The more effective way to use your fire steel - The Firefly Technique - SAK Tips & Tricks (37/40)
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- In this video i show you the most effective technique to start a fire using a ferro rod and the Swiss Army Knife saw blade.
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Mr Immler,
I used this technique on a camping trip and found it to be the by far the easiest and most effective way to use a fire starter. Thank you so much for your efforts.
Two things I just learned. A more efficient and effective use of the fire steel, and a better alternative to replace the missing toothpick from my Swiss Army knife. Thank you
And for putting out dangerous fires, always remember to carry your fireproof Survival-Thumb !! Felix always carries 2 around, in case one gets burned or destroyed while working.
Haa ha haa that is never happen until now :-D
LOL
Just to let you know that your viewers also re-watch your older videos. I just watched this again to re-fresh this skill. I thought you also showed how to use another SAK tool than the saw ( the reamer maybe?) for use with firesteel. Maybe that was a different video or I was mistaken. Have a great day.
lol dont leave home with them
Ya, that's the way to do it! Everyone fumbles around with their fire steels and you're doing it this way with one pull. Nice.
It's so obvious once you've been shown! My fire starting will be massively improved after this video.
Thanks a lot. Your feedback makes me happy!
Thx Felix! I'm a SAKaholic and am glad to know this technique!!!
Haa ha haa what a nice word creation! 😂
Such an economic use of the steel. Well done!
Thanks a lot Ian for this feedback!
A lot of ferro rod manufacturers and retailers dislike this video.
Advantage #4: inexperienced ones will not accidentally fold the saw closed on their fingers due to a wrong grip. Great video as always. Thank you.
Great point! Thanks a lot Matthew!
Best fire steel technique I’ve ever seen. Thank you.
Hmm. I guess this goes in the "that should have been obvious, but wasn't" file. Thanks for teaching me a new technique.
Happy to help!
The genius of simplicity! Thanks, Felix.
Thank you very much!
Merry Christmas Felix,
and everyone reading this
Oh, thank you so much my friend!
And for You and Your beloved ones to Bro😉👍👍👍
Ans all the best to you and yours! Nigel
Merry Xmas
Millions of people have been using fire steel for a long time and think they know everything about it, then a nice Swiss guy comes along and thinks about how to make it better and develops the optimal solution.
Thanks a lot... my face getting slightly red... 🤣
Great work my friend! I hope one day Victorinox calls you to make a custom Swiss Army Knife with you 👍🏼
Ufffff, that would be a dream!
@@FelixImmler Felix, thanks as always for your wonderful videos! I think that discussing your "dream" SAK would make a great video. I'm imagining that you could discuss the combination of tools that you would like as well as new/custom tools that you would like to see added (i.e. spoon carving gouge). Once you have posted your video we could all put the pressure on Victorinox. I promise that I would by TWO Felix Immler Specials!
Just imagine a pocket knife that wasn't made side ways with 50 tools that you could fit in your pocket. Oh yeah! They make small ones and leave the intelligent dessigns to the americans lol
Just to be clear though most multi-tools suck ass regardless of brand.
@@lowkeylowkey1000 I think Leatherman are doing a good job. A bit scattershot, but the Wave is a masterpiece.
@@edwardfletcher7790 I want to like the Wave. But in the end, it sucks due to the lack of a one hand plier usage and the inset tools are a b!tch to open. I've tested 6 units and it was the same across a couple years.
I settled on the SideKick. Spring action pliers, no open problems even if it lost the spring function. Compact and half the price almost. Plus all the other tools were easy to open and the blades have a lock unlike Swiss small multi's. The only other leatherman I have is a Squirt 4 for ferro rods. I know....destroy it for THAT? lol
But, that is really easy to pocket over a scrap that kinda jabs you or catches on a bit of fabric. Though a tiny swiss can do a scraper job fine as well so maybe I'll pick up a tiny one.
Felix Immler . . . the cleverest man I know! Thanks for yet another entertaining video, my friend.
Very useful, thanks!
Thanks a lot for your comment!
Love this technique makes my ferro rod a 100percent easier to use.
I am happy to hear that!
You learnt me a new fire steel technique! Amazing!
Haaa ha haaa, that makes me happy! Thank you my friend from the same river as I live 😂😂😂
He teachs, YOU learn
@@dariogiuffrida7134 *teaches
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Typo
Thanks anyway
I have also learned a new technique. Thank you Felix!
