Fire lighting with a Victorinox Magnifying Glass - 10 Tinders, 10 Tips & the best Trick ever...

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Komentáře • 261

  • @user-oq7sr7fl5q
    @user-oq7sr7fl5q Před 26 dny +25

    i love your explaining style A LOT! not even one person can't understand! thanks. you MUST become a teacher!😂

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +4

      Thank you very much for this wonderful compliment!

    • @T37912
      @T37912 Před 26 dny +6

      He is a teacher? He taught me a lot.

    • @ahumblepoet
      @ahumblepoet Před 25 dny +2

      He is.

    • @thomashowardmd247
      @thomashowardmd247 Před 24 dny +1

      Great tips in this one. The notched stick and blackening the paper, subtle but very helpful. Another big help: practice, practice, practice!

    • @antjeschwarz7874
      @antjeschwarz7874 Před 24 dny +2

      Felix is a genius❣
      His English is tricky because it often not understandable for he does not care about the right wording/ vocabulary or grammar.
      So, I agree: A teacher who can teach without the need of proper language even though he is as confident to talk, you just need the pictures/ video to get the message.
      Go Felix, go❣

  • @mrhalfstep
    @mrhalfstep Před 26 dny +15

    Felix, that gadget you made for maintaining a steady hand was genius! If you can find a hollow reed, you can hold it in your mouth and gently blow on the tinder to give it air as you heat it up, if there is no natural air flow at the time. I've found that coffee grounds, whether fresh or used, as long as they are dry, make for excellent ignition with a lens. I don't think instant coffee will form an ember, but it may be useful for darkening a white tender source. Another great tips and tricks video done as only Professor Immler can do it! Ciao!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +3

      Thanks a lot for your super interesting tip!

  • @TK8866275
    @TK8866275 Před 26 dny +12

    In 1800's Sami people of Lapland used sulfur cup with flint and firesteel to make a fire. Compared to charcloth or horseshoe fungus which they also carried as a backup, the benefit of sulfur was immediate flame when they managed to catch the spark while ember takes more work to ignite as a flame. Typically sulfur cup was made from a large copper coin hammered as a cup where the sulfur was then melted and let to solidifye. After sulfur flame was used to ignite some other material it would be extinguished by the palm of the hand and could be used again.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +2

      Thanks a lot your your interesting comment!

  • @RichardPoogerman
    @RichardPoogerman Před 26 dny +12

    Great video. I got a fire going with a SAK magnifier only once and it was on a mountain top, in July, on a cloudless day, at 1 pm, using dry grass. I used the corkscrew to hold the knife in place on a log.

  • @JustForfun-zw2jg
    @JustForfun-zw2jg Před 26 dny +9

    HELLO FELIX… all tips and tricks you share around SAK and outdoor have always been greatly helpfull! And your „Swenglish“ just adds so much charm and authenticity 😊👍✌️, even more for me as Swiss.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +4

      Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment!

  • @dennislindenpellinge
    @dennislindenpellinge Před 26 dny +8

    Hey Felix! Nice to see you again! I hope you have enjoyed the summer! Thanks for a nice video! 😃👍

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Yes... we was in the Netherlands. it was wonderful there!!!

    • @pavelusa3423
      @pavelusa3423 Před 26 dny

      "We were, ),hi felix.jor friendly grammar man..from prague.keep up the gr8 work

  • @sosteve9113
    @sosteve9113 Před 26 dny +7

    I'm one of those guys who like to experiment with fire .
    Great idea of the magnifier standard,to hold it steady.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Hello Steve. Thanks a lot for your freedback!

    • @randy-9842
      @randy-9842 Před 26 dny +1

      I liked the magnifier holder to steady it too. Might be kind of finicky to get the focal length just right, but for those of us with less steady hands, it would be a God-send!!

  • @user-ul5yu5hk9k
    @user-ul5yu5hk9k Před 23 dny

    Excellent and entertaining 🔥 starting methods. You are an excellent teacher. I don’t know how you don’t have millions of viewers. Great work Felix!

  • @Taromovies
    @Taromovies Před 26 dny +4

    My Vicrorinox Champ is more than 25 years old and has the small version of Loupe, so I really like the distance holder, thanks for that informative video and yes….alway keep trying and learning, kind regards my friend, Taro

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +2

      Thank you for you phone call so that I could activate the comments section. And thank you for your positive feedback!

