Instant Firestarter

[rlm2007x]

A propane torch will get your fire started quickly.

[Graybeard]

Lamp oil is kerosene.

[jgalar]

Try Fritos - they burn well and can be eaten.

[D Crockett]

here in Florida we have a thing called lighter knot which is the heart of a yellow jack pine tree that all the sap has concentrated  in when the tree has died you can start a fire with one match with that stuff i have been accused of soaking my wood in gas when using it D Crockett

[gooser]

if it's handy,from a down tree,........birch bark.Works great.   

[burntmuch]

Birch bark of a live tree burns real good too, Something elsethat burns rel good , ping pong balls ,hold a match to one it burns like a torch.

[trophyhunter]

A very good and light weight firestarter is cotton balls they light quickly and burn for a while and they are very cheap.

[Anduril]

rub petroleum jelly into those cotton balls and they will burn even better and be waterproof too!

[clodbuster]

do you have to put the fire out before you eat the fritos?

[INresponse]

Lamp oil is kerosene.

Unless he is referring to something like this.
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Liquid paraffin lamp oil, plus you can select from many pretty colors. 

[torpedoman]

paraffine from the canning department in safeway  cut or break it in small cubes works great and is waterproof

[nodlenor]

Most stores that carry wood stove accessories handle a fire starting product. I don't remember the name of it but I've used it and it works great.

[deernhog]

Bargain basement candles, cut them 1 1/2 " long, dip the wick in warmed liquid wax and it will burn after getting wet. Another emergency fire starter use dryer lint. You can pack enough into a bean dip can to start twenty fires and it's free. Can be started with a flame or a spark. I used it with a flint and steel starting fire in a contest.

[Matt]

Fine steel wool is also a great fire starter and all it needs is a spark from a 9v battery.

Matt

[buffermop]

dryer lint works well also.

[Ron/Pa.]

  Crockett
    Is this the same as Georgia Fatwood? My Father -in-Law brought me home , from Florida, a chunk of this 30 years ago. It can still be lit very easy and burns Hot.

[powderman]

rub petroleum jelly into those cotton balls and they will burn even better and be waterproof too!

Cut a straw in half, seal one end with heat, hold over a flame and pinch it shut. Use your vaseline soaked cotten balls to fill the straw, pack with a qtip. Seal when full like you did the other end. Waterproof, slit open and light, burns hot. Instead of cotton balls I save cotton from pill btls. POWDERMAN. 

[45454]

rub petroleum jelly into those cotton balls and they will burn even better and be waterproof too!

Cut a straw in half, seal one end with heat, hold over a flame and pinch it shut. Use your vaseline soaked cotten balls to fill the straw, pack with a qtip. Seal when full like you did the other end. Waterproof, slit open and light, burns hot. Instead of cotton balls I save cotton from pill btls. POWDERMAN. 

You are cheap !
I like it !
Powderman,you have a good week.
(Gd-FFF)

[45454]

Fine steel wool is also a great fire starter and all it needs is a spark from a 9v battery.

Matt

A match will get it started too.

[bilmac]

Fill the holes in a paper egg carton with sawdust, then fill them with melted parifin. Cut them apart. Easy to light and makes quite a fire, I just made and used one today.

[deernhog]

Fill the holes in a paper egg carton with sawdust, then fill them with melted parifin. Cut them apart. Easy to light and makes quite a fire, I just made and used one today.

Old Boy Scout project from 35 years ago I had forgot all about. We made them for survival kits we sold as a fundraisers. Burned like hades even in the rain. The fiber egg cartons were easier to find then but the styrofoam would work now .

[Jim_Ole_Timer]

Birch bark of a live tree burns real good too, Something elsethat burns rel good , ping pong balls ,hold a match to one it burns like a torch.

I'll second the birch bark. This is actaully very important to remember if you are ever out in the winter hunting or fishing and get soaken wet and have hypothermia. Even wet birch bark will start with one good kitchen match or a cigarette lighter, then the small pine twigs to get a real fire going. Could save your life   

[burntmuch]

One year we tried the birch bark, Soaked it in water over night. It still burned great.

[Old Fart]

Acetylene. 
Hey it will make just about anything burn.







okay just kiddin'

How about rolling some cardboard up in a circle and sticking it in a vienna sausage can then pouring wax on it. Always worked for me.

[Bubber]

Liquid Nails, its a construction adheasive that comes in a tube for a caulking gun. Let it dry in a big glob, it lights easy and burns hot for about 10 minutes.

[deernhog]

I have a idea liquid nails rolled up in dryer lint. Might make for a fire starter that can go with a flame or a spark.

[bilmac]

It isn't something to carry in a pack, but wouldn't the glue burn even better before it dried?. I'm thinking of the times my potbelly in the house is being stubborn, just run a bead down a stick.

[Bubber]

I dont know bilmac. If the boss isn't around on monday I will do a highly technical test to see if it burns better befor or after it drys and report back to you!

[Bubber]

Update-Don't light uncured liquid nails, while it does light even easier, once lit it turns into a very thin liquid and you have a molten burning stream that is hard to put out and goes everywhere.

[bilmac]

Thanks for the research Bub. I may start saving chunks of glue now.