Forum Challenge...1 Month...FIRE!!!

[BeardyMan]

(2 September 2013, 18:37)Tartar Horde Wrote: I've never made fire with flint BP, I've seen it on you tube etc but you can't beat being shown. Does anyone have experience of making fire this way as it would be excellent first hand advice.

Aye, flint and steel. Tricky until you get the hang of it (that's just getting a spark!) I'm all fingers and thumbs, so I normally end up with sore fingers and thumbs when flint, steel and flesh collide.
Very satisfying when you get some charcloth to take a spark.