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Pastimes : Happy Camping! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neeka who wrote (362)	10/26/2013 4:19:38 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 593

*How did you start fires when camping on rainy days?* In the jungle we used a small ball of C4. It is so flammable just touching it with a lit cigarette started it burning. C4 is hard to get these days so - Here is another technique. Take a pill bottle, put some oil in it; add cotton balls; then add enough additional oil to soak the cotton. To start our wood stove, I use 2 or 3 small sticks of fatwood. Shave a few strips off one piece and place the shavings and the rest of the 2 sticks under additional kindling. Touch the shavings with a match or candle lighter.

To: Neeka who wrote (362)	10/27/2013 10:45:24 PM
From: Woody_Nickels	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 593

iirc, we rolled strips of newspaper up and dipped them in parafin wax. Same for strike anywhere match heads. We also carried dry tinder in our packs. Dryer lint sounds xlnt, even for flint/steel fire. You can boil water in a paper cup. The cup will burn down to the water line. I couldn't believe it, until it was proved to me. What an epiphany!