  • @arbiter1er
    @arbiter1er Před 20 dny

    Hello Felix, thank you for all the inspiration you give out. Never thought my Swiss Champ could do so much until I saw your channel!
    I was in the local Victorinox Flagship store in Lyon and I talked to them about you, and they've shown me the Venture knife, as they also know it as the "Felix Immler knife"!
    Cheers, can't wait to see more content from you

  • @SK-qc6fb
    @SK-qc6fb Před 24 dny +1

    Two years ago, at Boy Scout Camp, I started a fire for the very first time with a Mag Glass!
    I had tried on and off over the years this method, never any luck. I wanted to show the scouts it was possible, and amazingly it happened! The scouts need to show 3 methods to start a fire without matches or lighter for 1st Class.

  • @johnphelps9788
    @johnphelps9788 Před 18 dny

    Love your videos Felix. When I was a boy I used a magnifying glass to burn designs into leather and pieces of light coloured timber etc. I am in Australia where the sun is strong but the trick was to make a very small sun dot and move it slowly along the leather or timber. I could sign my name or draw pictures but if I moved my hand too slowly the leather or timber would burn.
    I remember a demonstration some years ago of some one starting a fire using a block of ice for the magnifier.

  • @QuantumPyrite_88.9
    @QuantumPyrite_88.9 Před 26 dny +5

    Yay! Felix is back.

  • @sydtysk
    @sydtysk Před 25 dny +1

    And the next time we learn to produce sunscreen with a Swiss army knife😂. Thanks for the great effort and the interesting Video. Tschau

  • @scotthiggins-mp2jj
    @scotthiggins-mp2jj Před 26 dny +2

    Such great knowledge. Thanks for sharing, Felix!

  • @SteveSeadog
    @SteveSeadog Před 26 dny +2

    Another great instructional video, Felix. I look forward to each new instalment and there's always something for me to practise on my next camp.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Your comment makes me happy. Thank you!

  • @grumpyguts
    @grumpyguts Před 26 dny +13

    My dad once found himself without any means to light his cigarette whilst out on the golf course and none of his playing partners smoked. So out came a kid's magnifying glass he carried in his golf bag (no idea why) and five minutes later he was eventually able to enjoy his smoke 🙂

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +5

      Haaa ha haa, that's a wonderful story!

    • @joakos1122
      @joakos1122 Před 25 dny +1

      Once I was at my dad’s ranch and couldn’t find a lighter, town is really far away so I used a rifle scope to light my smoke lol

  • @giuseppeiaria6564
    @giuseppeiaria6564 Před 22 dny

    Thanks for the video Felix, always very clear and informative.

  • @michaeljones5395
    @michaeljones5395 Před 24 dny +1

    Great tips Felix! Thank you for sharing!

  • @glenswebber
    @glenswebber Před 25 dny +2

    Fantastic vid. So good to see. So many great ideas.

  • @kenrobertson7053
    @kenrobertson7053 Před 16 dny

    Another terrific video. I figured why not try to use something even smaller, so I tried using the magnifying glass on my lensatic compass, but I could not achieve the desired angle without breaking the frame. I did have some success with the magnifier on my orienteering compass.

  • @leslieaustin151
    @leslieaustin151 Před 26 dny +2

    Always good, always interesting. Thanks Felix. Les in UK 🇬🇧

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      Your compliment makes me happy! Thank you!

  • @Comment0815
    @Comment0815 Před 25 dny +1

    I once started my bee smoker successfully with the lens when I forgot my lighter. That was a great experience.
    I'm sure, that it helped, that there was still some black charred material on the smoker which I could use as tinder. In my experience it's very important that the tinder is dark so absorb as much light as possible.

  • @lisuk66
    @lisuk66 Před 12 dny +2

    👋🔥✌️Hello, Felix. Thank's a lot 👍!!!

  • @micha5645
    @micha5645 Před 26 dny +3

    Hallo Felix, ein interessanter Test der verschiedenen Zundermaterialien! LG Micha

  • @HOOSH69
    @HOOSH69 Před 24 dny +1

    Felix is simply cool ass hell!

