I just lit a fire with a rock and steel.

[vash]

I cannot believe that worked. I need to find some better tinder to nest the ember in.

I’m shocked. I love old school stuff. My wife is on a conference call. Running thru the house yelling, “honey, I made fire!” Was not appreciated. Haha.

I have some natural fiber twine I’m gonna shred into a nest. Make it char-cloth. Oh yes!

[vash]

My engineer coworkers are gonna trip out.

[masraum]

Take a wad of lint from the lint screen in your drier after you've dried a bunch of towels. I suspect that'd work pretty well to get things going.

Very cool!

[Norm K]

Steel wool works well.

_

[Shifter]

I have heard bamboo makes a great starter.

[rusnak]

use some yarn?

[Icemaster]

Originally Posted by masraum

Take a wad of lint from the lint screen in your drier after you've dried a bunch of towels. I suspect that'd work pretty well to get things going.
!

Amazingly well. Keep a ziploc sandwich bag of dryer lint and a mag striker in my pack. served me well many times. Jute cord is awesome. Even better if you can find parrafin dipped.

[Steve Viegas]

Dryer lint is an amazing starter.

[Noah930]

I knew this was a vash thread just by the title.

Cool skill, nonetheless.

[ckissick]

I must be careful when I grind down welds.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by vash

My engineer coworkers are gonna trip out.

So will the smokin' hottie at the food truck who asks if ya have a light .

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Norm K

Steel wool works well.

_

With a 9 volt battery!

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by KC911

So will the smokin' hottie at the food truck who asks if ya have a light .

Yep, old skool...

[onewhippedpuppy]

I’m impressed, that’s a caveman skill that I’d like to try.

[GH85Carrera]

Back in the days when film was still king and digital was a dream, the local boy scout troop would come in and pick up all the little plastic film cans, Stuff them with dryer lint, and then a squirt of lighter fluid. The put the cap on, and go off camping. Open that can, pull out a wad of soaked lint, and poof! gone.

We often had 100+ rolls per day so we had a huge stock. They brought trash bags of them to jamborees to give away.

[flatbutt]

[MBAtarga]

Originally Posted by rusnak

use some yarn?

Make sure you consult an expert for twist and fiber type!

[911 Rod]

I bet you fried bugs with a magnifying glass when you were a kid.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

I bet you fried bugs with a magnifying glass when you were a kid.

Bugs got boring after a bit. Usually an ant hill was best because it provided lots of fast moving targets. Then you move to trash that you find laying around to see if you can create fire. If you burn old newspaper just enough to turn it black, and then hit it with a perfectly focused beam, it'll create flame. Normally, if you just hit it with the beam, it goes straight to ash with no flame. At least, that was my experience. Wood was harder to light up vs just turning it to charcoal from what I remember.

[jyl]

I used gasoline and gunpowder on anthills, as a kid.

(I found hundreds of .22 blanks spilled in an alley. Brought them home. My dad showed me how to open the cases and pour out the gunpowder. Had lots of fun with that. The things we were allowed to do back then!)