GROUND POUNDER FIRST FIRE KIT

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@Thes564]

Hey i am 57 years old and spent alot of time in the woods like you and i was born in Ohio but have lived in a few of the southern states for up too 3 years at a time and both of my Great grandmas and grandpas were from Tenn.so i spent a good bit of time with them too but i found your channel just a few days ago and i really resonated with you and your channel because like you i too used the old school gear even in the boy scouts as a kid and you are like a breath of fresh air and the memories i have come back watching you so thanks for doing what you do.

[@wmluna381]

I always enjoy the real life, old school stories.

[@Thes564]

@@wmluna381 Me as well.

[@SavageVoyageur]

I used to love those strike anywhere matches. I used to carry a bunch of them in my pocket to light firecrackers. One day I was running after lighting a black cat and the whole bunch in my pocket went up in flames. Then i was dancing around trying to remove my pants. My buddies were laughing and pointing. Yah I miss those days of blue tip matches.

[@charlesquick3091]

I remember my grandfather ( WW2 vet ) always had a bundle in the trunk.... It was a old metal canteen, canteen cup, and a folding knife, three Prince Albert Tabaco cans ( #1. He had bandaids, iodine, gauze, a couple of sewing needles and a couple small bobbins of thread. And electrical tape wrapped around the can , #2. Fishing line, hooks, sinkers, and a couple small bobbers. #3. Couple pieces of yellow wood, matches, lighter, and a small candle all wrapped in a plastic bag. ), A jar of peanut butter, and a entrenching shovel, And everything was rolled up in a poncho and tied up with rope. I never thought about why he had it until I got older and started boy scouts...

[@shannondavis1106]

Great video Blackie, nothing like burning phosphorus under your thumb nail, except for a blistered leg from a leaking zippo

[@larryeddings3185]

Yeah, don't over fill a Zippo! Been there!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

it will give you a burn to be sure and a over filled zippo can cause all sorts of problems

[@tfisher808]

Brings back memories, I used metal Bandaid Tins as my kit container. My Grandfather filled both his Zippos at the breakfast table. Thanks for the video

[@tfisher808]

My grandfather was born in 1904, I think back then they issued a zippo and a pocket knife at birth.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

mine was the same way a bandaid can was the pack kit a sucrets tin was a pocket tin and a prince albert tin was a shirt pocket kit that and 2 pocket knives

[@joshuajohnson4396]

Boy things have changed since the day you were talking about chores. I recently received a Collins boy fireman's axe in great shape and I would say if it wasn't on the school bus as a emergency escape tool it would be in fair condition. I thank you for sharing your life experiences with us. Wonder how many of today kids watch your videos in the future. People like you are a dying breed and I truly Thank You for keeping some of it alive

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thats why i do these videos in hopes someone in yrs to come will need and find my words useful

[@Mayhemcountryliving]

Good stuff

[@hollywoodhefner2]

Simple is still the best.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

always

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Awesome Tips Blackie.😁👊👏👏👏👏👏👏 Thanks from New Zealand🌏🌏🌏 looking forward to future tips. Bravo brother😊👍👏👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ericvater8672]

Once again Blackie great video with lots of knowledge you have some of the best life long skills I appreciate all your videos be safe and have a great day Blackie 👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

glad to share

[@scottangel6462]

Wow, that brought back some memories!! I remember looking like a soldier when going to the woods as a young'un !!! My pap always had his Prince Albert can in his pocket but he also put fish hooks and line in there and a couple Band-Aids too. Also remember that just about every restaurant had matches beside the register to. I am loving this series Blackie, outstanding job!!!

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Great video Blackie! Rule of 3s!! This also brought back alot of fond memories!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad to hear that!

