Firesteel & tinder

[Toddy]

I tried searching for this but got swamped with entries so I'm hoping someone can give me an easy answer.

I keep oven dried tinder in a sealed plastic pouch in my bag. What can I coat/dip a light-my-fire firesteel in, that will allow me to keep it in the same pouch without worrying about corrosion?
Cheers,
Toddy

[Motorbike Man]

I coat my steels in a thin layer of clear nail varnish after use and that seems to do the trick. You couls always use ren wax for when you are out and about as well

[leon-1]

Same as MBM, nice one mate :D

[Stuart]

the coating on new firesteels is just black lacquer. so nail polish does the same job once the lacquer is removed, and you can make it any colour you like :D

[Toddy]

the coating on new firesteels is just black lacquer. so nail polish does the same job once the lacquer is removed, and you can make it any colour you like :D


Thanks folks, info much appreciated :)
I've got a bushcrafting friend who despairs of ever turning me in to a proper *green for everything type* bushcrafter, I'm gonna find the purple polish just to see his face :eek: :D

Cheers,
Toddy

[zackerty]

What about a violent orange colour nail varnish? :)

[Viking]

Unless you are not going to store your firesteel in water you don´t have to do anything with it. It will work fine evn if it get´s a little rusty, it´s made to be used in hard climates and to always work.

[Toddy]

What about a violent orange colour nail varnish? :)

I'm a 46 year old, earthmothery type. *Orange*!! you think I've got orange nailpolish?? :eek: Now purple I can do...... :D

Thanks Viking, it was only when I read a thread here about one of them crumbling away when stored that I started to fret.

Cheers,
Toddy

[bowsayer]

It's purple with glitter if I remeber it right and Henry will despair!! :)

Trish!

[Chopper]

Why not try popping it in to your local nail bar and they may be able to create a bushcraft scene on it for you...I think that I may do just that with mine. :)