Corporals Corner Mid-Week Video #10 Five Emergency Fire Starting Methods 

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I used a road flare to start a fire a few years ago when it was completely damp and we did not anticipate the temps being so cold with a 2 year old in tow. It worked lol.

Thanks for the shout out!

To me, this is by far, the best prepper/bushcraft channel in RU-vid. Thanks.,👍🇵🇹

I liked the brake fluid and pool shock. That was awesome. The wire saw and gunpowder was the MacGyver award winner

This was awesome. Finally someone shares some out of the box fire starting ideas

I always appreciate your honesty and straight forwardness. I frequently see you making, doing, crafting new ways of bush crafting which makes it more fun, cool, sweet and enjoyable to us to learn from you. Your items and damn good methodology techniques of achieving your goals are stellar. You even barrow ideas and often improving them with putting your twist on things while you give graciously credit to the original individuals that share their idea with you. That shows your humble honest and kindness personality. I hate what youtube has done to you and others. All the Very Best! Jim Rodgers

While stealth camping I will use hand sanitizer to heat water for food or coffee. No visible flame in the day light, no smoke and burns hot

The pool shock is amazing and the gunpowder metal wire is genius

Over 55 years ago I was a scouter and never gave a thought to lighting a fire beyond a box of matches or flint and steel, but now much of your instruction is becoming part of today's survival techniques, scout movements and new lifestyles. thank you.

I use 190-proof Everclear in my alcohol stoves. Expensive, yes, but also medicinal and if it ever does leak on my stuff it just evaporates away and doesn't leave a mess. It also doesn't dump a lot of soot on my pots and cups.

The first 15 seconds of this video already blew my mind.

The quality of your videos have gone through the roof the last couple of weeks! Keep em coming!

Petroleum jelly n cotton balls both are common in most homes and makes a good firestarter,

A real man gives credit where credit's due.👍

I don't normally comment on videos, but that one with the pool shock and brake fluid was pretty bad ass. Thanks for sharing.

You showed me something new today. Who says you can't teach old dog new tricks. Outstanding AF Thank you for midweek video. See ya Sunday

""Wow!!!"" I know several ways how to make fire, but This! This is "Innovative!" I especially was impressed with the pool shot and break fluid. Never thought of that. A thermetic reaction very similar to glycerol/glycerine and potassium permanganate. "Excellent demonstration!" Thanks for that one!

Never crossed my mind that brake fluid & pool shock could do such a reaction. Thank you corporal for these truly unique ideas 👏👏👏

Very good information. Outside the box thinking

Great video Shawn!

Finally a good use for hand sanitizer

Woo Hoo!! A new trick. Didn't know about the pool shock and brake fluid.

The hot wire/gunpowder trick was awesome!

Was waiting for the midweek CC vid all week!... cant wait for whats up on Sunday 10am!

I went into this video figuring I knew MOST of what you were going to do. I was dead wrong. I knew 2 of 5. Hats off to you! Great video!

Alternate title: Corporal Plays With Fire. Awesome video!

Just found your channel. First. Thank you for your service sir. Second. Keep all videos as is sir. Don't change because it's "popular or the fad". Thank you sir. I have already learned a lot.

Nine minutes of real education.

These midweek videos are "outstanding".

Never seen the wire method before. Thanks for sharing.

As usual OUTSTANDING AF.👍🐕🤠🇦🇺

Corp went Mr. Wizard on us all! Awesome video and information!

Potassium permanganate, and glycerin will combust when mixed as well. Science..

Sometimes people come back to the mid week videos on the weekend. I saw it post but didn't have time to watch it until today.

I never would have thought of the pool shock and brake fluid

This was one of my favorites. I've never thought of igniting gunpowder this way or using a ping pong ball to prolong the starter.

Good one, Shawn!

Outstanding AF! Its like you were acting as a cool Science Teacher. Well done as always!

These are the kind of things that will eventually come in handy in a pinch. Great knowledge to have.

Fantastic Fire Skills!

I watch your RU-vid over and over to make sure it sticks in my tiny brain. It’s very important to know.

Yeah, don't sleep on hand sanitizer as a fire starter generally. It's a good thing to keep around, and one definite advantage it has is that if it's a little windy or wet, you'll have much better luck getting tinder lit with that than otherwise because it gives you a little bit if an edge. Additionally, the alcohol options are a bit more clean burning than chemicals and plastic. Another thing that might be worth trying is alcohol prep pads. They are the same level of alcohol needed for disinfection as hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol. They are great to have around to disinfect phones and small surfaces, but it's a ready-made saturated pad to take and hold a spark.

Awesome video! Very informative. I've been watching your videos for years. I just want to say thank you for all the hard work you put in making these videos.

like i just said, i learn something every time.

Another helpful presentation. Closely related to using the hand sanitizer & 70% alcohol is using an Alcohol Prep Pad & igniting it with a welder's Flint Striker. Thanks.