[@thethan302]

my fire kit lives in a old Norelco electric razor pouch. it's fake leather with a zipper but it only opens up 3/4s of the way open so it's not even full clamshell. it's just big enough to fit 1ferro rod with striker 1 Altoids tin with a magnifying glass 1 bic lighter ( I like high visibility yellow or orange ones) 1 magnesium bar with striker 1 pill bottle with Vaseline soaked cotton balls 1 small baggie with dry tinder 1 pill bottle with strike anywhere matches with a piece of sand paper glued to the lid, cotton ball shoved in the top and ranger bands wrapped around it. and 1 match case with matches (not strike anywhere). I know it's silly and goofy to use that. but it's the first small pouch that seems to work. i spend zero dollars on it (was a Christmas gift or some; no idea what happened to the razor, probably broke). i keep my fatwood in a ziplock baggie. it's light and keeps them dry. i got a flint and steel for my birthday this year; haven't taken the time to really learn it yet make up some char cloth though.

[@james_lessick892]

I'm so glad to learn from you Mr. Blackie.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

glad to be useful

[@voraciousblackstn]

Another great tinder to have on hand is jute twine. It is a decent cordage and jute has a lot of natural oils in it so it makes an awesome tinder. Just make sure it is actually jute, a few places label plastic twine as "jute" and that obviously is no good. Just cut a bit off and light it with a match. If it burns regular, you are fine. If it flash burns, it is plastic. Find it in hardware or gardening sections.

[@choirboyzcutleryoutdoors]

Great video! Honestly brother you are by far my favorite channel on here!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Appreciate that

[@MichaelR58]

Blackie , good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@timlacy2284]

Blackie , Outstanding Video and Great Information, . Old School fire kit , I remember a trapper that lived down the road passed my grandparents farm he carried a Fire kit like you had there , brought back memories when I was a little kid. I'm 61 years old and my dad and uncles hunted and fished , camped and all of them were Army Veterans and Good Teachers . Thank You for sharing your time and knowledge and wisdom and passing on the craft. You Are The Master Woodsman and Buschcrafter. Tim L. Old Boy Scout and U.S. Army Vet. I did my best to teach my son and his friends the way of the woods. Thanks Again For Being A Great Teacher. God Bless You.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@richarddiss1643]

AWESOME! Thank You very much Blackie. Greetings from France ^_^

[@michaelcoulombe4319]

Boy that brought back some memories I remember when I was I didn't do ground pounding I went hitchhiking across the country back in the end of the seventies early eighties and I didn't have a very big backpack and I had just what I needed to carry and my fire kit yeah I had a lighter I had a bunch of Blue diamond strike anywhere matches some paper matches and I didn't even have a ride I had a magnesium bar and tender I found out on the way I have come a long way since then fair rides Glenn steel all kinds of different stuff but it makes me think of how I did so much more with way less keep up the good work I enjoy your videos

[@kalstreksandtrails7606]

I like the ideal of those straws. Going to have to start going to McDonald's. Awesome video my friend

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Hope you enjoy

[@TerryC69]

Hi Blackie! If there is anything I have had reinforced by you on this channel it is knowledge followed by practice. For me, the best part is going out and practicing what I am learning in theory. You are appreciated, bud!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for that!

[@briarsmoke6046]

Highly enjoyable as always.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thank you for watching

[@romaniac82]

Another great video! Thank you !

[@jenniferbauman4802]

Good video. Makes me want to go through my kit. It sucks when you get out there . And forgot something. Then you have to do with out it. Ha I can't remember what I for got. Was a long time ago. I guess I'll find out. The next time I go out. Need to right that down. And put it in my kit. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@Captain-Electro]

I used to carry matches in an old film container. Times sure have changed and I ain't that old.

[@phillipdavis4507]

I still have 2 of the Marbles match safes, they're hard to beat and tough as a blacksmith's anvil!

[@toddcarr.]

Really cool fire kit, only thing I would include is a striker for the ferro rod something like a jig saw bit takes up hardly any room and doubles as a small scraper or saw. Thanks for the great vid and keep making sharp things fun and enjoyable.

[@larryeddings3185]

Much woods wisdom in this video. Thanks for sharing, Blackie.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@Ozarkwonderer]

as a kid in the 80s i always had a book of matches or a half spent lighter i found somewhere. we did camping on horseback...burnt a wood stove for heat or slash piles...ect. in Washington i was surrounded by evergreen trees you could get combustible tender any time. just step off the trail or to the pine tree in the yard...rain snow sunny. it was wen i moved to Missouri l upgraded to a full fire kit as those resources wernt as ready. great video ive learned alot from your stories and show in tells. thanks

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@margaretadler6162]

As always that was a very informative and useful video. Thanks! Blackie ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johncooper1107]

Thanks Blackie , all good tips

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@glennfyfe1357]

Great advice, thanks Blackie.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Any time!

