Hey guys, I was surfin and found this thing called a fire-piston , check it out here: http://wmuma.com/tracker/skills/fire/firepiston/firepiston1Rob.html In the mid 1850's, English explorers found it widely used by primitive tribes in the jungles of SE Asia- Borneo, Malaysia, Burma, Philipines. Unlike friction fire methods such as the bow drill, hand drill, fire saw, fire thong, or flint and steel, the Fire Piston operates by compression, like a diesel engine. Has anyone ever tried one of these things and are they reliable? Let us know if you have!

See this thread: Primative Fire Lighting<br><br>and this one: Fire Pistons<br><br>John McIntire

This is the one I have and it works great and the price was right.<br><br> http://www.mnsi.net/~nbtnoel/firepiston.htm