I have a lot of saw dust with long shavings from ripping big logs down. Im thinking about putting some of the pine on a baking sheet in the oven on low to dry them out. Once dry mix with dryer lent and wax and form using tolet paper roll cores. I figured bralikg off an inch or so and light to help get a fire going in wet conditions when it may be tough.
Anyone tried it or something similar. If so did it work ow was it a wast of time? For thoes that have not tried it what do you think?

It will work fine. As long as you have the proper tender. I have used several different wood shavings. The dryer lint and wax has always been enough to get a fire going, the wood shavings just add a little extra time for it to work.

Try cotton balls and petroleum jelly, I was surprised how hot and long it burnt.

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.

Put chainsaw shavings in cupcake papers and dump on a tablespoon of HOT melted wax.
WALA

I fill a jar with cotton balls and soak them with rubbing alcohol. The only problem is you have to pack around a jar if you aren't using them in the same place all the time. I would bet your idea would work too.

^ 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.

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

Laughed when I heard this, but it works. Fritos

Alumigel powder and gas best ever basically napalm

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

Pine knots work great-also birch bark.
Pine shavings should work good.

Buddy of mine mixes diesel and ashes into a paste...says it is amazing!

Cotton and wax is hard to beat. No mess like cotton balls and vaseline, easy to light, burns a long time with good heat. Use cloth or heavy twine.

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.

Duct tape works pretty well and we get used cooking oil form the dinner to start brush on fire.......jk

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

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

Lol. I was gonna say the same thing, but according to another
post, theyre hard to find. Maybe that's what's going on?

This is what i use to start wood stove, works great.