How to Start a Fire With Swedish Firesteel/Flint

by Thelonelysandwitch in Outside > Survival

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How to Start a Fire With Swedish Firesteel/Flint

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Here I will teach you how to start a fire my way with Swedish Firesteel. You can find the materials in any house or garage.

The Easy Find Materials

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What you need:

Firesteel
Steel wool
Paper
Fuel (cardboard, more paper, wood, etc.)
Fire pit or a small tray
5 min.

Spark

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Put your steel wool in the pan and spark it. It will start to burn, but you wont see a flame. This is how you want it. it will burn out fast.

Place Paper and Blow

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Now put the corner of the paper on the glowing part of the steel wool and blow on it hard. It will catch fairly fast.

Add Fuel and Have Fun

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put the fuel on and have fun.