Making a fire in the rain

[Michael]

Originally Posted by Dura Mater

It's a custom knife from River bottom blades. 4 inch blade O1 steel, most of my knives are that size. An $8 Mora would substitute just as well though.

Nice knife. When I saw the tip poking into one frame, I thought it was a Mora. When the full knife was visible, I thought it was a puukko by a company I wasn't familiar with. Instead, it's basically a custom puukko by a company I actually have heard of.

Anyhow, good thread. I keep meaning to see if I can manage to start a fire in the snow. Have to get on top of that while the weather is crap.

[ppine]

Michael,

Starting fire in the snow is not that hard, much easier than in the rain actually. The one problem is that in deep snow the bottom tends to drop out, and the sides cave in. This can collpase your fire. I like to tramp down the snow and compact it first, then add green logs to build the fire on top of.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by ppine

Starting fire in the snow is not that hard, much easier than in the rain actually. The one problem is that in deep snow the bottom tends to drop out, and the sides cave in. This can collpase your fire. I like to tramp down the snow and compact it first, then add green logs to build the fire on top of.

When I say, "In the snow," I'm mostly thinking about the sort we've been getting recently. It could more accurately be represented as slush falling from the sky and instantly turning everything into mud. Way harder to deal with than light and fluffy snow.

The sort of conditions I'm talking about would be sort of like starting a fire on top of a giant muddy slushy.

[LeadOperator]

Not intending to hijack, but how many types of fire starters do y'all carry on you every day?

[Pathfinder1]

Hi...


I don't carry them on my person unless I'm afield. They are in my BOB and in my UTE. Either way, they are available for instant use. I always stock at least four methods of starting a fire.

[ghostdog]

Originally Posted by LeadOperator

Not intending to hijack, but how many types of fire starters do y'all carry on you every day?

Always a BSA Hot Spark on my keychain with scrapper. It is like a miniature firesteel. That is it for every day carry on my person. It does not have any weight or bulk to speak of and is forgotten but there. What I carry in my pack is a different matter.