In a previous video on creating an ember using flint, steel, char cloth ... i stated i wasn't as proficient with fire piston fires which is another primitive fire starting method used for thousands of years that the skills are now mostly forgotten by humans. Its actually important to know because it contributed a lot to modern history and technology since it is what the diesel engine design is based on. If you rapidly compress air it heats up enough to ignite an ember on something flammable. Although i am using a fire piston purchased off amazon years ago, they can also be made entirely of natural materials and since they only require natural materials to work, its a great skill to know. Some people like to say "I would never carry a fire piston because the o-rings wear out". Well, they didn't even have o-rings when the fire pistons were first used somewhere around 1,000 - 1,500 BC so over 3,000 years ago. A lot of things can serve the same purpose as an o-ring such as wet sinew from an animal, intestines from an animal, cordage you have on you or make, You can make the hollow tube from all kinds of natural materials also such as using antler, bamboo, hollowed wood, animal horns, The rod that gets pushed inside the hollow cylinder can be any straight stick. It seems a lot of people just limit themselves to current technology when most of the survival things we practice have existed for thousands of years. Did you know humans have been creating clothing and textiles for over 63,000 years (and up to 117,000 years) ... let that sink in how they achieved that without modern factories, farms, machinery, tools, etc. Always think outside the box! link to Amazon fire pistons: basic, what I have https://amzn.to/46kFH5D a nice kit https://amzn.to/49IsCGc too fancy for me https://amzn.to/47i5psN link to previous flint & steel fire making video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX53xIoVa4Q Simple way to make a fire piston from all natural materials: Find a straight hardwood stick 4-6 inches in length and 1/2 - 3/4" diameter (it can be any length and diameter really but the larger it is, the heavier it is ) Find a 2nd hardwood stick same length or slightly longer than the first one about 1/4" in diameter. about 1/2" from one end of this smaller diameter stick which will be the plunger, cut a grove about 1/4" wide all the way around the stick - this will be where our natural o-ring will sit use an antler point or awl to place a dimple to hold the char cloth on the end of the smaller diameter stick on the same end where the groove is. Find the center of your larger stick on one end and mark it Use something to drill a hole slightly larger in diameter than your second stick stopping short of the opposite end - the amount of material left needs to be strong enough so it doesn't blow out from air pressure, so maybe stop 3/4" to 1" short of the end. Use a drill bit, a metal clothes hanger or piece of wire, the tip of an antler, just needs to be something harder than the wood to drill the hole, keeping it as straight and even as possible (the hardest part) Check the fit of your smaller stick inside the larger stick and adjust so it slides freely - you could theoretically grind up some rock into a powder or even use something like clay soil to serve as sandpaper in order to get the hold even and smooth all the way through. For your o-ring, use something like sinew or animal intestines fit into the o-ring grove. It needs to be slightly thicker than the smaller sticks outer edges. This is so when it is wet, it will form a tight seal against the hole surface of the larger stick. Place you char material in the dimple on the end of the smaller stick Place the smaller stick into the hole of the larger stick Invert the sticks so the smaller stick is facing downward. Grab the larger stick with both hands and smack it against a rock or the ground or a piece of wood forcing the smaller stick deep into the larger stick with great speed and force. Immediately remove the smaller stick and check for an ember Repeat until you get it right Other suggestions: many people start with 2 dowel rods of different diameters and use modern technology like drill presses to make these. Thats a good way to learn their construction and how the technology works. Some people even go as far as using something like copper pipe with a dowel rod to make the setup and simply soldering a cap on 1 end of the pipe and gluing a wooden knob onto the end of the dowel opposite the end where the char cloth goes. Either way, there are a lot of ways to make these today using new or old technology so understanding how they are made and how they work can someday save your life. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZbJ0lBKaGs

Notice: all animals were harmed in the making of this film. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h1TuOKfBl0