Flint + Steel + Fungus = Fire. Using Chaga Fungus and a Scottish Snail Steel / Flint Fire Kit.

In this video we start a fire using chaga fungus, flint, and a Scottish steel fire kit. This is a great bushcraft survival skill to know how to do. This is part of a fire making series I am doing which includes videos on: Friction fire - Bow Drill Fire, Hand Drill Fire, Fire Plow, Fire Thong, Fire Piston, and more.
Mousetrap Monday

[@John-hp2hg]

I love stuff like this. It'd be so cool if you could regularly show catch and cooks using fire like this, with the rats/squirrels you catch, rather than feeding them to the wildlife.

[@anandrathi9615]

I’m obviously 😮

[@veewaiyawuth2063]

I'm from Thailand and have with me a kit. The tinder(kapok tree fluff) is packed in bamboo, the top is charred from the previous lighting, you would add tinder from the bottom and keep the char on top. The steel is a broken file. My housekeeper got me this when she visited her dad in the northeast of Thailand. He used to light ciggarette with flint until he quit smoking.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

You guys should be able to source the fiber / fluff from the fishtail palm. Its fantastic. Check out Dalem Gumino on you tube.😝🤘 you could soak that in potassium Nitrate, like i do my Cattails same principle.

[@veewaiyawuth2063]

It is used in southern Thailand, palm is more abundant there.

[@TonyMontanaOG]

@@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897 😝🤟? Take it down a knotch

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@TonyMontanaOG aye?😳

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@TonyMontanaOG what do you mean?

[@corey6393]

Love this stuff, keep it up, please! It is nice to see these methods. At some point it would be interesting to see things like how to find dry fire starting materials when the conditions are far from ideal, such as heavy rain or snow. I've done it just for practice, but never for an emergency.

[@tpl608]

As always Shawn, gloves Shawn, gloves. Protect yourself and your family. ;-)

[@honthirty_]

Goof ball.

[@ambervanderhooft]

Nice video! Try Neanderthal style, it's quite similar. Use tinder fungus + manganese dioxide. Then, make sparks with pyrite + flint (handaxe would be nice). When you caught the ember, add it to the tinder bundle.😁

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

I soak my tinder fungus in salt peter. (potassium Nitrate) i have never heard of using Manganese dioxide. Interesting. Amber.🤔🤔🤔👏👏👏👍😁

[@gkeyman565]

Great demo video, can't wait for more like it. Have a great day. & Merry Christmas to the family and anybody who reads this!!!!

[@coloredcoat]

The native American stuff you do was how I originally found your channel. The mousetraps are neat, but the survival and native stuff is pretty fun. All stuff I used to do when I was a kid. Now my kids and I watch your adventures on here.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

A video about looking for that fungus could also be interesting

[@tpl608]

Very early Friday morning posting. Must be getting ready for Christmas. Have fun

[@ratled1]

Nice to see Ötzi make another appearance on the channel...... LOVED the old videos on Ötzi and Ishi !!!!!

[@maybee...]

I've only heard of drinking Chaga Tea. Thanks for sharing.

[@s.c.112]

This was a very enjoyable video to watch, nice job!

[@OmegaPaladin144]

You know, you could do a review of some of the fire-starting kits that use a magnesium rod and ferrocerium striking surface. It would be cool to see how to use one of those kits before I actually need to use it in an emergency.

[@siriusgd4753]

Never knew about the fungus thing! Another great video Shawn!

[@BrakhianSoldier]

I'm so glad you got back into these kind of videos, it's why I originally subscribed to your channel. While I enjoyed your trap series, it got kind of old after a while and I'm glad to see you returning to bushcrafting and survival. I wouldn't mind to see some flint knapping videos too. I wish you and your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@user-rt4hm6ue1u]

I also started watching from the primitive archery videos as well. Then throughout the years became a fan and appreciated Shawn. I started watching since I was 9 years old. Making homemade arrows at home. I watch his videos and him talk. It's calming and the nature is colorful and beautiful. When feeling down it gets me going just smiling because like him it's my passion too! I admire him

[@GoldenHorse2024]

Beautiful hint of natural fire from nature.

[@larryhawkes1347]

Chaga has long been my favorite flint and steel fire making method. It smells great too. I even named my dog Chaga. 🐶

[@Nylak-Otter]

That is a great name for a dog! Cute, meaningful, and has two syllables and two strong sounds that are easy for dogs to recognize. I like it!

[@heyoldman2003]

cattail Duff .. learn something new every day . thank you Shawn and Merry Christmas to all 👍🏼

[@brettharding6316]

Shoutout to the man that never clickbaits

[@andyvue2418]

Wow I love it I never knew it would be that easy

[@michiganbear5423]

If you're going to show Chaga you should explain to people where it comes from and how to find it

[@racebiketuner]

Yup. Please do.

