Starting Fires Without Matches and Lighters., page 2

reply to post by gazerstar

---

I'm sure you can purchase it somewhere like in a camping/sporting store but from what I know, it's mostly made at home with household items:

www.youtube.com...

Originally posted by gazerstar
reply to post by AshleyD

---

Thanks. Is char cloth something that most people have around the house or can make, or is it something that has to be purchased?

It can be purchased at alot of camping/outdoor supply stores, but very easy to make at home as well.

Basically you heat up a piece of cloth to a temperature where it would normally burn up, but don't give it enough air for it to catch fire. Just place a small square (2" x 2" or so) of cloth into some small metal container such as a Sucrets or Altoids container, metal chew can, etc. Poke a tiny hole in the can with a nail so the smoke from the smoldering cloth can escape and place it over a heat source such as a fire or small camp stove. Basically let it smolder until there's no more smoke coming out of the hole, let it cool and the cloth will be blackened and sooty like charcoal.

The resulting "char-cloth" will take a spark and hold an ember very easily. It's mostly used in fire pistons but useful with just a normal flint & steel as well.

Originally posted by brygivrob

Does anyone know how to keep some coals burning for many hours to restart fires?

The method I've seen includes a cup (about the size of a coffee mug) made out of birch bark or similar and it is thickly lined with green moss. The ember is nestled in the middle of the moss and a lid (also made of bark) caps off the cup to reduce the amount of available air. Often these cups are doubled up for redundancy and a long strap allows them to be slung over the shoulder for carrying.

A modern personal heater is based on the same principle:
World Famous pocket heater

What Plants Vs. Zombies Game Taught Me....
  Posted 7 days ago with 58 member flags

Do you have a supply of ramen noodles in your prep stores?
  Posted 16 days ago with 48 member flags

Bushcraft On Fire Radio 05/17/2012 : #54...More Budget Bushcrafting, More Stealth and Cooking..
  Posted 10 days ago with 29 member flags

For the love of God, Buy yourself a can opener!!! NOW
  Posted 11 days ago with 24 member flags

Pole Shift Survival MotherLoad (14GB) of SURVIVAL information (PDFs)
  Posted 1 days ago with 23 member flags

Pennies & Nickels
  Posted 16 days ago with 17 member flags

COOL! You can build all your farm machinery for survival using simple and affordable blueprints.
  Posted 13 days ago with 12 member flags

Who Here Is CPR Certified?
  Posted 6 days ago with 11 member flags

Newest topics, updated in real-time:

Newest topics getting flags, in real-time:

Newest topics getting replies, in real-time: