Tinder Pouch Starter Kit for Traditional 'Flint & Steel' Fire Steels (85-4120)

Tinder Pouch Starter Kit for Traditional 'Flint & Steel' Fire Steels (85-4120) 

Tinder Pouch Starter Kit 

The perfect accompaniment for your Flint & Steel Fire Striker.

Why not make your Fantasy Fire Steel into a full traditional Fire Lighting Kit by adding one of our Tinder Pouch Starter Kits to your order? This starter kit contains everything that you would need to start creating fires the way our ancestors did for over 2,000 years. This simple Tinder Pouch Starter Kit contains everything that you would require to turn your Fire Steel into a Traditional Tinder Pouch. It comes with a simple, natural hessian, ‘Beaver Bushcraft’ drawstring Pouch, a few pieces of Norfolk Flint, a sample of natural Amadou Tinder, plus some Char Cloth enclosed in a small plastic bag for protection (temp replaced with Amadou Down). We’ve also added some Jute Rope and a few Sulphur Spills, everything you need to start you on your journey of traditional Fire Lighting. Please note that no Fire Steels are included in the Tinder Pouch Starter Kit. Any Fire Steels seen in the photos are for display only. The kit contains items as discribed in the listing.

Contents:

• Free UK Delivery
• !00% Cotton Drawstring Pouch
• Natural Hand Knapped Flint Shard
• Natural Amadou Down
• Hand Cut Sulphur Match Spills
• Natural Jute Tinder
• All Sample Sizes

Hessian  Drawstring Pouch

The Cotton Drawstring Pouch is made from natural Cotton and with our Beaver Bushcraft logo on one side. A simple drawstring design that is the ideal size for keeping your new Fire Steel safe and for popping into a larger Tinder pouch, pocket, survival kit or ruck sack etc. Measures approx 165mm x120mm. Makes a great liitle extra gift too. This item is a great a compliment to go with our Bushcraft Leather Preparation Tinder Mat. 

The Natural Flint

The flint we use has been specially knapped for us to ensure each edge is ultra-sharp which is ideal for creating sharks when used with a traditional Fire Steel but can also be used with Ferrocerium Rods as a 'striker'. However we do advise caution when using our Flint, as it is incredibly sharp! 

Hand Cut Sulphur Match Spills

Sulphur Matches have been use for thousands of years as a method for creating a fast and direct flame from a glowing ember, such as from a piece of Char Cloth without the need to go through the Tinder Bundle technique, which is so very smoky and only suitable for outdoor use. Since the sulphur in a Sulphur Match ignites at a temperature of around 440 Centigrade, by simply placing the tip of the Sulphur Match against the glowing ember, it will begin to melt and then it will ignite, thus it is suitable for making a direct flame in confined spaces.

Once alight, it will burn with a beautiful blue flame, which is not always easy to see, especially if there is a lot of ambient light, such as sunlight. However, if you are not able to see a flame, you can bet your bottom dollar that you will smell it, because when sulphur burn in air, it gives off pungent and suffocating fumes that will choke you if you breath them in; these fumes are sulphur dioxide. When the burning sulphur takes hold it will ignite the wooden spill, which can then be used to ignite a candle or fire etc.

Sulphur Matches are safe to use, and keep well in a traditional Tinderbox, or other container, since they cannot accidentally be ignited by friction. Sulphur Matches will only ignite when heated by a glowing ember or flame.

Natural Jute Tinder

Jute Tinder will catch a spark very easily when used with a both modern and traditional fire lighting methods. It is ideal for Tinder bundles & nests.

Once the Tinder has caught an Ember and it has become established by gently fanning it with your hand, it can be transferred to a Tinder Bundle and then blown into a flame if you are outdoors. Alternatively, if you are indoors, it can be used to ignite a direct flame with one of our Traditional Sulphur Matches, which can be used to ignite a fire or a candle.

Natural Amadou

Amadou is made from the Horse’s Hoof Fungus, which has a fine, velvety layer resembling suede leather. This suede-like trama layer is sandwiched between a tough nut-like, outer, layer called the Cuticle and the pores, which are thousands of tiny tubes all packed together. The Horse’s Hoof Fungus is mainly found on dead trees such as the Birch and Beech, and it resembles a horse’s hoof – hence its common name. Amadou is very hard to source, and even more difficult to make well. Just a note about 100% Cotton Char Cloth -  due to certain restrictions (smoke & fires have been banded locally) we can not make Char Cloth so we have temporary replaced this with Amdou Fluff which in our opion is even better than Char Cloth !  

Amadou was used by our ancient forefathers because it makes excellent tinder able to catch even the vaguest of sparks; it is probably one of the best tinder that can be found in nature. It is has a beautiful velvet feel and is as resilient as suede leather and can be stored indefinitely. Amadou has been used for fire-making for thousands of years, and would have been found in virtually every traveller’s tinder box because of its great reliability.

For more information you can check out our videos in our Library on how to use a Traditional Fire Steel.

Review Video by Vildmark

This is a review of the Tinder Pouch Starter Kit for Traditional 'Flint & Steel' Fire Steels (85-4120) by Martin at Vildmark.