[@davelea8919]

he did say birch tree we use this too in the uk

[@michiganbear5423]

@@davelea8919 he didn't show what it looks like on the tree.the visual helps people remember.

[@DriftWander770]

Keep researching

[@naughtiusmaximus1811]

Thanks, this is what YT is all about.

[@johneubank8543]

I don't think Otzi had iron (certainly not steel). I think he had pyrite, which has iron and iirc sulphur in it. I wonder if you could make a fire with that! That would be great.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

yes pyrite is the mineral you should use if you don't have other metal stuff. Its name literally means "rock that makes fire" in ancient greek

[@ezee51]

It is quite possible Ötzi had a piece of iron or steel. The Iron Age occurred between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C and possibly earlier in certain regions.

[@johneubank8543]

@@ezee51 I looked it up - Otzi had pyrite in his fire starting kit. But yes, iron was rare but known to humas before the Iron Age. King Tut had an iron dagger made of meteoric iron. We know pre-iron-age people used pyrite and flint onto tender to create fire. There's lots of evidence of this (again, Otzi had pyrite). And yes, we made iron before the iron age, just not much of it. We didn't have good methods for mass-producing iron tools, armor and weapons - what we made from iron ore, early on, was thought to be low quality and abandoned, until we worked out how to better smelt and make iron. Meteoric iron objects, however, were highly prized and quite valuable. Otzi was pre-bronze-age. The bronze age may have just started in other parts of the world, when he lived, but for his part of Europe - they were in the copper age. He had a copper axe and no bronze artifacts. His people likely did not know how to make bronze - they may have needed to trade for their copper - could have gotten ingots or premade tools. But Otzi was not iron age, for what it's worth - copper age.

[@jodydorsett8726]

Renewed my interest in the channel!

[@clifbradley]

I've never ver seen that steel before. I'll have to look for one. Love the fire making series

[@richscott2090]

I definitely like this series of fire making techniques... MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎄🎄🎄

[@catoandersson5568]

The hard part of this is finding the fungus and the preparation of it… but that is maybe another video?

[@marcogenovesi8570]

yeah I keep seeing people using it but I'm not seeing it in the wild

[@robertvondarth1730]

Most any shelf or bracket fungus will work

[@scaredofghosts6813]

In the world of ferro rods my mans out here with a rock makin it happen💯

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Great video, Shawn. Didn't know about the Chaga fungus. Quite interesting. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, mate. Cheers.

[@Smallathe]

Wonderful! Merry Christmas and happy new year!!!

[@Wildernessquestoutdoors]

Hey heyyyyyyy look who showed up on my feed this morning 😊

[@jayjudd6518]

Congratulations buddy merry Christmas.

[@JaacobJack007]

I would like to see more prehistoric methods plz

[@lUnstable]

Same this was a cool variety flavored vid

[@user-rt4hm6ue1u]

Thank You

[@darlatidwell6255]

I need to study how to identify the different kinds of rocks to learn how to find Flint. Merry Christmas. 🎄

[@dylanzrim3635]

I collect excess sap from the gum-trees in my yard, I’ve never tested it with flint, but as a second or third stage of fire building it goes well

[@tincans0]

I love the format, quick and to the point...makes me want to try that too

[@ninjamaster3453]

I'm enjoying these. Since you know about mice traps anything about primitive traps would be cool

[@leunam3434]

Don’t forget the fire piston!

[@lasersbee]

Interesting.... Thanks Shawn.

[@stephenbraun9951]

I love the primitive fire videos

[@ogonbio8145]

Paul stamets would be proud

[@eliadelucchi5455]

impressive!

[@kwinzman]

Mice: I guess it's my lucky day today!

[@BenjySparky]

That's cool please make more of these!

[@mountainhomeplace489]

Very informative.

[@HodorsLeftShoe]

Awesome video, can't wait for more

[@simonward-horner7605]

Fascinating, thanks!

[@christopherhull5501]

Very cool, thank you !😊

[@Prepare2Survive]

Chaga also works good as a baseboard for a hand drill friction fire.

[@manuelch.4381]

Like and enjoy 🍀👍🍀 Greetings from Germany 🍀👍🍀

[@user-of5zg1ww8k]

Thank you.

[@tanakaobi]

Awesome video!

[@TheRealMozes]

It would be nice to see you go out in the woods and show off how you find things and use these methods to make a fire. Maybe using a shoe lace for a bow or something. maybe show a few methods. Would love to see it !

[@Wholagn]

Good stuff thank you sir

[@danriehl4244]

All those methods, and I didn't hear my favorite - the Fire Piston!

[@Kooroshcamp]

Excellent

[@racebiketuner]

Very cool!

[@Walter-wo5sz]

More please.

[@sithyarael6807]

Oh how many times I have used flint and steel to start a fire. Now that I am older I just carry a lighter cause it it so much easier. .