BTW Corp. you and Steve Wallis should do a show together, where you train one another, that would be awesome to see!

Practical no nonsense skills.... the trademark of the corporal 😊 Thanks for sharing!

I was gonna say, I thought I saw Andrew use that method a few months back. Outstanding AF 😎

David West has awesome videos on fire starting.

I like the 9V battery and steel wool trick. That was awesome.

Love the different variety video than just overnighters. Like them too but variety is more interesting.

For fun I watched at 2x speed and he is a fire making MACHINE !

I used 2 forms 1) is potassium pro magnate and glycerin is exothermic 2) calcium carbide and water. The wetting of the calcium creates hydrogen.

That was very educative.. 😊 never thought you could make fire with those items.. thanks for sharing and the afford ❤

8:58 without doubt you are simply the best out there !!!!!

I love these short informative videos. Please keep them coming

As an AD E5, I love teaching my joes shit like this in the field. I've done a Bivy fire with gunpowder before but never with the wire. Thats fantastic!

I was shocked at the pool shock trick. Wow.

Ok, the pool shock and brake fluid would never have crossed my mind. And that was way more effective than I thought it would be… cool.

I have used a strike anywhere match wrapped in duct tape as a firestarter in a driving rain and it worked great.

I learned something today outflippin standing

Another cool way, but not very efficient, is to take a small diameter steel rod (1/8 inch or so) and hammer it repeatedly. It takes time but it can light paper.

You can also use an old toilet roll stuffed with lint from your clothes dryer filter.

Modern MacGyver of bushcraft!!

I was surprised you could just pull a round out of its cartridge so easily. These are all great tips. The obvious one you didn't mention is - carry a lighter!

The friction fire with the wire saw is awesome! You're filling my toolbox to overflowing. I use a lot of your techniques in my own outdoor activities and adapt some I've learned from you to my own use. Thanks!

Awesome video, there for a second you reminded me of Macgyver with those techniques

I never knew about the dot 3 and pool sock !

I can say this as I'm 73...what fun!

Great idea on using those pool chemicals, never would of thought of that one. Thanks for sharing cause I can’t wait to try that one out!👍

Bad ass. Keep these mid week videos coming

A welding striker is easy to carry & use and can light a lot of fires.

Sean, I learned something. Pool shock and brake fluid I was not aware of nor the hot wire trick. Big thumbs up!

Really neat methods. BUT, the trick is REMEMBERING the ways it can be done.

I have used a diy house heater for power outages. New paint with lid, cheap toilet paper and use isopropyl alcohol 70%. Remove paper tube from inside toilet paper. Put toilet paper in paint can. Full can to cover the toilet paper. You can use 2-3 rolls to have fire last longer. Light alcohol. Keep paint lid nearby to extinguish the fire. Can and lids will be hot. 🔥🔥

Well Top, I've done Friction welding for years. Never thought to use it on a piece of wire to start a fire. Thanks for the tip!!

I carry an empty prescription pill bottle stuffed with dryer lint. It goes up like nobody’s business. Just a number of many many ideas. Keep up the good work!

Dot3 and pool cleaner never seen that before so cool seen something similar glycerol and potassium permanganate great short vid corporal keep up the good work

Definitely enjoy the mid week videos.

Another Outstanding A.F video my friend

I think we learned the 9V battery + steel wool version when I was a Scout as a kid. As well as the bow-drill you've shown in previous videos. For when our matches were wet, or if it was too windy to use them. We also learned the "roll up strips of newspaper and dip them in candle wax", to have waterproofed tinder in our kits.

I was waiting for “juuuuuuuuust like that!”

Pool shock and brake fluid? Awesome AF!!!

I’m 6 mins or so in and absolutely loving this. Great one CC.

3 super easy fire start at home dryer lint soaked with old cooking grease and paper towels that been used too clean skillets lip balm. I have always but some in each of my bags in a snack zip bag. And pine cones too.

Dryer lint, or even pocket lint.

The battery steal wool didn’t know that thanks

The shock and brake fluid was a new one for me. Awesome! Thanks.

Most definitely learned something in this video!

Just a great job young man 💪 God bless you and yours and God bless the USA

Oh man! I bet the fumes off the shock and brake fluid was horrendous! Yeah big props to Andrew! That guy is solid! 🇺🇸

That last method is so cool! I would have never thought to use gunpowder as a fire starter.

Pretty cool vid as always.. was most impressed with the brake fluid trick..

Nice new info for camping to start fires thank you corporal

Awesome! Loving the mid week video's!

Very nice. You can use chlorine "pucks" also. You must crush them with a rock and collect the powder.

Great mid-week series Shawn, excellent for beginners! I didn't know about that ping-pong ball hack, so this old timer even learned something!! 😊

Very good, I actually learned something formerly unknown.

Thanks for the mid week update