The Fire Piston - Using Air Pressure To Start A Fire. A Great Bushcraft Survival Skill.

In this video we start a fire Air Pressure and the Fire Piston 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

[@bungalo50]

Shawn your dedication to holding a literal fire in your hand next to your face will ever puzzle yet amaze me

[@skrimper]

He's the most Alpha human of all time, always flexing on every other human.

[@nerminjahic4125]

I like the guy, but that was akward....no need for that....

[@BushcraftEurope]

Fire is holding him close to the face!

[@simonrhee4143]

He holds fire because he knows he’s “lit”

[@q-_-p.d-_-b]

Electroboom fire edition 🤣

[@ambervanderhooft]

I've seen people using a fire piston before, but this seemed so much more effortless compared to their attempts. Very nice!

[@Maxim.Teleguz]

It’s because he used coffee grounds.

[@trucid2]

That's amazing. I never knew such a thing existed or was even possible.

[@gullf1sk]

You did know. The fire piston is a diesel engine. Not kidding.

[@alunkard-geovane2685]

Literally the same, but it burns diesel instead of char.

[@rh5563]

The fire piston is definitely one of the coolest ways to impress someone starting a fire. Thanks Shawn. 👍👍👍

[@binorobin]

It's very interesting to watch these survival tips videos. Keep-em coming Shawn. 👍

[@MrBillTroop73]

The residual smoke wafting off of your hat would make a really cool thumbnail pic.

[@TheOldestSoul]

Never even HEARD of this one before! Thanks!

[@mickymouse1232]

LOADS OF VIDS OUT THERE ON THIS -- EVEN HOW TO MAKE THEM --- TAKE A LOOK "

[@jacobbouser4190]

That is so cool. I'm familiar with most of the survival techniques and items to be used if you're truly roughing it. But I've never seen that one. I will truly find one and add it to my arsenal. Thanks for the great tip!

[@RedLegion]

Love the branching out you've been doing with your content. Keep it up.

[@garticus4426]

This kind of content is actually how Shawn started on KZbin. Bushcrafting videos and tutorials. He’s gone full circle lol

[@waynec3121]

I have never seen or heard of it. Very interesting Shawn

[@mickymouse1232]

LOADS OF VIDEOS ON HOW TO MAKE THEM -- TAKE A LOOK -- INTERESTING STUFF "

[@ihcfn]

Wanted to see this tested, thanks!

[@johnviewer2305]

That was the hardest one for my granddaughter to work....but we succeed....thx Shawn...

[@mickymouse1232]

THESE ARE EASY TO MAKE -- THUMBS UP FOR THE DEMONSTRATION "

[@bluemicrobe7744]

Same principle in Diesel engines, very cool

[@netheriteingots5896]

I like this new type of "survival tips" content ngl, even though I may never be in a survival type situation, this kinda puts me at ease.

[@stephenbraun9951]

Great tool. I liked your dedication to your channel for holding the fire bundle

[@billysmith6284]

Never seen anything like this.. seems like a winner..

[@WhatDadIsUpTo]

Everyone driving a diesel automobile utilizes this principle every time they start their car. Nice job.

[@markiskool]

Cool, but I think "Whoa, just burned my hand" just might surpass "just give it a little flip" as the new catch phrase. 😁

[@kenneth6731]

That is so much fun to do! More please!

[@bennevelynt4718]

Good video, what i was looking for without wasting tons of my time. Thanks

[@dancnbear]

Shawn, what was the "char" that you used in your fire piston? Awesome subject matter, great videos! Thanks

[@waynegroves6922]

I've known about these for some time, but my understanding was that it required more than one pump - that was impressive. There are a ton of videos on how to make char cloth . . . denim jeans is one cloth source.

[@Smallathe]

Very cool. Clickspring has a bowdrill making&using video - it looks too easy. It's nice to see you make it so easily too. A fascinating demonstration video on fire making. Thank you!

[@willierants5880]

"And we have a fire!" As Shawn's hat goes up in smoke! LOL As always I love watching you do stuff Shawn. Happy New Year and God Bless!

[@usern4metak3ns]

That was awesome

[@tegaidayt]

Best piston firestarter vid! Didn't get too complicated with the physics, demonstrated how much care is taken from ember to flame. Also, you have that spark you get when you are doing your survival talks!