[@j.hueston4370]

Chaga makes a nice tea.

[@kennethhughesjr.1780]

I really enjoy this kind of content. Maybe some info on where to find flint and chaga would be nice. With Respect.

[@snappycattimesten]

3000AD “here is the ancient bic lighter method”

[@SteveCreasy]

Great content, Shawn! It just goes to show that you are not a one-trick pony! Or should I say you're not a one-trick mouse, rat, squirrel, chipmunk, mole, vole, or gopher!

[@adriansue8955]

Tinder Fungus would love to have a video explaining how to locate and identify that fungus in the wild

[@alfonsmuller2318]

Now I'm thinking about forging my own fire steel. I recently had the opportunity to try out smithing and I wouldn't mind getting into it.

[@ah-xt2uc]

That's pretty damn cool. edit: yes please more like this!

[@bj97301]

Chaga makes good tea too

[@adama1294]

I like the modern version ferocerium.

[@cannonball666]

I use toenail fungus and bellybutton lint as tinder.

[@Taco_Syndicate]

What about the chaga tea? Not the chaga! Nicely done regardless.

[@TheLogicalAnswer]

Now i know how to go to the nether

[@yanjijay6752]

Surprised you don't have snow or atleast it doesn't look cold there

[@__Niels__]

More fire videos! 👍

[@Tuxdaddy]

GREAT STUFF Sir !!! How long do you allow the chaga to dry ?? Just curious ...

[@Waffle_-ft8nb]

i strike a boulder with a hammer and it made sparks

[@danielled8665]

Damn seems like a waste of Chaga though, that stuff makes an amazing tea.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

making a fire is usually more important than making tea

[@clevelandrocksdzd]

More please

[@tpl608]

Where do we buy the mushroom?

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

HAPPY RAT TRAP FRIDAY!

[@michaelpipkin9942]

My dad's Magnesium fire starter keychain was a top toy to play with. Boy Scouts bitches!!!

[@baarni]

I want to see a fire created by mouse trap as it catches a mouse 😅

[@Travellerwiz]

I do love this stuff.. I'm hoping you will suggest different woods from around north america that would work. Especially with a friction methods. Up here in Northern Canada, I have tried numerous times but pretty sure I'm just not using the right wood.

[@NOTYOURFRIEND0]

Hows it going.

[@aktrapper6126]

I'll bet you that chaga did not go out by simply rubbing it, that stuff is very hard to extinguish. I had a friend who almost burned his porch down because he "thought" the chaga was out.

[@niteshchoudhary294]

Flint + Steel, meet the real life Link.

[@Incandescentiron]

Interested if there's anything specific about Scottish steel that makes it so.

[@SaycoRa]

👍

[@aabeceedeeeff6076]

Never really thought of this, just knew that flint and steel was a thing. A bit bit of googling told me that flint wasn't needed, any sharp surface would do. But I still wonder what they used way back then instead of steel. Just iron?

[@mingus445_gaming]

pyrite

[@Jack-gy7cs]

Waiting to see a recipe for BBQ non native mice. Hehe

[@RaymondHng]

Ooga chaga ooga ooga

[@GigaBoost]

What? There's no way a 5000 year old man had a STEEL fire starting kit on him. Metallurgy to produce consistent steel was invented much, much later. So I'm curious, what replaced the STEEL in his flint & steel kit?

[@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday]

Otzi used iron pyrite

[@GigaBoost]

@@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday cool!

[@dracolnyte]

like

[@bobedwards8896]

what what did the ice man use instead of steel?

[@miltonmize4990]

My family and I are having problems containing an infestation of kangaroo mice. It's a rare species of mice and it's actually illegal to kill or harm them as they are on the 'endangered species's list. We have tried the bucket trap with no water, but they easily jumped out. Do you have anymore practicle ideas on how to catch and release our tiny fury friends?

[@tpl608]

Where did Ozzie get steel?

[@joeschmo622]

From a heavy-metal band?

[@marcogenovesi8570]

he used pyrite, that's a natural form of iron ore. It's more annoying to use but works the same

[@tpl608]

@@marcogenovesi8570 thanks. Annoying, how?

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@tpl608 less sparks than steel or iron so you have to work it for a little bit to start the chugga

[@abcddef2112]

Why not fire pump

[@hunterhq295]

How are your pet mice?

[@Goludan]

Wish I could use fire for warmth in my house. Unfortunately my home doesn't have a fireplace and I don't have a homestead with acres of land. If you wanna see how the rest of us do it, maybe I'll make a channel for suburbia

[@jackwardrop4994]

Well Otzi had the fungus true but obviously not the steel or even iron.

[@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday]

He use natural Iron Pyrite. The chaga fungus had particles of flint and iron pyrite on it.

[@jackwardrop4994]

@@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday I stand corrected.