How to Make a Flint & Steel Fire | No Char, No Chaga
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- čas přidán 12. 08. 2021
- Flint and Steel Fire Making - This is how we make a Flint & Steel fire using ONLY Plant Tinders. No Charring needed, and No Chaga or other fungi. Our goal was to find COMMON uncharred plant tinders that would consistently take and hold a spark for flint & steel fire making....and we found three reliable natural tinders that we have never seen mentioned anywhere on the internet as viable options for flint and steel fire making.
See Complete Updated List Video: • Flint & Steel Complete...
In this video we’ll show you which plants we use, and prove without any debate that no char flint and steel method IS a viable and practical way to start a fire. And it can be done consistently without char cloth if you know which tinders to use and how to process them.
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I have literally watched thousands and thousands of videos on CZcams over the years this is probably one of the best Bushcraft ones I’ve seen absolutely brilliant and the amount of time of effort gone into studying was awesome well done
Thanks for the huge compliment! We appreciate it.
Same here!
@@wildernessstrong6131 I'm 73 and I was as giddy as a 9 year old . I can't wait to get out and try this.
Ditto
This is huge. Good job.
Got it! Yesterday, June 10.
Gathered, peeled about dozen nettle stalks, they're just about 3 ft. tall, here in Indiana. And it's been dry, for a few weeks.
Let dry in direct sun for at least 3 hours, and then roughed up, did it like a fire roll, minus ashes. Then teased, and fluffed up.
Got it to take a spark twice, put it out, tried again about an hour later, after leaving bundle in the sun.
Took a spark, and built my fire for the night!
Thanks again,
Steve
This is a fantastic report! Thanks for taking time to share, and please keep up the good work. Can't wait to hear about your many future successes I'm sure you'll have.
I think this is the single greatest primitive firelighting video I've ever seen! You guys deserve a medal, or some other recognition - absolutely outstsnding! 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for the huge compliment!
Glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully you got to see the follow up video we did that had all of the successful tinders we found.
Flint & Steel Complete "NO CHAR" Tinder List...Declassified
czcams.com/video/i1N0voqDk0Y/video.html
Awesome video with great new info for us fellow "fire bugs". Unfortunately here in Alaska at the elevation i live, we do not have any of *those* plants. However where there is one, there may be more and gives me hope that we may have local plant/s that may work similar to what you have found. This video should go viral and I hope it does. You deserve it for the info you have shared.
Honored. I’ve been a fan and subscriber to you and your content for some time. Thanks for the kind words.
We are excited about what we learned in this flint/steel project (especially regarding stinging nettle). We consider it to be new information which would be beneficial to the bushcraft/fire making community.
Would love to hear about any “non char” plant tinders in the Far North that you discover that might replicate what we found here in the Pacific NW.
Please share our video/discovery to anyone you think would benefit! That would be a huge boost to our channel. (Viral video sounds great to me)!
Thanks again!
Luke
Wilderness Strong
100 % agree 👍👍
Wow!!! Lonnie i've been following you probably 10 years... When you had maybe a few thousand followers... I agree that it is an honor to have you here checking this out!
Can you plant stinging nettle around your place?? Maybe they would grow there?
@@sparrowflying864 We actually do have stinging nettles about 25 miles from here which is the closest I am aware of. We are at a higher elevation and I do not know if they would grow here or not.
Unbelievable! I don’t ever comment but couldn’t let this go by. You just probably brought back long lost knowledge to the bushcraft community and I thank you for sharing your research! I know it’s been a question we all have been searching for
Thanks for the great comment! We’ve continued the quest for more Tinders and should have an updated video out soon with a few more exciting discoveries. Stay tuned!
Same thought, it's amazing.... I've tried at least 2000 hits but it never worked without charred tinder. Thanks.
This is really interesting, historically educational and of great value from a practical perspective. It adds a whole new understanding as to how our ancestors and forefathers utilised natural materials to start fires. I’m from the UK and nettles are abundant here. It is brilliant that you are discovering and sharing valuable knowledge which has been universally forgotten and lost in the mists of time. Very well done and thank you.
Congratulations on a genuinely education video, that is well researched, and well produced. Thank you for sharing your findings with the community. Warm regards, Paul
Thanks for the great comment/compliment. Much appreciated!
