Primitive firestarting

carolyn · 04-22-2010, 03:15 PM

Have you ever tried to start a fire without matches, a lighter, or a flint? You know you watch the survival shows and they use a bow/drill and things like that and you think I could do that...but could you really?

woodzman · 04-22-2010, 05:32 PM

Primitive fire making isn't as hard as you might think. Once you learn the mechanics of it and which materials work the best, It's just a mater of practicing with them.

Mandy · 04-26-2010, 09:16 AM

When I was in Girl Scouts we went on a primitive camping trip. The leader had all the supplies we needed in case of an emergency but we did not use them. This was set up at our Girl Scout campgrounds. They provided us with basic material to build a shelter. We had to find materials and start a fire and forage for our food. It was fun but only because we knew help was just on the other side of the campground.

carolyn · 04-26-2010, 11:51 AM

We must have had the wrong materials wooodzman cause we even had a flint and we still couldn't get it started. We are determined to get it though so practice will continue!

woodzman · Yesterday, 05:49 AM

You've got the right attitude carolyn. Are you using the old fashioned flint and steel, or a flint rod and what kind of tinder?

Newanderthal · Yesterday, 09:09 AM

got the bow drill to work for me once

woodzman · Today, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Newanderthal

got the bow drill to work for me once

Out of the methods I've tried, the bow/drill is my favorite for making fire by friction. The one that I've had the hardest time with over the years, is the hand drill. I have a hard time maintaining the right amount of speed and pressure on the fireboard.

calanta · Today, 10:18 AM

I wont lie so if I answer and say that I have attempted this and failed miserably no one will hold it against me, right? I have tried a few times now but never managed to make more than a little smoke and then nothing.

woodzman · Today, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by calanta

I wont lie so if I answer and say that I have attempted this and failed miserably no one will hold it against me, right? I have tried a few times now but never managed to make more than a little smoke and then nothing.

I've failed miserably at a lot of things that I've tried, including this. If
It's something that you want to learn, like carolyn said, keep trying.

04-22-2010, 03:15 PM	#1
carolyn Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 20	Primitive firestarting Have you ever tried to start a fire without matches, a lighter, or a flint? You know you watch the survival shows and they use a bow/drill and things like that and you think I could do that...but could you really?

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04-22-2010, 05:32 PM	#2
woodzman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, NY. Posts: 138	Primitive fire making isn't as hard as you might think. Once you learn the mechanics of it and which materials work the best, It's just a mater of practicing with them.

04-26-2010, 09:16 AM	#3
Mandy Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 36	When I was in Girl Scouts we went on a primitive camping trip. The leader had all the supplies we needed in case of an emergency but we did not use them. This was set up at our Girl Scout campgrounds. They provided us with basic material to build a shelter. We had to find materials and start a fire and forage for our food. It was fun but only because we knew help was just on the other side of the campground.

04-26-2010, 11:51 AM	#4
carolyn Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 20	We must have had the wrong materials wooodzman cause we even had a flint and we still couldn't get it started. We are determined to get it though so practice will continue!

Yesterday, 05:49 AM	#5
woodzman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central, NY. Posts: 138	You've got the right attitude carolyn. Are you using the old fashioned flint and steel, or a flint rod and what kind of tinder?

Yesterday, 09:09 AM	#6
Newanderthal Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 153	got the bow drill to work for me once

Today, 10:18 AM	#8
calanta Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 141	I wont lie so if I answer and say that I have attempted this and failed miserably no one will hold it against me, right? I have tried a few times now but never managed to make more than a little smoke and then nothing.