My favourite Way to start a Fire!

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remnantprep Senior Member People do not exist for the sake of governments! Posts: 4,399 Likes: 3,968 Email: remnant@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 21:16:36 GMT 10 ziggysdad likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by remnantprep on Jul 6, 2016 21:16:36 GMT 10 Dry palm fronds and bits and matches!
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jo APF Donating member It always seems impossible until it is done - Nelson Mandella Posts: 269 Likes: 476	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 21:31:34 GMT 10 via mobile remnantprep and ziggysdad like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by jo on Jul 6, 2016 21:31:34 GMT 10 Bic lighter, newspaper and a few twigs

ziggysdad APF Donating member Once the SHTF you can call me Doctor Ziggy's Dad! Posts: 879 Likes: 800	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 21:42:06 GMT 10 remnantprep, Peter, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ziggysdad on Jul 6, 2016 21:42:06 GMT 10 The ignition button my big ass BBQ!

Peter Ausprep Admin Posts: 4,849 Likes: 6,328 Email: peter@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 21:47:17 GMT 10 remnantprep likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Peter on Jul 6, 2016 21:47:17 GMT 10 I like the ritual of dry tinder, twigs, matches, and an evening spent maintaining and watching the fire.
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PlanZ APF Donating member Posts: 200 Likes: 220	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 23:05:22 GMT 10 remnantprep and Peter like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by PlanZ on Jul 6, 2016 23:05:22 GMT 10 Just burnt the dry thatch off a bunch of black boys - aka grass trees - on my block. Nothing is easier to light than this stuff even when everything around it is drenched with water mid winter.

remnantprep Senior Member People do not exist for the sake of governments! Posts: 4,399 Likes: 3,968 Email: remnant@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 23:07:13 GMT 10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by remnantprep on Jul 6, 2016 23:07:13 GMT 10 Palm fronds are like that too! Must be the oils in them!
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ziggysdad APF Donating member Once the SHTF you can call me Doctor Ziggy's Dad! Posts: 879 Likes: 800	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 23:20:01 GMT 10 remnantprep likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ziggysdad on Jul 6, 2016 23:20:01 GMT 10 Growing up it was always birch bark and matches. Fatwood if you could find it (stumps).

shinester Senior Member China's white trash Posts: 3,119 Likes: 3,578 Email: shiny@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 23:25:19 GMT 10 remnantprep and Peter like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by shinester on Jul 6, 2016 23:25:19 GMT 10 LPG.
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remnantprep Senior Member People do not exist for the sake of governments! Posts: 4,399 Likes: 3,968 Email: remnant@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 6, 2016 23:35:15 GMT 10 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by remnantprep on Jul 6, 2016 23:35:15 GMT 10 Haha Shinester!
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frontsight Senior Member Posts: 447 Likes: 430	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 0:44:10 GMT 10 remnantprep likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by frontsight on Jul 7, 2016 0:44:10 GMT 10 Used the mag glass on my swiss card to light cancer sticks over 100 times when I had cigarettes but not lighter.... that was before 2009, haven't smoked since.....

Joey Ausprep Admin Hiking side effects include sweating, euphoria and general awesomeness. Posts: 3,446 Likes: 4,350	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 4:22:00 GMT 10 remnantprep and shinester like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Joey on Jul 7, 2016 4:22:00 GMT 10 Joking, nothing beats the traditional camp fire style
	Bring a compass. It’s awkward when you have to eat your friends. I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world.

shinester Senior Member China's white trash Posts: 3,119 Likes: 3,578 Email: shiny@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 4:49:30 GMT 10 remnantprep likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by shinester on Jul 7, 2016 4:49:30 GMT 10 Joey wins
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SA Hunter Head Administrator Posts: 11,421 Likes: 9,572 Email: sahunter@iinet.net.au	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 16:49:24 GMT 10 remnantprep and Peter like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SA Hunter on Jul 7, 2016 16:49:24 GMT 10 Oh, I dunno!!!!!
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Morgo Senior Member Posts: 682 Likes: 662	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 17:17:01 GMT 10 SA Hunter, remnantprep, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Morgo on Jul 7, 2016 17:17:01 GMT 10 KMnO4 + C3H5OH3 There's just something about setting off that petrol soaked pile of wood with a time delay chemical reaction

Peter Ausprep Admin Posts: 4,849 Likes: 6,328 Email: peter@ausprep.org	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 17:55:36 GMT 10 SA Hunter likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Peter on Jul 7, 2016 17:55:36 GMT 10 Jul 7, 2016 16:49:24 GMT 10 SA Hunter said: Oh, I dunno!!!!! That outta just about do it...
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Joey Ausprep Admin Hiking side effects include sweating, euphoria and general awesomeness. Posts: 3,446 Likes: 4,350	My favourite Way to start a Fire! Jul 7, 2016 19:00:47 GMT 10 SA Hunter, remnantprep, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Joey on Jul 7, 2016 19:00:47 GMT 10 Jul 7, 2016 16:49:24 GMT 10 SA Hunter said: Oh, I dunno!!!!! Did you see a spider?
	Bring a compass. It’s awkward when you have to eat your friends. I love walking because it clears your mind, enriches the soul, takes away stress, and opens up your eyes to a whole new world.

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Post by Paul on Jul 7, 2016 20:11:13 GMT 10

Easiest or funnest way, Easiest is lighter with paper and fire starter. the funnest, I love the primitive stuff so I love my bow drill, recently I have been playing with a flint and steel striker, I made some char cloth and charred some punk wood it works great with the flint and steel also works great with the magnifying glass.
I am still trying to master the bow drill, I can get it to work with a few little trick but not efficient enough with it yet. I will keep practicing.
I also like doing the one stick fire test with a knife. One stick one knife and a feral rod, split the stick down feather it make some dust then start with the feral rod using the back of your blade.
I am finding the hardest part of friction fire is getting the right timber.
Anton I would be collecting some of your black-boy steams to use for friction fire as they are suppose to be the best timber in Australia for it.

Paul

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My favourite Way to start a Fire!

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Post by ziggysdad on Jul 6, 2016 21:42:06 GMT 10

Post by Peter on Jul 6, 2016 21:47:17 GMT 10

Post by PlanZ on Jul 6, 2016 23:05:22 GMT 10

Post by remnantprep on Jul 6, 2016 23:07:13 GMT 10

Post by ziggysdad on Jul 6, 2016 23:20:01 GMT 10

Post by shinester on Jul 6, 2016 23:25:19 GMT 10

Post by remnantprep on Jul 6, 2016 23:35:15 GMT 10

Post by frontsight on Jul 7, 2016 0:44:10 GMT 10

Post by Joey on Jul 7, 2016 4:22:00 GMT 10

Post by shinester on Jul 7, 2016 4:49:30 GMT 10

Post by SA Hunter on Jul 7, 2016 16:49:24 GMT 10

Post by Morgo on Jul 7, 2016 17:17:01 GMT 10

Post by Peter on Jul 7, 2016 17:55:36 GMT 10

Post by Joey on Jul 7, 2016 19:00:47 GMT 10

Post by Paul on Jul 7, 2016 20:11:13 GMT 10