I just like the way this guy talks.
Haa ha haa, i give always my best!
I absolutely love videos like these where I learn something useful in an entertaining way. I also like the presentation of the Firefly; I upgraded all my Victorinox knives by replacing the tooth-picks with Firefly ferro-rods, as it is easier to improvise a toothpick in the woods with your knife that improvising a combustion device!
Hello Rob. Thanks a lot for your wonderful compliment!
You can buy some new scales that hold pen, and make modification to them to open up a hiden compartment, after doing this, you can then keep the tooth picks, the Firefly ferro rods, tweezers and even have a pen :)
@@philippefedcba8289 For this hidden compartment, what firefly does it fit, Regular Firefly or Firefly Mini?
Dove si posso comprare?
I would never have thought of using the steel in that way, simple but effective 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you so much!
Brazil loves your videos. Congratulations.
Haaa ha haa, thanks a lot Brazil! 😂😂😂😂
@@FelixImmler Thank you. 😀
I use cotton balls covered in petrolium jelly, vasaline, and tried this technique....geez, why didn’t i ever think of this before! Even using a ferro striker, it worked perfectly! Thanks
If you use the Firefly, make sure you place your finger toward the tip as Felix said.
But ALSO make sure that you are using the thin side as it is stronger in this position and less likely to break. I carry a full kit for survival on long hikes but this is a mini survival kit in your pocket. The Firefly company also make a great Fire Tender that screws into the corkscrew. The only downside is they are a bit costly.
I hope this extra info. helps...
The Old Marine, Semper Fi !!
Hallo Felix, mein Freund, ich hoffe, es geht dir gut, ein weiteres tolles Video, das wird meine neue Technik sein, danke, dass du dein Wissen geteilt hast, Gott segne dich
Vielen Dank! Ich nutze nur noch diese Technik, weil ich damit am besten zurecht komme. Vielleicht ist da bei Dir auch so... probiere es mal aus...
Hallo Felix Das ist Daniel von Colorado, sorry, es war so lang, liebe die Bücher, die großartig, um von Ihnen zu hören, ich werde diese Technik an diesem Wochenende ausprobieren, Sie haben einen tollen Lernkanal, und Sie haben immer glücklich, ich bete immer, ich bete du Alles gesund, haben ein wunderschönes Wochenende, Gott segne Sie
I think the thumb-on-knife technique you showed works best with harder ferro rods. Most common, cheaper rods are too soft. It’s the difference between a slow, hard-pressure, short stroke (hard rods) and a fast, light-pressure, long stroke (soft rods). I didn’t explain that well, but if you dig around Far North Bushcraft and Survival channel, Lonnie explains it.
Thanks a lot for this super interesting hint!
Just to let you know that your viewer re-watch your videos. I just watched this one again as I somehow thought you also show how to use a different tool than the saw to start a fire with a fire steel. Maybe a different video or I was mistaken. But I do re- watch various videos every now and then just to re-fresh my mind on those skills. 👍👍👍👍
Danke für die tolle Rückmeldung!
Additional advantage: you prevent the saw blade from accidentally closing.
Exactley!
Additional advantage: if you position yourself with the wind on your back, the blade protects the tinder from the wind.
Some of the most brilliant methods make you wonder why you ever did something a different way... this was one for me!
Every day is a school day, as I was taught as an apprentice chef, mind blown my friend! As I've said before, SAK need to pay mate 🤙🏾💪🏾👍🏾
Thanks a lot for your compliment!
This technique makes so much sense. Even if you use a spine of a knife, it makes it much safer.👍
Thanks for your feedback Bob!
This is the best firesteel technique yet! Thank you, Felix! Thank you Sep!
Thank yuo Mr.Felixs! Champeuon..ch ampeuon..champeuon!
Thanks a lot William. Greetings from Switzerland
This video will get thousands likes!!! So many bushcraft or survival channels on TH-cam, yet Felix shows the best way, to use a firesteel!!!
Thanks a lot for this compliment! It was not me who invented this technique...
This technique makes a lot of sense.
Thanks a lot for your comment!
Anyone else noticed the closed captions changed "swiss army knife" to "zombie knife" ? Love it! Lol
Thanks a lot!
Your ferro rod technique is new to me. It is SUPERB! Thank you! I need to get a Firefly!
