Everyday Urban Citizen also known as Prepper
As you may be aware, we live in an urban environment. Firewood is at a premium and available conveniently at our grocery store and big box hardware store, but at a premium price. Big bucks for just a few 16″ pieces of lord knows what. mostly pine, but for the urban back yard burner, it’s premium fire wood.
Continue reading “Pallet Wood – Forget about making a crappy coffee table, burn it!”With a little extra effort making a feather stick will increase your chances of successful fire building. Simple to perform on any ingnightable tinder. Position your kindling on a hard surface like another log and start peeling away small feathers on the stick. Rotate the stick as you continue downward strokes creating curls of easily ingnitable wood curls or “feathers”.
I was blessed with this gift from my good friend. Today was a test to see if it works! It does. I cut the char cloth to fit the tin. From first strike to coal to fire. Est time, 2 minutes.
A handy burn bin for making wood ash or ash cloth and other burning needs. Use an old paint can. Cut out the rim. Use the top for an elevated burn pan held up with three screws. Cut a feed window and make a screen from hardware cloth. Four bolts and nuts for legs. Enjoy!
Saturate an unrolled cotton ball with wood ash. Roll with fingers. Roll between two wood boards until tight. Roll with a heavy hand between boards until a coal is formed. About 10 or 20 passes. The rest is obvious.
