YOU WANTED ALL OF IT

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

IT MAYBE OVERKILL BUT I AM GOING TO HAVE WHAT I NEED TO CREATE FIRE..I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY VIDEO PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS

[@tikkidaddy]

Nope...its overkill until you're hupothermic. Then you won't be so bothered 😂😂

[@inomad1313]

Taking the “two is one and one is none” concept to the next level. Nicely done.

[@SouthernPatriot1]

No such thing as to many redundancy’s when it comes to a fire kit...I agree with you Blackie! Great kits and thanks for sharing brother! Take care and God bless! 🙏🇺🇸🦅

[@Otis010707]

Blackie, Thank you for the world of knowledge that you share so selflessly with us newbs in the world of bushcraft! I look forward to running into you (NOT like a Jersey driver mind you!) in person one day to be able to properly express how much you mean to the rest of us. Be well my friend! Bill Doyle from Upr Grnwd Lk, NJ

[@markgibbs904]

First time I've seen someone with a BSA rod. I've had one for 50 years and it works fine. Folks made fun of me for taking too much stuff camping, then they need a band aid or a fork. Good kit Blackie. Your videos are always informative and honest.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for sharing

[@monkeyboy6590]

Great info as always sir. I grew up in East Texas and since I was a kid, I've always carried multiple ways to start a fire. Like Alabama, Texas weather can change in a heartbeat. It's always good to various means of taking care of yourself. Redundancy is the key.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Right on

[@gerardmartyn1738]

I found a M&M mini container fits a Bic and it also floats. Not as durable, but it works. Thank you for sharing all this information. 🙏

[@jeffrichards5106]

Thanks for showing your fire kit Blackie. I'm over redundant with mine also. I have the Exotac lighter and ferro rod also. I went close to 2 years also with my Exotac before I had to refill it. Great product, bring it with me on all my camping trips, 👍🔥

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Right on

[@tom_olofsson]

Very well done. Thanks for sharing. Your backup fire kit is better than my main kit. Time to step up my game.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You can do it!

[@TinyTitan50]

One thing I think to add is: put a ziptie around the top of the lighter to keep the fuel from accidentally leaking out. I also have redundancy in my fire kits. Another great video!

[@isshinryu11]

Agreed

[@johnpetry6753]

I carry the Exotac Titan lighter especially in winter. The cold doesn't affect the Zippo fluid like butane. The Exotac Fire Sleeve gets carried spring,summer and early fall.

[@smoeyjith]

I think it’s a pretty great thing that most of the best items we can carry in the woods come from small shops and individuals. It’s what America was built on.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i agree

[@entltyq]

Do you have an example?

[@charlesartificer2158]

Morning blackie. Been working with that adjustable guyline you showed a few video's back and made a few improvements to it. Thinking on doing a video on it. Thanks again for the ideas, your making the tribe smarter.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Fantastic! i would like to see what you have come up with

[@charlesartificer2158]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS I have the video of the Guy line up on my channel. come on over and check it out. Would like to hear what you think.

[@fredfreiberger7878]

Blackie I recently subscribed I want to tell you how much I am enjoying you sharing experience with us

[@zippitydoodah5693]

I recommend the party joke birthday candles. They cost more but are more useful for a bushcraft FS kit.

[@robertfelts8773]

That tinder pouch is very nice. Thanks for the name for it. I appreciate your content

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

My pleasure!

[@MichaelR58]

Great kit and tips , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for watching!

[@aprilk141]

I have heard many folks say you should have three methods of making fire and for making water drinkable, I agree.

[@charlesdurrett2878]

"Lay the secret on me of man's red fire." - Jungle Book Thanks Blackie.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

" to have and to hold, to fill the night with your desire , with flames as bright as the sun and a warmth to fill your soul"

[@bryanrichardson9683]

You are consistent as always. Thank you

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

I try

[@dannyfain879]

Awesome video Blackie! I hear the same thing, the most common "you don"t smoke why carry a lighter" my reply peace of mind". Have a good one Blackie!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

good reply

[@robertbates6057]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS A lot of people just out for a day hike and get turned around. When darkness or rain comes, a good old Bic is priceless.

[@terrancecoard388]

There are very few things more comforting than a good fire when you are way out there by yourself.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

very true

[@hatfieldmccoy0311]

You ain't lying my friend, I walked from where I was living in Ohio back to where I am from in West Virginia, 730 miles altogether, one night it got real good and cold and nothing was going right but the minute I got my fire going for the night after a long day of things going wrong, that fire on that ridge just outside Logan County West Virginia on that February night, man I would relive that entire crappy day of everything going wrong, just to be able to sit back around that fire with my dog again that night. A good fire can make everything better

[@terancebailey4175]

Ah,,all good and the clear thinking that comes with knowing you are ready.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol yep thanks for the comment

[@alf3553]

I “ normally “ have many ways to light a fire. One day I just decided to grab my stuff & head for a hike & lunch in the woods. I prepare everything & then realized I forgot the fire kit 😂, since I had been cleaning out my packs & haversack I didn’t have anything. After checking everything I found a mini Bic in a small kit with a few bandages, small knife & a flashlight... saved by a backup kit 🔥.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

good job!

