The Fire Thread

[tanglediver]

First, start a fire inside the fireplace. Then, watch for sparks coming out from the 200 year old Black Walnut tree just outside the house. Then, spend two hours dumping well water inside the hollow trunk. Then, call the volunteer fire department. Then, watch two trucks dump their entire tanks inside the tree trunk. Then, cut down the tree. Then, take a picture of the inside of the tree trunk and pass it along to all your kin folk.

Or not...

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

She returned the favor though...and a top down fire at its best!

You’re hot, babe!

 

[mb>]

Chilling by a fire is one of my favorite simple pleasures. Nice shots.

This is just yard cleanup. Stand back!

 

[91bravo]

Love some bonfires!

 

[mbay1455]

Not particularly grand but got the job done.

(The job being sitting around a full fledged fire with favorite scotch later in evening.)

 

[buckfynn]

The Warrior did you make the fire piston in the photo?

 

[knoefz]

So you pulled the firecard eh?
I'll play

 

[knoefz]

 

[knoefz]

 

[The Warrior]

The Warrior did you make the fire piston in the photo?

I did not. I purchased it used from evilbay. It's made by Rose Mountain Fire Pistons, and is made out of Red Stag. Looks wise, it's my favorite piston. I have a few:

 

[91bravo]

I did not. I purchased it used from evilbay. It's made by Rose Mountain Fire Pistons, and is made out of Red Stag. Looks wise, it's my favorite piston. I have a few:

That's one way that I can honestly say I haven't tried to light fire, is the fire piston. It looks easy enough watching folks do it, but sometimes looks can be deceiving!

 

[91bravo]

 

[91bravo]

 

[The Warrior]

That's one way that I can honestly say I haven't tried to light fire, is the fire piston. It looks easy enough watching folks do it, but sometimes looks can be deceiving!

Super easy to do.

 

[91bravo]

MarriedTheMedic has fire pics too!

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

MarriedTheMedic has fire pics too!

I’ll have to post them from home. Too much work on the iPhone. Lol!

 

[91bravo]

Lazy butt...

 

[Pàdruig]

I've never used a piston either, it certainly looks intriguing though. I have heard that it takes a bit of practice just like any other method of fire making, short of a Bic lighter...

 

[MarriedTheMedic]

Lazy butt...

You know how long it would take me to sort through photos on here, and then try to copy/paste all those image tags? Lol!

 

[The Warrior]

I've never used a piston either, it certainly looks intriguing though. I have heard that it takes a bit of practice just like any other method of fire making, short of a Bic lighter...

Place tender in,, push down fast, pull out. That's it. If you use a string gasket, as opposed to a rubber gasket, it may take a few tries.