Never cook your char tin down in the coals of the fire. Always use the flames. I found out a long time ago that coals cooked char cloth usually has some degree of brittleness and some degree of non reactivity. It could turn out being just slightly less reactive to completely non ignitable with a Flint And Steel. Something I didn't mention within that also keeps char cloth supple is, using some punk wood on the bottom of the char tin buffers the denim from ever touching the red hot metal of the can. (Thanks Richard Solomon for the idea.) Once I started buffering the bottom, I've had no more problem with brittleness until today with this new way I loaded the stove. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Char Cloth, Charred Punk Wood Playlist ruclips.net/p/PLkniqMcwgHkRaZQzcyZBVXFzrdGz4ALhY Flint And Steel Playlist ruclips.net/p/PLkniqMcwgHkSpuCGtu14y-VFO6rvT_WY3
I tried making char material in the coals and had mixed results, usually not great. Once I saw your videos doing it in the flames I have had great results. Thanks for all you do.
Loving the show of experiments. It helps me grow my skills and have confidence that even the greatest don't know it all and succeed every time. Keep up the great work.
Great job as always David 👏 I make my char material the way you showed me when I first found your channel and everyone I've shown can produce good char and produce fire 🔥 using your methods, thanks for sharing your experiments 👍
Dave Thanks for another great video - keeps adding to my skill lists. Its the season for fires in my yard while gathering there in the evening and I’m enjoying using solar ignition and the making of char cloth will be added into my to do list. Thanks for the inspiration. And for taking your time to produce these. Viva Cristo Rey. May all your journeys be adventures and your havens safe
Sounds interesting I’ll just watch and wait for the results like everyone else I love experimenting I tried ash and dryer lint several times but it never worked for me
But I just went outside and tried again with the pecan catkins and it was a fail the cotton would slide instead of rolling so I think the one time that it worked there must have been a residue of ash on the board I don’t know I’m definitely going to keep experimenting
Traction is the reason that so many fillers that would work, won't. Ashes give the top and bottom boards a good grip on the fire roll and roll it easily. Take them away and the boards flatten and slide right over the fire roll. For non-ash fire rolls, It helps to use an entire cotton ball and to roll some spit on the outside of the fire roll.
@@beinggoodtopeople ok that makes sense I will try that also I forgot the ash in my fire kit is actually crushed charcoal I may try just ashes from my last fire and see
Another great video Dave! I got a couple of questions, Is there a kind of ash that is better in making a fire roll? Also I have a tin that is about 4 inches in diameter and about 1 inch thick, can I use it to make char cloth? The way you put your hands down in that fire, you must have asbestos fingers! Lol!
David a Question on Reactivity. Does Rolling your charcloth material keep it more reactive over a longer period? As per laying like you do sheets or layers of your charcloth Material. I recently found some old charcloth i had made months old. It was rolled up. It wasnt in a bag or container. Yet, i was getting ignition on the 1st and 2nd strike. I think rolling it may make a difference. I want to say being rolled up it keeps your cloth from being easily exposed to air. I would like your thoughts on this observation. Thanks Jason.😁👍💥💥💥💥i think its an interesting phenomenon.🔥🔥🔥
@@beinggoodtopeople Thanks Dave. I love your channel and all that you do for the fire making community.😊👊👏👏👏👏💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥 I have learn't so much from you. THANKYOU.👍😁 have a great weekend.
Never cook your char tin down in the coals of the fire. Always use the flames. I found out a long time ago that coals cooked char cloth usually has some degree of brittleness and some degree of non reactivity. It could turn out being just slightly less reactive to completely non ignitable with a Flint And Steel.
Something I didn't mention within that also keeps char cloth supple is, using some punk wood on the bottom of the char tin buffers the denim from ever touching the red hot metal of the can. (Thanks Richard Solomon for the idea.) Once I started buffering the bottom, I've had no more problem with brittleness until today with this new way I loaded the stove.
Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You!
