How to Make a Flint & Steel Fire | No Char, No Chaga

I have literally watched thousands and thousands of videos on YouTube over the years this is probably one of the best Bushcraft ones I’ve seen absolutely brilliant and the amount of time of effort gone into studying was awesome well done

Got it! Yesterday, June 10. Gathered, peeled about dozen nettle stalks, they're just about 3 ft. tall, here in Indiana. And it's been dry, for a few weeks. Let dry in direct sun for at least 3 hours, and then roughed up, did it like a fire roll, minus ashes. Then teased, and fluffed up. Got it to take a spark twice, put it out, tried again about an hour later, after leaving bundle in the sun. Took a spark, and built my fire for the night! Thanks again, Steve

I think this is the single greatest primitive firelighting video I've ever seen! You guys deserve a medal, or some other recognition - absolutely outstsnding! 🔥🔥🔥

Unbelievable! I don’t ever comment but couldn’t let this go by. You just probably brought back long lost knowledge to the bushcraft community and I thank you for sharing your research! I know it’s been a question we all have been searching for

This is really interesting, historically educational and of great value from a practical perspective. It adds a whole new understanding as to how our ancestors and forefathers utilised natural materials to start fires. I’m from the UK and nettles are abundant here. It is brilliant that you are discovering and sharing valuable knowledge which has been universally forgotten and lost in the mists of time. Very well done and thank you.

Awesome video with great new info for us fellow "fire bugs". Unfortunately here in Alaska at the elevation i live, we do not have any of those plants. However where there is one, there may be more and gives me hope that we may have local plant/s that may work similar to what you have found. This video should go viral and I hope it does. You deserve it for the info you have shared.

Finally. I have been waiting for years for this answer to that question. I would have never imagined. Thank you so much.

Congratulations on a genuinely education video, that is well researched, and well produced. Thank you for sharing your findings with the community. Warm regards, Paul

One of the most valuable videos about fire making, I have ever seen! Great job guys! These kind of videos really deserve to become viral! Love, Health and positive energy to you and your Families!

I can't believe this video only has 30K views, AND you currently have less than 3k subscribers. What I just watched was not only incredibly interesting and educational, but it was expertly produced. I've tried to get crushed, dry leaves and other things to take a spark without success. This makes me want to try this, and experiment with others. Subscribed!

I like how persistent you are, how methodical and organized. I really like that you turned bushcraft into science. Experimenting and documenting... You just got yourself a new fan ! I trully loved your video, you deserve a lot more views :)

That was absolutely awesome! I've started fires every way that y'all probably have and maybe even more but not that way. I had never even give it a thought to start with green material let alone the dead dried nettle stems. I'm really glad I stumbled onto this video and this channel. I will go back and watch the first three. I have Burdock growing all over my property and tried to eradicate it because of the dried seed pods that kept getting stuck to the animals. But I bet I don't now. I've been doing Woods Craft since I was 12 years old in the Boy Scouts, I am now 71 so I've been doing it a year or two. Thank you so much for this video. I watch these types of videos and others because of things that I know and have learned that have fallen to the back of my brain and I need to bring them forward. Thanks again for this video I most certainly will be saving this. Y'all have a great day and stay vigilant now you hear!

I love the experimental nature of this. It had to have been a huge amount of work and deserves far more views than it has.

This video shows consistent flint/steel fire success using three (non-charred) common plants that grow around us in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. For the complete updated list of No Char Tinders check out this video: Flint & Steel Complete "NO CHAR" Tinder List: https://youtu.be/i1N0voqDk0Y

This series was simply amazing. Over the past two years I’ve learned basic skills to start fires with a variety of tools, but I’m only proficient with about 4 tinder sources. This series really opened up the horizons and I’m going to use it to get to the next level of proficiency. Request: could you add one video that covers visual identification and where to find the 3 tinders that can accept a cool spark without a char? I know you names the plants but I’m walking through the woods and it all looks the same. Thank you for the amazing instruction.

Thank you! You can't believe for how long I looked for this. In the beginning you sumed up the problem perfectly and you solved it. I'll definitely try.

Very good content, organization and delivery. Taught this 75 year old something new. Thanks.

This is perhaps the BEST bushcraft video about the fire I've ever seen! Outstanding, yes! Extremely useful, and I am very happy that I found it! Thank you very much!

You are actually learning exactly how people did it in the past. Much knowledge has been lost and many things must be invented again. But because people discovered fire all over the globe, it meant that the materials are still available today anywhere on the globe. We don't have to look far.. Well done once again!

well done peoples! been a LONG time since i’ve seen a new method to start a flint and steel fire WITHOUT a bit of charr! seriously impressed!