I use a propane "Bernz-o-matic" torch with built in trigger ignition system. One used for plumbing soldering. Attaches to 1 lb bottles Flame isn't too crazy . Works good in windy , wet situations especially here in Vancouvers West Coast . Only thing that could light a fire a few weeks back on Cogburn Beach on Harrison. It was so windy and wet . It was a lifesaver ! Works great to BBQ a quick hotdog 🌭 when a BBQ or campfire isn't an option to use . Lol it's been done many times ! Works good too 👌
Used that couple times too before but always end up melting the build-in ignition trigger...... changed a couple times and end up give up on the trigger version. our lazy man style of leaving the torch poking into the fire, not a good idea.
One tip is to get closer, and hold your striker firm, and pull the ferro rod back, instead of holding the ferro rod firm and pushing down on the striker. Also, when you're scraping off some material first, go long and slow, that will allow the metal to build up without igniting.
If you look behind you there is plenty of available material to start a fire easily. Usually start by grabbing a handfull of very small leaf or pine needles or small twigs or grass as long as they are dry and also some branches a little bigger. Start from small and work up to bigger pieces of wood. Light a small fire first then once going start adding slightly bigger pieces of wood crossing the pieces over each other so the fire can breathe. You only need some matches or cigarette or BBQ lighter and a little patience. Always worked for me. But if it's wet then break out the gas torch
When using a stick fire starter, you need alot of wood chips or shavings. Which can easily be done with your axe, and a dried piece of wood, such as a tree branch. I hope that this helps
If available, pine cones are excellent fire starters. The natural oils in them are great at starting a fire. My GF taught me that because her father was a real outdoors man!
As for my go to way to start a fire: I make fire starters with rolled up cardboard, tied with natural twine and then soaked in melted parafin wax. These are waterproof, easy to light and burn for over 5 mins. Top those with a few pieces of fat wood and you are off to the races.
What you need is alot of tooth pic. or smaller sticks and put tissue on bottom, then have finger sized sticks ready. When you start the tissue blow air till it flames then lots of small tooth pics on till burning, ad one or two finger sticks keeping oxygen going. Once burning efficiently your done. Its a good survival technique to learn when stranded it has saved my life at least twice in the alberta bush. Most important thing is lots of wood fuel ready makes for a fast fire!
Use Fatwood, and make spark on to the fatwood for it to start the glow then put it to the campfire with lots of dry small wood chips.. another simple think is matches, and a tampon soaked in something flamable like gasolene, kerosene, dieselfuel.. can also make a slowburning wick from papertowel rolled up like a sigaret and make it moist by cooking oil or Cod oil
That looks like it's just a flint and not any magnesium. You use the backbone of the knife to scrape the flint with, not the cutting edge. Just hold the knife close to your tinder, and pull the flint briskly under the backbone without moving the knife.
Flint and steel works fine, you just need to prepare/build your fire accordingly, meaning, you will need really small kindling with some cotton balls dip in vaseline, then once you have your kindle going you add more smaller pieces of woods and you build in woods size as your small kindling is burning. The key thing is patience.
Many.. it totally depends on how long i leave it in there. With the snowpeak I usually just let it shoot in the wood pile while i go setup my camp or do other stuff.
Good to have some easy tools and equipment, but if you do not have it, or it fails you from whatever reason, collect the laundry dryer lint, keep it in the zip-lock bag and you have an easy starter, top it up with the shaved white candle paraffin bits and it never fails to start any fire... Or, keep a bottle of fire starting fluid, it is a quarter size/weight of the propane bottle and it burns in rain, too...
