Improvised Solar Ignition Part 1

[@jplamb77]

Shawn,,, I really Pray that you are Blessed and Rewarded for All the time consuming work that You’ve put into Your Channel,,,!!!!! Thanks to Your Teaching and Demonstration’s,,, I can Honestly say that I Extremely Confident in being able to take care of my family and myself. This my friend,, I owe primarily to You and your Excellent Teaching Techniques,,,!!!! Thanks Joshua

[@iammongo2106]

I've watched most of your videos. I am surprised you actually found a day that did NOT rain during your filming long enough to start a fire with solar ignition!

[@blackhatbushcraft]

Excellent demo Shawn. Solar ignition is my favorite method to use when it is available. The pot lid was a new one for me. Take care bro. Well done.

[@recall5811]

Thank you Sir, More to come

[@N0body247]

Damn, I like the parabolic light reflector, I never thought of using a car light reflector. Awesome sauce.

[@christopherbunik2116]

Thank you for sharing so many ways to igniting char cloth. I really love the way you have the holes for your char can on the edge of can so you can make it and store it.

[@baronedipiemonte3990]

Your demo of the "parabolic" lens reminded me of a solar cigarette lighter sold in the back of magazines 30-40 years ago (same era as "sea monkeys"). I'll definitely remember the parabolic lens ! Excellent production - as usual !

[@michaelallen9571]

That's impressive, have never heard of the pot lid but that was awesome. Love the information your channel puts out

[@recall5811]

thank you and thanks for watching. please share this video and my channel with others

[@bushcraftnorthof6012]

That pot lid! Thanks for sharing this. Take care.

[@cliff9057]

Liked all the methods of using solar. The can was a new one for me . Thanks for the video.

[@mikebrooka9395]

Fine clay and black bottom silt polishes​ very well and quick. Maple and oak leaves can get a final mirror finish.

[@jerrywhidby5259]

I love how the bird freaks out as soon as he says bird's nest.

[@recall5811]

The bird knows what's up, thanks for watching

[@WindWolfAlpha]

It wouldn't surprise me if the bird was one that had its nest yoinked by Corporal in the past! Lol

[@prizantsproducts4u]

WOW, I had no idea you could light a fire with those ways. Hubbs Harry and I were talking about when we used to take a magnifying glass and shine it on paper on the sidewalk to catch it on fire, when we were silly kids! LOL! Very interesting lessons - thank you!

[@mrkultra1655]

I imagine the pot lid method would work best at high noon. Great one, thanks Corporal.

[@meme3954]

Thank you for showing how to make char cloth. Seems very useful and quick. A resource that people don't realize is that old projection TVs have huge magnifying screens in them. You can cut a screen up and have a magnifying sheet for a lot of people and concentrate them on your food to actually cook it like a solar stove. People don't realize that these TV screens are valuable survival tools and they end up in a landfill.

[@lgwjrwhite588]

I heard of those methods never seen it done now i have OUTSTANDING thank you brother semper fydelis (northern canada )excellent vids as usual

[@recall5811]

thanks for the encouragement. Please share this video with others

[@ThePostApocalypticInventor]

Great summary and practical demonstration of various methods! I really appreciate your style: Informative and to the point! Have been binge-watching your channel last night :D

[@inkster1586]

The sun wouldn't work for you to start a fire anymore because for you the world ended already.

[@gappuma7883]

I like your channel too

[@johnvaldez8830]

Great video. Solar ignition is the way to go. Thanks for sharing.

[@legilnnine]

I like your no b/s style. Keep up the great work.

[@richardsplker303]

Great video I really enjoyed it just a note I've seen this done with a plastic bag with water added once again you are teaching us to think outside the box thank you

[@MeyersCTR]

Well done! I sorta knew those but I doubt I would have recalled them without your demonstration. Thank you

[@ksturmer5388]

Simply 'OUTSTANDING' Sir!!! :) I'm working my way through your back catalogue. This should help the algorithm a little, in your favor. Best wishes from the UK. Thanks for all of your time, really learning a lot. All the best to you and your family, Sir.

[@lisanorwood946]

excellent.. never seen the flashlight one.. that is so cool.. on the tin foil.. do you also make a tiny hole for gases to escape or does it escape naturally thru the folds? thx!

