You Tried To Tell Me For Years That Charcoal Would Fire Roll 

I tried cotton and charcoal for the Fire Roll many years ago. I didn't get an ignition; and, it just left behind a big black mess on my hands, the boards, and the Fire Table. I wasn't willing to revisit the technique again even though many people down through the years kept telling me that it works... Well, about an hour ago another subscriber told me that he's seen it work... repeatedly. I told him I was going outside right now and give it another try. LOL!!! It works beautifully. I got pieces of charcoal out of the fire pit, pulverized it, and got ignition 2 out of 3 times. It takes about twice the work to get ignition compared to ashes , but is well worth it! Please, come check it out, follow the Links below, and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd Hobo Stove Builds Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLkoXX8XsMW3lZeJRY3SSyPsZBTEWCnHbp

How the hell did I end up here? But I sure learned something!

wow the most laid back, casual way of making fire i've seen on YT.

Well, dang. I have been a primitive technology enthusiast for nearly all my life and until today I was not aware of this phenomenon. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes from New Zealand.

great video nicely done. Many years ago i had the privilege of meeting a very eccentric chap who said he could light a fire out of just about any thing . well i said ok lets see this where upon he pulled the lining out of his jeans pocket cut up a section scraped some charcoal from an old forest fire tree and proceed to make a roll and run it between 2 flat rocks hey presto fire. as a kid i was stunned to see this but never doubted him again. it looks way easier with cotton balls and some wood boards for sure, but a skill well worth learning. great video for sure.

It just shows,your never to old to learn something new.... knowledge is the key...

Takes a good man to say I was wrong. Thank you for this good lesson...

That is, by far, the coolest thing I've seen for a long time

RU-vid, "here is how you make a charcoal fireroll" Me, "what's a fireroll?....oh! That's cool as hell!"

I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it.

Never heard of this technique! Looks like I'll be binge watching! Thank you!

I just discovered your playlist. I've never tried any primitive fire making technique. I like the idea of charcoal because it's something you might find on the trail in a fire-scarred area.

Hi David! One of the things that folks a bit longer in the tooth, like you and I, enjoy is the liberty that comes in the realization that we don't have to know everything. We can just say, "I don't know" and not feel diminished one little bit. I always enjoy the process in your videos but I also pay close attention to your observations as well. Happy ignitions, brother!

Thanks for that. I had not even heard of that one. I thought for sure I had seen (not necessarily mastered)all the basic fire making techniques ever devised since the beginning of time. This is a new one.

We may need this survival skill I’m sure glad I saw the demo and think I can actually get it done. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

Yep , I've been reading the Bible almost every day for 40 years , and God shows me something new all the time . Now I'm going to show my grandsons how to fire roll , Thanks !

After I saw this video, I watched a few more of your videos. AMAZING!!!! I never seen the fire roll technique.

That was excellent Brother David!

Fine steel wool works too. It's a bit more difficult, but you get a really hot ember which lasts.

Neat little trick , never seen that done before . Thank's for the lesson 👍👍

You were using the perfect tool for pulverizing. Had you simply put the charcoal on the board and slid the other one over it the charcoal would be reduced to very fine dust very fast. It is a prehistoric way to grind grains into flour. In the field splitting a log in half and using the two halves works well.

Oh wow! Am I ever glad I stumbled on your video…looks like I’m going to be busy trying out the fire rolls on your playlist…thanks for sharing.

I was a boy scout for 12 years, and this blows my mind. Didnt know anything like this existed. Will try!

Good experiment, material prep seems to be a fairly universal cardinal rule.

Great to have another option. Thanks

We all learn new things every day

Very cool technique. I love it

Awesome is all I can say.. I'll be trying this one myself. Thanks for sharing David!🌬💨🔥

Great Information! Thanks for teaching us older guys a New Old Trick.

Another great lesson in fire starting. Cheers David ✌

This is the first Ive heard of this...! Thanks for sharing...!

Thank you. The teacher is teachable. Enjoying the videos. Amazing.

Thank you for showing me that. Now i am going to go check out a wood ash fire roll.

excellent demonstration easy to find catalyst for combustion sounds like a bet when drinking with some buddies who can make fire with out using sparks or fire haha

Very interesting! My Fireplace is FULL of Ashes this Winter. I'll add some of the ashes to my Vaseline Soaked Cotton Balls and then try lighting it with rhe Fresnel Lens you showed us earlier...if that works well, I'll fill a Zip Lock Bag full of those Cotton Balls for my next camping trip.

Always learning! Thanks Dave!!