@@wildernessstrong6131It was award winning science.
I can't believe this video only has 30K views, AND you currently have less than 3k subscribers. What I just watched was not only incredibly interesting and educational, but it was expertly produced. I've tried to get crushed, dry leaves and other things to take a spark without success. This makes me want to try this, and experiment with others. Subscribed!
Thanks! Really appreciate your comment.
Finally. I have been waiting for years for this answer to that question. I would have never imagined. Thank you so much.
That’s great to hear! We were also surprised by the results. Glad you enjoyed the video.
This video alone was enough for a sub. At 62 I thought I'd pretty much seen it all. Turns out I was very wrong, so I thank you for that.
Hey great to hear! Thanks for watching, and welcome aboard!
One of the most valuable videos about fire making, I have ever seen!
Great job guys!
These kind of videos really deserve to become viral!
Love, Health and positive energy to you and your Families!
That is so much appreciated! Thanks and best wishes to you as well.
That was absolutely awesome! I've started fires every way that y'all probably have and maybe even more but not that way. I had never even give it a thought to start with green material let alone the dead dried nettle stems. I'm really glad I stumbled onto this video and this channel. I will go back and watch the first three. I have Burdock growing all over my property and tried to eradicate it because of the dried seed pods that kept getting stuck to the animals. But I bet I don't now. I've been doing Woods Craft since I was 12 years old in the Boy Scouts, I am now 71 so I've been doing it a year or two. Thank you so much for this video. I watch these types of videos and others because of things that I know and have learned that have fallen to the back of my brain and I need to bring them forward. Thanks again for this video I most certainly will be saving this. Y'all have a great day and stay vigilant now you hear!
Hey great comment. Thanks for watching and glad you’re enjoying the videos.
I've tried today with green stinging nettle.
Dried it in air for couple of hours, but there was direct sun for only about 40 minutes and not too hot, summer is at its finish. Grinded the fibres with rocks and left it to dry some more.
Couldn't get it to ignite by hitting the striker with rock, but after a lot more then 10 strikes I finally got it to ignite by holding the nettle on top of the rock and hitting it with a striker.
Really does spread like charred cloth.
I will have to experiment this some more.
Tried today with another dried batch, it was more sunny and warm, just couldn't get it to ignite. Maybe it's the nettle, maybe it's too young, I should try with old, bigger plants
That is a fantastic report. Your persistence paid off! Did you peel the nettle fibers before grinding? Also what type of rock were you successful with?
We were using older nettle and haven’t tried young plants yet. So your theory might be correct on that. Keep experimenting. Thanks for the updates!
@@wildernessstrong6131 yes, picked the leaves off and then lightly flattened the stems with a rock to peel the fibers easier. Then left on direct sun for a couple of hours on a grill mesh. Grinded them in a spice mortar.
The rock for striking is, well.. couldn't say for sure. There's no flint in my region, so far I've been using mostly quartz, but recently I stumbled upon something that looks a lot like some kind of chert, but not sure what is it since it doesn't retain the edge sharpeness as I believe flint does. Then again, never had real flint so who am I to judge. :)
But nevertheless it does give off a lot of sparks so I'm not doubting the choice od rock for sure, had many charred cloth fires with it.
Hey guys.
I really appreciate your work.
Did you get to a conclusion?
I tried all nettle I could get, young old dead...
Can't get it to catch a spark... 🙄
It barely smolders even lighted with a flame...
Grinded it thoroughly but no amber...
maybe it's the German nettle... safety first non ignitable version....
Well it works very good for cordage 😂
From Europe . These experiments should bring an award 🕯️🏆.
This series was simply amazing. Over the past two years I’ve learned basic skills to start fires with a variety of tools, but I’m only proficient with about 4 tinder sources. This series really opened up the horizons and I’m going to use it to get to the next level of proficiency.
Request: could you add one video that covers visual identification and where to find the 3 tinders that can accept a cool spark without a char? I know you names the plants but I’m walking through the woods and it all looks the same.
Thank you for the amazing instruction.
