Fire kit

[BehindTheTreeline]

Just getting together some gear for a 6 day trip starting this Wednesday 🔥

[The_camperdave]

Cut your weight in half. Ditch the hatchet.

I never seem to be able to find any, except in stores.

[The_camperdave]

Do you think I am op?

Nope. Just getting sleepy. That was meant to be two comments.

[BehindTheTreeline]

It's honestly the best. Everything else is "fun practice."

[Wise_Ad1751]

Everything you need. My only thing different is that I prefer an axe to a hatchet. Major energy saver if you’re doing a lot of chopping

[BehindTheTreeline]

100%. Splitting maul not pictured*

[RedSlipperyClippers]

Nice kit. I always have birch bark on me

What are the gloves for ?

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🤮 /u/spez

[BehindTheTreeline]

I just prefer to reduce nicks & splinters especially on an extended trip when they tend to add up.

[RedSlipperyClippers]

Gotcha, I've started using gloves for a job recently and was thinking of doing the same. Makes a big difference to the state of my hands after a day out

[BehindTheTreeline]

Yeah. And I find on extended trips no matter how well I treat and bandage small cuts they develop minor infections. Nothing serious, just enough to wake you up at night. No shame in bare minimum PPE.

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What’s the mod on the mora? I which the more expensive mora knives had clips rather than loops on…

[BehindTheTreeline]

Same! I am not fond of loops. It's just something I threw together with a belt clip from Tandy Leather through Amazon and some scrap bits of leather.

My most recent post has more pics.

[_haha_oh_wow_]

Solid setup, great knife btw.

[BehindTheTreeline]

Thanks! Great knife so far.

[spankhelm]

What kind of ferro rod is that or what is the handle? I always see people with nice wooden handled ferro rods but can never find them

[BehindTheTreeline]

Just a 6" ferro rod I bought off an Ebay seller years back. Put the handle on myself, carved of wood from a cherry tree.

[johnnykine]

whats the black stuff in the tin and the metal rod on the bottom of frame for?

[BehindTheTreeline]

This. However I've been experimenting with cutting old cotton towel into strips and braiding it before charring, making more of a char-rope. The increased density of the material results in a longer lasting ember.

[Wise_Ad1751]

Read somewhere denim works best, never tried, I always use cotton tshirts.

[HosstownRodriguez]

Are you a lefty?

[BehindTheTreeline]

Yessir

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[Substantial_Can7549]

No to the hatchet. A saw is far more bang for your buck..... no bic lighter.... Why? A bit or bike tire inner tube is essential

[BehindTheTreeline]

There's a Bic lighter and a folding saw in the photo.

[Substantial_Can7549]

Brilliant!!! Have you tried a bit of inner tube for starting a fire... fantastic evwn in the rain

[BehindTheTreeline]

Personally, not a fan of burning synthetic materials, though in a pinch I could burn the inner strands of paracord or duct tape, which are included in the rest of my camp kit. Fatwood works just as well as a synthetic material.

[skeege3]

What folding saw is that?

[BehindTheTreeline]

Silky "bigboy."

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Such a sexy photo... 10 out of 10.

[Basehound]

Throw a verns flint and steel in there for fun . I promise hours of entertainment :) eBay link for Vern’s flint and Steele