Primitive firestarting

[Mr Grizz]

dryer lint, dried out weeds and small twigs are my choice of napalm. a spark from flint some magnesium and its hell in hearth in less then 30 secs. but my question is what wood works best with the bow and stick? im using tree bark as the fire plate (lack of better calling) i believe its some type of pine. as for the stick, im not sure. help help.

update: i figured it out, a small pilot hole and some cedar worked in my living room. made some smoke but almost broke my arm off my back. seems to need a wider semi blunted stick, good surface area looks to do the trick.

[BCBabe]

I can do it the old way, or the more modern way... I'm not so good with a bow or flint, but can make them both work for me.

I'm a lazy camper now: I take 3 lighters (each in it's own ziploc bag), and 6 ziplocs with a parted-out duraflame log in each. No matter how wet, or sparse, the tinder, that bit of duraflame is going to make sure that the fire lights the first time 'round.

[le Metis]

Originally Posted by oldsarge

Has anyone used a Fire Piston?

yes....and, they work quite well...