Yeah use the blowtorch . Ooh Monique your hair, be careful..blowtorch great idea..Canada snow ice below 40 degrees Celsius temperatures, I can imagine a fire and quickly is needed 👍🇦🇺🇨🇦
SPLITTING TIP: when splitting wood, don't have it sitting on the ground, especially not on rocks; you'll dull your axe really fast. Find another big round of wood, both to protect the axe, and to get the firewood up to an easier level. TORCH TIP: get something with a piezo igniter so you don't need a separate lighter or match, like this:www.princessauto.com/en/trigger-start-propane-torch-kit/product/PA0008905606
Splitting- Agree. Hence i got a round piece of wood rolling to me as the base. Torch- the main factor should be the flame size. Trigger is a good to have but many of these shoots jet instead of wide. Used that couple times too before but always end up melting the build-in ignition trigger...... changed a couple times and end up give up on the trigger version. our lazy man style of leaving the torch poking into the fire, not a good idea on the plastic trigger. But if without trigger u can leave it and setup your camp or whatever other things.
A cotton ball dipped in vaseline (petroleum jelly) easy to light and keeps burning for a good few minutes to help start the main fire
I was pretty impressed by that Snow peak when you pulled it out. That thing is scary good
I've not thought of that torch idea, that's brilliant!!
I use a propane "Bernz-o-matic" torch with built in trigger ignition system. One used for plumbing soldering. Attaches to 1 lb bottles Flame isn't too crazy .
Works good in windy , wet situations especially here in Vancouvers West Coast . Only thing that could light a fire a few weeks back on Cogburn Beach on Harrison. It was so windy and wet . It was a lifesaver !
Works great to BBQ a quick hotdog 🌭 when a BBQ or campfire isn't an option to use . Lol it's been done many times ! Works good too 👌
Used that couple times too before but always end up melting the build-in ignition trigger...... changed a couple times and end up give up on the trigger version. our lazy man style of leaving the torch poking into the fire, not a good idea.
Same here... not all the time, but when everything is soaked and I don't want to mess around I 'light er up'.
One tip is to get closer, and hold your striker firm, and pull the ferro rod back, instead of holding the ferro rod firm and pushing down on the striker.
Also, when you're scraping off some material first, go long and slow, that will allow the metal to build up without igniting.
If you look behind you there is plenty of available material to start a fire easily. Usually start by grabbing a handfull of very small leaf or pine needles or small twigs or grass as long as they are dry and also some branches a little bigger. Start from small and work up to bigger pieces of wood. Light a small fire first then once going start adding slightly bigger pieces of wood crossing the pieces over each other so the fire can breathe. You only need some matches or cigarette or BBQ lighter and a little patience. Always worked for me. But if it's wet then break out the gas torch
Btw butane doesn’t work well in sub zero temps at all. And as it gets colder it’ll fail very quickly.
Can't believe you didn't tie your hair back for this video!
When using a stick fire starter, you need alot of wood chips or shavings. Which can easily be done with your axe, and a dried piece of wood, such as a tree branch. I hope that this helps
If available, pine cones are excellent fire starters. The natural oils in them are great at starting a fire.
My GF taught me that because her father was a real outdoors man!
As for my go to way to start a fire: I make fire starters with rolled up cardboard, tied with natural twine and then soaked in melted parafin wax. These are waterproof, easy to light and burn for over 5 mins. Top those with a few pieces of fat wood and you are off to the races.
You got a sustained flame for 5 minutes and you've got to add fatwood? haha
there is so much dry dead wood and kindling in the background that you don't use to help start the fire!
A little practice and you'll get it. Nice torch though! 🤙-Josh
My go to torch too. Snow ❄️ Peak is legit
What you need is alot of tooth pic. or smaller sticks and put tissue on bottom, then have finger sized sticks ready. When you start the tissue blow air till it flames then lots of small tooth pics on till burning, ad one or two finger sticks keeping oxygen going. Once burning efficiently your done. Its a good survival technique to learn when stranded it has saved my life at least twice in the alberta bush. Most important thing is lots of wood fuel ready makes for a fast fire!
Tree moss is as good as tissue in most cases. Cheak out "grey bearded green breret"
Cool. But flame first, then the gas.
Use Fatwood, and make spark on to the fatwood for it to start the glow then put it to the campfire with lots of dry small wood chips.. another simple think is matches, and a tampon soaked in something flamable like gasolene, kerosene, dieselfuel.. can also make a slowburning wick from papertowel rolled up like a sigaret and make it moist by cooking oil or Cod oil
That looks like it's just a flint and not any magnesium. You use the backbone of the knife to scrape the flint with, not the cutting edge. Just hold the knife close to your tinder, and pull the flint briskly under the backbone without moving the knife.