  • @bussm09
    @bussm09 Před 25 dny +1

    I was looking at the Victorinox Swiss champ online and I saw it had a magnifing glass. It reminded me of as a child burning leaves with a magnifing glass and then I thought how the magnifing glass is a good emergency bushcraft fire starter. I become a fan of your channel 3 years ago and you made me a SAK fan too. I think your Idea of blackening the tinder is really clear because the colour black absorbs the most light. You really read my mind when you made this video.
    Ps. I love the swiss nature in your videos
    Kind regards from South Africa

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      Thank you so much for this wonderful compliment!

  • @gideonk123
    @gideonk123 Před 26 dny +1

    Great info! Thanks
    Regarding the holder: although it’s cool, I think an easier approach is just to use any stick from the forest floor and attach the SAK to it using the awl or the corkscrew (corkscrew if the stick already has some crack or hole in it)

  • @bangalorebobbel
    @bangalorebobbel Před 25 dny +2

    Echt super wie immer, Felix, und der Halter ist echt wieder mal genial! Danke für das Video, hat sicher sehr viel Zeit gekostet, das herzustellen!
    Was meine Erfahrungen mit Brennglas-Feuer angeht, hab ich da sicher schon mehr als 60 Jahre auf dem Buckel, weil ich da schon als Kind damit angefangen habe. Nicht mit der Swiss-Champ-Lupe, sondern meist mit einem Fadenzähler - das ist eine faltbare Stehlupe, die vor allem in der Textilindustrie und in Druckereien eingesetzt wird. Die Linse dürfte mehr oder weniger denselben Durchmesser wie die vom Champ haben. Ich denke mal, ich hab so ziemlich alles angekokelt, was mir in die Finger kam ... ;-)
    Meine Erfahrungen in Kürze: je dunkler, je matter und je faseriger der Zunder ist, desto besser geht es, und je heller, reflektierender/glänzender und kompakt er ist, desto schwieriger wird es. Das sieht man ja auch hier, z.B. beim Klopapier, das hat erst angefangen zu rauchen, nachdem Du es geschwärzt hast. Was das Zeitungspapier angeht, habe ich eine Alternative zu Deiner Methode: ich empfehle, ein vielleicht doppelt so großes Stück wie bei Dir hier zweimal zu falten und dann eng zusammenzurollen. Anschließend schneidest Du quer zur Rolle möglichst dünne (

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      Hallo Robert. Hab 1000 Dank für deine super Interessanten Ergänzungen! Zeitung und Kippen... das werde ich natürlich ausprobieren!! Liebe Grüsse vom Bodensee

    • @bangalorebobbel
      @bangalorebobbel Před 24 dny

      @@FelixImmler Ja mach mal, aber werde bloß nicht zum Raucher - ich kann persönlich bestätigen, dass Rauchen sehr krank machen kann ... vielleicht hätte ich das mit den Zigaretten auch besser gar nicht erwähnen sollen.
      Gibt da übrigens noch was zu ergänzen: das kleine Scherchen am Vic ist dann dazu da, die Zigarette ein Stückchen hinter der Glut abzuschneiden. Dann kann man den Rest der Zigarette hinterher weiterverwenden.
      Ich würde auch vorschlagen, die Schneiderei nicht schon vor dem Anzünden zu machen - die Glut lässt sich super hochfahren, indem man einfach an der Zigarette zieht. Das geht aber nicht so simpel, wenn man ein Stück abschneidet und dann bläst. Anscheinend sind die Dinger irgendwie auf Zug eingestellt ... ;-)
      Brauchst Du ja vielleicht auch gar nicht selbst ausprobieren, findet sich ja sicher noch irgendein Raucher in Deinem Bekanntenkreis, der sich als Versuchskaninchen eignet ... ;-)
      Mit losem Tabak geht es übrigens zwar auch, aber nicht so einfach. Und wenn, dann zerkrümel eine normale Zigarette, denn der Tabak von Zigarren oder Pfeifentabak ist nicht so gut geeignet. Mit selbstgedrehten Zigaretten (mit schwarzem Tabak wie z.B. Samson) geht es auch ganz gut, aber am allerbesten sind halt ganz ordinäre Fabrikzigaretten. Da ist wohl außer Tabak manchmal auch noch anderes Zeug wie Zellulose und wer weiß was sonst noch drin, was hilft. Gibt auf jeden Fall eine super Glut.
      LG, Robert

  • @mannihh5274
    @mannihh5274 Před 5 dny

    Excellent video, trhanks for showing.