Funny that I found this video this morning! After watching MANY of your fire roll videos, it’s become one of my favorite ways to make fire. Just the other day while trying to make some ash for more fire rolls, I ended up with mostly charcoal. I grabbed some, rolled the chunks up in the cotton and proceeded to roll/crush them. On my first attempt it worked….never got it to work again! Now i know why as one of your viewers committed below….doing it my way just turns the charcoal into fine powder. My cotton roll would be tiny in diameter and charcoal would be everywhere. Need to try your 2 rock method. How come i got mostly charcoal and very few ashes when i burned some hardwood? Any ideas? I use a hobo stove like yours, but not exact. Thanks!

we're all wrong from time to time. sometimes for seconds, sometimes years. it takes an honest man to admit fault.

Hearing you determine that it is harder with the charcoal, Im eager to give Reg wood ashes a try , looks like I have been paddling up stream all this time. Thanks David

Just taught me something new I didn't know ,thanks

Wow!........never heard or seen this before, might save my life one day, thanks !

Nice video most people don't know how to start a 🔥.

Good job!

This technique rubbed me the right way.

Seems like You need a Mortar and Pestle to crush up that charcoal even though the two rocks work well enough. I really like your channel and all the different methods of starting fire. Before I thought all you did was cotton and ash but lately I've been finding more and more videos that show more options.

never seen this technique before, gonna have to try it.

I use it in my woodstove as a fire starter. It absorbs any flammable extremely well. I never saw anyone do this.

I grew up in the outdoors, very confident in my ability to survive off of the land, this just blew my mind.

Sir, I did not even know Fire Roll was a thing. Thankyou.

My Scoutmasters never taught me fire rolls. Thank you Sir David West.

Cool, I’m going to teach my kids

Awesome. Learned something new once again.

Very cool... Japanese Blacksmiths hit a piece of iron on the anvil till it’s hot enough to light rice paper. Tradition over bic. Thanks.

I learned a new way to start a fire. Thanks.

A little humility good for you. I been wrong plenty and freely admit it. I bet dry charcoal would work even better.

Learn something new every day

Thanks, another nice bit of survival knowledge. I am going to try it with cotton cloth as that is a more likely thing to find lying around.

This is informative. Now I don't have to worry about separating the wood ash from the charcoal. I'll just grind them together. Thanks.

Brilliant no idea that u can start a fire that way I will have go myself brilliant 😋

That is a very neat method. I will have to try that myself.

Now That is something I didn't expect 👍

Would char cloth in a cotton ball fire role work to start an ember ??? Thank you for your time and energy to experiment and video.

Thanks for the video!!

I learned something new again.thanks Mr.

Thank you, I love learning new things.

I learned something new today! Thanks!

Thanks for ur videos David ur stuff teaches alot of people keep up the good work brother

Awesome video!!!

Thanks, David. I appreciate fire starter video's.

Cool idea.

I'm a dabbler so obviously not a pro BUT I've never in my life seen or heard of anything like this. That was awesome. I'll remember this one! Far easier than most techniques. I'm guessing you need 2 dry surfaces.... Subbed...

Very impressive.👍 Maybee there is say a leaf or the like in the wilderness..instead of cotton to make ignition 🔥

MOST EXCELLENT! Could you make a summary vid of your rolling method with various tinder additives?

That's really cool. The things I learn on RU-vid.

David my friend and I were talking and we would like to see you do more fire things like this except using t-shirt material or other sources of cotton

That is amazing, but makes sense, because the amount of energy per unit volume when you roll it is high. Similarly energy of a heavy hawser being stretched around a cleat can smoke, that's scary and you want to stand back from that one.

Who the hell comes up with this stuff? Amazing

Thank You Sir!!!

Well done, thanks

I believe you are a good man David. Thank you for looking after us.

THANKS , DAVID GOOD JOB I LEARN SOMETHING TODAY !

I just watched Creek Stewart do a fire roll using pencil lead and cotton fibers scraped with a knife. May be interesting to see you reproduce it.

Cool survival tip for sure!

Good demonstration David

What a cool method to start fires! I love it!

wow something new too learn

wow awesome sir

Thanks for the great new use for charcoal.........now the question is, will it work with char cloth on fibre in a fire roll ?

I learned something new. Thank you.

That was excellent, new skill learned, and wood ash works too?

That was an awesome video thank you very much

DAMN fire rolling seems to be one of the easier ways to make 🔥

Never seen this one, Thanks.

I have never thought about using charcoal like that, but it does make sense. You use charcoal in your grills. Who knew?😁

I would like you to try to test out this scenario. You're out in the woods, no way to start a fire. You come upon an old fire pit someplace in the woods that someone left charcoal and ashes (unsure of how old it ) you have 100% cotton T-shirt on; can you start a fire with a 'Fire Roll' - using these components. Maybe even adding some rust, from an old piece of metal you found.

I see you guys doing it with lumber but can you do it in a pinch in the woods with tree wood cut with ax and knife under not so controlled situations

I love the little coffee can stove.

Super cool!

David, try a 50:50 mixture of both. It would be the final trial, …the best of both.

Now let it be said that us old dogs can't learn new tricks Bam cool video .