Aug 3, 2025 · Any one know if I could put a 17' Basstracker boat in the Flint River at Joe Kurz? I know I probably could not run the outboard. It's not far from me but I don't know anything …

Apr 1, 2014 · I went to my local Academy Sports today and saw Coghlan's Flint Fire Striker Ferro Rods for $3.99. They are good sized ferro rods (3.825 inch long by 5/16 wide).

Jul 21, 2025 · Picked up some nice flint this morning. View attachment 2199288 Awesome! Another nice score with the chert.

May 28, 2012 · Flint and steel works by the sharp edge of the flint chipping off molecules of iron which react with the oxygen in the air and ignite. The Flint is the part knocking off the iron …

Jul 20, 2013 · Flint steel + char cloth (or other excellent tinder) Friction fire Good to know all, and i love old school bushcraft (oil tarps, canvas rucks, wool blankets etc). But in reality, when you …

Oct 13, 2023 · Tonight’s project was a pouch for my flint and steel setup. I still had some leftover scrap leather so that is what I decided to use for the pouch. View attachment 1835897 I cut the …

Nov 3, 2018 · Objective: make char cloth then use it to catch a spark with a flint/steel, add to a tinder bundle then bring it to a flame

Apr 9, 2021 · The larger bag contains the fire kit - pyrite and flint, etc. The item labelled #1 in the first image is a circular bag with a flap to hold the tinder. The flap helps keep the tinder dry in …

Dec 4, 2009 · I have an old fire steel I got a few years back and recently I got a few chunks of flint to make some sparks. The flints are pretty sharp, but for some reason when I strike it against …

Apr 11, 2011 · Has anybody used obsidian instead of flint? Where I live there is lots of obsidian, which is basically volcanic glass. A lot of it is weathered and rounded off, but some of it is …