  • @randy-9842
    @randy-9842 Před 26 dny +1

    Excellent, Felix!
    I especially like your use of a stick and/or mortar-and-pestle to crush / break-up / fray the fibers / and to compact your tinder. Darkening the tinder with a little left-over (and pulverized) charcoal is a great idea. Above all, patience, perseverance ... and practice !!
    Also: some folks recommend giving the ember time to grow and coalesce before transferring it to the rest of the tinder (bird's nest).
    Very well organized and presented tutorial. Thank you!!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      Thanks a lot Randy for this wonderful compliment!

  • @bushcraftua1
    @bushcraftua1 Před 23 dny +1

    Very interesting 🧐. Thank you 🤝

  • @generatormike
    @generatormike Před 25 dny +1

    the stick with the notch is genius

  • @scenicdriveways6708
    @scenicdriveways6708 Před 26 dny +2

    Excellent video Felix. Thank you for sharing it.
    JT

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

  • @atomsteel3205
    @atomsteel3205 Před 24 dny +1

    Professional skills...thank you...👍✌️🤝

  • @jayfinch4174
    @jayfinch4174 Před 25 dny +1

    Learned something, thanks.

  • @jackiemason2145
    @jackiemason2145 Před 25 dny +1

    Great Video Felix. Thanks

  • @stevestumpy6873
    @stevestumpy6873 Před 26 dny +2

    🔥🔥My favorite tinder is zippo lighter fluid🔥🔥

  • @Imperio112
    @Imperio112 Před 23 dny +1

    Soooooo Sooooooo good....like always :):):)
    Greetings from Rheinbach ;)

  • @janrobertbos
    @janrobertbos Před 25 dny +1

    ...und wieder mal gut gemacht, mein freund!!!😀

  • @nothinbutlove215
    @nothinbutlove215 Před 25 dny +2

    Swiss army knives are good and have many useful functions, however I wish they would implement some sort of safety feature to lock the knife blades in the open position to prevent them from closing unintentionally while in use..

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      yes, that would be a great option....

  • @naturewithandy7204
    @naturewithandy7204 Před 26 dny +1

    One of my earliest memories was camping with my Dad in Spain he would light dried cow manure with the Swiss army knife magnifying glass to start our fire!

  • @stefanbuch9782
    @stefanbuch9782 Před 25 dny +1

    ich liebe deine kreativität und deine passion für deine videos. du bist eine richtige inspiration. danke wirklich dafür. ganz liebe grüße

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      Dein Kompliment freut mich gewaltig. Danke!

  • @P_RO_
    @P_RO_ Před 26 dny +2

    Great info Felix 😊 If you become proficient using minimal equipment, that skill will greatly improve your efforts when using more optimum equipment.

  • @gideonrrr2785
    @gideonrrr2785 Před 24 dny +1

    Como te agradezco los subtítulos.... Entonamos el mismo Ingles 😅 ( aunque yo sea capaz de hablarlo asi)...
    Fantastico contenido... Das verdadero significado almconcepto "MULTIUSOS"....

  • @clintonroushff7068
    @clintonroushff7068 Před 26 dny +1

    Greetings from Kentucky!
    It's good to see you again.
    Thanks for the tip for the stand.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

  • @nauticalknotcraft
    @nauticalknotcraft Před 25 dny +1

    Greetings Felix. Excellent tutorial! Very thorough and easy to follow. Thanks.

  • @fabianostwaldabenteuer
    @fabianostwaldabenteuer Před 25 dny +1

    Genial, wie du das auch alles gut erklärst... das ist eine grandiose Qualität und eigentlich schon eine Lernveranstaltung in Physik du bist echt mächtig in dem was du machst, unglaublich. Alle wichtige Infos und mehr in einem Video. Das sollte jeder gesehen haben!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      Danke für das wunderschöne Kompliment!!

  • @SuperKlaus74
    @SuperKlaus74 Před 26 dny +1

    Hallo Felix schön das du wieder da bist ich hoffe du und deine Familie hatten einen tollen Urlaub
    Klasse Video und wie immer super Ideen danke dir 👍👍👍👍

  • @hitchpost5822
    @hitchpost5822 Před 26 dny +2

    Charred punk wood in a small tin with an air tight lid create a coal w/ magnifying lens
    use the coal to ignite a small candle then close the tin to smother the punk wood for
    use the next time. I have been successful under less than ideal conditions even with
    the smaller Wenger magnifying glass.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Thanks a lot for your super interesting comment!

