Fire Piston

[Bjm]

Hi,
I was looking on the net for ways to make a fire and came across
something called a Fire Piston. there for sale on ebay, and you tube
show you how to make one.
I have never heard of them before, has anyone else?


http://www.survivaldepot.co.uk/Numyth_Vu...29184.aspx

[Tarrel]

I played with one at the Wilderness gathering the other year. It works by generating heat through the compression of air. It creates a small ember, a bit like you'd get from using a bow-drill. The ones I saw were machined out of steel. I'd rather use a fire-steel, tbh.

[Paul]

One word, Ferrocerium.
aka Firesteel, Blastmatch, and Metal-Match.
Works everywhere, usually everytime, and lasts a long, long time.
No moving parts and cheap (£3 upwards).

You'll need char cloth or amadou fungus for tinder in a fire piston.
It's got moving parts, and it doesn't like getting wet.

IMO always K.I.S.S. (Keep it stupidly simple).

[Straight Shooter]

ok but it would be nice to see the f.cking thing work

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don,t matter wifey,s toung ......i,ll never be without the means to make fire

[Scythe13]

This is one of my favourite gear review people.

This video is about fire starting equipment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7qqlt2IuQ