Week 2/Tinder

[fromkentucky]

I lit my first fire using a ferro rod last night!

I don't have pictures, but I tried the following:

Dry Paper towel

Paper towel w/ Canola Oil

Paper towel spritzed with Olive Oil

Dryer Lint

Cedar strips

Paper Towel variations: The dry paper towel was the easiest of the 3 paper towels to light, but still took a bit of trying. I know Canola oil has a super-high flashpoint but I wanted to try something different. The Olive Oil spritz required a good deal of magnesium shavings and didn't burn any better than regular paper towel

Dryer Lint: Lit almost immediately with no magnesium shavings. Burned for a good 45 seconds or so (it was a big piece).

Cedar strips: I took a really big handful of cedar strips, smashed them into a ball and continued smashing and pulling, working it into a fluffy, fibrous, breathable bird's nest that caught without using any magnesium. I used it to light a log-cabin fire last night! It was very humid out here in the woods, so it took a LOT of blowing to catch the kindling, but I had 2-3 handfuls of small and medium-sized kindling already cut to size and ready to go. Once the small kindling caught, I was able to use the larger pieces and it took off! I was super proud, as that's the first time I've lit a fire without a lighter or liquid fuel.

[Kadnine]

Awesome sauce!

- K