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Our daughter gave us a fire starter gift basket for christmas this year. It has fatwood, paraffin pine cones and the whole thing can be used to start fires over the summer while we're camping. Smart kid, I say.
or t n ttt for short (tnttt.com)
https://www.tnttt.com/
Geron wrote:I haven't re-read this whole thread so this may have already been mentioned.
But, I've discovered that fire steels are very reliable to ignite your fire starters. Check out
http://www.survivaltopics.com/survival/the-best-fire-starter-ever-invented/
Works when wet and always available (pack several in different places in car/pocket/TD) even if matches are forgotten or wet.
Cotton balls with Triple Anti B or Polysporin (mostly Petroleum Jelly) also ignite very easily and serve a dual purpose
A PJ Ball placed on an egg carton/sawdust/paraffin section and a fire steel is almost a sure fire fire starter for sure
lazerus wrote:I've been using this method for over 25 years (10-20 times a year) and it never ceases to amaze me how scared everyone gets when they see me about to light a fire with gas.. then after the anti-climax I get lots of "That's All?!? Where's the fire ball?":shock:
Wolffarmer wrote:I was browsing the web today and found this.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/National_Geographic_Magazine/Volume_31/Number_6/The_Conversion_of_Old_Newspapers_and_Candle_Ends_Into_Fuel
A bit of history
legojenn wrote:I had a crazy uncle who liked starting fires with a molotov cocktail. I'll stick with mojitos, and maybe a mudslide or two.
legojenn wrote:I had a crazy uncle who liked starting fires with a molotov cocktail. I'll stick with mojitos, and maybe a mudslide or two.