I Failed the One and Done Flint and Steel Challenge

My friend and mentor, David West, issued a challenge to his viewers, how fast can you ignite a tinder bundle with flint and steel? Well . . . I failed. Ha
Like I say in the video. When you fail against the master, it is not that bad. It is expected. Maybe next time David.

[@AditiHubbyCookingVlogs]

Great sharing ❤❤

[@Vermicompost]

😂🤣😂This was great Joe!!! If you're all prepped and ready as soon as you start that camera Murphy comes up and takes a bite out of your plans!! I say you just call that first attempt a Mulligan, especially since attempt 2 was a blazing success!! Thanks for the good laugh!!🪱🪱🪱

[@DamsLifestyle]

Very nice video thanks for sharing

[@aminanomanlifestyleinkarachi]

So beautiful sharing appreciate it very much

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Thank you

[@waveman0]

great effort mate, a few suggestions if I may, add in extra char cloth after you ignite the first piece, this adds extra heat to the bundle and speeds up the process. I use pocket bellows to concentrate my breath, again to speed up the process.

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Extra char cloth would have made the difference. Thanks.

[@Top.Mallorca]

Great work! Regards from Palma de Mallorca!

[@RornStreetFood]

Good looking video, very good looking, thanks for sharing

[@yccooksbakes9776]

Joe we all saw the smoke the first time around; it wasn't a complete fail. You are hard on yourself and I certainly know what you mean about that darn camera. Any other time and when nobody is around smooth as a hot knife through butter! Life is like that I guess. I love your videos. Survivor's! Lol You're funny Joe! Well you made a beautiful fire 🔥 👍🏻👍🏻👌🙂🧡💚

[@TravelHungryForLife]

Enjoyed this my friend fire is so important Like and support here be safe and healthy

[@AaricHale]

That's really cool ! I haven't tried making a fire like that since I was a kid at an overnight with the Boy Scouts . I don't think I was able to make a fire from what little I remember lol . Thanks for sharing and have a great day !

[@kosfireandbushcraft]

there's nothing with failing, it's part of the learning process! you still gain experience. you could've stayed home but no, you decided to practice. that's already a win!

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Thank you

[@waveman0]

I have found with cheesecloth char and palm hasks, from ignition to flame I can do it in under 30 seconds, palm husks require little to no prep and cheesecloth char is by far the fastest char I have found for getting a tinder bundle to flame.

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

It appears cheesecloth makes a superior char tinder.

[@waveman0]

@@joesoutdoorplacesmost case yes

[@agesadventures]

Excellent demo! It's great to show the mistakes in videos so people know the reality. I think you succeed because you still got fire quite easily🔥🔥🔥

[@peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920]

Hi Joe, 🔥👍🔥 I'm still proud of you ❤ You did a great job on the 2nd try. I'm one of you faithful survivors ❤Peggy❤

[@lightofgodindarkness]

Good job brother thanks for sharing

[@fishingcampborneo]

congratulations on car😍rying out my brother's activities, keep up the enthusiasm and success for all of us, thank you for sharing very interesting and entertaining content

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

You’re welcome. And thank you.

[@madcat61207]

Interesting experiment! "I survived Joe's Outdoor Places." Let's get that on a t-shirt! 😾✌

[@DianeC.]

Hi Joe!!! I still enjoyed your video. You did a good job. Just keep doing it...Nice Video!!!...🦋

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

Channel survivor here 🙋‍♂️ If at first you don’t succeed try try again. Still better attempt than most Joe 😁👍

[@TheShurikenZone]

This was a wonderful and relaxing video, sir. And all's well that ends well, certainly! Do you ever use the processed bark of a dead tulip poplar tree, by chance? This material is gold, to me, but the tulip poplar is very common, in my neck of the woods. 👍👍

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

What I would not do to have tulip poplar grow in my area. Or birch. Or chaga. Nothing of fire making value can be found growing naturally in Louisiana that has fire making value. Pine. That’s about it. As far as trees similar to poplar, there is willow and black cherry. But they are not too common where I hike. But to be fair, I haven’t really done a lot of research on anything else. But if you have tulip poplar, I am jealous for sure. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment.

[@TheShurikenZone]

@@joesoutdoorplaces I thought your accent sounded familiar. I've lived my whole life in Georgia, but my mom and her family are from Louisiana, so I have some of my best childhood memories there. 🙂 As for the dearth of fire making materials, I feel for you, indeed. I reckon you have fatwood and... also cattails, aye? If only a man could make fire from humidity and insects...

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Ain’t that the truth. I’m planning to do some things with cattails as well as hoof fungus. I don’t have the thick fungus here but it will still work. I’m working on a natural material for nitrating them. I’m hoping it works out.

[@TheShurikenZone]

@@joesoutdoorplaces I'll have to keep a lookout for that; it sounds fascinating! Aside from spoon carving, fire making is my favorite bushcraft activity. 👍👍

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Bummer Brother! 😂🤘 only on camera.

[@geekygardens]

Failure is just one more step toward success my friend!

[@EthAyBoTeetTurb]

How dare you under process the pinestraw?!?!

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Ha

[@LifeWithMike85]

Looks like you didn't fail at all to me! Good job! 🔥👍

[@jhtsurvival]

I'm also an outdoor joe!

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Glad to meet you

[@vutuyen9933]

Hello teacher

[@rooster4669]

David is the fire master. Sometimes I can get it sometimes I can’t

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

I’ve learned most everything from David. He is a tremendous person.

[@cookwithevevoon2518]

Thanks for the tips for starting a fire❤

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Anyone can be a fire master brother.😎🤘💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🪨🪨🪨🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💯💯💯 just applied knowledge and practice, practice, practice 💪

[@3AlarmBushcraft]

Do you remember which video David West issued that challenge from?

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

I’m not really sure. I’m a fan of David’s. It’s not hard to tell from my stuff. Hahaha. I studied his videos when I became serious about friction fire.

[@4ThePerks]

Awesome! Keep it real!

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Thank you Chuck

[@TheStephensonGrechFamily]

to me that wasnt a fail, i wouldnt know where to begin with something like this

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

I more correctly should have said, fail on first attempt. Thank you.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Have you found any fungus to process joe? 🍄🍄🍄👍

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

No. I’ve tried a few without result.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@joesoutdoorplaces any Cattails?

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

Can you use any Tinder?

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Again, as I recall, any tinder.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@joesoutdoorplaces you should had some really fine stuff for your charcloth mate. I felt for you.😁👍

[@AlinaintheKitchenofficial]

Like ! plz stay connected ✨

[@richardsolomon8076]

Hi Joe 👋 new sub, Jason from Fatwood Friday said come check you out 👍👍👍 been watching David West for a while myself 😂hooked already, ✌ Kiaora from New Zealand.

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

Thank you and glad to have you. I’ve been a fan of Jason for a while now.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

What exactly was the challenge joe?

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

As I recall, one strike ignition.

[@jasonedwardledburynewzeala9897]

@@joesoutdoorplaces T shirt char cloth catches easier than Denim. Tearing is good aswell as i saw you do to expose the fuzzy edges. I was catching up on videos.😁👍

[@homesteadingwithsadie]

Only a failure when you dont try Makes for interesting content lol