So I promised you in my bug out bag video that I would do individual review of my
bug out bag fire kit. So if you haven't seen my bug out bag video make sure you go
check that out. Right now we're just gonna go over the fire kit. First I
want to go over the pouch, this is a condor rip away medical pouch,
the smaller version. And I do use one of these for the first aid kit in my bug
out bag but it's such a good pouch i also
also use it for my fire kit. Just a little bit about that, it has this MOLLE
panel on the back, that's so you can strap it to your backpack or any other MOLLE
gear you. The way it works is, it has this strap here that you undo. So if you have this on the
outside of a backpack or something like that and you need quick access to it,
all you have to do is grap it and it rips away right off this velcro panel here. So that way you can have it
securely attached to your backpack but it's not so permanently attached that you
have to undo all the MOLLE to get to it. You can just rip it away. If you look on the outside the
pouch, it does have a velcro panel on the front that you can put a patch on.
It also has MOLLE webbing on the front so you can attach another smaller pouch to the front of it if you needed to.
I also replaced the zippers with some camo paracord and also
rapped paracord around the handle. You know, it's mainly for looks but it also gives
you another source of cordage if you need it.
Now on the inside it has elastic straps on this side that you can put anything you want into.
It also has a pocket down here in the back and it has another strap on this
side, a little bit larger to secure a little bit larger items. On this side i keep a smaller fire kit. Its kind of its
on compact fire kit by itself, so if for some reason I needed to get rid of my
whole backpack, fire kit and everything
This is small enought that I can just throw it in a pocket and keep going. Now inside of this...
In the top here and just have a nice bundle of twine for fire starter, I also have a couple packs of Wetfire fire starter.
A small piece of fat lighter wood, a ferrocerium rod and striker, a small Bic lighter...
Also have a tube of waterproof matches. I have two cotton balls shoved in the top for more
tender and just a whole bunch of waterproof matches down on the inside.
Now on the other side here, I have one emergency candle. These are supposed to burn for a
really long time. Now this thing here is really cool, you can get get these from Walmart and
what this is, is a fire puck. The way this works...
you take this plastic off the outside and it has a striker on the inside and you strike the top
of this thing and essentially it burns like a flare, and it'll burn
really really hot for about five minutes. And what that's good for is if you need
to get a fire started and maybe all you have is wet wood to work with, this thing
burns so hot that it would give you a better chance of getting that fire started
even with wet wood. Right here i just have a have a small camera film tube, and this has about 10 cotton
balls in it soaked in Vaseline, just another source of tender. Next, in this
green tube, this is also watertight...
in the top here I keep a small piece off of a fire starter brick, and a bunch of small
pieces of fat lighter wood. Over here on the side, I have just another full size Bic lighter.
And over here on the other side I keep a small backup knife, that can be used for making small wood shavings if you need that as an
additional source to get a fire started. And in this back pocket here...
I have an extra fuel cube for my Esbit stove, now i can use this as a backup for the stove or I can just
use it as another fire starter. A regular pack of matches. Now that's it for this kit
Now im gonna go outside and demonstrate a few of these fires starting methods for you.
Alright guys, now we're gonna try out some of these fire starting techniques.
The first thing I want to try is ... the Wetfire.
I'm just gonna shave off a little bit of it there. Lets see if we can get that thing to take a spark... get off some of that black coating on there...
That's obviously not getting it, so lets try getting a little bit more shavings in there, see if that helps any.
There we go, now that's burning pretty good.
Lets get a little bit of tender on there...
Now, while that's going, I wanna try one of these little Esbit cubes. Now I think this is pretty much the same kind of thing.
Lets see if we can get that one to take a spark.
Lets try the same thing we did with the other, and maybe shave off a little bit of it.
See if that helps any...
Now it looks like its wanting to start but, I'm having a lot trouble getting that Esbit cube to start. Lets just give it a try with the old trusty Bic lighter, and see what that does.
Aight, now you may not be able to see that in the camera, but that is burning now. Of course we did have to use a lighter to get it going, but it is burning now.
Now obviously these matches are gonna work, well, lets hope they are. And Im just gonna try the matches on some of this fire starter brick stuff that I have here.
I'm just gonna break off a little bit of that right here.
I don't know if you can tell, but that stuff is burning.
Add a little something to accelerate that a little bit.
Next thing a wanna try is one of these Vaseline cotton balls. And I really wanna see if this thing is gonna take a spark.
So what you're supposed to do is kinda...
Fluff up the cotton ball a little bit, pull the fibers apart. And lets see if that cotton ball is gonna catch a spark.
There it goes.
That was actually the easiest one so far, the Vaseline soaked cotton ball actually caught up the fastest.
The last one I wanna try is just this twine, this is supposed to be a pretty good accelerate.
But what you have to do is pull all those fibers apart get them separated so
it's not so dense. Maybe even use your knife to kinda rough it up.
And get is kinda like this here. Now I know I can get that going with a lighter,
but i wanna try that with a ferrocerium rod also
Wow, yeah, that twine caught up fast, but its also burning up pretty fast, so you defiantly wanna have
something handy close by, to get your fire started once that twine catches.
Now as you can see all of these worked pretty good. Some worked better than others
but obviously you can use any of these to help you get a fire started.
Hey guys, I just realized I was about to forget to show you the fire puck, and that's one of the coolest ones
So, I definitely show you guys that. You just strike it across there, you will hold it firmly
And that thing is gonna burn really long and really hot.
Now look how hot that thing is burning now, you can even hear it.
Like I said its almost like a flare burning its so hot.
Alright guys, now some people may say that having all this is overkill, and maybe it is, but I do recommend at least having
three ways to start a fire in your bag. You never know if you have to use your bug out bag or get home bag
when you may have to stop somewhere for the night and if its cool outside or cold
outside your're definitely gonna want a way to get a fire started, a way to get some food cooked.
Ill say you can never have too many ways to start a fire. And like I said make sure
you go check out my full bug out bag video. I have a full run down of
everything i keeping the bug out bag, in addition to my fire kit. I hope you all enjoyed it
you have any other recommendations please put it in the comments below and
we'll see you next time.