Post by TRAPnHUNT on Apr 21, 2011 12:33:33 GMT -5
Charcloth has been around for a long long time and in this modern era, not too many youngsters know how to make it let alone what it really is. I'm kind of stubborn and like the old ways of doing things in honor of our forefathers and the frontiersmen and I still use charcloth when I can to start fires.
I made up several pieces of it today and here is how I did it...
First I took an old ALL COTTON shirt and cut patches. You want to use all cotton because some man made fabrics will just melt.
I then put it in one of my tinder boxes that I made out of an Altoids can. Note the small hole on the lip to let it breath.
Now beacause we live in the modern age, I used my kitchen stove. I closed the lid on the tinderbox and put it over the flame. You want to leave it on the stove until it just stops producing smoke. Note: Do this only when your wife isnt home or if you live alone. Otherwise your wife may yell at you for stinking up the house!
After it stops smoking, turn off the flame and let the box cool down before you remove it from the stove! This is what it should look like when it is done.
When you use this charcloth with flint & steel, it helps catch the sparks and when you like an ample amount of air get to it, it will start your tinder on fire. This method and also be used in an open camp fire if you find yourself running low on the charcloth that you might already have.
I hope this helps out you younger guys out there are are interested in primitive ways!
I made up several pieces of it today and here is how I did it...
First I took an old ALL COTTON shirt and cut patches. You want to use all cotton because some man made fabrics will just melt.
I then put it in one of my tinder boxes that I made out of an Altoids can. Note the small hole on the lip to let it breath.
Now beacause we live in the modern age, I used my kitchen stove. I closed the lid on the tinderbox and put it over the flame. You want to leave it on the stove until it just stops producing smoke. Note: Do this only when your wife isnt home or if you live alone. Otherwise your wife may yell at you for stinking up the house!
After it stops smoking, turn off the flame and let the box cool down before you remove it from the stove! This is what it should look like when it is done.
When you use this charcloth with flint & steel, it helps catch the sparks and when you like an ample amount of air get to it, it will start your tinder on fire. This method and also be used in an open camp fire if you find yourself running low on the charcloth that you might already have.
I hope this helps out you younger guys out there are are interested in primitive ways!
