There's one topic that remains all too often neglected when it comes to fire lighting with a firesteel, particularly in the case of recreational campers and other newcomers to the field of bushcraft. This topic is the use of wood, and not just firewood for use with the flint and steel method of fire lighting.…
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A Flint and Steel Story of Lost Family Links Forged Anew (part 3)
What I saw was a brown leather drawstring pouch. Upon opening it, I discovered none other than a strip of metal like the one I saw back in the day. Taking a look a the rest of the contents, I was sharp enough to guess what it was - a real traditional fire lighting kit.…
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A Flint and Steel Story of Lost Family Links Forged Anew (part 2)
It was only a year or so ago that I finally realised exactly what this piece of metal was, all thanks to my youngest grandson, Andrew. A bit like me, he has always been interested in the great outdoors and when he came to visit me as a little boy, we would always take a…
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A Flint and Steel Story of Lost Family Links Forged Anew (part 1)
Over the past few years, we've come on in leaps and bounds as we continue to build awareness of the traditional flint and steel method of fire making. Since we began to expand our reach from our corner of Europe to the wider world, we have been featured in all kinds of online articles, blog…
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