[@danieljones2183]

Clean it, get it ready and pack it so it's ready to go on a moment's notice. Don't have to think about it. Great advice.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Yes! Thank you!

[@smoothvern165]

I love hearing about the gear from back then, when I was a kid! Great fire kit, and always such great thought put into everything you do! Great video!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thank you very much

[@WesternMdBushcraft]

Going to play with making a self igniting version of that fire straw. Looks like one cap could easily be modified with a match and a strip of striker improvised pull pin without making it any bigger.

[@hiramhaji7813]

Great video

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thank you

[@oldsoldier181]

The only homemade tinder I use are fire straws!! I think I spent an entire afternoon, a decade ago, making them. I made a baggie full, and still have some left! I seal mine a little different: I cut them about 2" long, do the same with the cotton and vaseline, stuff it in-but then I pinch off each end with pliers, and melt it shut.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

That is awesome!

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Good solid kit

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@willownoel5017]

I remember going to our local Winn-Dixie and seeing a sign saying, introducing the new quick check system! And they had these new conveyer belt check out counters. I was amazed by those things rolling around and around. And of course we bought flints, wicks, and fluid for the Zippos and a whole case of strike anywhere matches for lighting the fatwood starter in the wood stove. And Momma was always fumbling with those Green stamps for some deal they had on those. Ahh the early 70's...

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

those were the days and God forbid you broke one of the green stamp bowls ya had to get a whole new set to make them match

[@robertmiller2629]

Even thoe I live in the north eastern part of the U.S. I notice that our mentality runs in the same direction on dirt tome as I call it in my case I have a number of fire kits that I made up my favorite one is made using a M16 mag pouch and I use the large altoids tin for tinder I also have a number of fire straws included in it along with fire rounds as I call them along with the Fresnel lens. 3 things that I added recently is one a few alchahol wipes, and some hand sanitizer, and last is a few wet fire tabs ( cubes ) they do help a lot.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

sounds like a good kit

[@WKNDER1]

great video!! i have always carried three forms of ignition and at least three forms of tinder. great points and great view!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for watching!

[@oldminer5387]

Great advise and video Blackie, thank you. My Uncle taught me to always go through our gear and make any repairs or adjustments before putting it up.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Right on

[@mikelgeren149]

Yes my old kit was a Zippo and kitchen matches in the Marble tube . That Marbles tube was Nichol plated brass . Sometimes I had a magnifying lens . Now I have a GI plastic match tube , a Bic , and a fero rod . 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

that works as well modern plastic is a lot lighter and a bit tougher to prevent dents

[@grampawterry8957]

Thanks brother , shared

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

glad to help

[@nealgrey6485]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You're welcome!

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

Excellent refresher class here ...!!! Complimentary matches are persona non grata (not PC) and I remember them... but I have in each of my Fire Kits: Ferrocerium rod, lifeboat matches, lighters, magnifying glass, vaseline cotton balls, shavings from the pencil sharpener. Only thing I'm wanting for is a magnesium block. Almost forgot about the alcohol preps in the medical kit

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

here in my wood fat wood does the same job as the magnesium block same shaving to a pile then ignite soi dont carry one but in place where fat wood is hard to find a mag block might be a good choice

[@jimhale3879]

Thank you for your video on making sure you are always set up and ready to go with fire and the rest of gear! Just like you said it always the best way to keep up on your gear and keeping in good condition and restocked at all times. Just like going to sleep and having to eat and drink! If you are up-to-date it will make your day a better day on everything you do! Thank you !!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for watching!

[@shadowstalker130666]

Im an old boy scout that earned the name pyro. Then and now ive got so many different ways to start a fire and tinders and fire starters in my pockets. Several match cases, peanut lighters, commercial fire tinders, fat wood, ferro rod, altoid tin buddy burner...