[@Jaden48108]

Just when you think you've seen about everything on how to ignite a fire voila' you present new methods I've not seen before. I think I'll write these down so I don't forget them. Thanks. By the way, instead of using cotton squares to make char cloth I use cotton rope from a mop head to make char rope. You'd be surprised how effective they are.

[@markatkinson9963]

Bottom of the can is a new trick for me. Thanks for sharing that.

[@vladimirrangelalonso9106]

It's great that you run in real time, tbat way we know how fast each method works!!!

[@melvinhowell5469]

Tremendous presentation, Sir...as you said, "That was outstanding!"

[@chrisduhaime5689]

That's good information to learn ! The glass marble is good . Noticed in recent years it's hard to find good magnification glass . Only finding plastic detuned one's that won't start a FIRE .

[@oldtimerlee8820]

Wish I could give multiple thumbs up. Agree with always having 3 and those 3, in particular. Burning lens allows one to be frugal with (ration) the other two, when necessary. Had never considered the pot lid. Have a bunch of those, in the kitchen. They're common at thrift stores, so economical to purchase and repurpose - to keep peace in the family :-) All good to know. All good to practice, especially in trying conditions. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinedward1234]

Corporal, this video is outstanding!!!!!!

[@johnjames218]

Looks like the sun is a number one method for making fires, saving on all the other resources I carry a lens in my wallet at all times Once again great vid

[@mender722]

Very interesting. I learned a few new methods for making fire. There are so many ways, primitive and modern. I still have my very first bow drill kit I made way back in the 80's when I first learned friction fire at a survival school.

[@plarh8r163]

I am so glad that I have found your channel. I feel confident that if I am ever put into a survival situation I wouldn't just survive I would thrive and have a good time doing it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge you rock

[@pnyarrow]

Hi Cpl Kelly this is probably your best yet - clear, interesting and informative. Thank you so much for sharing. ATB. Nigel

[@joeavina3117]

dang corporal, your videos are extremely well put together. I've always enjoyed watching them

[@dannyh9010]

Outstanding! A fun title would have been "Start fire with your skivvies!"

[@CreativeRedundancy]

Great As a fan of solar , i enjoyed this. I've used many things for solar ignition and even done it in sun showers/flurries before.

[@calanon534]

You go over such fascinating topics! This is really cool stuff.

[@recall5811]

Thanks please share my channel with others so that it can grow............and thanks for watching

[@calanon534]

Way ahead of you. I've already dropped your channel name to everyone I know. I'm currently binge watching everything you've got.

[@erictortosa4002]

Great video, Cpl. Kelly!!!

[@maricaplasmans6061]

Carrieing perscription glasses, comes in handy sometimes. Gonna practice on char cloth, never made that. Have a container in mind. That tin can is awsome. Thinking aiming is the key.

[@pobo6113]

Fascinating. You always have great information thank you for posting.👍🏻

[@robertvenable368]

Thanks for all the great video's. And for sharing your knowledge.

[@salliemorrill2671]

This was a really good and very helpful video.

[@gregoutdoors7]

Cool, light bulb is a new one on me. Got to think outside of the box 👍🏻 Thanks

[@bonniephillips1823]

That's MacGyver AF! Useful information

[@Toymit]

Have you tried igniting a fire with ice?....I saw it on one of those survival programs.

[@doug9418]

All thoughts are truth, ty and God Bless 🇺🇸

[@KaylynnStrain]

nice tricks with the flashlight reflector and can

[@dawnarmstrong4441]

That’s fascinating and life saving!

[@WoodKnock01]

Awesome vid I will have to put a lens in my fire kit for a third back up!!!

[@alabrol]

I definitely learned something new today. Thx bud.

[@nickmiller3796]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@thankmelater1254]

Lifesaving potential. Thanks!

[@benmeinhold5308]

Nice. I liked the light bulb version. The pot lid is interesting, but knowing my klutzy ass I'd spill it all over what I'm trying to light. As always, great vid.

[@gregwright392]

This was a great one! Thanks. Gonna try them all!

[@JH-lp6fp]

Good stuff. How does char cloth compare to a cotton ball coated in Vaseline when used with a metal match or regular match?

[@shawnr771]

I always wondered what to do with the old shoe polish cans.

