lieber Tino!

[@HootOwl513]

The magnifier on the old Champion [Maxim] was small in diameter but it was glass. The magnifier on the Swiss Champ is plastic, but a bigger diameter. How do they compare?

[@FelixImmler]

The old Lense was stronger but smaller in Diameter

[@nilsschenkel7149]

Thermo paper from a shop receipt or something like that should be a good tinder material as well, it turns black as soon as you heat it and you´re more likely to have some with you than a newspaper.

[@FelixImmler]

Great idea!!

[@clemens974]

Hi, Felix. Just a question, did you ever tried another brand? Like Leatherman for example? Thanks

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

I guess they changed the focal length with these new style magnifiers? On my (1990s) Swiss Champ the focal length was almost identical to the distance from the lens to the scale furthest away from it, allowing you to set the knife on a surface above whatever you were doing and use both hands while looking through the lens. Prime example was when my then girlfriend got a knot in a very fine gold chain and I untangled it using two sewing needles and my SAK.

[@FelixImmler]

Yes...the old lenses was stronger but smaller in diameter

[@MrOlipinpon]

@@FelixImmler Hello Felix. Great video! Which lens is the best to do fire... the grey old one or the nex one? Best regards

[@rawdez_]

what if you try a transparent water bottle, plastic or glass, as a second lense to focus more sunlight onto a Victorinox Magnifying Glass

[@FelixImmler]

That works! But to hold lenses steady is not easy

[@rawdez_]

@@FelixImmler some primitive bushcraft stick contraption for that. would be cool to see an actual fire and some cooking from you with it, have a nice day and thanks for your videos!

[@Eyes0penNoFear]

Did you happen to time how long each tinder took to form an ember?

[@alanaliyev456GT]

In KSA Sun is at Zenith , magnificent glass is very very efficient.... maybe if magnification is less efficient, you can obtain same result in change the focus distance ??

[@sydtysk]

And the next time we learn to produce sunscreen with a Swiss army knife😂. Thanks for the great effort and the interesting Video. Tschau

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for the inspiration!

[@EricKaiserMarburg]

Hallo Felix, ich hoffe ihr hattet einen schönen Urlaub. Danke Dir, das war ein Super Video und da waren einige sehr gute Tipps dabei. Ich freue mich schon auf viele geniale Einfälle von einem erholten Felix :o) Mit Familie ist das ja immer etwas schwierig im Urlaub. Ich finde das Urlaub mit Familie Alltag unter erschwerten Bedingungen ist ;o) VG Eric.

[@FelixImmler]

Haaa ha haaa, ja genau das mit den erschweren Bedingungen ist so. mein Jüngster ist jetzt 8. Da wirds besser... die können sich schon gut selbst beschäftigen..

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Hi Felix, I just made a purchase on the Victorinox website for several items, we know Amazon sales your books in America, however, we would like to purchase your books, in my very small community, if we could purchase one of your books with your autograph in it? Would it be possible? We really enjoy learning different ways to do bushcraft and we love your channel, you always brighten our day with your videos and always smiling!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!👍🏽💯❤️🇺🇸

[@FelixImmler]

Hello Hector. Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment. I don't think it's possible to sell a signed book on Amazon. ...or only with huge effort. Sorry for that.

[@henrymontfortin9788]

il Serait intéressant de connaître le diamètre de la loupe du couteaux... et de la loupe de la Swiss Card , pour comparer. merci pour votre réponse.

[@FelixImmler]

it's the same lens...

[@henrymontfortin9788]

@@FelixImmler Merci. 👍

[@alanaliyev456GT]

Old glass lens was a x8 , ideal for light concentration.. (since x6 no soucy) now ,polycarbonat x6 is good too. But first synthrtic lens was less peformant just X4 or 5 ! Ok here in Saudi no problem for make a fire a little lateral car glass glow is sufficient ! But in europa ??.its possible , in middle sunny sky ?

[@karlbesser1696]

Jetzt kann ich es mit deinen Zundermischungen nochmal probieren Habe die Lupe bisher nur an trockene Grasstängel gehalten. Gruß Karl.

[@FelixImmler]

Das freut mich 👍 Liebe Grüsse vom Bodensee!

[@BrunoGomes-br]

Make a video changing the corkscrew tool to a Philips screwdriver on the Ranger Grip 55 Onyx Black Knife.

[@FelixImmler]

Thanks for your inspiration...