What Tinder Do You Use?

[bbbass]

Diesel. Safer to use and to store.

 

[Joe13]

I always like putting the gas on after the fire is going, it's more "exciting" that way.

A can of unopened beans makes for some fun.

We also use to put some lighter fluid on the front end of paper airplanes and sent them thru the blaze (only in really wet conditions).

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Heck ... I start a fire by rubbing two old dry cliche's together...
Andy

 

[Certaindeaf]

That's absolutely right! I've called gasoline, "Boy Scout Water," since I was 12 years old! It never fails!

Legend has it that highly suspect fires in days of old were often attributed to Jewish Lightning.

 

[Libertas7]

Heck ... I start a fire by rubbing two old dry cliche's together...
Andy

And you must have quite a supply!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Well , let me roll up my sleeves ... And I'll look around from stem to stern , to see what I'll see...

Andy

 

[ikemay]

Vaseline cotton balls. Here's a link to show you how to do this. I mean, how hard can it be that you need help slopping some vaseline on a cotton ball? Well, here it is anyhow:
Using Vaseline Cotton Balls as a Fire Starter

 

[Joe13]

I bring a kid to haul a car battery, jumper cables and a bag of 0000 steel wool.

Then send back after I get my fire started.

 

[Libertas7]

I bring a kid to haul a car battery, jumper cables and a bag of 0000 steel wool.

Then send back after I get my fire started.

I like that idea, but mind if I refine it a little? Instead of a kid I propose to bring:

Spoiler

By doing it this way you might not need the car battery to supply heat.

 

[Joe13]

I like that idea, but mind if I refine it a little? Instead of a kid I propose to bring:

Spoiler

View attachment 342626

By doing it this way you might not need the car battery to supply heat.

My 22 year marriage might be in jeopardy if my wife found out if that was part of my camping/hunting gear

 

[mjbskwim]

Why does it not surprise me that Grylls has tampons.

They're great if you cut yourself open

 

[bbbass]

They're great if you cut yourself open

Stuff them in the hole eh? That's a pretty nasty gash.

 

[bbbass]

I bring a kid to haul a car battery, jumper cables and a bag of 0000 steel wool.

Then send back after I get my fire started.

As long as the kid holds my beer and doesn't drop the box with the pizza.

 

[Joe13]

Little off topic but since you said pizza...

In my later years as a Boy Scout, we made camp and while everyone was getting stuff ready to cook, we used a cell phone and had pizza diliveres to the camp.

Some of the best camping food I've had - wild pizza

 

[bbbass]

Little off topic but since you said pizza...

In my later years as a Boy Scout, we made camp and while everyone was getting stuff ready to cook, we used a cell phone and had pizza diliveres to the camp.

Some of the best camping food I've had - wild pizza

Beets the heck right out of Possum Grits!!!

We had 40 scouts and 10 adults to feed, and one huge pot to cook the noodles in. Dumb cluck adults couldn't figure out how to cook and feed in shifts. So the noodles never cooked soft and 4 hours later we all went to bed hungry. Sure coulda used some wild pizza!!!

 

[Libertas7]

Actually, I've heard Doritos burn really well.

 

[Misteramax]

Actually, I've heard Doritos burn really well.

They do. Lol.

 

[bbbass]

Actually, I've heard Doritos burn really well.

Nacho, Sour Cream and Chive, Cheddar, or the Everything chip?

 

[Joey]

Nacho, Sour Cream and Chive, Cheddar, or the Everything chip?

Flamin hot of course

 

[Silver Hand]

I have been using a torch with an igniter and canister of Mapp Gas to light fires in my wood burning stoves in the shop and in the home. One canister lasts over a year in the home using it carelessly, [starting fires with 1''- 1.5'' -3'' stacked dry wood about 12 inches long]
in the shop they last three to five times as long. In fact I will bet a torch will probably will out last your stone in the long run.

I keep enough propane around for the kitchen stove about 200 gallons never under 100 for very long.
I can, in a pinch fill the MT map cylinders from that resource and If I need to use a hand saw to cut some fire wood it is just out the door.
The SHTF for me in the 1970s when I got out of NYC and started living a different life style by choice. I like to think we are somewhat prepared.
Never ate humans before But I might if I get hungry enough.
You know, the BIG ONE!!
Silver Hand