Tinderbox

From the Iron Age until the invention of the match, the use of fire steel and flint was a common method of making fire. This way of making fire is an excellent skill to learn as an alternative to modern methods. It is really satisfying to make a fire like before and once you have started with this, it quickly feels like the best way to make a fire out in nature. Simple, historic and genuine.

The waterproof jar contains a traditional fire steel made of carbon-rich steel, sharp shards of flint, sticks from fomes fomentarius "tinder fungus", jute cord and 6 dm² of carbon cloth.