Comments on: 5 Ideas for Fire Tinder

By: Carissa Kilburn

Carissa Kilburn — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:02:16 +0000

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By: semi-prepped

semi-prepped — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:57:42 +0000

sawdust is extremely flamable you don't need to add anything to it just keep it dry. I keep a ziplock bag of sawdust and 1 of dryer lint in my BOB. I am going to add the cotton balls w/ vaseline to it also. Great article lots of good info in he comments as well.

By: Bug Out Bag | Pearltrees

Bug Out Bag | Pearltrees — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:30:28 +0000

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By: Joe T

Joe T — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:13:26 +0000

In my small "Go-Bag", (5.11 Moab 6) I have the following;
1) 25 lifeboat matches in a waterproof container w/2 cotton balls.
2) Pencil shavings in a Copenhagen can.
3) Dryer lint in a Copenhagen can.
4) 1 BIC lighter.
5) 1 fero rod.
It may seem a bit over-the-top, but I'm prepared. lol

By: cleatis

cleatis — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:43:56 +0000

Try cotton balls soaked in PURELL instead of vasoline. Better burn time, burns hotter and you get the added bonus of the purell.

By: big C

big C — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:25:57 +0000

i carryfatlighter the heart of the pine tree stump that is saturated in pitch

By: 804HACKSAW

804HACKSAW — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:13:13 +0000

1. One of my all time favorites: shave your pants. Though denim works best, any cotton pant will work. Just take out your knife and shave a small patch of your clothed leg a few dozen times. You'll get a nice little pile of cotton fluff that burns up real good. I know jeans aren't the preferred choice for preppers but they provide a great fire starter that you can wear everywhere you go.

2. Waxy newspaper sushi! Tear up newspaper lengthwise in 1.5-inch strips. Roll into a really tight little log and tie with a long piece of twine. Submerge into melted wax and let sit for a minute or two–until everything in the roll is soaked. Pull out and let cool off. Make up a dozen or more for your BOB, the cars, the fireplace, etc. Then when the SHTF, you can unroll/break these apart and use as much as you need to help build the basis for your fire. Easy to make, fully waterproof, and a lot cheaper than the store.

By: jvv26

jvv26 — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:08:09 +0000

Duck tape works great. Scrape some magnesium on it and it will burn hot and bright enough to light stubborn, wet fuels. I always carry about 10' folded in my wallet and a mag bar on my belt in a multi pouch from home depot

By: steven

steven — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:29:01 +0000

The cheapest way I have found to start a good fire quickly is a couple of "Sparklers" and a coke (or in my case a beer can). I have done this about 12 times in the last few years while camping. I use a cheap serrated knife to cut the beer can in half and poke a few of holes (4) in the bottom. I bend a sparkler until the magnesium comes off the stick and put it in the bottom of the can. I place the can in the center of my "fire pit" and place small "twigs on top of and in the can. I place the second sparkler in one of the holes and light the end with a simple bic. Magnesium burns so hot that even if the twigs are slightly damp they will burn, instant fire and entertainment for the kiddies. Not a good idea if you are trying to stay incogneto mosquito, but if a fire is all you are looking for it costs a total of about $1 to have enough fuel to start 50 fires, also the sparklers are very easy to carry and offer several other uses in a survival situation (magnesium when compressed explodes very violently.

By: steven

steven — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:05:35 +0000

Hey I had one of those shoved up my nose after taking a fairly good shot. They stop the bleeding fairly quickly just make sure the person doesn't lay on their back if they are in anyway unconsious or in trouble of becoming unconsious. They may actually choke on their own blodd as it backs up down their throat. I keep some in my own field med kit for pretty much the same purpose.