The truth about flint and steel + unspoken tips

I used to use char cloth but now I just use charcoal it catches a spark like nothing else, just get yourself a tin container with a tight fitting lid and place some dry charcoal inside the tin and using your flint and steel just shoot some sparks in the tin the char olé will catch a spark and start glowing take it out and place it in your tinder bundle close the tin so the other charcoal goes out the start your fire as you normally would! Charcoal can be gathered from most any dry fire pit or fire place. Just try it you won't be disappointed. Thank you.

Not only hands-down the best overall tutorial on flint and steel I've ever seen, but great humor, too. Thanks for the superb instruction -- I learned a lot that will refine my technique.

Just wanted you to know, I use this video as a teaching aid when teaching flint & steel to Cub & Boy Scouts.  Excellent job!!

I haven't signed in to comments for a million years but signed in to comment on this one. I've recently taken an interest in using flint and steel because I like the rawness of it, and because I feel that humankind in general has lost respect for fire because we don't really harness fire anymore. We rely on technology to do it for us, and that makes us dependant. This was the most informative video I've seen on the subject because there's so many of the fine details that other videos really don't explain at all. Switching hands with flint and steel when striking down on to a tinder was a winner for me and got instant results in what was previously a game of chance and patience. Thanks a lot for the tips mate. You have an excellent way of explaining things whilst allowing people to keep their own methods.

Great vid. No yelling, no selling, just telling.

9 years after the video and I find myself watching, I found a piece of quartz the other day and I couldn't ignite a spark from it. Thank you so much for the help

Flint and Steal 101. Finally! A video that puts it all together. I wish I had seen it before learning the hard way that my knuckles are no match for chert. Thanks Justin!

One of the best, most logical example of flint and steel videos I have seen to date. Maybe THE best. Bravo young man. A big thumbs up 👍🏻

My name is David Coleman from Nottingham UK, I have just purchased a steel striker and your tips will help me to master the way how to use it .

This is something I want to work towards as I was a huge admirer of frontiersmen/mountain men/trackers as a kid. OK, they often lit a fire with the flint lock on their muskets but they used flint and steel too. No, I can't see the point in cutting up perfectly good bandanna's either (except in an emergency) when you can use cheap cotton dish cloths. Thanks for the vid!!

Learning to start a fire with flint and steel is a skill that seriously boosts your confidence in your bushcraft.

Hi Justin. Just found this video about flint and steel.(02-02-23). Found your videos about your leather work about a year ago. Great work and a lot of ideas for my own leather projects. Thanks for being an awesome teacher and inspiration. Keep up with the videos. I've learned a lot. Thank you.

Anyone who gives a thumbs down should explain themselves as to why. Great vid tutorial

Flint and steel is also my favourite method. I like it mainly because everything about it except the striker is possible to recreate of the landscape.  One trick that i haven't heard many people talk about is that you can use roll of birch bark or such and put shredded inner bark inside that. When you blow it to flames you can ignite your fire and extinguish the roll so that you can use it again. Basically using it as a lighter.  Great video!

Quality video! Flint, steel and a tinderbox of punkwood is definitely the way forward. Thanks and all the best, Al.

Justin, what can I say?  This is by far the best, comprehensive instructional video I've seen on flint and steel.  Thank you.  Armed with information from this video, I'm sure that I will be successful.  Thumbs up.

Thanks for the good review of our "U" shaped steel striker. Someone from New Zealand told us about your video. Very informative!

this is one of the best videos on how to properly use flint and steel.

I just ordered a flint and steel kit and this video is funny as can be for 2 reasons first the fact I am sitting here with a cut knuckle I guess I should have watched this 2 days ago and the murder rant at the end bravo brother had me rolling!!!!!!!!! A trick with Charcloth I found is to strike get your coal then wrap the Charcloth around itself in a funnel shape and blow into the funnel it works great!!!!!!!

Finally! Someone who is willing to say the bear basics and in good detail. Subscribed.