That’s a great comment thanks. So glad you’re getting value from our work. Your suggestion is a good one, and yes we’ve had enough interest on the subject that we’re planning to do a follow up video which will include more detail on locating and processing these plants. Thanks!!
@@wildernessstrong6131 when will you be putting out the video??
I have to ask, but doesn't " punk wood" char work better or the same as? I have flint and steel . I do agree that part about about have to make a fire to build a fire . I do however love all your videos. I am a 74 year old fanatic about the fun of primitive fire . Love your channel too.
If there’s one thing this video exemplifies, is that “it’s all about the PROCESS”!
Thank you for your work! 🙂🙇🏻
How is it this video has so little views?
Ive watched so many ways of starting a fire.....then the thought came:"what if i had no ferro rod, striking steel, or charcloth"?
THIS VIDEO IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.!!! "THIS" is true ingenuity. BRAVO!!!
I like how persistent you are, how methodical and organized. I really like that you turned bushcraft into science. Experimenting and documenting... You just got yourself a new fan ! I trully loved your video, you deserve a lot more views :)
Thanks! That is all much appreciated.
I love the experimental nature of this. It had to have been a huge amount of work and deserves far more views than it has.
Hey thanks for watching and appreciating what went into making this video. It was a fun and rewarding challenge.
I live in the mountains,and this is 100% true.
Stinging nettle is awesome,I use it for food,for tea,for rope,for fire ...it is a wonderful plant.
Of course is considered ...a useless weed.
Very true. It’s a fantastic plant. It’s been a game changer for us and fire making.
REAL GOOD TIP...THANK YOU.
Wonderful! Thanks for your hardwork!
GREAT video- exact, right on demo!
This is unbelievable and awesome!
Yes. Thanks again that was very awesome to see
Awsome , thanks for your video!
Awesome, thank you for all your hard work
Excellent, thanks for sharing. Cheers.
Super awesome, thank you!!!
Amazing science!
Amazing practice!
Thank you.
Awesome video ! I gotta do this
What a stunning video! 😍👍🔥
I can't believe how amazing your experiments are! Thank you for sharing!!!
Now that's some seriously great work 👏 👌 👍
Thank you for the information!
This video blew my mind. Well done!
Excellent research, well done 👍
Wow. This is groundbreaking.
This is incredible! Thank you for sharing and hard work! 👊🏻🙌🏻
That is amazing to see. Thank you so much.
Amazing!!! Thank you very much!
Great job! Thanks.
Thank you for the work you did. Thank you for sharing the information with us.
Strong work sir. Subscribed.
Great vid amazing info well done and thank you!!!
Real new content- congratulations and thank you for sharing
Very interesting and vastly helpful.
Very interesting thanks for posting 👍🔥
Awesome work 💪🏽😉.
Çok yararlı bilgiler öğrendim teşekkürler.
Thanks for the video. I shall try that right away!😊👍
Great video. Thanks for doing the legwork on this and sharing your results!
Outstanding video. I appreciate your efforts.
Awesome, thanks for sharing! 🙂
wow one of the most thorough videos ever,awesome
Great research.Thanks.
Cool thanks for making this video 💯
Total game changer, well done!👍
Hey thanks! We’re still pretty excited about it all. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much. That is awesome. Can find that even here in prairies.
Well done, you have earned a subscriber:)
This video shows consistent flint/steel fire success using three (non-charred) common plants that grow around us in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
For the complete updated list of No Char Tinders check out this video:
Flint & Steel Complete "NO CHAR" Tinder List: czcams.com/video/i1N0voqDk0Y/video.html
AMEN!
Thee most educational survival video on CZcams.
Period .
Subbed ,shared
.thanks.
Amazing!! very, very good job!!👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Stinging nettle is common in other parts of the world, too. I wonder if all species make good char
Great video thanks.
I was especially suprized because it confirmed a huntch on a theory i had about the stinking nettle,
and that is, that stinking nettle and other natural skin irritating plants abilities, mimic in a way acidic burns hence the astonishing high burn ability, natural ability i might add.
Ill bet all those plants that was able to kindle extremely fast
(even as green) have in common the high acidic content in them, as everyone knows acid burns thru almost anything.
Ps. I hope i didnt butcher your language while trying to explain, really enjoyed the video.
