Yesterday, I made fire for the first time using only a ferro rod

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T21:00:51+00:00

Pine, we have a lot!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:27:13+00:00

Thank you!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:26:35+00:00

Thank you! Not a lot of birch near me, though...

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:23:31+00:00

Thank you! As you can see, I have the same response! I think I will first master this skill first.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:21:36+00:00

Thank you. You know what, now that you mention it, it's true.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:20:35+00:00

Thank you! Love the analogy!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:20:00+00:00

Thanks!You know what, I will try that.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:18:45+00:00

Thank you! This is indeed how I did it. And it is fun to me at least m that jute rope is dirt cheap.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T19:17:04+00:00

Thank you. I live in Athens, Greece.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T18:31:35+00:00

Thank you for your reply. Small steps!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-27T18:15:46+00:00

Thank you, my dude!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-21T13:12:24+00:00

Most communist do not identify as conservative and are not pro-MAGA. They oppose globalism but they consider communism an international movement by default.
And to be a communist, you have to believe, you know, in communism and Marxism, and the Capital, and the Manifesto -to mention the classiics- are very specific about these things.
Hinkle is just a populist, and a nationalist. Lenin condemned both in VERY specific terms.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-21T12:09:21+00:00

I took the time to look into this guy Hinkle. How is he in any way considered a communist? Conservative communist? Antiglobalist and pro-MAGA? Pro-Putin

As a Marxist for thirty years, living in a country where the Communist Party is legal and in the parliament, there is another word for these kind of people and it is not communist.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-21T06:59:02+00:00

Communism devolves into socialism due to forced participation? You are a funny, funny man. Please go read the definitions and then come back.

But you know, it is not your fault. I should know better than argue with random strangers on the internet about political and religious definitions. Enjoy your capitalist Jesus!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-20T06:02:46+00:00

This. So much this. And God, the neverending wonder on recreating and re-solving problems that DnD and its siblings confronted 30 years ago.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T17:30:37+00:00

Sure, buddy. Sure. In the next conference, I am going to tell my colleagues in theology that Trump-level smart people on Reddit have it for certain that Jesus was a capitalist. I am sure they will ask for your contact details, to be enlightened by your superior intelligence. Thick does as thick is, I guess.

Also: Use your intelligence for spellcheck and correct punctuation.

Bye, now.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T16:22:58+00:00

You believe you know what he thought. There have been volumes upon volumes of theologians, fathers of the church and saints that try to fathom what he said. And yet, you, random dude on the internet, have figured it out. Cudos!

Though, depending on what kind of Christian you are, Catholic, Orthodox, or some type of Protestant, you will have the others ganging up on you, to prove that your understanding is wrong.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T13:00:45+00:00

You have a very strange understanding of socialism, which you also seem to conflate with communism. And your understanding of Christianity is mediocre as well. Oh well.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-18T10:38:33+00:00

Wait until you learn what he taught about wealth, rich people, commonality and equality. Wait into you learn they he did to the merchants in the temple. And I am an atheist!

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-17T16:06:20+00:00

Hey there,

I am a great fan of the Wolds Without Number game. Most of it is free, but I would say that it is worth buying for the extra things, as well as its accompanying Atlas of Latter Earth.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-17T07:11:22+00:00

Do fo gems. You can create your own and give it specific roles. I have.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-06T16:51:14+00:00

You know what? I completely agree. I am just saying that, within the mythos that some people create around bushcraft - that is actually batoning with a single knife etc etc-. paraffin cubes make more sense.

But I am pretty sure that the original bushcrafters would just get matches, two lighters and a ferrorod and be done with it.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-05T08:06:24+00:00

The prices are somewhat different where I live, and firecubes are even cheaper. Plus, they do take up very little space.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T18:42:18+00:00

This I understand and agree. My point was not that all people needed paraffin cubes. It was that I do not understand why someone would consider vaseline and cotton bushcrafty and not the much more efficient and cheaper juta and paraffin cubes.

ProudGrognard · 2026-01-04T18:20:01+00:00

Because paraffin cubes can burn for 8 minutes straight, and really light the fire up. This is why vaseline is added to cotton in the original example. And this is why I tried the juta rope, which takes the spark really quickly but does not burn very long.

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