If it were me, the headline would read “Here are a couple of ways to set yourself on fire…”
#butterfingers
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I’ve made several firesteels for people from the newer ferro material carried by a bunch of places (I got my rods at goinggear.com). You can get them in ridiculously thick versions that will outlast you, and they chuck a spark that you could probably set a wet moose on fire with.
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Disposable lighter + lint from the tumble dryer.
Packaged using one of those vacuum-sealers and plastic bags marketed for sous vide cooking.
Small and light enough to take several, distributed around in your gear/clothing.
Smear the lint with Vaseline. Water won’t wet it, and the petroleum jelly burns longer. Even better, do it with a drugstore cotton ball, because your dryer lint is probably full of artificial fibers.
Or find a mouse’s nest.
An Altoids tin makes a good tinderbox.
In subzero temperatures (F), a firesteel works better than a lighter unless you’ve kept the lighter in an inside pocket. At those temps the butane won’t boil off.
Nah, >90% natural fibres, but adding Vaseline is an excellent idea.
I have also occasionally used steel wool (very thin and without soap coating).
Primitive Technology guy is still active on Youtube with the most recent video a couple of months ago.
Apparently, according to the channel header, he has written a book.
We’ll see if he’s finished with posting videos - that would be sad.
I bought the book! His website, however, appears to be inaccessible.
Maybe he has decided not to maintain the website because it’s not primitive tech.
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