  • @willikebari5478
    @willikebari5478 Před 26 dny +1

    Perfekt erklärt und vorgezeigt lieber Felix!👍👍👍 Das hat Kindheitserinnerungen geweckt. Was haben wir nicht Stunden mit der Lupe verbracht um die Sonnenstrahlen einzufangen. Liebe Grüße aus Oberösterreich nach St. Gallen!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Jaaaa, wir haben als Kids auch ständig "gezäuselt" :-D

  • @sebchacal
    @sebchacal Před 22 dny

    Thanks for this share Felix !

  • @chaswarren7239
    @chaswarren7239 Před 24 dny +1

    You are an application genius !

  • @MB_EDC
    @MB_EDC Před 26 dny +1

    Fantastic video!!! Thanks Felix. I was trying to light a fire with a credit card-sized fresnel lens and mainly failing. I had to used some magnesium shavings to get my tinder going. I will definitely try some of your tinders and techniques....

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      All the tindes i showed works fantastic with a fresnel linse... you will see.

  • @StevanOutdoor
    @StevanOutdoor Před 25 dny +1

    Good video. To sad the maynifying glass is only on multiple layer models. I EDC two (and maybe 3) layers max. So I carry a seperate magnifying glass when outdoors. I also would like to see they have more sheep foot blade models with other tools. But you did explain the working of a magnifying glass and the different tinders very good.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      I can understand you 100%. That is also my wish! Thanks a lot for your comment!

  • @maschih.5231
    @maschih.5231 Před 26 dny +1

    Schöne Einführung in Zunder und wie man sie nutzt.
    Hoffe du hattest einen schönen Sommerurlaub schön wieder neue Videos von dir zu haben.

  • @Jadegem-v2q
    @Jadegem-v2q Před 24 dny +1

    Great ideas

  • @nilsschenkel7149
    @nilsschenkel7149 Před 2 dny

    Thermo paper from a shop receipt or something like that should be a good tinder material as well, it turns black as soon as you heat it and you´re more likely to have some with you than a newspaper.

  • @dasta7658
    @dasta7658 Před 26 dny +1

    Felix I'm concerned you are stalking my FB page 🤣 I only posted a video on my FB last week of me starting a fire with my SAK, late afternoon in winter (Australia) 😆 Here's what I had to say: "Technically still winter so I finally achieved one of the goals that has eluded me for a long time; starting a fire, late afternoon, in 'winter' using natural tinder & the magnify glass on a Swiss Army knife. May have taken 15-20mins with lots of grumbling but the 'patience' (I use term loosely) paid off."
    I found using the inside of bark scrapped and fluffed up produces a great ember to place in my 'birds nest' to get the fire going. The fluff burns down to the bark and holds the ember well.
    Great video, awesome tips, thanks for posting!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      I wouls like to watch your projects on FB. What's your name there?
      Thanks for your compliment!

    • @dasta7658
      @dasta7658 Před 26 dny

      @@FelixImmler Personal page nothing public. Sorry for my sense of humour. Hopefully you got the joke. Some stats from the day;
      13 Aug 2024 started at 1445 h. (2:45pm) Fire started at 1458 h. (2:58pm). The temp was 26.3 degrees Celsius, humidity was 21.7%, wind was 26 kph. Yes, that's our 'winter' or as we call it 'dry season' in North Queensland Australia! 😃

  • @Ve-suvius
    @Ve-suvius Před 26 dny +1

    You're doing great Felix.
    Don't let the discussion on Joe X video get under your skin.
    You know more about survival than many of the commenter's combined.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Thanks a lot for your kind words....

    • @Ve-suvius
      @Ve-suvius Před 25 dny

      @@FelixImmler
      There's a lot of crazy talk going on there.
      I like his video's in an entertaining sense, and also to see the knife's limits. But the conclusions being drawn is another matter.
      According to his tests only the knives with overly thick edges and tips are the best survival knives. Which is nonsense. And as we know the primitive living tribes we still have in the world(Bushmen in the Kalahari desert, indigenous people in the Amazon etc.) all use knives that aren't overly thick..Not 6mm thickness blades. And those tribes know survival, because they live that life day by day. Not the armchair survivalists that go out for a few days or even a few weeks out in the wild (often with an SUV for their gear).
      Joe himself has shown a few favorite knives of his, among them was a Cold Steel Espada XL. Now that knife will also have the edge chip like crazy when chopping the upper side/edge of a car door, and also the tip breaks also easily when stabbing into wood and then bend the knife sideways. Multiple breakages. In the end it's the skill not the knife. The knife can make it easier ofcourse. In the jungle , a machete is more of use than a SAK. But from what I've seen you being capable of with the little Victorinox... Most cannot accomplish with a 'indestructible' knife.

