What do you carry your fire kit in?

[Fatboyz]

I'm working on my kit for trekking. My time period is 1800-1815 when David Thompson discovered and travelled through the Howse Pass. My current stomping ground. What would have been reasonably PC? would it have been just some type of leather pouch, or heavy canvas? Not waterproof for sure but an oiled pouch in a haversack might be? Thoughts?

 

[Omahkapi'si]

A little deerskin pouch.

 

[Fatboyz]

A little deerskin pouch.

I have some nice elk and moose hide already and was thinking that might be the ticket.

 

[teakmtn]

Since he would have been outfitted by Hudson's Bay or Northwest Company, I don't remember who, research what they were offering as Trade Goods for that purpose. Probably some type of metal container carried in a leather pouch. He probably carried more than one.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

My tinder box is in a small leather pouch with a button flap, and that rides in my rifle bag

LD

 

[andy52]

Metal containers were available at the time, but leather would have been more common.

 

[Hermit Tim]

I used to be heavily into bushcraft before switching over to the historical stuff. Right now I'm using a tinder pouch I made several years ago. It contains some fatwood, tinder fungus, a flint striker and a good size piece of flint. Should I decide to go modern I add a fire lens, Ferro rod, and a mag block fire starter. I don't know how historic this pouch is but I'm pretty sure this design was being used in Mayan times. I'm making a new pouch for my 18/19 century kit but couldn't find it in the shop to take pics. The pictured tinder pouch is made from old Italian goat skin garment leather. It is thin but very durable.

 

[Rifleman1776]

A Ted Cash (RIP) German silver box.

 

[Cruzatte]

An old Altoids tin, (the kind made before the word Altoids was stamped & raised) fire blued. The hinges are probably not correct. I guess that box should be replaced, even though the size is ideal.