My Char Tin, Where To Buy It and How To Use It

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Murray's Superior Hair Dressing Pomade can be bought on the Muticultural Hair Products Isle at Walmart for $2.50. I've been using this can for 8 years and the hair dressing within for a variety of Grease Lamps. Yes, I understand that many containers will work for a char tin. Many like what are thrown away everyday. I like this one so much because of it's durability; and, it's the perfect size to use in my Hobo Stove. This can will last a couple of years and make dozens of batches of char cloth before it wears thin and starts to crack up. Come watch me use this can to cook up a couple of batches of char cloth and punk wood. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. TY! Char Cloth, Charred Punk Wood Playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3nfHvlf-YghwFdkUBYRIIMy How To Make A Flint And Steel, Steel Out Of A $2 Flea Market Nicholson File kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPWlKOlZtmFgs0

[@superdave1263]

Can’t get enough, David! Many thanks for allowing us to enjoy your knowledge. Great show, thanks.

[@chrislrob]

David, I used that hair grease in high school! If I had known it would come in handy, I would have kept the cans! I'd have a 500 year supply! LOL!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL! The grease makes really good fuel for grease lamps too.

[@watchman4todayreloaded192]

It looks like you no longer have need for putting stuff on your hair. God bless you.

[@drknstodstny4141]

Murray's is pretty decent but I'm much more of a Dapper Dan kind of guy. Awesome video as usual. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world David.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL! Thanks friend!

[@alf3553]

I watched a video & the guy had the vent hole on the side of the tin. By the side I mean on the edge of the lid drilled through both the lid & main body of container. What this allows is when burning line up the hole in both, for a storage container offset the holes. This is now my preferred why to vent a container. 🔥🇨🇦

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Sounds like NW primate. I like being able to move my can around easily with a stick in the vent hole.

[@rickymeadows5176]

Another small tin that is handy is the small tin of "Bag Balm" you can purchase from tractor supply or online. It is a rectangular tin, and Bag Balm is an awesome hand cream for cracked dry hand skin during the winter months.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Ahh! TY!

[@GodBearOutoors]

My wife bought a new can opener from a friend that was having a 'PamperedChef' party. (After the shock of the price she paid for it wore off.) I found that it cuts the top of the cans off in such a way that leaves the seam intact, allowing me to replace them fairly tightly. I've made several char tins with everything from small olive cans, to much larger soup and vegetable cans. But I like the one you have because it'll stay on better for storage in my pack. Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

They have manual can openers that cut the side instead of the top like that. I could use some of those relidded cans.

[@CinemaSasquatch]

I have heard of this process on a much larger scale for making lump charcoal. This is my first to know of char cloth. I subbed and rang the bell.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Charcoal won't flint and steel ignite like char cloth.

[@dbcooper1961]

My tin was an old candle, similar in size to your cans. I burned out all the wax. I use 100% cotton T shirts for char cloth.

[@virtualhermit]

I had been looking for cheap old film cans but they aren't cheap anymore ;) You just saved one of my wife's Christmas cookie tins...

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Nice to have 2 char tins. 1 in the fire with the other one loaded and ready to go.

[@jeremybaker4346]

Your videos are always enjoyable David. Thanks!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@IndianHemlock]

Great job as always making the char cloth, back yard fill looks good as well

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@jyoung5594]

Happy New Year my friend, that tin looks like it’s the perfect depth for adding the punk wood. I will have to pick one up. I have altoids tins that are handy for some things, your tin looks much better for making char cloth. Looks like you’re about to hit 40k on subscribers, congratulations.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I'm probably the only one who has never used a Sucrets or Altoids tin for char. LOL! Thanks!

[@timmccarver4121]

Thanks, David, I always look forward to your videos. I always learn something and then try to pass it on. Put that Murray's on the shopping list to do some experimenting of my own!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Tim!

[@shield707]

I knew pomade would come in handy eventually

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Wonder what's in it besides vaseline and fragrance?