Thanks a lot for the roses!!
Thank you, vastly superior technique and very simple.
Glad it was helpful! Greetings from Switzerland
Surprised I've not seen this excellent technique on other bushcraft sites. Many thanks
You are such a pleasure to watch. Thank you for teaching me!
hello Darius. Your comment makes me happy! Thanks a lot!
I'll order some Firefly fire starters next time I go to the US, that's a very important feature in a SAK. I'll make sure I use the Immler technique too. It's indeed better than the other methods.
Finally something good in 2020 - thanks for sharing Felix!
Haaa ha haa, thanks a lot for this wonderful feedback! This video rescued the 2020 🤣🤣
Hello to France ! The best way to use fire Steel. Very good vidéo.
Thanks, merci bien Jean👍
Perfect timing! I just found my fire steel yesterday. I thought I'd forgotten to pack it when I moved to a different state.
Perfect! Thanks for watching!
This is the most amazing revelation in the world of the ferro rod I've ever seen!!! Switch hands, ferro rod in your dominant hand, blade or striker in the other hand while holding the tinder down, scrape ferro rod across the spine & throw the sparks straight down into the tinder for fire!! My Mastery of the Blatantly Obvious failed me & I am now, after spending several days lighting everything I've tried this on, at 95% starting fires on the 1st shower of sparks! I'm almost convinced the ferro rod manufacturers brain-washed everyone in the old way in order to sell more ferro rods. I subbed Sepp's & NW Primate's channels after tracing back the origin of this revelation, Thank you for this wonderful Christmas gift!
I'm going to play with this a bit first, but I think this is the technique I'm going to start teaching. Very well done
Ohhh, thank you so much for your feedback!
You just tought me to use a steel properly. Thank you
I have used this way of using my Ferro Rod with my S.A.K. & my fixed blade knife, 100% better technique. Especially when using S.A.K. Saw so it doesn't close up accidentally!!! 👍
That's true. Thanks a lot for your comment!
Great video.
I love watching this guy squash out flames with his fingers! 😂
Never thought of doing it like that. A great way of doing it. Will have to change up how I am going it. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
You are so welcome!
Lieber Felix, das war hilfreich! Vielen lieben Dank!
Freu mich! LG
I see this technique from Kelly Harlton many years before.Nice demonstration.
Thanks a lot for this interesting hint. I will check his channel!
Efficient way to control the sparks. Mahalo for showing.
Thanks a lot!
Excellent. Thank you, best way I've seen yet. Happy holidays.
Thanks a lot Richard! Happy holiday!
Thank You...Thank You...and ThankYou!!!! 🙂
You are so welcome
Hallo Felix,
wieder ein tolles Video.
Jedes mal erstaunst du mich aufs Neue. Sehr cool😊.
Danke fürs Zeigen.
Wünsche dir schöne Feiertage.
Alles Liebe und Gute
Joe
Vielen Dank Joe. Das wünsche ich Dir auch!
*"Grande Felix sei sempre il numero Uno"*
"Buon 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟2021"
Mille Grazie! Tanti saluti
Felice 🤣
Thank you for the great demonstrations! Also, I would be interested to hear your thoughts on that Victorinox fixed blade sometime. I like the looks of that knife, but would be curious to hear how it actually performs. Have a great weekend, Felix!
Hello David. Thanks a lot for comment. The knife himself is nice, the performance is good, the price is to high.
Another excellent class. The best of the best classes on TH-cam are by Felix Immler.
Thank you so much David!
Lieber Felix, herzlichen Dank für das Zeigen dieser Technik. Das war auch für mich neu! Thanks!
Dein Kommentar freut mich sehr. Danke!
That is pretty dang cool. Never occurred to me the number of ways this can be done.
I have not seen this method yet, and it seems more efficient, but not always useable. I will surely practice this one. Thank you.
Hello Douglas. You're very welcome! Greetings from Switzerland
A perfect modification to using the pyro stick. My compliments! - Joe -
So oft hab ich den Feuerstahl nicht im Einsatz, aber diese Technik finde ich super und werde ich sicherlich üben! Danke Felix für's Zeigen!
LG aus Oberösterreich, Willi
Danke Willi!!
*face palm* I feel like a fool for not thinking of this! Brilliant!
I found my new fire steel technique! Best technique I've seen so far... Great video. Thank you!
