Fire starters

[ChadTower]

Or just pull enough fuzz off the side of your sock/pants to make a little tinder ball. Same as you would in jail.

[chuckdee]

Originally Posted by RandySki

I came across the Fritos method while searching for fire starters online. A friend and I tested the Fritos at work in an outdoor ashtray on a windy day. Despite the wind, it held up nicely.

So one of my favorite snacks is highly combustible? Something about that makes me uneasy.




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[TroyS]

My kids love Fritos, but now that you pointed out just how combustible they are, I think I better slowly keep them away from it. Whatever it is that's in them that makes them good fire starters is something I don't think I'd want my kids munching on.

[ChadTower]

It's just corn oil.

Corn oil, olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc are all flammable. So is animal fat.

You can't entirely avoid flammable foods without going to cardboard and paper.

Oh, wait...

[Theosus]

Originally Posted by jason

From the days of a misspent youth, take some gas put it in a metal cup, add styrofoam, let the styrofoam melt, and keep adding until you get a goey substance. I can stick to walls, and catches on fire easily. But you did not hear that from me, nor should you try it at home.

A friend of mine made that years ago. Freaky stuff. Burns a long time and leaves a black tar like stuff behind. Not sure I'd want to carry a lot of that around.

[chuckdee]

Originally Posted by Theosus

A friend of mine made that years ago. Freaky stuff. Burns a long time and leaves a black tar like stuff behind. Not sure I'd want to carry a lot of that around.

Tried it...works.



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[ppine]

Good suggestions. I live in a place where building fires is easy, but used to backpack in the Cascades where it is often swampy even in summer. Fire starters and candles can make all the difference. The more you need a fire, the harder it is to start.

I use fatwood in the woodstove and swear by it.

[CozInCowtown]

Originally Posted by Pathfinder1

Hi...

A little hint regarding lint (poetic, eh?).

I think you'll improve your chances of better ignition if you use lint from non-manmade fibers...like cotton (from jeans, for example).

No wonder that didn't work with Nomex coverall lint......

[GA_gal]

Hi everyone. I was reading through this thread because I'm planning our first camping trip and needed some ideas about fire starters. I keep seeing cotton balls soaked in Vaseline - is that like the easiest/best/cheapest fire starter out there?

[ChadTower]

"Best" is always debatable but it's certainly a good, easy, and inexpensive solution.