Baird Brothers Build a Portable Fire

[Dwight55]

Well what if its been pouring rain for a week and everything is soaked and you fell into an icy river so now Hypothermia is a real problem? But if you have just one of those? Now you will start a fire quickly. I personally see a value with one of those.

1. If , . . . and that is a big word, . . . IF it also is totally impervious to the rain and icy river.

AND

2. It will not be any better than my bug out bag with tubes of mag shavings and my striker. THEY ARE impervious to icy waters and a week of pouring rain.

AND, . . . I'll bet my fire starter cost a WHOLE GREAT BIG BUNCH less than that wannabe prepper idea.

May God bless,
Dwight

[hawgrider]

1. If , . . . and that is a big word, . . . IF it also is totally impervious to the rain and icy river.

AND

2. It will not be any better than my bug out bag with tubes of mag shavings and my striker. THEY ARE impervious to icy waters and a week of pouring rain.

AND, . . . I'll bet my fire starter cost a WHOLE GREAT BIG BUNCH less than that wannabe prepper idea.

May God bless,
Dwight

But... do your mag shavings burn for 30 minutes drying soaking wet wood you found on the forrest floor in the week long rainstorm lol!

[Dwight55]

But... do your mag shavings burn for 30 minutes drying soaking wet wood you found on the forrest floor in the week long rainstorm lol!

In a word, . . . yes. Magnesium shavings burn hotter than the proverbial firecracker, . . . are relatively easy to start, . . . and Hawg, you know as well as I do, . . . there IS DRY stuff, . . . or reasonably so, . . . in all deep woods we go into. Just a matter of looking in the right place.

As a boy scout I struggled a bit building a fire, . . . but I learned how, . . . and depending on a box with a pull rope just ain't one of them.

I'm afraid anyone "depending" on them might wind up on the short end of the straw if that is their only or even just "major" fire starter appliance.

May God bless,
Dwight

[hawgrider]

In a word, . . . yes. Magnesium shavings burn hotter than the proverbial firecracker, . . . are relatively easy to start, . . . and Hawg, you know as well as I do, . . . there IS DRY stuff, . . . or reasonably so, . . . in all deep woods we go into. Just a matter of looking in the right place.

As a boy scout I struggled a bit building a fire, . . . but I learned how, . . . and depending on a box with a pull rope just ain't one of them.

I'm afraid anyone "depending" on them might wind up on the short end of the straw if that is their only or even just "major" fire starter appliance.

May God bless,
Dwight

And then there was Boy scout water ! Haha Scouting was fun. Watching my dad catch a gallon of Coleman fuel on fire in a rain storm was priceless he chucked that sucker like a hot tator!!!! LMAO!

[shootbrownelk]

But... do your mag shavings burn for 30 minutes drying soaking wet wood you found on the forrest floor in the week long rainstorm lol!

No, probably not. But a flare will start a fire PDQ.