Great video! People always complain that the saw folds on them because they have poor technique lol hopefully this video will stop (some of) the complaining on the internet. Also, I remember a SAK that had a butane lighter in it, I don’t think they make it anymore but I’m sure it would sell if they did lol.
Great point! Yes that's true... once there was a SAK with lighter.... but many many years ago...
Wow... Good. A much better way to use fire steel
This is obvious now that I have seen it. Feel kind of dumb having started so many fires without using this technique. Good stuff. This will be my go to method.
Hello Brian. Thanks a lot for this positive feedback!
Your technique is PURE GENIUS !!
Thanks !!
Felix loving your channel more and more every day.
Thank you so much Michael!!
I just watched those videos on firefly last week. I have two of them and use them all the time. I think they're better than the fire ant. Liked your video as always.
I totally agree! I like the Fireflys too!
Endlich Felixtag.
Super erklärt,. Das ist auch meine Option zum Umgang mit dem Firesteel.
Gott sei Dank ist seit deinem letzten Video meine Säge wieder gerade 😂😂👏👏👏.
Die Zwerkstatt wünscht dir und deiner Familie eine gute Zeit.
Gruß Kai
Das wünsche ich Dir auch lieber Kai... Vielen Dank!
Hallo Felix, ich bin durch den Smooth Gefixt Kanal zu dir gekommen. Du bist ein super sympathischer Dude mit wirklich interessanten Videos. Danke für deine Bereicherung!!!
Danke für das super nette Feedback!
I know I will sound like a nerd for saying this, but I’m very excited to try this technique. Good video. Thank you.
Go for it Kevin! Thanks a lot for your comment!
Funny accent, but you Sir taught me an amazing new skill! Thx a lot!!
Looks easy and effortless. Thanks.
use a bit of exercise ... like anything
Those saw blades have excellent spines for striking ferro rods. I'll have to try this technique!
Thank you for this video.
I have never used your favourite method before with my fire rod and it is now in my repertoire.
Regards, Brian from NZ
I can make fire without any knife ;-)
I still love you!
Thanks Martin!
Thanks! I will try this the next time I am out making a fire.
I will definitely be using your preferred method from now on. Thank you for sharing!
Hello Scott. You are so welcome!
Спасибо! У вас самые интересные и полезные лайфхаки с ножами Викторинокс. Некоторыми из них я постоянно пользуюсь! С наступающим новым годом!
Thanks for watching. I wish you a fantastic start into the 2021
Thank You for the life saving technique.
Thanks a lot Garry!
Felix, Greeting from South Texas. Thank You for sharing this technique. I do think is a safer way that yields the most effective for starting a fire.
Felix awesome demonstration in this video !!!!! I learned a new technique. Thank you my friend!
Glad you liked it! Thanks a lot Kris!
So obvious...can't believe I never knew before! Thanks!
Very Impressive Felix. Gonna Try your technique tomorrow. After the rain stops. Cheers
Thanks a lot for your super nice feedback!
Excellent explanation and demonstration. I like that you mention the advantages and disadvantages. Well done
Love it, thanks! I'm novice so going to adopt this.
Wonderful! Thanks a lot Eric.
Das ist die beste Anzündtechnic mit dem Feuerstahl ! +++
Thanks Felix, that was very instructive- Maria in Wyoming
Thanks for visiting my channel!
If I had one person to help me out in “northern or temperate” survival environments, it would be you, Mr. Imler.
Hello Jon. Thank you very much for this compliment!
Nothing I can add, you have done very well with this video Felix! Your preferred technique is also my preferred technique, though I prefer using a separate hacksaw blade.
Top, gut erklärt und begründet. Für mich aktuell die sinnvollste bzw. einfachste Art einen Feuerstahl zu verwenden.👍🏻👏🏻
Das freut mich Harald...danke!
Best technique I’ve seen. Thanks for the tip. I’ve seen the 2nd technique used with your hand on your boot close to the tinder.
Glad it was helpful!
Your technique looks excellent Felix. Makes sense. Thanks for showing us. Take care. Danke
Thank you! Greetings from Switzerland
Absolutely love this technique Felix!
Advantage No.4 the saw blade can’t fold up on you due to no lock on it!👍
Excellent!👍
Great tip! Thanks a lot!
Thanks for sharing this tip, it will make fire starting a lot simpler and more efficient