Char Cloth, Charred Punk Wood Playlist
ruclips.net/p/PLkniqMcwgHkRaZQzcyZBVXFzrdGz4ALhY
Flint And Steel Playlist
ruclips.net/p/PLkniqMcwgHkSpuCGtu14y-VFO6rvT_WY3
I tried making char material in the coals and had mixed results, usually not great. Once I saw your videos doing it in the flames I have had great results. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks David!
Loving the show of experiments. It helps me grow my skills and have confidence that even the greatest don't know it all and succeed every time. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Matt!
Awesome video David!
Thnxs 4 sharing 🇺🇸
Great job as always David 👏 I make my char material the way you showed me when I first found your channel and everyone I've shown can produce good char and produce fire 🔥 using your methods, thanks for sharing your experiments 👍
Cheers for the comment in description 👍 it was an idea 💡 but you proved it 👍 👌
It changed everything thanks for the idea!
David, THANK YOU for this channel! I really enjoy watching you make 🔥 God Bless you and your family!
Exactement!👍🏽
Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Good info
Awesome advice dave. I didn't realize about coals vs flame. Thankyou. 😊👏👏👏 i have used your advice on punk wood. I tell others.👍
Thanks JEL!
I use pieces of old jeans in my bee smoker...been making char cloth for years and never knew it!
LOL! TY!
Great advice! I was wondering!!! I had put saw dust under my denim so the fabric never touched the tin. It works when using briquettes
Any buffer that doesn't transfer heat should work. Charred sawdust isn't flint and steelable char though.
Dave
Thanks for another great video - keeps adding to my skill lists.
Its the season for fires in my yard while gathering there in the evening and I’m enjoying using solar ignition and the making of char cloth will be added into my to do list. Thanks for the inspiration. And for taking your time to produce these. Viva Cristo Rey.
May all your journeys be adventures and your havens safe
Thanks friend!
Sounds interesting I’ll just watch and wait for the results like everyone else I love experimenting I tried ash and dryer lint several times but it never worked for me
I also tried pecan catkins and cotton that worked one time
But I just went outside and tried again with the pecan catkins and it was a fail the cotton would slide instead of rolling so I think the one time that it worked there must have been a residue of ash on the board I don’t know I’m definitely going to keep experimenting
Traction is the reason that so many fillers that would work, won't. Ashes give the top and bottom boards a good grip on the fire roll and roll it easily. Take them away and the boards flatten and slide right over the fire roll. For non-ash fire rolls, It helps to use an entire cotton ball and to roll some spit on the outside of the fire roll.
@@beinggoodtopeople ok that makes sense I will try that also I forgot the ash in my fire kit is actually crushed charcoal I may try just ashes from my last fire and see
Char is 99% of the fire forsure.
Have you sold any of those fancy char tin retriever apparatuses😂
LOL!
Another great video Dave!
I got a couple of questions,
Is there a kind of ash that is better in making a fire roll?
Also I have a tin that is about 4 inches in diameter and about 1 inch thick, can I use it to make char cloth?
The way you put your hands down in that fire, you must have asbestos fingers! Lol!
Hardwood ash is a little better. Yes, use the thin can. Hand not in fire, optical illusion,
David a Question on Reactivity. Does Rolling your charcloth material keep it more reactive over a longer period? As per laying like you do sheets or layers of your charcloth Material. I recently found some old charcloth i had made months old. It was rolled up. It wasnt in a bag or container. Yet, i was getting ignition on the 1st and 2nd strike. I think rolling it may make a difference. I want to say being rolled up it keeps your cloth from being easily exposed to air. I would like your thoughts on this observation. Thanks Jason.😁👍💥💥💥💥i think its an interesting phenomenon.🔥🔥🔥
For me rolled char cloth was less reactive.
@@beinggoodtopeople Thanks Dave. I love your channel and all that you do for the fire making community.😊👊👏👏👏👏💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥 I have learn't so much from you. THANKYOU.👍😁 have a great weekend.
Thanks friend!
Where've ya been hiding? I missed my fire making fix.