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

that was me guys in my groups called me blackie the fire god cause i would find a away to get a fire going

[@jameskelly1680]

Great minds think alike... we have an almost identical fire kit. Those cotton makeup remover pads make great DIY fire starters. I submerge them in melted petroleum jelly, then let them cool and dip them in melted wax a few times. They also make decent charcloth.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

they do a good job

[@Flashahol]

Great point on "gear reset" or, as I call it, maintenance and preparation. Nowadays, most of our prepping for the next day is about electronic stuff (charge the phone, e-mails, etc.), so we lost the habit of preparing gear and even just clothing sometimes. I tend to have multiple packs and kits for different activities, which adds a layer of coordination since I can't afford 5 hammocks, 5 tarps, 5 compasses... this means I need to stop and plan ahead, else I'll do like today and go for my first summer hike and forget the mosquito repellent like every first hike of the summer.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

oh it sucks to forget the bug stuff this time of year they are mean and hungry right now

[@Flashahol]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS That's why I only forget it once...

[@jem6205]

Great video! I keep forgetting to check my gear and the firekit is one of those things that you setup, and if you dont use it, then you can go months or several trips before you check it again. I dont think I checked my fire kit since Dec. I keep using my Zippo lighter, or ferro rod, and never needed to use prepped tender in years. I still like to keep some cotton/petroleum/wax_dipped balls as part of my tender bundle, but I just havent needed it. They last damn near forever after you dip them in wax or seal them in a straw. Up north we have tons of pine trees which can provide year around tinder that is dry even in the middle of a two day downpour. All you need to know is where to look and how to harvest. When I was in scouts in the 80s the pine trees were the topic of many survival topics. Winter survival and wet conditions were the highest topics for survival in upper Midwest. I just counted how many ignition sources that have on me after waking up at home and putting on my boots. Shocked to find that I have 5 just on my person without even realizing it. That could be a reason why I havent looked at my fire kit since Dec LOL. Time to relook at my EDC and do a gear check. Thanks for the reflection

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching

[@Doug-do7ge]

Thanks Blackie, great video as always and thanks for sharing your life stories

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

my pleasure

[@TinyTitan50]

I’ve used the straw technique but I burned the ends and crimped them. We don’t have fatwood here in Oregon, that I’ve found, so I ordered some! 🤷🏼‍♀️ The one thing I need to add to my kit is the matches which I will do immediately. Thanks for another great video. Oh another idea is to put a zip tie on the lighter so it doesn’t get pressed accidentally.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

good idea

[@daveedwards6567]

Great video Blacky love listening to your story s about the gear you seen or use once again big thanks till the next video thanks

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fatherwolfs1]

Great advice and tips! Blessings 🙏🐺

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@shastaham7630]

When I was in the service, truck drivers/commanders (gasoline only) used to dip their Zippo lighter cores in their gas tanks. The only problem was that a leaking lighter could soak through a pocket and cause a painful rash. We solved that by carrying the lighters in combat dressing pouches on our pistol belts.

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

I got an old video showing my day hike gear but in that I show my civil war cap pouch and keep dryer lint and candle wax and I carry 2 Zippos in case one fails, and that’s always on me

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

my father used a zippo and on more than one long trip his in his pants pocket would weep and cause him to get a chem blister

[@affendihamzah5587]

Thank you soo much sir

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Most welcome

[@fredfreiberger7878]

Hi Blackie I would like to see you put together a kit from pill bottles camera cases things from the house and yard sales I would like to see if esbit stove cubes could be lit with a ferro rod or solar ignition thanks in advance

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

I’m a pretend soldier and same reasons cheap and it lasts forever, but I’m using old military surplus too not modern camo, I got a fire kit always on me is my civil war cap pouch with 2 zippos in case one fails, cause ya like you say they dry up but sometimes the second one will give you one last light and I have dryer lint and candle wax, I think I shoved a small book of matches too, in my backpack I keep old military decon container for gas mask cause they are water proof

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

sounds good

[@outdoorvideoswithbrad]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS thanks

[@peterslabinger6221]

Hi Blackie, Nice video. I have a couple of questions about some fire staters. 1st when I was a scout in the mid 80’s we use strike away matches, I think the brand was Ohio blue. I was fun and challenging lighting those matches on different thing. About 10 years when my son started scouts I bought some strike away matches. I had a hard time lighting them. They were the diamond brand but they were terrible. Did they change the manufacturing process in making them or did I buy a bad brand. In freezing weather matches are more reliable than lighters are because the gas in lighter can’t evaporate and will not light. You have to keep the lighter close to your body and let your body temperature warm that lighter fluid up in that lighter before you try it. 2nd question they sell arc lighter now. How reliable are they? Are they as good as flame? Thanks Blackie your videos are great.