[@TroopLeader]

Thanks. I was looking for a deeper can. Also, your comment regarding leaving more room without stuffing so much cloth inside, might just be what I needed to hear to get a more supple harvest of char. (David, exactly what do you do with all those grease lamps?)

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Let them burn while I'm making a video.

[@AndrewGonzalesArtistry]

I wonder, if you happened upon a stainless tin, if it would last longer, or almost indefinitely? Thanks for your interesting and informative videos.

[@rapidstorm2000]

I am really enjoying your shows, thank you.

[@timmccarver4121]

Thanks, David, I always enjoy your videos. Learn something and then try to pass it on. Put that Murray's on my shopping list to do some experimenting of my own!

[@Disruptrt90]

Your channels great sir. Found it by your yucca uses videos but I've learned so much more.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@farhad_tulip]

Thanks Mr David , very good عالی بود آقای دیوید ممنونم

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend!

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Looks very good. I have to start making some char cloth in my woodstove. Thanks and take care.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL! I never should have run out of char cloth the other day because I'm always making fires. Likewise, you could have all the char cloth that you ever wanted while heating with that woodstove. Thanks friend!

[@walker614jw]

These are very similar to the candle tins I get off of Amazon. You can get 24 of them for about $14. That should last years!! My wife makes candles so I have PLENTY of these around the house.. they are 4oz candle tins.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Nice!

[@glenallencox966]

I have always used an Altoids tin. Perhaps I will give that Murray’s tin a try. Looks like it may have a larger capacity.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

You could use the hair product for a grease lamp till it's gone first.

[@gort400]

My first Pomade tin was delivered yesterday from Walmart!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

You're going to make some good char materials.

[@wadedog4280]

Love your videos. I can't find the video you talked about using the hair grease . Can you give me the link ?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I don't think I have that video anymore. Here's my grease lamps playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLkoXX8XsMW3k7cP1F4wShxqd_J0Uv_prf

[@Plain-Ole-Chuck]

Curfew whistle goes off around 10 pm around here in the country.. coyotes sound like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the woods behind my house...lol

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

They got one of our cats last month, YoYo. Thanks friend!

[@KTSAdventures]

Might I suggest a variation? Yes, you have do s so many fire starting means. Might I suggest you show them in instances that you might need them for those of us who don't think past just starting a fire--yes, I know you have mentioned them and application might be a logical point but many don't appreciate applying when it is needed. Ice fishing, stratnded camping or on the road, loss of heat..etc...

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks friend. I'm not really a survival channel. I demonstrate fire making techniques as a hobby.

[@davidmcneil1452]

Curious if you have seen that video about using uncharred stinging nettle fibers and dust to catch a spark? Looks to be the real deal. I plan to give it a go this spring, but you may have access to some in your milder climate.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes, I saw it just hours after he posted it. I don't have those plants around here. I think the ignitions would be hard to replicate if they were. Please let me know how it works for you. Stinging Nettle is a fire rollable fiber by the way.

[@davidmcneil1452]

If I locate some around me I will definitely try fire rolling it. I really like that technique.

[@corpusxyz]

I have one! Works fine!

[@Mr40tt]

Well, yu went and did it! Now this has turned out to be my hobby. I have some friends who view your videos also Thank You! RLTW

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

The more the merrier!

[@kokopelauwebb5731]

Looks like you're using a Corona saw that's my favorite also

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

They are not the fast cutters, but I don't mind a few extra strokes.

[@alicarroll8236]

Sounds like it does around here. Thank you for sharing stay safe and God Bless

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

ALI!!! Had COVID last week. About 5 days of congestion and feeling weak. I feel great now, but all of my sense of taste has not returned yet.

[@micjam1986]

Always thumbs up David!

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks Mic Jam!

[@johnwelch6277]

David, maybe you could use some of that Pomade in your hair on all of those windy days, just don't get too close to the stove! 🤣😁

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL! I glue my hair down with jell.

[@summittaedae2323]

Hi Dave, happy new year from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 slainte Mhath

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Happy New Year and Good Health to you friend!

