How to Make Char Cloth for Fire Starting #DIY

In this video, watch as a woman demonstrates how to make char cloth using a simple method. She places a small piece of pure cotton cloth into a clay container with a tight-fitting lid, reducing oxygen during the heating process. The high temperature carbonizes the cloth without burning it, transforming it into char cloth. Once ready, she tests the char cloth by striking it with flint, producing a spark that ignites the cloth slowly — an essential survival skill that makes fire starting easier. Learn this simple yet effective survival technique to always be prepared for outdoor adventures.

[FerrumAnulum]

In scouts we always just call this charcloth

[marilynbliss]

Why don't we do this to recycled clothes. Use as a heating source

[LuisAlonzo-pl]

Wouldn’t it be easier to throwing into the hot charcoals