[@meme3954]

The method u are using to make char cloth is the same method to make charcoal. You can capture the gas being expelled by put a tube from container under water and capturing it as the gas rises. This could be used as biofuel. Knowing how to make your own biofuel can come in handy in a crap hits the fan situation. And can be made by almost anything in the environment.

[@amsev]

Fascinating and informative. Thank you.

[@wynnhorton1208]

Dollar Tree sell shortbread cookies in smallish blue tins for $1.25. You could make lots of char cloth this way - all at once - and eat half-way decent cookies.

[@erroleabrown4317]

thank you for your vidioes all good imformation l totally appreciate your time doing them .

[@SkengManNZ]

awesome, your videos are a valuable resource. thanks

[@knutelindstrom3716]

When you said to transfer it to a birds nest, that bird chirping in the background was like, “you best not be using my nest!” LOL

[@phonecards1]

Outstanding video. Thanks.

[@bredmond812]

Great video. You say to not open the char cloth container, so that oxygen does not get in there. But what do you do about the hole?

[@toweypat]

Brandon Redmond the gas inside heats up, expands, and forces its way out through that hole. So oxygen can't get in.

[@lurchfowler2]

Awesome thanks for the info it helps to know how many ways to start fire

[@letsjava]

great round up, thanks!

[@pappy451]

great stuff ! thanks for sharing !

[@kidbach]

youre on fire as usual, Teufel Hunden. RAH!!!

[@jerryguerra348]

Kool young trooper it the end. Good video.

[@jaybenton546]

Outstanding

[@renoman_]

amazing !!! Excellent info

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Awesome as always!

[@i_am_a_freespirit]

Thank you souch for this video!

[@Dagreenberg68]

Always a thumbs up Could use a refresher on Krav maga

[@umairkhattak6927]

moras are the best. just bought a mora robust.

[@recall5811]

That's Great. Thanks for watching

[@JohnnyT161]

Have you ever made fire from Ice?

[@westvirginiasurvival]

Great video!

[@recall5811]

Thank you Sir, Stay Safe Bro

[@marionwheatland]

Brilliant! ...and clever! Thanks you1

[@fredflintstone1547]

dude. that. was. awesome.

[@yurigagarin4974]

that 2nd to last one the pan lid was a good un😁

[@tk00903]

Outstanding af cpl!!!

[@Surefootsurvival]

Thinking out side the box..👍🏻

[@daveagar5594]

Awesome vid.

[@evanlauria9959]

I wonder if binoculars work or if that would damage them

[@recall5811]

I take the lens out of broken Binoculars as well as old projection Big screen TV's. Thanks for watching

[@mudinmyeye2881]

Amazing

[@walterpalmer2749]

Outstanding !!

[@frankstepien5767]

That was great !

[@candiced710]

Thank you!!

[@rileypicha7248]

Can you do a oak forest survival vid?

[@virginiacopeland108]

thumbs up! Clark and Virginia

[@tvbox6955]

Why do you say "go ahead" before you do everything?

[@62chevrolet]

Does this work at night?

[@recall5811]

No, because the sun is not out at night. Thanks for watching

[@62chevrolet]

I was just playing, but in more seriousness, with heavy cloud cover and torrential downpours commonly seen in the PNW, does the available solar energy diminish substantially? I've never tried any other time than sunny days

[@recall5811]

In a real situation I will use a bic lighter every time in the PNW followed by a ferro rod with fatwood, and yes to answer your question cloud cover does diminish the sun rays. which is another reason to have a mag lens of 5x or more. thanks for watching

[@Silvertestrun]

thankful for your posts. and thanks for the help Kelly

[@recall5811]

Thank you please share this video and my channel with others

[@albertdupontel2361]

my fav is start fire whit ice

[@recall5811]

Probably not going to happen in Arizona. Thanks for watching

[@albertanderson349]

Cool!

[@WIZARDWERX]

thx

[@jsoutdoorz7390]

Toothpaste works really well on the bottom of soda can

[@a.s.7386]

Like your light bulb full of water, some, that's some, not all, bottled drinking water can do the trick.

[@Radioposting]

The best "tinder" I've found to ignite a flame from a lens, is Bible paper. Don't worry - God will forgive you.

[@beauxtx1959]

BOO-YAH!!!