When mahogany just isn't expensive enough

Andy Dingley wrote:
> http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr2355.html
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> Woodshavings, $5 / oz. (for campfire lighting)
>
>
> It's not a bad idea though. My flint and steel pouch contains a mixture
> of resinous larch shavings and tumble drier cotton lint.

wax paper dixie cups half filled with planer shavings drizzled with
parrafin wax does the same thing...

[email protected] wrote:
> Andy Dingley wrote:
> > http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr2355.html
> >
> > Woodshavings, $5 / oz. (for campfire lighting)
> >
> >
> > It's not a bad idea though. My flint and steel pouch contains a mixture
> > of resinous larch shavings and tumble drier cotton lint.
>
> wax paper dixie cups half filled with planer shavings drizzled with
> parrafin wax does the same thing...

Mebbe so, but it doesn't come in a nifty Altoids tin. ;)

R

In article <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> wrote:

> wax paper dixie cups half filled with planer shavings drizzled with
> parrafin wax does the same thing...

Can you really light those with a flint and steel?

When I was in Boy Scouts if the wood was wet or it was raining hard a
sacrifical Sterno at the base of the pile really helped get the campfire
going so we could make our usual camping dinner of hot dogs and instant
chocolate pudding. ;-)

-- Mark

"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr2355.html
>
> Woodshavings, $5 / oz. (for campfire lighting)
>
>
> It's not a bad idea though. My flint and steel pouch contains a mixture
> of resinous larch shavings and tumble drier cotton lint.
>

Gulf Lite charcoal lighting fluid works for me.

I always used a rolled up newspapers tied off and cut at 3" and dipped in
parafin wax. I use them to teach kids that it *is* possible to start a fire
in the rain.

jc


"Andy Dingley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr2355.html
>
> Woodshavings, $5 / oz. (for campfire lighting)
>
>
> It's not a bad idea though. My flint and steel pouch contains a mixture
> of resinous larch shavings and tumble drier cotton lint.
>

Andy,

Try making some char cloth out of Monk's Cloth. You'll never mess with the dryer lint again. It
will burn you if you try to put it out with your fingers unless your callus is about a quarter inch
thick.

Regards,
Roy

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:43:54 +0000, Andy Dingley <[email protected]> wrote:

>http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr2355.html
>
>Woodshavings, $5 / oz. (for campfire lighting)
>
>
>It's not a bad idea though. My flint and steel pouch contains a mixture
>of resinous larch shavings and tumble drier cotton lint.