Fire Piston

[Mike_M57]

Rummaging around today and ran across the fire piston I bought a few years ago. Handy gadget to keep on hand. Not hard to use, kinda fun actually.

Mine is the TERA-Light II in black from Wilderness Solutions. Comes with char cloth, extra o-ring, and a magnesium rod and steel striker as an alternate fire starting method.



They have other styles, also. And I've seen YT vids for DIY.

Wondering if anyone else has/uses a fire piston.

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[kisfish]

I love mine. They work well and are just cool to make fire with

 

[Mike_M57]

What do you have? Have you tried many different types of tinder? I've tried shredded cedar bark with some success. I need to get out and see what I can find in the area that would work.

 

[kisfish]

The company is campfire piston. I just ordered it off amazon. I really like to use jute. It comes apart very easy and makes a great nest. We do all kinds of primitive fire making demonstrations with different methods of making fire. I hate bow drills, dam hard to make fire for me. flint and steel is also fun

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Dried cedar bark will work well for tinder.
I also have tow ( unspun flax and or jute which has been shredded )
I keep some in my flint and steel kits....
Andy

 

[titsonritz]

PrimitiveFire.com use to be a great site for this sort of thing, too bad they are gone.

 

[titsonritz]

Dried cedar bark will work well for tinder.
I also have tow ( flax and or jute which has been shredded )
I keep some in my flint and steel kits....
Andy
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Have you ever used this method with your bangsticks?

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Yes I have.....It works well.
It also works best if your flintlock is unloaded....
If needed , one can take the lock off and do the same , if you have a loaded gun.
Andy