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Re: Fire starter idea.
[Re: Providence Farm]
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12/22/21 11:11 PM
12/22/21 11:11 PM
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Green County Wisconsin
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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
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 11:16 PM
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Indiana
Providence Farm
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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.
Last edited by Providence Farm; 12/22/21 11:16 PM.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
[Re: Providence Farm]
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12/22/21 11:28 PM
12/22/21 11:28 PM
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Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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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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james bay frontierOnt.
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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.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Fire starter idea.
[Re: Providence Farm]
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12/23/21 12:50 AM
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Law Dog
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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.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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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 .
We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 05:42 AM
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Northern lower Michigan
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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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12/23/21 07:04 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 .
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
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.
Let's go Brandon!
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Re: Fire starter idea.
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12/23/21 07:52 AM
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Sandhills Nebraska
Gary Benson
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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.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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