[@perfectweather]

Great video, thanks 👍

[@danriehl4244]

WOO! FIRE PISTON! My favorite non-modern method of ignition!

[@sfish2780]

That was cool I have seen them on Amazon but never knew how it work. Thanks Shawn don’t burn your hands bro.

[@Noivern6497]

Does char come with the fire piston? Do you have a recommended brand that you particularly like to use? Thank you!

[@jackharston2630]

A video on making your own char cloth would be fun. I like to use old jeans.

[@emmettturner9452]

OK, the obvious question now is: Where do you get “char” to load in there?

[@janosnagyj.9540]

Well, maybe you bring it with you, together with the piston itself 😉

[@DalemGumino]

Fire piston with metal. where the lowest melting point of a metal began to be tin, copper, and silver. The three materials were combined to become bronze. Previously there were stone, wood, and bamboo fire pistons. Seals used natural fiber materials, before getting to know precision molded rubber. And fuel/tinder doesn't know cloth. Thank you for the progress of the fire piston.

[@stormranger528]

What was the char made of?

[@gusmc2220]

Love this series. This information could literally save lives potentially. I know it has added a couple new tools to my list of needed items when hiking and camping Thank you Shawn!

[@tribulationsurvivalist7466]

I like to have the initial piece of char in the piston and add it to a larger piece once the ember starts which makes it a larger ember to work w/ in the tinder bundle .. Great video ..

[@OrigMaelstrom]

TIL: Fire is *HOT* ;) Thanks again ShawnI've never seen a fire piston; I'll have to pick one up!!

[@RomanoPRODUCTION]

nice video of Shawn fighting HELL. Happy 2023.

[@NC-oy8hq]

I’ve never seen one of those. Neat. But I carry multiple Biq lighters with me. They are the easiest. I also pack one windproof butane for bigger emergencies.

[@buddgeiger7147]

I’ve never seen a fire piston before. Very cool. I though a flint was cool, but this blows that away!

[@Ianlee915]

1:33 Shawn: "We have a fire...(Continues to talk while he's holding fire)"

[@brhino1017]

Love your stuff Shawn! I'm glad you're making your original content again. Keep up the great work! PS...maybe a little flint knapping from Glassy Butte?

[@Aatell764]

I only saw one of these used once and they had a very difficult time. You must have used this quite a bit! Very cool device and takes so much less effort(a very important thing in a survival situation) then other methods.

[@revus5078]

Casually holding fire as you do an outro

[@TheOwlGuy777]

It's what inspired the Diesel engine. Indonesian fire pistons have been around since around 500BC.

[@BatColonyEvictor]

I'm loving the new videos. ....as well

[@manuelch.4381]

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

[@eskimojulie]

loving these uploads

[@user-of5zg1ww8k]

Thanks for the work.

[@MANNY100123]

really cool! Thanks, Shawn!

[@jackhydrazine1376]

Compressive heating which is also known as adiabatic heating. Diesel motors operate on the same principle.

[@darlatidwell6255]

That is a good tool to have, so I want one. Thanks for sharing that Shawn.

[@CarlosSejas2007]

Thanks for sharing!

[@leoliu2837]

Just casually holds a bunch of flaming grass in his hand, what a man

[@user-hx9tp9cn2h]

Well done!

[@thebestmediocregamer]

Would be great at the end of your series you rate all of the methods on like a scale: difficulty, accessibility, effectiveness, time taken etc.. Great videos!

[@PS-vk6bn]

Wow that's surprisingly effective.

[@empyfree]

Ok, now put it down… put it down…. SHAWN PUT THE FIRE DOWN!!! Never seen a fire piston before, need to research that a bit more. Very clever.

[@glynischamberlain9126]

Great demo of the fire piston, Shawn. Loving the survival tips, shorts and your off the cuff wit. Keep on keepin on

[@DalemGumino]

Nice👏

[@micahspruth-janssen3138]

A bushcraft video!!!!!!!! I’m so excited! I’ve missed these!

[@camerannC]

So impressive.

[@PluckyD]

Love these survival tip videos! Would be great to see more wilderness survival topics in the future!

[@KindofaScientist]

Thank you very very much for these videos! not only they are fun to watch, these skills are really useful!

