Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 05:49 PM
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My neighbor does this , he gets 3-4 Duraflame type logs. Cuts them up using a heavy bladed large type knife using gloves. Makes them into chunks about the size of a meatball. Stores them in a cardboard box.
When starting a fire he uses about 3-4 chunks. This is enough to start both of his woodstoves for entire winter and he burns a lot of wood.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 06:54 PM
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Try cotton balls and petroleum jelly, I was surprised how hot and long it burnt. ^ this is the simplest/easiest method. Small jug or tube of petroleum jelly and some cotton balls in a zip lock along with a lighter.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 07:11 PM
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Try cotton balls and petroleum jelly, I was surprised how hot and long it burnt. All of the above will work but this is the best I’ve found. This will work soaking wet and will light in wind. It will also light with a spark, not a flame needed. By far, the best survival piece I’ve used. And…it takes up nearly NO space. Stick it in a pill bottle
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 07:31 PM
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Never tried it but dad told me GI mosquito repellent mixed with C-ration peanut butter would burn hot enough and long enough to boil water for coffee. So I reckon it would light tinder.
Mike
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 07:46 PM
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Pine knots work great-also birch bark. Pine shavings should work good.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 09:04 PM
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I scrounged some scrap pieces of Magnesium from the machine shop I worked at. Works great! Was told you can scrape into powder and mix it with wax to hold it together too.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 09:20 PM
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Duct tape works pretty well and we get used cooking oil form the dinner to start brush on fire.......jk
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 09:23 PM
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We started a fire when a storm moved in on us while Elk hunting many years ago. I gathered some wood and was ready to use my cotton balls when my boss pulled a HWY flare out of his pack and started a fire saying flares will burn underwater. That was awesome! As soon as I got home I put HWY flares in my hunting pack, fishing pack and truck.
If you’re going to use anything, test it out on a miserable winter day that’s so cold your fingers don’t work with gale force winds when your almost hypothermic.
I put some Fire Paste in my pack as well as the small container of hand sanitizer gel which is 70% alcohol. Squirt it on tinder and light. Put a large Bic lighter in too.
Wallmart sells Duraflame fire starter sticks that are cheap, easy to start and burn a long time
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 11:01 PM
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Buddy of mine mixes diesel and ashes into a paste...says it is amazing! This is what i use to start wood stove, works great.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 11:11 PM
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well I am cheap and lazy and mostly only start fires at home
when I am at the grocery store they have celery in waxed cardboard boxes I grab the box , pack the groceries in it to save bags and make fewer trips in the house then when I am done putting away the groceries pull out my knife and cut down the box every 3 inches or so then around the bottom fold
I end up with strips , toss them all in my bucket for stuff to be burned and when the junk mail isn't quite cutting it toss in a waxed cardboard strip , man do those burn
lately I have coals from the night load to get thigs started in the morning
I have made the saw dust and wax in paper eg carton type back in scouts , good project for kids but they keep sending me so much junk mail to burn I really don't need much else
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 11:16 PM
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well I am cheap and lazy and mostly only start fires at home
when I am at the grocery store they have celery in waxed cardboard boxes I grab the box , pack the groceries in it to save bags and make fewer trips in the house then when I am done putting away the groceries pull out my knife and cut down the box every 3 inches or so then around the bottom fold
I end up with strips , toss them all in my bucket for stuff to be burned and when the junk mail isn't quite cutting it toss in a waxed cardboard strip , man do those burn
lately I have coals from the night load to get thigs started in the morning
I have made the saw dust and wax in paper eg carton type back in scouts , good project for kids but they keep sending me so much junk mail to burn I really don't need much else I was thinking project for the kids. After xmass im thinking about a few day back packing/tree rat hunt at the national forest. I have not been camping in years and think it will be fun for the boys.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 11:28 PM
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well I am cheap and lazy and mostly only start fires at home
when I am at the grocery store they have celery in waxed cardboard boxes I grab the box , pack the groceries in it to save bags and make fewer trips in the house then when I am done putting away the groceries pull out my knife and cut down the box every 3 inches or so then around the bottom fold
I end up with strips , toss them all in my bucket for stuff to be burned and when the junk mail isn't quite cutting it toss in a waxed cardboard strip , man do those burn
lately I have coals from the night load to get thigs started in the morning
I have made the saw dust and wax in paper eg carton type back in scouts , good project for kids but they keep sending me so much junk mail to burn I really don't need much else I was thinking project for the kids. After xmass im thinking about a few day back packing/tree rat hunt at the national forest. I have not been camping in years and think it will be fun for the boys. every kid should make them once the petroleum jelly does burn nice also kids love thigs they can make then use enjoy the time with them
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/22/21 11:40 PM
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I always carry a few fusees on the bike and skidoo and truck for emergency firestarters.They burn for 10 minutes-so they will light fairly big kindling.
Last edited by Boco; 12/22/21 11:41 PM.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 12:50 AM
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Seen a flashlight that will start a fire advertised on YouTube just hold the light close to a flammable item, it even cooked an egg in a small tin sitting on the light.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 02:04 AM
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Birch bark works pretty good for starting fires . Most people in the north know how good it burns . Just saying if you don't have your fire starters , use it and dead branches from any evergreen type tree still on the tree and protected , it's dry for kindling . Only posted this for those that are in areas that don't have paper birch , but may one day be in such an area .
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 05:42 AM
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Fall squirrel hunting, shingle blade and my pack basket. I carry some twine, the seek out the fallen white birch. I cut the bark into squares that fit the basket. I pack enough in a trip or two for both wood stoves fire starting needs. A fall tradition for me, Hunting, scouting my trapline and picking birch bark. The bark makes long lasting cubby roofs. I have seen many crafts done with birch bark and I have split small saplings then used as rustic trim and picture frames. I light the bark for fires, blow it out then relight, I call the sweet smelling smoke backwoods natural incense.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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Birch bark works pretty good for starting fires . Most people in the north know how good it burns . Just saying if you don't have your fire starters , use it and dead branches from any evergreen type tree still on the tree and protected , it's dry for kindling . Only posted this for those that are in areas that don't have paper birch , but may one day be in such an area .
I remember a poem about it: First a roll of Birch Bark,,dry as it can be.Then some twigs of soft wood,,dead but on the tree.Last of all some knots of Pine to make the kettle foam.And theres a fire to make ya think your settin right at home.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 07:26 AM
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Get the gray cardboard egg cartons. Fill each egg compartment with dryer lint. For hot wax in each cavity. Cut into 12 individual fire starters X2! Always keep a couple on hand.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 07:52 AM
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Get the gray cardboard egg cartons. Fill each egg compartment with dryer lint. For hot wax in each cavity. Cut into 12 individual fire starters X2! Always keep a couple on hand. Cardboard egg containers are collector items now. All I see is styrofoam anymore.
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