[@dennislindenpellinge]

👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@stevestumpy6873]

I carry 2 zippo lighters and 2 tins of zippo light fluid. I also carry and old railroad flair for emergencies, once lit it will burn under water. I have cotton balls full off petroleum jelly kept in a waterproof Altoids tin.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i think you got fire covered

[@jameswhite465]

In extreme cold Bic lighters don't like to light matches are best Zippo is a second choice don't forget to refill it

[@joshuajohnson4396]

I love how you are not stuck to 1 type of fluid with zippy lighters

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

true in extreme cold the bic got to warm up thats why smokers up in the cold country would wear one inside the jacket to keep it warm

[@eastguntucky9268]

Hello Blackie great content thanks for taking the time, I would like to see a video sometime on a get home bag concerning maybe 🤔 just a 5 mile walk home up till getting caught out up to say a 60 mile journey, what necessities would you have with you for the different distances of travel I know this steps out of bushcraft into survivalism but maybe be a good idea for a video someday

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

sounds like a fun challenge i will see what i can come up with

[@awatt]

Our go to in the scouts many decades ago was pine sawdust swept up from the school workshop mixed with kerosene/paraffin or alcohol/meths or lighter fuel. Just enough to form a paste. Just a teaspoon would get even wet wood started.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

good advice

[@anthonygallegos6410]

Nice I’m gonna build one😎love your videos dude

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

glad to help

[@tomritter493]

I got blue thumb from that lol the pull string I forgot bout them .my brother in law was a welder so I had access magnesium. But i carried the zippo .matches .fat wood .and waxed papper I got a series on grab and go

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for watching brother

[@BIGDEVIL1000]

You can still get the sucrets tins ive seen them in walmart and walgreens

[@forestgnome55]

OORAH! Another great video! Blackie I am convinced we were born under the same star! Are you sure we weren't brothers in another life? My first fire kit was in a WWII German Army cleaning kit tin. My current one is in the same compass pouch as yours! ( Marble's match safe, ferro rod, fat lighter, punk wood in char tin, Fresnel lens)!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks brother i hope we can camp again once it cools off a bit in our beloved south

[@forestgnome55]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS Lookin' forward to it my brother!

[@RyanMiller-qy3ee]

ive always made vaseline cotton balls and pads but never ever thought of putting them in a mckid's straw

[@tiffanyvelez1340]

I’m 68 my dads stepdad smoked a pipe didn’t use PA but his stuff cam in similar cans we used them to carry worms for fishing

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i kinda miss those old tins i had fishing kits fire kits ect lots of stuff in those they would sit in a shirt pocket real well

[@kenbarrett6466]

Knives , lights , All come in for service after each trip , then Back into the kit ,, after a couple trips it’s now time to restock my fire kit also .. it may be months before I go out again due to the southern heat we get ., but it will be ready for that cooler weekend when I can get out again

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

THATS THE WAY TO DO IT YOU HAVE A GOOD SYSTEM

[@samsanfratello7549]

I am one of those guys who got the head of a match caught under his thumbnail, I only did it once. After that, I used my zipper.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

yep it make a impression when it fires off

[@keithmoore5306]

they're still making sucrets Blackie i saw them at dollar general a few months back! you sure on the lamp oil i was told you use either zippo style lighter fluid of charcoal lighter on them! when i do those straws i pinch the end closed and seal them with flame! and i'd check the bic here and there i had one that the flint turned to powder on!!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

cool i will look for them

[@keithmoore5306]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS yeah i can't say if it's the original metal box or not i just happened to look up and see them across the aisle when i was getting some dental floss to make a hand fishing line!

