Jul 20, 2013 · Flint steel + char cloth (or other excellent tinder) Friction fire Good to know all, and i love old school bushcraft (oil tarps, canvas rucks, wool blankets etc). But in reality, when you …

Aug 3, 2025 · Any one know if I could put a 17' Basstracker boat in the Flint River at Joe Kurz? I know I probably could not run the outboard. It's not far from me but I don't know anything …

Nov 13, 2011 · Some English Flint, Obsidian, and a tiny piece of Dacite. All will strike sparks, granted with different successes. Just a giant chunk of Flint, still need to break it down. An …

Apr 1, 2014 · I went to my local Academy Sports today and saw Coghlan's Flint Fire Striker Ferro Rods for $3.99. They are good sized ferro rods (3.825 inch long by 5/16 wide).

Apr 11, 2011 · Has anybody used obsidian instead of flint? Where I live there is lots of obsidian, which is basically volcanic glass. A lot of it is weathered and rounded off, but some of it is …

Oct 13, 2023 · Tonight’s project was a pouch for my flint and steel setup. I still had some leftover scrap leather so that is what I decided to use for the pouch. View attachment 1835897 I cut the …

Nov 3, 2018 · Objective: make char cloth then use it to catch a spark with a flint/steel, add to a tinder bundle then bring it to a flame

Jul 21, 2025 · Picked up some nice flint this morning. View attachment 2199288 Awesome! Another nice score with the chert.

Apr 9, 2021 · The larger bag contains the fire kit - pyrite and flint, etc. The item labelled #1 in the first image is a circular bag with a flap to hold the tinder. The flap helps keep the tinder dry in …

Dec 4, 2009 · I have an old fire steel I got a few years back and recently I got a few chunks of flint to make some sparks. The flints are pretty sharp, but for some reason when I strike it against …