All the best.
Well done. Thanks for all the work.
Thank you! Thanks for watching.
Absolutely a fantastic video. Thanks for hanging in there.
Thanks for the compliment! Glad you enjoyed.
Awesome video thanks for shareing defibatly a good peace of knolage
Thank you for this great video. The information in this video is very useful to people in the northern and western USA, as these three plants are primarily found in those regions. For those living in the southeastern USA, none of these plants exist, except in very small areas, which makes them of no use to people there. This, in no way, reduces the value of the video, but distribution of the three plants should have been pointed out.
Oh, by the way, the first light bulb was invented in 1838, by Belgian lithographer Marcellin Jobard. Edison's laboratory improved on it, and made it practical, in 1879.
that is an amazing video and a definite must-love! very well done.
Amazing!
Thanks for putting in the effort, as well as sharing this information! Much appreciated
Have to watch over & over !
So AMAZING ! Way back when I met Larry Dean Olsen - Richard Jaminson- Jim Riggs - Ernest Wilkerson and all the other " Greats " at the first " Rabbit Stick " gathering in 1978 ---- I was / we were questioning the " Well, ya gotta have fire - TO MAKE FIRE ( char tinder ) !" Great, Thanks to you , WOW ! All my orig. R.S. friends have passed now ---- I wish they could have shared your knowledge. Sincerely, Mtn Mel, Ret USN SERE Inst. W. Colo. Note - My Negrito Troopers in P.I. JEST school did show me my first " Fire Piston " , 1968, using natural , unprepared tinder from the Fish Tail Palm tree, a " fuzzy like cotton " from inside bark = Amazing .
Thanks for the great comment. Larry was one of our early inspirations and sources of knowledge. He reached out to my dad back in the 80s and they had a great phone conversation. I’m sure I would’ve enjoyed meeting him.
Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching.
Outstanding effort on increasing bushcraft skills
Great video. Thankyou
This is an absolutely awesome opportunity video. Thanks for the info.
Very good content, organization and delivery. Taught this 75 year old something new. Thanks.
Wow. What an incredible video! Thank you guys for this so very much.
WOW!Good JoB! Huge development.... IMHO! Thanks for sharing and I subscribed👍
That’s brilliant thanks for sharing
Unreal! I'm trying this
You cracked the code!! Thank you so much!!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed our discovery.
What a important discovery!!! You should be rightfully very proud 👍
This is the first time I've ever seen this. This is nuts. I can't wait to try it. 👍
Brilliant,
Thanks for the info. Nettles fror tinder and tea 😉👍🇬🇧
This is absolutely AWESOME!!!!! I must try this for myself!! Some of the most quality content I have ever seen, keep it up!
Great contribution; you've done a lot of work to find the right stuff! Keep going. Your hard work has paid off.
Thank you for this video. Superb discovery, excellent exposition!
I like the process involved with flint and steel fire. It’s almost a”zen” feeling.
You’ve opened up a new part of the process.... I like it. 🙂
Absolutely great video though dude! Nobody is showcasing this! 💜🤙🏽
So Coool!
Love nettle!
Thanks for this awesome vid!
Just imagine if They had rewind!
Steve
Thanks for all the effort, and I feel you with the bloody knuckles.👍 from Germany!
You did something great here!
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching.
So awesome!! Super stoked about stinging nettles now!
Thanks! Yes stinging nettle is an incredible plant.
Amazing discovery! We are never too old to learn! I was amazed! Thanks for the education!
WOW, thanks for this.
Thank you so much! You guys rock. This is awesome! What else can I say! Time to go shopping in the woods!
Absolutely great. Thank you for such a good contribution. Greetings from Argentina
I think You guys rediscovered something lost with time....Congratulations!!!
Gerät job! Thank you so much!
Good job Boys… and thanks for all of the time and work needed to achieve this knowledge.
Great research, great video. Thank you very much for your effort!
Thanks for the compliment and thank you for watching!
Amazing video! Instant subscribe!
Thanks! Welcome aboard.
That was absolutely amazing Thank you very much for sharing and all your hard work!!!
Glad you enjoyed the project! Thanks for the comment/compliment.
Loved it, Brilliant 👍❤