[@timscarborough7575]

In Georgia we call it fat lighter as well as fat wood.

[@misolgit69]

When Dave Canterbury brought out his disc fire starters it was what, a month or two before KZbin was flooded with vidson making your own from facial pads. Now we have the Area 51 and similar Fire Plugs, little rolls of material you can tear apart or slice open Want to make your own purchase some of the cotton wool pads that Dentists use, being a Brit I searched Ebay UK, they come in 3 different thicknesses you can pack about 20 - 24 in an Altoids type tin. Another freely available container, if you are familiar with Beroca vitamin tablets or other brands they come in a plastic tube with a snap tight lid under the lid is a little 'bump' containing moisture absorbent beads just right for packing in fine tinder, matches strips of fatwood etc shorter tubes can be found usually containing Glucose tablets or similar sorry for the length Blackie but I just had to pass it on ATB Bill

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks for passing along the info

[@charlesartificer2158]

Have you tested that marbles match safe to see if it is waterproof?

[@alf3553]

I’ve had two of those over the years, the first one was brass. Never had any issues with leaking. I changed the gaskets to a piece of inner tube & if it starts to wear out make a new one.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

yep i filled it with water and sealed and then tested for dripping the rubber seal in mine held well next i dried it out and resealed with a bit of tissue paper inside and placed it a foot under water it stayed dry...but having said that i have replaced my seal after say 5 yrs service more of that testing your gear type of thing

[@charlesartificer2158]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS I have a new one, not a marbles one and the stupid thing leaks. Tried changing the seal with some bicycle inner tube. That didn't work. Then tried some sheet rubber. Also didn't work. The only thing I can figure is that the rubbers im using are to hard and im not getting a good seal. Just wondering what your useing to make that seal.

[@asmith7876]

Me calling convenience store: Do you have Prince Albert in a can? Store: Yes. Me: WELL LET HIM OUT! Oh to be 12 again LOL.

[@rustyknifelover4463]

I have a Zippo lighter with Butane Insert then backup feroseum rod.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

nice

[@tinamathews3379]

I still have my match safe from my time in the Scouts.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i know several who still have theirs after being in the boy scouts

[@PlayaSinNombre]

My fire kit is in a tobacco box with a built in glass magnifying lens.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i used one back in living history days it worked weel in my bright sun

[@jeffrichards5106]

Hi Blackie, great video! I like your fire kit, nice and small with just what you need. I have to build me one of those. Thanks! look forward to all the Ground Pounder videos.👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

they are coming soon

[@RickDelmonico]

Just got back from giant sequoias and Yosemite.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

bet those are beautiful i want to see them one day

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

New Zealand has Giant Kauri. 2nd biggest tree in the world. Behind the General Sherman.🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲😊👍👏👏👏👏😁🤘

[@RickDelmonico]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS I linked photos but... Photos don't do it justice.

[@jasonjohnson6344]

Remember when wooden matches were GOOD?! Even paper matches today are not nearly as good as 30 and 40 years ago.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i agree the paper matches were thicker almost a cardboard and burned longer

[@MAXCOBRALAZERFACE]

lol I cheat. I use cotton balls and a ferro rod. This summer I’m taking ticks seriously. Sleeping on the ground is fine but these days I like my six moon design lunar solo.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

hey when it comes to fire if you aint cheating you aint trying lol

[@davidbeason3399]

My original marbles will strike an original strike anywhere, I just gotta close one eye and focus real hard

[@davidbeason3399]

Modern ***

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

cool i seem to just break matching when i try so i just use the strike bars insdie

[@Ozarkwonderer]

I've watched this video before but still took new ideas away from it. Like making new leather alice pouches based off the old canvas designs sence you can't find those much any more

[@glenocmond9183]

Have you ever run across a bigfoot at night while camping

[@RickDelmonico]

Coleman stove that runs on gasoline.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

hey that works

[@phillipdavis4507]

I was a DUMBASS! I cought my thumb nail on fire 3 times! First time, showing off for a girl, second time to see if it would do that again, third time for spite. Like I said, DUMBASS!