cotton also works very well for charcloth. Do NOT try to use any cloth that has synthetics like polyester because it will melt, not turn into a charcoal cloth. Also, when you blow on your tinder nest, it's OK to blow from the top like you did until it starts to smoke, but as soon as it starts to smoke, raise it up and blow on it from the bottom. That way not only does the smoke go away from your face, but so does the flame. These can go from smoke to flame very quickly and you can lose some facial hair if you're not real careful.
This isn't an easy skill to master but it's a pretty handy one to have if you like going outdoors and camping. Having multiple ways of lighting a fire is a good redundancy to have and as someone who does like older methods than the ol' ferro rod...I actually bought a flint and steel set for myself some years ago and bought one for my dad who likes stuff like this. It's something you HAVE to work at...just getting the spark to land on the tinder be it charcloth or char wood....it's something you just have to work at.
Do NOT open the tin if it still has smoking coming out. Turning cloth into char cloth happens because there's enough oxygen in there to get it to smolder, but not enough to let it flame. If you open it up while it's still smoking, it will usually flame up on you because it then has all the oxygen it needs to turn into flame. You have to wait until there is no more smoke coming out of it. Also, I've never used a tin to make char cloth out of that has so many holes in it. I put one hole in mine. That's all it takes and I NEVER see flame come out that hole.
I thought you had to be careful about where you built a fire -- like a place without the possibility of the fire being fed by flammable material -- do you know there is nothing in the grass that could catch and spread the fire?
Never open the can before it is done. You can not over cook char cloth. If you open it, you will waste it. Give it time till it doesn't smoke any longer.
Are you guys sure that one can not overcook charcloth? Because once I let it in the fire for an hour or two, Im not sure. How ever it just didnt wanted to smolder when sparks hit it. Next time I let it in the fire only for so long as smoke came out of the tin. This charcloth worked well. Both times I used an old dishcloth made from cotton.
cotton also works very well for charcloth. Do NOT try to use any cloth that has synthetics like polyester because it will melt, not turn into a charcoal cloth. Also, when you blow on your tinder nest, it's OK to blow from the top like you did until it starts to smoke, but as soon as it starts to smoke, raise it up and blow on it from the bottom. That way not only does the smoke go away from your face, but so does the flame. These can go from smoke to flame very quickly and you can lose some facial hair if you're not real careful.
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This isn't an easy skill to master but it's a pretty handy one to have if you like going outdoors and camping. Having multiple ways of lighting a fire is a good redundancy to have and as someone who does like older methods than the ol' ferro rod...I actually bought a flint and steel set for myself some years ago and bought one for my dad who likes stuff like this. It's something you HAVE to work at...just getting the spark to land on the tinder be it charcloth or char wood....it's something you just have to work at.
Do NOT open the tin if it still has smoking coming out. Turning cloth into char cloth happens because there's enough oxygen in there to get it to smolder, but not enough to let it flame. If you open it up while it's still smoking, it will usually flame up on you because it then has all the oxygen it needs to turn into flame. You have to wait until there is no more smoke coming out of it. Also, I've never used a tin to make char cloth out of that has so many holes in it. I put one hole in mine. That's all it takes and I NEVER see flame come out that hole.
I thought you had to be careful about where you built a fire -- like a place without the possibility of the fire being fed by flammable material -- do you know there is nothing in the grass that could catch and spread the fire?
Never open the can before it is done. You can not over cook char cloth. If you open it, you will waste it. Give it time till it doesn't smoke any longer.
Different miles. Thanks for the suggestion!!
Do NOT use a rock on your axe! NO! NO! NO! Use another piece of wood to baton an axe or large knife to split wood.
Are you guys sure that one can not overcook charcloth? Because once I let it in the fire for an hour or two, Im not sure.
How ever it just didnt wanted to smolder when sparks hit it.
Next time I let it in the fire only for so long as smoke came out of the tin. This charcloth worked well.
Both times I used an old dishcloth made from cotton.