Desperate to try this... novel firelighting technique

[spandit]

Saw this over on British Blades

[Hammock Hamster]

Oooh pretty flames, I now also want to try this out!

I used to carry some fine wire wool and a 9v battery (in separate compartments) as part of my pack for emergency fire lighting but temptation or laziness overcame me one trip and I never got round to replacing the wire wool, also a very effective method though!

Cheers, Hamster

[spandit]

If this does work with an AA or AAA battery then most of us will have those in our torches. I bet with a bit of cotton wool & Vaseline nearby you could get a fire going in no time...

[Bundleman]

Cool! Magiver style!

[lannyman8]

great.....but i dont chew gum....

[mountainm]

great.....but i dont chew gum....

Do you eat chocolate?

[lannyman8]

Do you eat chocolate?

nom nom nom, oh yeah!!!!!.....

[mountainm]

nom nom nom, oh yeah!!!!!.....

I think any paperbacked foil will work. Green and blacks Maya gold would be my recommendation.

[cave_dweller]

Green and blacks Maya gold would be my recommendation.

Heaven! Chances are though, if I've got Green and Black's with me, I'm probably quite close to a fire source too!

[Hammock_man]

That I must try, wonder if it breaks the no smoke rule in a pub!! Even as a non smoker, just take the bits out of your pocket and offer a light?

[Bowlander]

Good stuff. I prefer wire wool though.

[spandit]

Tried this with the foil from a fag packet - it got hot & burnt through but didn't catch light. Perhaps I got the dimensions wrong?

[NikolaTesla]

Just a short circuit really if you do this fast you could have a couple of uses from it before the amperage is drained.

[user24]

Just a short circuit really if you do this fast you could have a couple of uses from it before the amperage is drained.

So this kills the battery?

[Lister]

If this does work with an AA or AAA battery then most of us will have those in our torches.

I use a wind-up torch

[NikolaTesla]

So this kills the battery?

Yes. Even if it is rechargeable, a short circuit is alot of energy being wasted because it a no resistance load, in other work, it'll destroy the battery, poke a hole through a phone battery it will explode, it's the same thing.