[@MichaelR58]

David , good video and tips ,thanks for sharing ,God bless !

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

God bless you friend!

[@tombeckett4340]

Great job thanks 👍🇨🇦

[@Str8Bidness]

Aha!!..... Now I know your secret on how you keep your hair Disco Dancefloor ready!😂

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

LOL!

[@arctodussimus6198]

Commenting to appease the algorithms.... “I don’t want FOP! I’m a Dapper Dan man.” 😎 Actually, I have a couple of tea-tins that I use to make char. About the size of your tin, only they’re cube shape.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Fop became a pejorative term for a man excessively concerned with his appearance and clothes in 17th century England. ... The pejorative term today carries the connotation of a person, usually male, who is overly concerned with trivial matters (especially matters of fashion) and who affects elite social standing.

[@nz-nz]

So often these “tins” are aluminium and they don’t stand a flame. I use a magnet to test for tin! I like a big hole too, but some say a hole isn’t even necessary! 🤔

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

They may be right about some char, but not all. See my char playlist.

[@stormy439]

🤔🤔🤔hmmmm, sirens?? Cops looking for a pyromaniac? I won't tell! I ❤️ your videos!😃👍

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Thanks! 😃

[@robinfielding9506]

I found altoid style tins on Amazon

[@phillipfaile3122]

If you put the hole, in the side of the lid/ can, couldn't you twist it, to store your char materials, inside the tin?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes, I've seen others do that.

[@GetUrPhil]

On your file, do you grind off and make it flat or keep the file as is. Do you want a smooth surface?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

How To Make A Flint And Steel, Steel Out Of A $2 Flea Market Nicholson File kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPWlKOlZtmFgs0

[@GetUrPhil]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl Thanks for the link.

[@terrell48]

When you buy your Murray’s do you scoop the wax out and then burn it out or how?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Yes. I use the hair dressing for grease lamps and burn off the residue and paint before charring cloth in it.

[@terrell48]

@@DavidWestBgood2ppl then a person can simply plant a wick in the can of Murrys and use it as a candle and do several to accumulate a inventory of ins for future use

[@jmgren1]

What kind of bark is that you use for the tender bundle

[@jmgren1]

Also I have some tins that my dogs flea collar come in there about 6 in diameter round you think that would be too big to make char cloth

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Tulip Poplar

[@bradhamilton4290]

What they didn't have dapper Dan? Dambit

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

People have brought up that product a lot. Must be more popular.

[@sidwalker6902]

What's up with the one wheel ?

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Weee'll catch you on the next one. I used a different cadence when I said it this time.

[@patdennis3751]

I use a sucrets tin

[@airborneinfantrynstuff489]

👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@growland29024]

I just watched a youtube video using a Hand drill fire using clothes pins

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I saw it, today. I'd fill in that hole with sawdust or wood or something so that the hot dust that I was making would all be channeled towards the divot.

[@ralfreinartz3562]

"Multicultural char cloth making". :-)

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I like your take on this one!

[@miguelquazar883]

I'm a Dapper Dan man! Not gonna work for me.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

lol!

[@bayouflats5054]

I got unsubscribed somehow.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

Welcome back Bayou Flats!

[@edking4124]

Hi David, I've been watching your videos for over a year now and I always find them interesting and educatonal. I recently saw this video about using stinging netttles as a tinder for flint and steel fire making. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJzVZqOflKaondU I was wondering if you had seen this technique before, and if not, could you please try it out and let us know if it works for you.

[@DavidWestBgood2ppl]

I saw the video just hours after they posted it in the early morning. None of those plants grow in upstate SC, if they did, I think you would still have to have the "sparkiest" steel... the best of Flint, Chert, or Quartz,.. and the 1000s of strikes of practice that they had before making it work. Except for that one plant, the materials would have to be super dry. I'm actually not close minded about their discoveries, but will wait for testimonials from others that have tried it out... tried it out in an uncontrolled environment.