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Post by ozo on Feb 15, 2013 14:05:30 GMT -6
Any good Boy Scout knows how to start a good fire.
There are so many ways to do that these days without 'rubbing two sticks together". Zippo, Bic, Magnesium blocks, flint strikers,etc., and I am sure most everyone is familiar with them.
That will give you flames [cigarette lighters] and sparks [strikers] but what works the best for kindling, especially if it's raining ? Dryer lint is well known. Tampons are great, and I always keep them handy, not just for the quantity of cotton in one, but the plastic sealed wrapper each one comes in, keeping it dry until opened.[and using a little vaseline on the fibers works great] But..... My favorite is thick jute twine soaked in 'gulf wax' [paraffin]. Jute twine can be bought most anywhere. Gulf wax can be found at wal-mart by the jelly or the canning supplies. I use an old metal coffee can and melt the paraffin wax, drop in some 6" cut lengths of jute until it absorbs the wax, pull it out with a stick and set it aside until dry. I keep the twine strands in a pill or vitamin bottle for storage. When needed to start a fire, I shred the jute twine into fluffy fibers by simply pulling them apart, and add my spark. They are never too wet to ignite......even if you had soaked the prepared twine in a bucket of water first......
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