[@frankfellows9711]

U.k. frank . Shawn you’re videos are really educational and fun. Have you ever thought of running bushcraft courses for all age groups that would make great videos as well

[@radiatordog]

For Shawn's next trick. He'll be eraticating mice with a Detriot Diesel! (loves your channel)

[@brandonhuff336]

I watched you since I was 12. I’m 18 now

[@volvo09]

Time flies!

[@eliadelucchi5455]

wow, never seen something like this!

[@redwolf8539]

I have never seen or heard of one of these things, and I've been around a long time. Very cool....thanks...again.

[@TouchSoToxic]

man i got here early. great vid

[@archeolobeadscabin1781]

It's great to see you back to the bushcraft!

[@llambo]

So where do I get one of those to tryout?

[@michaelkaspar2955]

That's super cool.

[@user-of5zg1ww8k]

Interesting! Please be careful, though!

[@MikeMcInroe]

Question...where do you get your char? Looks like a great idea but I am interested in the char part of this whole fire starter! Mike in sunny Florida

[@juddaloty]

That's a great tool

[@jfakoggl]

Never heard of this, but sometimes I felt some heat for example within an air pump for bicycles ....same principle

[@janosnagyj.9540]

"I fell into a burning ring of fire" Shawn version -> "I hold a bunch of flaming weed in my hand" 😅

[@kenbellchambers4577]

My dad had a device that looked almost exactly the same as your Kikuyu fire cylinder, except at the bottom of the hole there was a rubber band. This went through the bottom end of the cylinder via two slots, and a plug to hold the rubber band in position. The piston was a stick with a knob at the top and a notch at the bottom end, and the object of the device was to turn the piston until you caught the rubber band. You could tell if you caught the rubber band because once hooked the knob at the top of the piston would snap back firmly with a loud report after hooking the rubber band and being pulled out of the cylinder part way. No one could ever make this happen no matter how hard they tried because there was a trick to it. It was hilarious to see the look on people's faces after they had tried repeatedly to hook the band with no success. But you, once you had the secret, could take the device and instantly hook the rubber.

[@heyphilphil]

that was hella cool I want one.

[@sebastiank1714]

Fantastic presentation! Do you have an affiliate Link where to purchase the thingy??

[@sebastiank1714]

This will be used to sell, cheap chaicom knockoffs within no time. Just as with the yellow bucket drop lid moustrap where Alibaba made use of Mousetrap Monday's video a few month ago.

[@DeadKoby]

Old school science at work.

[@TestMeatDollSteak]

This video was 🔥

[@rlt1975]

Great video!

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

Shawn do the fire roll with cotton and ashes next!

[@timhinchcliffe5372]

It's pretty cool. I'd probably pack some "char" with it though, just incase there's none around.

[@christopherch7307]

Awesome content

[@atticstattic]

It's practically incendiary out there!

[@daves.9479]

Wow!! Hadn't heard of this one before. Thanks!

[@rogergadley9965]

Diesel for survival. I had no idea. Great little invention. Do you know when fire pistons were invented, where and by whom?

[@WeighedWilson]

26 years ago in auto/diesel school I learned a valuable lesson about hydraulic floor jacks: never trust your life to a 39 cent O-ring. Keep that in mind when you need this to start a fire from your survival kit and you didn't check it every season.

[@marielg9143]

Wow for sure

[@davidc69]

Shawn, I've been a subscriber for over 4 years and never miss a video. I've been noticing that KZbin haven't recommend any of your videos lately

[@rashadabdullah9769]

Did you know it was this device that inspired Sir Rudolf Diesel to invent the diesel engine?

[@alanhelton]

I believe it’s called dieseling; when you compress a fuel to the point of ignition.

[@peterwilson5528]

Wow! that is great :)

[@johneubank8543]

Awesome! I wonder if the story about diesel engine origins and these is true.

[@radorigami]

Enjoyed this video, keep up the great content.

[@genewentz9906]

Excellent video, can't wait to see others

[@RandyGBH]

Have a nice day

[@Demasx]

Shawn, once you're a good ways through the methods, I'd like to see you compare and contrast them relative to one another. You might have seen or enjoyed Project Farm product comparison videos... I could imagine you doing something similar for a wide variety of survival topics (fire, traps, shelter, etc). Similar to how your trap videos used to have catch counts.