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Thread: DIY firestarters
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October 18th, 2021, 04:29 PM #11Member
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Re: DIY firestarters
Dryer lint in a small case with the flint and steel
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October 18th, 2021, 09:40 PM #12
Re: DIY firestarters
I do a variation on the vaseline/cotton ball lighter.
I go to the makeup aisle and get the 2"x2" cotton makeup removers. I bought a quart of gel wax (for candles) at Michael's craft store. I melt the wax in an old, small pot. I roll up the 2x2s and dunk them into the melted wax, leaving about 1/2" unsoaked. Lay out to cool on aluminum foil. If you roll them tightly, you can get 20 of these in an Altoids tin.
Fluff up the unwaxed end and it'll catch a spark from flint and steel, a ferro rod, a match or a lighter. They burn for about 8 minutes a piece. And I've had them light lying directly on the ice of frozen lakes in 20+ knot winds.
Mix these with a stick or two of fatwood and you'll start a fire in damn-near any condition.Sed ego sum homo indomitus
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October 19th, 2021, 06:38 AM #13Grand Member
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Re: DIY firestarters
I guess I'm the only one who uses smokeless powder
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December 19th, 2021, 01:53 PM #14Active Member
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I had heard of the cotton balls but had never tried them so..I made up some cotton balls smeared in vaseline. They like to stick to your fingers when you're making them but damn they light fast. One strike with a firestick and there's fire! They are definately handy
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December 19th, 2021, 01:59 PM #15Grand Member
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Re: DIY firestarters
9v battery plus steel wool
Char cloth
Fatwood
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December 19th, 2021, 02:04 PM #16
Re: DIY firestarters
I use cotton balls with Vaseline in old film containers. Dryer lint also works well but doesn't burn as long as the cotton balls.
Sticks and stones will break my bones but hollow points expand on impact.
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December 19th, 2021, 02:17 PM #17
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Honestly, when available, I use a propane torch and a battery powered air mattress inflation blower.
Gender confusion is a mental illness
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December 19th, 2021, 02:25 PM #18
Re: DIY firestarters
On Those egg carton firestarters, get some fat wood and shave it with a pocket knife to add to your shavings. Cedar shaving work good too if I remember correctly.
Char cloth is great. And easy to make.
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December 19th, 2021, 05:47 PM #19Super Member
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Re: DIY firestarters
Birchbark. started fires in a downpour with birchbark
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December 19th, 2021, 07:57 PM #20
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I bought some UCO storm proof matches and tried a few.
They're sort of a bitch to light and they tend to snap in two when using the pressure required to get a spark using the strike strip on the box.
Better get some fire starters!I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!
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