[@brandonwebb5256]

I love the approach you take to fire.... One take away I had from that was to date your lighters.... Never thought about that.... Defiantly enjoy your videos.....

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Right on

[@preacherF-15]

Also, bic lighters stop working about -40. I have no idea why..anyone? Even if you keep in under your clothes, once you take it out it goes tits up quick.

[@northwestolympics1683]

I save pitch wood saw dust in empty chew cans when logging. Always have a ferro rod.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

GOOD IDEA

[@northwestolympics1683]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS When you're chain starts to slow and gum up. I've been lost logging before staying a night.

[@denisdegamon8224]

Dang Blackie, I have the same exact waxed leather tinder bag. I got it a year ago and thought that it would make a perfect fire kit. Along with your items I also have a tin of char with a small piece of sharp flint and a fire steel.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

yea the tinder bag is awesome

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Looks good Blackie, you will have fire foe sure. Thanks and take care.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks 👍

[@ZTAudio]

Seems like overkill ... until that one time you NEED it.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

EXACTLY..and i have had several times i have been on a camp and someone forget t bring a lighter..

[@a1sloth1]

Good training Blackie, have to have fire.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You got that right!

[@MokuNui808]

Do you have a video for your swiss army knife? Pertaining to why you chose that model and why not another?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i have does one per a request a few days ago and it should post in a few days

[@nealgrey6485]

Blackie, I am trying to find a burning lens (that works) but to no avail. Any idea where i can purchase one? What brand? Thanks.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

the one i was using is a pre production item..once the maker go public i will let everyone know where to buy

[@sparrowflying864]

Pathfinder outfitters uses to have one. You can use a jewlers loop too. Or a pocket magnifying lens. Or get a pair of old reading glasses or kids glasses and pop a lens out of that..

[@NobleSavage44]

Would the lens from an old cheap binocular work?

[@sparrowflying864]

@@NobleSavage44 Yes they will work good. Any type magnification glass will do a good job.. The stronger the magnification the better. You could also use a pair of reading glasses from the dollar tree. Try to get one with high power like a 3 or preferably above that. If you ever find yourself without any methods of starting a fire you can start one with a waterbottle ( with water in it ) it does the same thing maybe not as fast though, it takes patience.

[@nealgrey6485]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS Thanks.

[@phillipdavis4507]

Damn near froze to death once, swore I'd never be without a way to make a fire again, 50 odd years ago, I have 5 different ways to make fire and it WILL burn! I say never enough stuff for a fire Good video 👍

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thats me..its the one thing to go over board on

[@tyj71trex33]

Awsome! Thanks my friend.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thank you too!

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Great kits Blackie

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

Excellent video mate,,,,,new subscriber 💥

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks for the sub!

[@james_lessick892]

Thank you for the Wisdom once again. I totally believe in that fire kit. I love my Blackbird havershack, it's the best! What is that leather thing on your neckerchief??? Have a great day😎

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

it was gifted to me buy the members of the FEED THE FIRE school in north ga. they wear one

[@isshinryu11]

I put soft shakle on mine

[@paulcarter2388]

Please tell us about your handkerchief and slide

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

the handkerchief is a simple one of a cloth i bought yrs ago..the leather slide was gifted from the guys at FEED THE FIRE school in north ga..

[@james_lessick892]

That was my question, thanks for the answer. Do they sell the handkerchief slide anywhere Mr Blackie??

[@DPovey]

Great video Blackie.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thanks 👍

[@herbsmith6871]

Very nice my friend 🤠

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@boomshanka8743]

Good stuff brother, thanks. BTW, I have been using the Blackbird haversack for a couple of weeks, and I have to say that is an extremely well designed bit of kit. Anyone on the fence about getting one won't be disappointed.

[@larryeddings3185]

I agree, I've been using a Blackbird haversack for a few months now and it has proven to be a very well designed and crafted bag.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thank to both of you i hope it gives many yrs of service

[@KungFuTweety1]

Please review the field Master thanks!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

will do

[@victorcampos8478]

Excellent video on fire kit.Where can get that lighter?Is it an exotec product?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Yes it is its a bit pricey..but i am very pleased with mine

[@monkeyboy6590]

Got to www.exotac.com They have a lot of great products.

