S stixnstones Joined Dec 5, 2006 Messages 231 Likes 27 Feedback: 6 / 0 / 0 Aug 5, 2007 #1/4 Anyone done this? I got out today and got a nice coal using the bow drill method. Had the kids trying it too. Anyone practice these things? What's your thoughts? Useful skill, party trick or just junk?
Anyone done this? I got out today and got a nice coal using the bow drill method. Had the kids trying it too. Anyone practice these things? What's your thoughts? Useful skill, party trick or just junk?
H hminsky NES Life Member NES Member Joined Dec 2, 2005 Messages 9,035 Likes 5,521 Feedback: 81 / 0 / 0 Aug 5, 2007 #2/4 stixnstones said: Anyone done this? I got out today and got a nice coal using the bow drill method. Had the kids trying it too. Anyone practice these things? What's your thoughts? Useful skill, party trick or just junk? Click to expand... Seems like a useful skill and a great party trick. I was thinking, in today's modern age, if you carried a small loop of nichrome wire, you could always start a fire using any handly battery or electricity source (cell phone, penlight, etc).
stixnstones said: Anyone done this? I got out today and got a nice coal using the bow drill method. Had the kids trying it too. Anyone practice these things? What's your thoughts? Useful skill, party trick or just junk? Click to expand... Seems like a useful skill and a great party trick. I was thinking, in today's modern age, if you carried a small loop of nichrome wire, you could always start a fire using any handly battery or electricity source (cell phone, penlight, etc).
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C-pher Joined Jun 7, 2005 Messages 23,159 Likes 1,014 Location The Land of Confusion and Pissed off! Feedback: 49 / 0 / 0 Aug 5, 2007 #4/4 We had to do this in the Scouts to get out fire starting badge. If you can find some good vine, you can do that with a curved stick and a rock. I don't practice, but any way to make fire isn't junk. It doesn't happen fast, but if you keep at it, it will work.
We had to do this in the Scouts to get out fire starting badge. If you can find some good vine, you can do that with a curved stick and a rock. I don't practice, but any way to make fire isn't junk. It doesn't happen fast, but if you keep at it, it will work.