If you are new to this outdoor thing, you might be wondering what is the deal with all these fire starting products. What happened to good old matches?!? First and foremost, shame on you! Just kidding. Matches can be good. There’s one problem though, you HAVE to keep these dry and sometimes that isn’t possible if you are in a rainy place like the Jungle or.. Seattle. They do have waterproof matches, but from what I hear, this is touch and go. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t.

Frankly, when you are out in the middle of no where and you want warmth or you need to cook food or you want to boost your morale, you can’t have a touch and go situation. You NEED it to work the first time. In this case, you have Fire Starter kits. These kits actually come in variations like the matches, all of which have high praise. First off you have the Torch. Sounds scary. Kamagra Gold It’s not. This is a little torch that is filled with none other than butane. If you have ever seen these torch like cigarette lighters, it’s the same basis, but on a much more durable level.

Secondly, you have good old Flint and Steel. Flint (or flint stone) is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz. When struck against steel, a flint edge will produce sparks. The hard flint edge shaves off a particle of the steel that, heated by the friction, reacts with oxygen from the atmosphere and can ignite the proper tinder. Prior to the wide availability of steel, rocks of iron pyrites would be used along with the flint, in a similar (but more time-consuming) way. These methods are popular in woodcraft, bush craft, and among those who wish to use traditional skills. This is on the “harder” side of things.

It can be done almost always IF you have the skill, patience and determination to get it done. Lastly, you have fire pistons, Ferrocerium fire starting rods, fire starters (literally) and gas igniters (only helpful if you have gas). Fire pistons by Wilderness Solutions are the only compression fire starters endorsed by knowledgeable outdoors men such as Ron Hood of Hoods Woods, Mountain Mel Deweese and Allan “Bow” Beauchamp. The Fire Piston is a primitive fire starting device. In the mid 1850’s, English explorers found it widely used by primitive tribes in the jungles of SE Asia- Borneo, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines.

Unlike other primitive fire starting methods such as the bow drill, hand drill, fire saw, fire thong, flint and steel, the Fire Piston operates by compression, same principle as a diesel engine. Ferrocerium is a man-made metallic material that has the ability to give off a large number of hot sparks when scraped against a rough surface (pyrophoricity), such as ridged steel. They are the best compact fire starters which can be easily used. Its dependability made it a favorite of survival experts hunters, fishermen and campers. Ferrocerium rods works equally well when wet or dry.

For the most part you probably won’t be buying these on their own. Usually they come with the first aid kit or the survival kit. First aid kits, though they prescription cialis online are meant for injured patients, can also include various items for various situations. If you find a really high quality kit that includes a less than stellar fire starter, you can just go out and buy this item separately. Some of the most popular brands to look at for the actual kits are 5.11, Adventure Medical Kits and Tactical Medical Solutions. These will have some amazing options for almost ANY situation you are going in to have it be as an individual, group, or team situation.

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