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Chimney with newspaper. Pretty amazing how well. Our Scout troop does a lot of do cooking- have 2 dozen+ dos and a dozen chimneys. I think we go through a half ton of charcoal a year.

Chimney with fluid and torch or match. But cannot briquettes last a long time. Has their quality gone downhill?

I do not like the taste that lighter fluid or self starting briquettes give my food. I use pieces of fire log or a votive candle.


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Chimney set on the Coleman stove burner.

Padilen wrote:I do not like the taste that lighter fluid or self starting briquettes give my food. I use pieces of fire log or a votive candle.


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Fortunately I only do that for DO cooking. Do you think that makes a difference? I have not noticed it yet, but then I only have three attempts under my belt.

Im overly sensitive I'm thinking I was a dog in a previous life. Would explain why I prefer dogs over people for company too.


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Chimney with the egg carton cotton balls and wax lights easy with this method

I find this hard to believe, but on our recent three-week teardrop trip to the south west, we decided to leave our Dutch ovens and charcoal behind.

We picked up this inexpensive propane grill made by Coleman:



It worked very well and cut down our cooking and prep time. They're compact, easy to clean, and don't use much propane.

(Not my intent to hijack this thread).

Tony

Matches. Lots and lots of matches

I bring a small jetboil-type knockoff with isopro fuel, but then I'm mainly just boiling water for freezedried Mt. House stuff.

Alternately (and I bring one of these, too) you could use this with a briquette to three, not to mention scrounge for sticks in a pinch.

EIALA Potable Stainless Steel Wood Burning Camping Stove,Solidified Alcohol Stove Outdoor Cooking Picnic BBQ Camping https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018ZJB5E2/re ... gzb9FH4XD4

Note: hand sanitizer makes a good emergency accelerant.


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I don't use charcoal, but my preferred firestarter for wood is cotton balls drowned in vaseline. Not terribly sure if it'd start a charcoal briquette but it does start dry baseball-bat-sized pieces of wood. Only time I've had to use smaller stuff is if it's been rained on.

I use a propane grill now instead of charcoal to be prepared for fire restrictions, but decades ago when I used charcoal starting was accomplished with a chimney and paper (or twigs and dryer-lint). The chimney was made out of a tall spaghetti sauce can (Hunts, to be specific - perfect dimensions), both ends cut off and breather holes made in one end with a juice-can opener. (Do they still make those things?)

Fritos and newspaper