  • @johnafagerquist8235
    @johnafagerquist8235 Před 26 dny +1

    Thank you for this video. I enjoy your channel very much.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      Thanks a lot for this wonderful compliment!

  • @HarshmanHills
    @HarshmanHills Před 26 dny +1

    great tip to know

  • @j.l_vqtqv9908
    @j.l_vqtqv9908 Před 26 dny +2

    Siempre convenciendo con tus buenos videos 👌 saludos 🇪🇦

  • @UllrT
    @UllrT Před 25 dny +2

    The smaller the diameter, the more important the technique... got it...
    >.>

  • @archivist17
    @archivist17 Před 25 dny +1

    Thanks for such a clear and detailed explanation and demonstration. My SAK magnifying glass looks to be smaller than yours - might it be an older design? Perhaps this means I need a new Victorinox! 😂

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      If you have a gray frame arround the lens you have an old model. This lens is stronger but smaller.

    • @archivist17
      @archivist17 Před 25 dny

      @@FelixImmler Thank you, Felix.

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Před 26 dny +1

    Good video Felix, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !

  • @schlorchable
    @schlorchable Před 23 dny

    Felix: And the best is - it costs not the world !! 🎈

  • @waterofsouls7639
    @waterofsouls7639 Před 26 dny +1

    great video!
    i wonder if the lens will work during the Winter months, when the Sun is low in the sky.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      I don't know..then the sunrays are for sure not that strong.... But if you compensate that with a bigger lense it will work for sure.

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary Před 25 dny +1

    The trouble with using charcloth as tinder is that you have to have some with you. You can make charcloth, of course, but for that you need fire, and if you have fire, then you don’t need to make fire.
    So it’s good that most of your tinder examples are things we are likely to find around us.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      That's true. Thanks a lot for your feedback!

  • @einufo
    @einufo Před 25 dny +1

    Danke für den Tipp, Zunderpulver etwas zu verdichten. Ich muss das mit meinem Chaga-Mehl mal probieren, so als pures Pulver hat es als Zunder nicht funktioniert.
    Gruß Tino
    PS: Wie immer Daumen hoch natürlich!

  • @ThomasRonnberg
    @ThomasRonnberg Před 21 dnem

    Have you written a guide book on all the different applications with the swiss army knives?

  • @EricKaiserMarburg
    @EricKaiserMarburg Před 26 dny +1

    Hallo Felix,
    ich hoffe ihr hattet einen schönen Urlaub.
    Danke Dir, das war ein Super Video und da waren einige sehr gute Tipps dabei.
    Ich freue mich schon auf viele geniale Einfälle von einem erholten Felix :o)
    Mit Familie ist das ja immer etwas schwierig im Urlaub. Ich finde das Urlaub mit Familie Alltag unter erschwerten Bedingungen ist ;o)
    VG Eric.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Haaa ha haaa, ja genau das mit den erschweren Bedingungen ist so. mein Jüngster ist jetzt 8. Da wirds besser... die können sich schon gut selbst beschäftigen..

  • @the_once-and-future_king.

    I guess they changed the focal length with these new style magnifiers? On my (1990s) Swiss Champ the focal length was almost identical to the distance from the lens to the scale furthest away from it, allowing you to set the knife on a surface above whatever you were doing and use both hands while looking through the lens. Prime example was when my then girlfriend got a knot in a very fine gold chain and I untangled it using two sewing needles and my SAK.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      Yes...the old lenses was stronger but smaller in diameter

    • @MrOlipinpon
      @MrOlipinpon Před 24 dny

      @@FelixImmler Hello Felix. Great video! Which lens is the best to do fire... the grey old one or the nex one? Best regards

  • @Clarky4848
    @Clarky4848 Před 26 dny +1

    A video with the best tinder to use the percussion method would be great. thank you

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      i don't know the percussion method. Can you tell me more?

    • @Clarky4848
      @Clarky4848 Před 25 dny

      @@FelixImmler I mean steel and flint thanks

  • @benotyourboss
    @benotyourboss Před 26 dny +1

    Wow!

