Flint and Steel and Char Cloth WILL Ignite Coarse Tinder... if you have to!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Usually there are leaves, grass, pine needles, or barks, around to more quickly help ignite coarse tinders. But if there's not, it's good to know that a bigger piece of char cloth or charred material can get the job done. Today, I show you how a little patience and some hot burning denim char cloth will set ablaze pine branches and then pine cones... Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video. Thanks! Char Cloth, Charred Punk Wood Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3nfHvlf-YghwFdkUBYRIIMy How To Make Char Cloth... Denim Is The Best kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5TIpmd5Z6uhh80 How To Make Charred Punk Wood kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYGyoqelfd98bJY Making A (Flint and Steel) Steel Out Of A File And Trying It Out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHPViWWdnp1jitU

[@michaeltellurian825]

In addition to the wealth of technical information, my take-away today is "calm down". You're always so cool and collected, never hurried. When I try making fire I'm always nearly frantic. Thanks for another great video!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

With experience you'll always know how the ember's transferring heat, how the tinder's responding, when to rush and when not to. This tinder needed plenty of time to dry and to heat up.

[@jasonjohnson6344]

I didn’t think you were going to be able to ignite those twigs. They seemed to be too big but, there you go. Gotta see how you ignite the pine cones now. Dang, that’s twice I had my doubts. I never would have imagined that pine cones would ignite that way. Great knowledge to have. Thanks again Dave.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I enjoyed that experiment too. TY!

[@torstengruber24]

Very good Video , thank you David and Greetings from Germany

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Torsten!

[@edgoad7129]

I've been teaching survival skills for 11 years and never read this in any book or magazine, never watched it on any video until now. Who would've thought you could get away with NOT using a birds nest. Very cool. Hope you don't mind but I'm going to try this a few times and use it during my classes.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

A lot of surpizes await you then in my 700+ fire making videos. Use and change around these techniques as you see fit.

[@manuellucero8414]

Wow. I've seen things on your channel that I have not seen anywhere else. Never imagine that fire could be achieved in this way

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@kenneth6731]

Charcloth is awesome! It's like the duct-tape of tinders.

[@thomasmusso1147]

Hi from Rheinfelden Switzerland. Thanks for that 👍. I was at our local 'Forstamt' just this Monday to get official clarification on the do's and don'ts regarding making camp fires in our local forest (we have regular fire bans, especially in dry periods which are strictly enforced with heavy penalties for offenders .. the Swiss have no sense of humour in this regard 😏). Got the all clear and was just going to look up using char cloth with 'alternate' tinder when your post came up 😊. Perfect timing 👍 .. thanks once again 😊.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Thomas!

[@paigehawkins1945]

I just found out that stinging nettle is as viable as char cloth using fire steel. Dry stalks ground to a powder, dry stalks broken over and the fibers used as well as green stalks slightly crushed and allowed to dry for 2 hours. Make a mat or something like a birds nest and of course hold it as you would char cloth and chert/flint. The powder either in a bowl or even on a piece of wood ect. One spark hits it and a ember or you’ll have multiple embers. That stuff grows pretty much everywhere too. Good thing to know for sure.

[@imafine1]

Hi, David. I’ve never tried to directly start twigs or pine cones like you demonstrated here. You showed that with patience and good technique it can be done. I’ve used t-shirt char cloth, which is easily catches a spark, to ignite terry cloth char cloth, which is longer-burning but doesn’t catch a spark as well, to start a tinder bundle that needs more time and heat to start.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@20p65s]

Another great lesson. I'll consider it my homework assignment for the weekend. Catch ya on the next one, thanks.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

WEeeee'll... catch you on the next one!

[@Carlos-hs8zo]

Nice work Mr. West.

[@thomasgold-1000]

Great demonstration - you are such a fire guru! 👍

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Thomas!

[@kevinhanley4536]

Another great video Dave. I tried the same exercise the other day using charred punk wood. Like you said works great with patience.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Charred Punk Wood get really hot too.

[@pipingandcamping]

That's a cool tip to know. Hadn't heard of that one. I imagine birch bark strips may also work this way. Thanks for sharing and God bless.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thank you P and C!

[@chadsims44]

Great video, any ideas what a guy could char from nature if he was fresh out of charcloth???

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Punkwood is best. Please watch my char playlist.

[@chadsims44]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl I will watch it soon Thanks

[@mikehopper9516]

Very nice Mr. David. Question, Jeans are thicker than say a t-shirt. What one do you prefer for char-cloth. I made lots of jean char-cloth but not so much t-shirt. I find t-shirt to fall apart more.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

mike hopper T shirt Ignites easier but I like the more intense and longer burning denim.

[@mikehopper9516]

Got ya. Thanks Mr. David