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👍👍👍 .. yet another good one 😊. This is the closest that I've been to one of those Vape Gizmos. When out and about, I at times, see the odd individual sucking away on one. That extension coming out of the Vape .. perhaps part of a battery recharge doodah? Thanks for the share .. take care ..

Stanley 024 is a demo knife too, lol

Now I know your secret, David. You lay around on the bed with your fire tools all day thinking up crazy ideas. 😂

….and he has a sense of humour too!

Can you use a big can to char cloth, or do you have to do a little bit at a time.

Lots of vape juice contain some percentage of glycerin. When mixed with potassium permanganate powder you get a white hot chemical ignition. My scout master used to setup this reaction with a coffee filter between the two chemicals as a delay allowing the camp fire to self ignite spontaneously midway thru one of his ghost stories. Thanks for all you do my friend.

Interesting video David, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

I'm so glad you keep finding new and interesting ways to make fire! Thank you for creating such valuable and quality content David!

Hi David! This one is Diamond Jim certified! This is a perfect example of foraging for resources in an urban environment.

Jute twine is my go to. I wax with bees’ wax and braid into zipper pulls, lanyards, rifle slings and even belts. All in addition to ridge and guy lines. Frayed with a sharp edge, it will ignite with a ferro rod, solar ignition or an ember from friction source. I never leave home without it.

You really McGivered that one!! Thanks for sharing this very entertaining video.

Very interesting thanks for sharing Mr west 👍👌🔥

Outstanding!

David, as I was trying to Bow drill on my front porch today in 98 degree weather, it suddenly hit me. What has David West done to me to cause me to be out here sawing away in this heat and Arkansas humidity. It's like I'm an addict and you're my dealer. Wife won't let me start a fire in the house. Wasps won't leave me alone outside, yet, I'm thinking about heading back out to try some more. Help !!

Awesome as always

Very nice!In a survival situation this is quite useful.. But be careful with the battery .I think this is not short protected and these batteries can put very much current and they can explode..

I'm trying to figure out what kind of batteries are in those Raz Vape TN9000 vapes. I think it looks like a 650mAh LiPo rechargable battery with 3.7V, but please do correct me if I'm wrong. That would explain why it still had some punch. Shorting LiPo batteries in general is usually not a great idea as they tend to catch fire themselves, as the very hot wires were hinting at. :)

Be careful that battery can be an unexpected bomb

Wonder how many volts it was still producing?

Thank You Mr. West for another great post! Your creativity for fire methods seems to know no bounds!! That mullein is lookin' pretty sturdy!! 🤣

Probably the only good thing I've ever seen a vape used for 😂

Excellent one ! 🫡

Oh boy and I just found another one while mowing near the road. TY

Good job David you don't need that vape anyway with all the smoke your creating,

Once you had the liquid compartment off, there is an element that is used to vaporize it that will get red hot just as it is if the controls still operate. Exposing that will give you a direct means of igniting tinder, although it might burn itself out shortly. Great find showing how to make fire from just about anything and I thank you for the years of education and entertainment.

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In today’s video, I demonstrate how to make fire using an unexpected tool - a vape that I found on the walking trail. Fortunately, the vape’s battery still had a good charge and, conveniently, had leads soldered to both ends. I started by testing it indoors to understand its capabilities. When it easily ignited char cloth, I knew it was time to head outside and get our fire on. Once again, it easily ignited char cloth, which I used to ignite pine needles. Next, I tried punkwood, which took three attempts. Why? I had to find a more comfortable way to hold the vape in the correct position. Additionally, the side of the punkwood that I chose to ignite wasn’t reactive enough, so I had to turn it 180 degrees. On the third attempt, when I shorted the leads together, they did not produce sparks; instead, the copper wires turned cherry red and easily ignited the punkwood. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Char Cloth, Charred Punkwood Playlist ruclips.net/p/PLkoXX8XsMW3nfHvlf-YghwFdkUBYRIIMy How To Easily Solar Ignite Punkwood With A Tablespoon ruclips.net/video/BYeYKgGh8zU/видео.html

Have you ever used cattails or it even viable?

We have two of the yucca plants, they don’t bloom every year but it’s cool when they do. The plant it’s very pointed on the ends.

Hi David! I know I have mentioned this before, but I appreciate the fact that you leave in the challenges you have making fire. Early on, had it not been for knowing that you sometimes struggled, I might have given up trying myself. Excellent demo!

If that ember to flames “wasn’t very sexy” then that tells me most of your embers to flames are very sexy!!! Lol

fascinating stuff.

Great advice Mr west I appreciate you sharing your technique 👍👌🔥

Good video David, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

lol fire making is always sexy! isnt it lol

I practice at least 3 or 4 times a week or more if not to hot.thanks David for your channel and all your teachings of bushcrafting

Hello David of the David West channel. Killer as always brother

Fire rolling Pith in cotton is usually quick and easy, but not today! It took 18 long minutes, so I had to heavily edit it. I still want you to see how easy it can be so please check out the two videos below. In them, I used a horseweed spindle and a Dogfennel spindle to make hand drill friction fires. I then used pith from the same spindles to make fire roll friction fires. Please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist ruclips.net/p/PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd Hand Drilling Horseweed Then Fire Rolling It's Pith ruclips.net/video/GJbscKNkmZM/видео.html Hand Drilling Dogfennel Before I Fire Roll It’s Pith ruclips.net/video/GMWs-ThonAQ/видео.html

Hi David, another good video as always. Watching from London England. You do stuff I know and stuff I didn't know. Keep up the good work.

Have you ever tried this using a chrome plastic spoon?

👍👍👍 .. waste not, want not 😊. Good Morning David .. I Nordic Walk most mornings (4-5 days per week) in addition to the pooches twice-daily outing and I'm always on the look out for 'stuff' to salvage. Public Parks, River Outlook Points and Skips have supplied me with more than enough Aluminium Cans and Wire to keep me from getting bored .. lots of experimentation to be had with and subsequent use of, Alcohol Fuel Burners and Pot Stands 😊. I had run out of the Glass Wool Packing that I use inside my Burners .. but lo and behold, just this week past, I picked up a large chunk of Fibre Glass Insulation lying where it wouldn't normally have been, while on a dog walk. A bit wet from the previous night's rain, but it is currently drying out on the flat balcony ('apartment' in Mericanese 😊). Just after your recent post on the use of an empty BIC lighter to ignite char or tinder, I picked up a somewhat weather-beaten BIC on one of my routes. It still has a little gas, but that will be used up chop-chop. Methinks 🤔 .. that Vaseline Lip Balm Dispenser could possibly be reused to hold and dispense a 'home-concocted' fire-mix using, for starters, a Vaseline, Wax and Wood Sawdust. Must look into that .. Thanks for the share .. always a pleasure watching your posts. Until the next then, take care .. Tommy

Hi David! A tale of dogwood, corn, and mule tape.

Hi David! That latest run of char cloth seems super reactive.

The bonus edition! Thanks David !

Ok. There we have it. I've never seen the spoon before. Very awesome.

Very nice! Another good use of that bow string to tie your mullein up with. It's been dry up here and I didn't have to mow for a month but we did get a few storms and the grass is starting to green up again. Be careful with the chainsaw when you cut down that dogwood.

Never, EVER thought of using a spoon’s focal point…..you’ve always got great videos!!! Thanks for the effort David!!!

Have you used pine with resin dust.

Thanks again David West. Did anybody at home ask you why your yellow shirt has a carbon stained pocket? Lol

Thanks, you always prep for success. Very nice demo, proves the point.