Fire Starters-Char Cloth

Making Better Char Cloth
http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/07/making-better-char-cloth/

When starting a flint and steel or striker type of fire, char cloth makes all the difference in being able to actually get the fire started or just making a bunch of sparks that never catch anything on fire. Char cloth (sometimes also called charred cloth) is one of those amazing mountain man items that is still very useful today. Char cloth is pieces of blackened fabric that easily catch a spark and burn similarly to the way steel wool burns–no big flame, but a nice ember burn that doesn’t blow out once it’s lit. The spark lights the char cloth and the char cloth is used to light the other tinder. I’ve been wanting to add char cloth to my fire kits and having used all my char cloth made by others, I decided to make a batch of my own. ---CONTINUED at LINK---

How to Make Char Cloth with a Zippo
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/make-char-cloth-zippo/

For those who don’t know, char cloth is a useful tool for starting a fire. It is so flammable that you only need a few sparks to create an ember. Then you can use that to get a fire going. Of course, you can start a fire with other types of tinder, but most of them won’t catch fire as easily.

Although you can buy char cloth online, I recommend making it yourself as the materials cost very little. In this video, Sigma 3 Survival School explains how to make char cloth step by step. ---CONTINUED---

Weekend Project: How to Make Char Cloth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax5YgtghU3I

Learn how to make a cheap and effective fire starter made from an old t-shirt.

NOTE: MUST be 100% cotton!