Making Some Char Cloth

[jchaplick]

Me and my buddies go camping/hunting all the time. I personally love to make a fire with a flint and steel. One of my buddies decided he liked it too. I decided I wanted to try char cloth, so im making enough for both of us to see if it works.
Just something fun to do every once and a while and Im trying something new, I figured I would share

 

[jchaplick]

And for those of you who dont know what char cloth is, you take some cotton cloth (tshirt, rag, or in my case a bit of an old flannel blanket) and 'bake' it. Its very smoky work so to bake it, you put it in a tin can, with a little opening and throw it on the BBQ until its black and stops smoking.
After that you only need a little tiny bit to catch a spark, it smolders very well and makes firemaking with flint and steel much easier. They have videos on youtube.

 

[rd02sir]

I've seen it used on Survivorman. Seems really neat. Get some whale blubber, and you can make a candle! Lol

 

[weezell]

I'm old,Flick A Bic.My idea of camping is a Motel 6 :rofl:

 

[irishsmoker]

I prefer steel wool and a 9 volt. Fail proof.

 

[jchaplick]

Hey its just somethin fun to try, just finished my first batch, doesnt seem to work too well, havent actually tried it with muy flint though, may work better

 

[irishsmoker]

It isn't as easy ad it sounds but its still easier than regular kindling.

 

[hnryclay]

Dryer lint + Paraffin wax = fire store in pill bottle.

 

[jchaplick]

Dryer lint + Paraffin wax = fire store in pill bottle.

That does work great, I have used that on many an occasion, I just figured I would try something real traditional