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LIGHT MY FIRE’S FIRESTEEL 2.0 SCOUT
The No-Match Fire [ CAMPCRAFT ]
—Continued from page 35. The theory remains the same as with a one-match fire. You need to start with excellent tinder—like birch or cedar bark, wood shavings, cotton balls dipped in Vase- line or spilled jet fuel. Kindling comes next—small branches no thicker than your thumb or forlorn FedEx packages. If it snaps when you break it, it’s dry enough to burn. Once you get your no-match fire going with a sustained flame, you can add progressively bigger firewood. Now for the fun part. Lighting a no-match fire is easy. You
won’t need to build a bow drill contraption or mine for quartz- ite to bang together. We have the technology. In adverse condi- tions, turn to a stormproof lighter to produce flames with the intensity of a blowtorch. Try the Trekker from Ultimate Survival Technologies ($60;
www.ultimatesurvivaltech.com). Stormproof lighters reach 2,000°F, can withstand 80-mile-
per-hour winds and survive a dunk. Unlike a lone match, a full tank of butane should last up to 30 minutes and the elec- tric starters are good for 30,000 ignitions—that’s a lot of no- match fires.
YOU WON’T NEED TO BUILD A BOW DRILL CONTRAPTION OR MINE FOR QUARTZITE TO BANG TOGETHER
If a stormproof lighter is a little too 21st century for you, NIMBUS » COMFORT FOR KIDS
The Salus Nimbus makes water play safer for children and more relaxing for adults. Designed for comfort, the Nimbus is soft to the touch, encouraging children to wear it for hours at a time. Specially contoured to hug little bodies, children will get the best fi t, mobility and safety.
how about a no-match fire-lighting technique discovered thou- sands of years before matches? A flint and firesteel like the FireSteel 2.0 Scout from Light My Fire ($15;
www.lightmyfire. com) is another excellent tool. Drop them in the lake and they still work fine. They’ll also spark in high winds. Hold your flint about 30 degrees to your tinder and strike hard and slow with the steel. Voila! Like with a one-match fire, the amount and positioning of
your tinder and kindling is what matters most. All that’s left now is to celebrate by dancing around the flames with your de- flated companion, Wilson. —Michael Mechan
salusmarine.com 36 SPRING 2013
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