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James and Mike A Day In THe Woods Autoimmune Diseases

Episode 60 Fire Making

James Burnette

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James and Mike A Day In THe Woods Autoimmune Diseases
James and Mike

Fire Making

This week Mike and I discuss everything you ever wanted to know about fire making. We start off talking about several methods of ignition. With our favorite being dispoible lighters. You should be carrying one at all times. We bring up methods that we have not had  luck with. Neither of us cares for fire pistons. Next we jump into different forms of tinder. No not the dating app. The Survivalpunk prefered tinder is made from coconut oil. We even have a Youtube Video using coconu sex lube as fire tinder.

 

 

 

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Why we carry tender

James Burnette 2 Comments

Today I went to the woods to shoot video of my first time making and starting fire using the feather stick method.  I thought I knew how to make one. I was wrong. What ensued was frustration ans failure. A feather stick is shaving curls into a stick so that they will catch a spark and start a fire without using tender brought in. I had seen them used and did not bother to truly learn the technique. I tend to be big on taking action instead of getting trapped in analysis paralysis. I did however learn how NOT to make one today.

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