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Flint and Steel

Anonymous Tue 04 May 2021 01:35:31 No.2097879 View View Reply Original Report

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Thread for discussing the old-time way of starting a fire.
Share your kits, or your tips and tricks.

Over the weekend I learned that concrete chunks and 50 grit sandpaper are viable "flints"

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Anonymous Tue 04 May 2021 06:47:13 No.2098109 Report

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Aw shit this really takes me back. I recommend charcloth to get it started. Sometimes finding the tinder can be a challenge

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Anonymous Tue 04 May 2021 09:02:30 No.2098167 Report

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>>2097879
Never understood this bullshit. Like some cavemen had a factory made steel and flint. Get a fucking lighter and stop larping. Why don’t you do it the real old time way of spinning a stick in a groove? Oh wait because it takes forever and you still want to larp so you have a flint and steel. And what smelter were these primitive men forging steel in exactly?

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Anonymous Tue 04 May 2021 17:45:48 No.2098583 Report

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It doubles as a knuckleduster, so it has its merits.

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Anonymous Tue 04 May 2021 18:12:27 No.2098629 Report

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>>2098167
Cavemen didn't hae steel, and there are other metals you can use, but it is less efficient. But even 2,000 years ago, OPs pic related was the standard, and remained that way until matches came along about 150 years ago

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