  • @user-wd1dg7vd1z
    @user-wd1dg7vd1z Před 26 dny +1

    Schöne Sache wieder was dazu gelernt danke dann hat meine Lupe am Victorinox Swiss Champ xlt noch mehr an Bedeutung gewonnen.liebe Grüße aus Mecklenburg Vorpommern

  • @stevec-b6214
    @stevec-b6214 Před 23 dny

    awesome!

  • @Shmakabryaka
    @Shmakabryaka Před 26 dny +1

    Felix, the moss from the stalks of trees works very well, its lower layer is close to the trunk. The bottom layer is always dry and is well ground by hand into a fine fraction. With a lens, it should be a good tinder.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Thanks for your valuable tip!!!

    • @Shmakabryaka
      @Shmakabryaka Před 22 dny

      @@FelixImmler thank you for interesting tips and tricks in your videos every time!

  • @BladeWalker77
    @BladeWalker77 Před 26 dny +1

    Very nice, grazie Felix!.

  • @wot_hog
    @wot_hog Před 26 dny +1

    Thank you Felix!! Did you try the older magnifying glass with the gray frame? Which is better, the newer one or the old one? Glad you're back!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      The new one is a bit bigger in diameter i think.... but i don't have an old one...

    • @grantdavis5992
      @grantdavis5992 Před 26 dny

      I have mostly the old style because I am collecting the Champion Plus models to give to my children and grandchildren.

  • @Hector-vx5yc
    @Hector-vx5yc Před 26 dny +1

    Hi Felix, I just made a purchase on the Victorinox website for several items, we know Amazon sales your books in America, however, we would like to purchase your books, in my very small community, if we could purchase one of your books with your autograph in it? Would it be possible? We really enjoy learning different ways to do bushcraft and we love your channel, you always brighten our day with your videos and always smiling!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!👍🏽💯❤️🇺🇸

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      Hello Hector. Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment. I don't think it's possible to sell a signed book on Amazon. ...or only with huge effort. Sorry for that.

  • @frederikbruck5210
    @frederikbruck5210 Před 25 dny +1

    Great Trick Felix, especially the device to fix the distance. Can you include a "making of"?
    Currently, there are only 6 knives in the 91mm section, which have the lens.
    the evolution 23's lens is way too small, the explorer doesn't "ring my bell" and the over 4 are swisschamps, which pull your pants down, if you carry them around on a daily basis...
    Is there any chance for a revival of the YEOMAN? On of the greatest sak's there ever was, sadly dicontinued long before my interest in saks revived...

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      Hello Frederik. you are right...there are to less knifes with a lense. Here is a making of: facebook.com/felix.immler/

  • @maveko4
    @maveko4 Před 21 dnem

    of the fire baits shown the hardest to find nowadays is the newspaper😂😂😂

  • @mergulhador7761
    @mergulhador7761 Před 26 dny +1

    Felix, thank you very much for the information. Would it be possible to start a fire with the magnifying glass on the Swiss Card?

  • @hansmuten6174
    @hansmuten6174 Před 23 dny +1

    So - und auch wenn es jetzt politisch noch so absolut inkorrekt ist... Ich bin Raucher.
    Ich habe meine Zigaretten schon mit allem möglichem zum "Brennen" gebracht. Mit meiner Lesebrille genau so wie mit der Linse von meinem Swiss Champ - und damit (brennende/glühende Zigarette) habe ich schon einige Grillfeuer entfacht,
    Wollte das nur mal sagen. Auch Tabak kann ein guter Feuerstarter sein ;-)
    Vielen Dank für deine wertvollen Tipps!!!!

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 23 dny

      Sehr geil... da haben mir jetzt schon einige geschrieben. Ich muss mir unbedigt wieder mal ne Kippe anzünden... natürlich mit dem Vic Lupe :-D

  • @Malana12
    @Malana12 Před 26 dny +1

    Wonder if pine pitch would work as a tinder or something like a petroleum jelly soaked cotton that you may have in a first aid kit

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      I think both are more accelerant than tinder. They only work if you already have a flame...

  • @BrunoGomes-br
    @BrunoGomes-br Před 26 dny +1

    Make a video changing the corkscrew tool to a Philips screwdriver on the Ranger Grip 55 Onyx Black Knife.