Yeah. It was a little pain to watch them do it and then be upset that the knife was getting used.
I've done it, but yeah it takes time and prep work. I use them as a backup
Love all snow peak products
Flint and steel works fine, you just need to prepare/build your fire accordingly, meaning, you will need really small kindling with some cotton balls dip in vaseline, then once you have your kindle going you add more smaller pieces of woods and you build in woods size as your small kindling is burning. The key thing is patience.
Did you go through a whole can of butane before the fire stayed lit?
Nop just about 15 seconds
Curious about how many fires do you start with one bottle ?
Many.. it totally depends on how long i leave it in there. With the snowpeak I usually just let it shoot in the wood pile while i go setup my camp or do other stuff.
@@OverlandLady thanks for the reply! Take care 💕
Good to have some easy tools and equipment, but if you do not have it, or it fails you from whatever reason, collect the laundry dryer lint, keep it in the zip-lock bag and you have an easy starter, top it up with the shaved white candle paraffin bits and it never fails to start any fire... Or, keep a bottle of fire starting fluid, it is a quarter size/weight of the propane bottle and it burns in rain, too...
Cotton balls soaked in Vaseline. Light easily and burn a while. Use small dry stuff and then build up. A lot less to use.
Does that work on wet wood?
@@MrPogiBalut does anything? Wet generally doesn't burn unless the fire is already burning well and it's big enough to handle the wet wood.
Can you send a link for the butane adapter?
it comes with the snowpeak torch
Starting a fire with a torch is such an overkill... Don't u have a bit of paper, thin branches and a regular lighter?
Get the job done fast so we can start setting up other stuff
It’s not overkill, it’s just plain smart.
Take fuel from the car.
I just use a bic and those zip bbq cubes
Is this a re run?
I now need one. 😂
Yeah use the blowtorch . Ooh Monique your hair, be careful..blowtorch great idea..Canada snow ice below 40 degrees Celsius temperatures, I can imagine a fire and quickly is needed 👍🇦🇺🇨🇦
I had one olds scool on gasoline from army but stoped worming and sice then zippo lighter. 😉🍻
SPLITTING TIP: when splitting wood, don't have it sitting on the ground, especially not on rocks; you'll dull your axe really fast. Find another big round of wood, both to protect the axe, and to get the firewood up to an easier level.
TORCH TIP: get something with a piezo igniter so you don't need a separate lighter or match, like this:www.princessauto.com/en/trigger-start-propane-torch-kit/product/PA0008905606
Splitting- Agree. Hence i got a round piece of wood rolling to me as the base.
Torch- the main factor should be the flame size. Trigger is a good to have but many of these shoots jet instead of wide. Used that couple times too before but always end up melting the build-in ignition trigger...... changed a couple times and end up give up on the trigger version. our lazy man style of leaving the torch poking into the fire, not a good idea on the plastic trigger. But if without trigger u can leave it and setup your camp or whatever other things.
I use tiki torch fuel, cheap and reliable.
Showww muito legal
Watch your hair when playing with fire..just saying..iv seen people burn it of being that close to it
Oh I definitely have burnt the tips at some point around a propane fire cuz no smoke to chase me away😅
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enteresting😂🤣😂🤣
To much to type but plenty on RUclips regarding fire starting. Do your homework!
Saludos..:) deberías decir como NO encender hoguera cuando necesitas inmediatamente jajajajajs, Tu eres Hermosa, mucho más cuando Sonríes..
watch ur heir overland lady
Yep have definitely burnt some tip before
Lol
Not enough patience for a piece of flint and a knife to start a simple fire...... 🙁🙄🤦🏾♂️
the dude using his knife to create sparks is a tool and is doing it all wrong
You guys are an embarrassment to those who know bushcraft.
Clearly i dont know bush craft so im embarrassing myself not the bushcraft
@@OverlandLady lol. Good point. At least you are trying.👍🏻
Pocket lint is a good fire starter. Everyone has some in their pockets