My First Bow Drill Fire !!!

**CKjeep84** · 04-15-2012, 05:43 PM

well i've been trying on and off to get a fire going just messing around. lately i've been really trying and i finally did it. took time to get everything right and it all payed off. wish i took a video of it but i did get a pic, you can see it just starting up after i got my tinder bundle to flame up. oh yea dont mind the pink line i used its all i could find in my parent garage. i believe the would i used was some type of gray birch. anyway alfter the fire was going i was looking around for some hot dogs but couldn't find any so me my brother and my dad enjoyed an ice cold beer.

**RangerJoe** · 04-15-2012, 05:48 PM

great job!

**Hawkcreek** · 04-15-2012, 05:49 PM

Good Job CKjeep84!

**mountain joe** · 04-15-2012, 06:08 PM

Congratulations. If it was like it was for me, It was a pretty awesome feeling. It just makes you that much more confident and "at home" in the wilderness.

**Sweeneyguy** · 04-15-2012, 06:14 PM

FIRE!!!!

Good stuff man... make a good handhold, you will see a very big difference.

**CKjeep84** · 04-15-2012, 06:47 PM

yea it was great sitting there thinking about it. was like i gave birth to a child or something, i know that sounds crazy but i'm sure some of you felt the same way with your first fire.

**TheProfessor** · 04-15-2012, 06:54 PM

Congratulations! I've never succeeded at this yet; black dust and smoke, but no coal. Guys like you inspire me to keep trying; thanks!

**abo4ster** · 04-15-2012, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by CKjeep84

yea it was great sitting there thinking about it. was like i gave birth to a child or something, i know that sounds crazy but i'm sure some of you felt the same way with your first fire.

Congrats!

Lot of symbolism in friction fire and you gave a great analogy many primitive cultures identified with in creating a new life... fire. Not hard to figure out what is the male part and female part, and the coal being the womb.