  • @jerrybobteasdale
    @jerrybobteasdale Před 25 dny +1

    Adding dry ash to the tinder makes a big difference, especially if the tinder is some sort of paper.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      Thanks a lot for this super valuable feedback!!

  • @pabloalejandrorodriguez4899

    Excelentes tus videos felix, dea poco voy mirando y aprendiendo. La aguja que funcion cumple ?. Sostener la yesca o de guia?.
    Saludos desde Argentina🇦🇷

  • @dafyddjones8910
    @dafyddjones8910 Před 26 dny +1

    🌞🔍🔥It gets tiring holding the SAK in the optimum position. The tinder holder could be incorporated into a stand to hold the SAK too, so it is hands free.

  • @rawdez_
    @rawdez_ Před 23 dny +2

    what if you try a transparent water bottle, plastic or glass, as a second lense to focus more sunlight onto a Victorinox Magnifying Glass

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 23 dny +1

      That works! But to hold lenses steady is not easy

    • @rawdez_
      @rawdez_ Před 23 dny +1

      @@FelixImmler some primitive bushcraft stick contraption for that. would be cool to see an actual fire and some cooking from you with it, have a nice day and thanks for your videos!

  • @T37912
    @T37912 Před 26 dny +1

    Hallo Felix,
    Sehr interessant, danke.
    Eine frage, beim SwissChamp, ist das focal point immer 42 mm?
    Mit freundliche grusse,
    Alain

  • @spyridonboanerges9483
    @spyridonboanerges9483 Před 26 dny +1

    Thank you for the video. 🙂
    Please add Czech subtitles.
    Please always add Czech.
    Don't forget it, please.
    Not everyone can speak English so well...
    Thank you very much 🌲

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Done... but i guess you can select Czech subtitles for every video who has a subtitle in any language.

    • @spyridonboanerges9483
      @spyridonboanerges9483 Před 25 dny

      Thank you very much.
      I can't.
      I need you to add them or it won't even offer them to me.
      Have a nice summer.

  • @kathleensmith370
    @kathleensmith370 Před 26 dny +1

    interesting and fun

  • @Clarky4848
    @Clarky4848 Před 25 dny +1

    The old Victorinox magnifying glass that had a grey body and was made of glass, I believe it had more magnification. Despite being small, would it be easier to light a tinder with it? And in that case, would there be a way to customize the magnifying glass and color it like a thread counter magnifying glass with higher magnification?

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny

      i don't know exactly. But i guess, that a lager diameter is more important then a stronger lens...

    • @berndschiefer9584
      @berndschiefer9584 Před 25 dny +1

      Ich glaube mal gelesen zu haben das das alte Vergrößerungsglas 8 fach und das neue nur 5 fach vergrößert.... Aber wie immer super Video
      LG

    • @Clarky4848
      @Clarky4848 Před 25 dny

      @@FelixImmler thanks

  • @karlbesser1696
    @karlbesser1696 Před 26 dny +1

    Jetzt kann ich es mit deinen Zundermischungen nochmal probieren Habe die Lupe bisher nur an trockene Grasstängel gehalten. Gruß Karl.

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny +1

      Das freut mich 👍 Liebe Grüsse vom Bodensee!

  • @monkpato
    @monkpato Před 23 dny

    Felix, do you have an opinion on which version of the SAK magnifying glass works better for fires?

  • @1top2clean19
    @1top2clean19 Před 26 dny +1

    Thank you a million times. (^^,)
    So many tips and tricks in one go.
    NOTHING less than Fantastic.
    Love the nettles and the Fungus technique.
    And I'm also have a credit size Fresnel lens, in my wallet.
    For reading small text and making fire in my travel stove.
    Best regards from Denmark.
    P. S.
    If at first you don’t succeed,
    Skydiving is not for you !
    P.S. P. S.
    Wanted : Person willing to seal gas leaks with candle.
    Must be willing to travel.
    (^^,)

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 26 dny

      Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback!

  • @HootOwl513
    @HootOwl513 Před 25 dny +1

    The magnifier on the old Champion [Maxim] was small in diameter but it was glass. The magnifier on the Swiss Champ is plastic, but a bigger diameter. How do they compare?

    • @FelixImmler
      @FelixImmler  Před 25 dny +1

      The old Lense was stronger but smaller in Diameter

  • @Eyes0penNoFear
    @Eyes0penNoFear Před 23 dny

    Did you happen to time how long each tinder took to form an ember?