mbg...one way to make resin- along...

[michbowguy]

get tuna can.
get soup can.
cut small slots with hack saw/or punch holes in soup can.
make fire.
gather pitch,put in soup can.
put soup can in tuna can.
suspend over fire.
push pitch down with stick.
take off fire.
use stick to make goob'
stak stuff up to store.


i like to use big mussle shell only.

but this will keep wife happy, plus you can play with fire,and not blow up your bbq.

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[Trapper]

I guess it wouldnt take as long as you would think, I didnt see what kind of pitch it was. Does it dry hard?         Trapper

[michbowguy]

from fire to ,stacked and put away,bout 15 min.
white pine resin.
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[david w.]

do you melt it again when you need to use it?

[huntertrapper]

do ya keep your flinjt and steel in an altoids can. i do too.

[michbowguy]

yea or an old tin of sorts...
why rubbermaid or plastic?
you can submerge the flint in water,and the steel and you then throw sparks hotter than any miro fuel torch can blow!

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[huntertrapper]

i like flint and steel it can be tough when wet and windy though. wind blows my tinder away!

[michbowguy]

trick is keep a piece of jute twine the 3/8 stuff,and flatten out the end closest to the striking edge and put a piece of char cloth on top.
strike a spark and get i glowin good and wrap jut around the char cloth, then tale other end and match up the ends and blow into flames.
it happens quick so be ready.
the rest you should already have gotten your nest material,and tinder to build fire WAYYY BEFORE YOU GOT A FLAME RIGHT??
thasssit.
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