Creating Your Own Fire Starters

Here is a video for you guys to watch, unfortunately it will not allow me to embed. It is instructions on how to make your own fire starters. Great information for any occasion. Here is the link there.

Recipe for Fire Starters

 

I have seen similar things suggested also; but have not tried it myself. How well did it work for you when you made it and took the starter along for your campfire? Did it take you more than one of these, or does one do the trick? When you made your fire, do you still use the same amount of kindling that you usually do, or does it catch fast enough that you didn't have to use as much kindling?

The campfire starter that i saw the instructions for was kind of a savings tip, as well as for going camping. It just said to save your toilet paper rolls, fill them with the lint from your dryer, and then you could take an old candle, light it, and let the melting wax drip down into the dryer lint. It was basically a fire starter made with stuff we all throw away all of the time. it was also supposed to be wonderful for starting your BBQ, which is what i am likely to use it for.

 

My, these are complicated, messy and dangerous solutions. Try taking a cotton ball and some petroleum jelly (e.g. Vasoline - very flammable) about 1/3 the size of the cotton. Knead the two together and you have your fire starter. One spark and it will bust into flame and burn for a few minutes. You can pack a lot of these into a small container so they are practical even for backpacking. For more on this, and tinder in general, see my blog post on the topic.

 

I have a woodshop, so the sawdust and wax thing is a no-brainer for me. I've made 'em using cardboard egg cartons, filling each section up just enough to leave them easy to rip apart.

 

Why does that link take me to a sign up page for Trailer Life?

 

That's odd. I run Firefox with an Ad Blocker and No Script, so I'm used to having to allow exceptions to see videos on most pages. When I went there yesterday, I couldn't see any video no matter what I did. Just now, I saw the video is all about the egg cartons.