[@erikjensen6503]

Where can i find a good burning lens? All the points i can find are small and mostly plastic. I'm looking for a similar size as the one you show. Can you ask your friend where he sources the lens?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

this is the best burning lens i have ever used..as soon as he is ready to go public i will be happy to pass on the info

[@erikjensen6503]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS thanks i would appreciate it!

[@gabrielgersten8713]

Hey this is really great channel

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@bodhi7945]

Hello, Interested in that four-way ferro scraper. Is it something available on a website somewhere?

[@stuartlockwood9645]

It looks like a piece of square High Speed tool steel, I use a piece of this , you'll probably never need to sharpen it, they make a great scraper, you will find a suitable sized piece at an engineers supplies store, for not much money, hope this helps, stay safe mate.

[@bodhi7945]

@@stuartlockwood9645 Thanks Stuart. I'll check it out.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i have been talking to the maker of mine and i hope to offer them for sale in a few weeks i will let everyone know

[@bodhi7945]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS Gotcha, thanks. Also looking forward to more info on the set up mentioned near the end of the New and Improved Ridgeline video. All the best man.

[@ulrichhellinger4060]

Like your german Bundeswehr outfit😂

[@frogmorepipester7490]

Thank you

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

You're welcome

[@skinnyguy3285]

Is that a do it yourself lanyard on your lighter case? Do you have a video on it or a link so i can get one. Im currently using a ranger band on mine and i like yours better.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

yes i did a video on how to do that kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6TRY5uagpusaZY

[@birchbark331]

Hey Blackie what are you using to hold that neckerchief together?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

its a leather tube given to me but the guys at FEED THE FIRE school in north ga. they wear them

[@birchbark331]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS okay thank you

[@Hoonozit]

Thanks for another video.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

Any time!

[@tonydemaria186]

I prefer the Huntsman over the Field master. Everything's the same except it's got a corkscrew instead of a philip's driver

[@wmluna381]

I can definitely see getting into a high wine emergency in the woods. 😉 Legitimate question: is there more than one use for the included corkscrew?

[@MrRourk]

You might consider dropping some of that and carrying a pair of 15 hour votive candles

[@vasileiuga7299]

how about sharpening tools?

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i can do a complete list on that as well

[@Dusk3e]

still waiting on that bedding coals video :P

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

hey thanks for the reminder..i will re add it to my to do list

[@michaelbrunner6654]

Fire is essential. I'm redundant as hell.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

if ya got to tote extra make it count for something

[@kennethcruise7635]

Blackie I was 595th like . I have a fire starter which could save folks lives . Look at " Uncle kens flat candle " on KZbin . I will send you one to test , tell me what you think .

[@virginiacopeland108]

Thumbs up!!! Clark

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

thanks

[@chrisdavis7368]

A guy from the north would tell you in the cold them small Bic lighters suck compared to the normal size Bic lighters FYI if it's guna be cold put normal size Bic's in your bag

[@justinshepherd4020]

I guess growing up and living breathing and bieng a red blooded Appalachian man,I reckon that by the ripe old age of 8 I knew the importance of fire for the ability to stay alive.I suppose the generations came after do not understand this as well bieng technology challeged.if that make sense at all.

[@mattparker9726]

"Blood tight" Been a minute since I heard that.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol yep i am showing my age

[@mattflannery4448]

❤

[@gringo3009]

Better to have it and not need it......

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

exactly..when you have been wet enough and cold enough in the blackness of night..you will find a way to get a fire

[@preacherF-15]

I wouldn't disagree with you on much, if we were jawin around the campfire. We see the world in similar ways...we see it as it IS, I reckon I've lived the life of a Texas ranch hand, mostly because my family owned 240,000 acres of Texas ranch. I flew for the Air Force in times of war, for the airlines in times of peace. I carried a badge and gun for a Sheriff I admired. I've lived subsistence in the Costa Rican jungle and the Alaskan bush...i even flew doctors around the Australian Outback for the Royal Flying Doctors. I guess the only critique I'd have, based on what I've seen and heard of your methods, is that what you're doing isn't really "survival". Any old fool can stuff every kind of striker and tinder into every kind of waterproof container he can find and then stash those little treasure boxes everywhere but up his arse. " SURVIVAL", in this context, is more akin to survival of humanity, as a whole. It's also not about being a hoarder. Learn to survive with just what's in your pockets, not by sewing on 50 more pockets and pulling a trailer behind you, besides! When I'm hiking cross country in the Alaskan interior in January, I don't believe I'm carrying near the gear you carry to catch the bus from airport Fred Myers to the Hot Licks ice cream place by the university. (I meant near the gear needed to start a fire, obviously...not tents and sleeping bags, etc...obviously) Still, the world is more interesting with both of us in it, with our good ideas and bad ones. I think you'll enjoy survivin' a bit more if you scale back. Just my opinion, I often carry a guitar along on extended hikes, so wtf do I know about conservation of energy? Safe travels!

