Fire Kit Holder

I really love camping and my favorite thing is making the fire. It feels so natural to make a heat source to warm me and cook food. My family loves food especially food we cook. But some time when you go backpacking you loose the lighter or match then your stuck 10 miles out not fire searching in the dark to find it only to go to bed after eating uncooked ramen. Or you could find it but some body forgot to throw out the leaky bottle getting the matches all wet and worthless. My fire kit holder is here to help. It is a waterproof caring case for any number of fire starter supplies. It is also larger enough to not lose it but small enough to fit in you pocket. Its bright color makes it easy to locate. This prototype is made with a 3d printer but if it becomes a real thing it will be made with an injection mold.

This was the hardest part be cause I had to come up with the idea and then design it. I started with that I love camping and that making a fire is my favorite part. Then I thought about how I spend 20 minutes looking to the lighter every time I am going to start the fire. So Thought A nice little box would be nice. I design two compartments one for starter flint and steel, lighter, matches, etc. And the other for fire starter like news paper or dryer lint. I added chamfers for a better look and to help the side to click into place better. I added clearances for the hinge. Then I saved it as a STL and sent it to the printer.

This was the easiest step because I was just sitting back well the printer printed. I used my Ender 3 Pro with yellow PLA. Because it is the only printer I have and the yellow make the box easy to find. The print only took 3 hours. If this was to go to market I would like it to be injection molded because it would be stronger, cheaper, and faster to make. But this was a prototype so the 3d printer was okay.

All I had to do was remove the print from the raft and put it it together and slide in the wire. Then cut the wire to size and crimp it so it doesn't fall out and make the whole thing fall apart. The final version will have a pin not a wire. Then I found a lighter and some news paper to put in it. You could also put matches or a flint and steel.

I really had fun making this. And putting together the final product. I really enjoy Fusion 360 and will have it in mind when look for my career. I wish I could make this as a real product but i will use it myself. I have already packed it in the camping stuff for the next trip. For the future I would like to get it injection molded and have a more robust hinge rather then a paper clip straightened out. I loved doing this and will carry these skills into the future with me.