anyone else use a magnesium flint to start a fire...is it normal to take so long to get the shavings into an adequate pile...any tips on doing this
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anyone else use a magnesium flint to start a fire...is it normal to take so long to get the shavings into an adequate pile...any
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Looking for something that really works and I mean really works even after being stored wet for a long long time! Well by’golly get’ya a small jar of good old fashion Vaseline from and a magnesium fire starter stick from your local Wal-Mart. So simple of an operation A caveman can do it. Take a 2x2 inch piece of cloth and saturate it with Vaseline and scrape a little magnesium on it and hit it with the flint side and now you have instant fire 6 to 10 minutes of flame, now compare that with any other lighter and remember you haven’t really used your fire starting resources at all. I still got the same Vaseline jar in my back pack some 10 years ago and still work as good as the day I put it in.
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We were out with the kids last fall on a "survival skills" day and I tried the flint and steel with magnesium for the first time. I had a fit trying to get the magnesium to light but when I just used the flint and steel to shower sparks into the tinder (like hi_tail above) it caught right away. This was in Colorado which is typically dryer than other areas so maybe my luck was due to environmental conditions, not sure I would have succeeded if the tinder was damp.
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Practice with it, and keep one in your pack, but get a good torch lighter and only use the Mag and steel for backup. Use modern technology to your advantage. Also keep a small container of cotton balls soaked in petroleum jelly with your fire kit for fire starter. Some other items that may be in your pack make good starter also, duct tape, potato chips, etc...experiment.
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I carry a product called WetFire by Ultimate Survival Technolagies and use it in combination with thier BlastMatch. 10 seconds and you have a fire that won't go out and burns for several minutes. The slighest spark lights the WetFire, and while it doesn't burn terribly hot, it is plenty to get a real fire going. I once had a stove malfunction and used one "nugget" to melt a quart and a half of snow for drinking water, not boil, but melt.
http://www.ultimatesurvival.com/product_view.cfm?product_line_ID=157
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