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

very true..my focus here is in woodscraft / bushcraft not true survival we practice skills in the outdoors of fire shelter cooking ect..and thus carry gear ..but also we learn how to do with out a given bit of gear..in my youth we did challenges where we had only knife and a poncho for 5 day trips..all other needs had to be crafted in route with what we found..it was hard to be sure....but what it taught me was to carry what i needed and a bit extra..so i did not have to do with out....but i fully agree with you thoughts..thanks for the comment..safe journeys

[@preacherF-15]

@@BLACKIETHOMAS something I meant to suggest to you but forgot to bring up. I was a fighter pilot in the Air Force. Flying a single seat aircraft is the right fit for me, but unless you can get a snap shot off and bring your wingman down with you- something all of the services frown upon, by the way- you are going to be completely on your own for E&E. I think most single seat pilots pay a little more attention to what they have onboard to survive with, and are more likely to substitute and/or supplement their available gear. For a time there was a really nifty one handed fire starter in most usaf kits that worked great- simple one handed operation, waterproof, windproof, quiet, and it didn't wear you out or cause cramps in your hands and fingers. I don't remember what we called it initially, but the company finally came out with one for the civilian market, with a small compass in one end and a small compartment for some kindling, usually vaselined cotton balls. They called it the "Blast Match.". The government couldn't keep the damned airplanes stocked, because they would frequently stroll away. If you come across the Blast Match tools for $20 or less, buy all you can afford. They're well worth it. Huge, easily directed sparks, lightweight, most if not all models float, single piece design so there is nothing to lose, the operation is simple for right or left handed folks. The design is simple, (sizes are estimates) Take a 5" long 1/2' diameter ferro for. Make a hollow handle open at one end, drilled just large enough for the ferro rod to slip into. Place a collapsible spring in first, then the rod. The strength of the spring should keep the ferro rod fully extended, unless you push it against the ground, once you do push it all the way in, it will spring right back out when you relax, unless you flip the lock button on, to keep it closed. Now in one side of the tube, which you wrap or contour to be a comfortable pistol grip, you put a large button, to be depressed when you want to make sparks. You put the end of the ferro rod against the ground or a log or stump, etc. You then push and hold the large plastic button, which presses an internal metal scraper against the side of the ferro rod. When you hold the button as you push the rod in, huge sparks shoot out the bottom, through a channel cut in the side. I own probably 50 different styles prio w they

[@asmith7876]

I'd be very curious to know how such minimal gear (less than going to get an ice cream?) allows you to survive an Alaskan winter. Exactly how can you survive practically naked during an Alaskan winter? The clothing alone to keep you from freezing to death would be considerable. I'd like to see that load out!

[@preacherF-15]

@@asmith7876 I'm interested to know where you got all of that naked crap? I never said naked nor implied it. But I've been on 300 mile hikes in Alaska, traveling with a caribou herd, picking the animal you want as you near a village with a runway, killing and cleaning it and humping it in to get a bush plane to haul it back to bethel it St Marys or Platinum for you. They're long, arduous trips that really test you. My point was that if you have to carry 10 of everything- like firestarters- you're not going to make it. You have to get the best gear, in your opinion, and one quality spare. Everything has to be light weight, or you will die on the tundra or crossing a mountain. Dozens of people do it every year. I'm not criticizing here, I'm just pointing out that his methodology will get you killed, no doubt, if you have to be mobile. If he's talking about what he keeps in his cabin, that's great. I just thought it was worth pointing out to kids it amateurs that you can be TOO redundant. You can carry too many guns, cast iron skillets are a no-no...etc.

[@asmith7876]

@@preacherF-15 Not naked obviously but you did say “less than getting an ice cream”. That implies clothes on your back, which I suspect in an Alaskan winter would have to be A LOT of clothing! I don’t do survival camping, I go out to have fun but don’t carry multiple everything. The older I get the lighter the pack is getting. KZbin has created a certain community it seems of the survival stuff. I bet a lot of couch potatoes buy some gear and then assume they’re ok. You find out quickly what works. Or die depending on the situation! I think it’s a fun fantasy for a lot people. Harmless, until it isn’t. Have a good day!

[@johnfortwengler4496]

If I didn't know better I'd think you were a pyromaniac lol

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

lol when you have been cold and wet camping enough times you will find wisdom..and more places to hide bic lighters

[@johnfoster4414]

Purifying water is another big one. Without water you die in three days or less.

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

very true even faster in the right conditions

[@jamesschell911]

Dip your fatwood in wax it will last longer-term just saying 😉

[@jamesschell911]

Oh ya like your fire kit

[@BLACKIETHOMAS]

i have done that in the past thanks for the comment safe journeys

[@mattflannery4448]

❤