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I could see using a small piece of steel wool and a 9v battery to light the vaseline/cotton. Give it a shot and let us know how it works.Originally Posted by gnihcraes
I carry the 0000 steel wool, magnesium fire starter in all vehicles and camping gear... works well. I wonder how vaseline and steel wool work together?
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
What are the corn chips for? To give you a snack while you're lighting the fire?
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What's the vaseline for? Is it flammable?
vaseline burns really nice.
the oil in corn chips burns really nice.
burnin stuff is almost as much fun as blowin stuff up.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
Ha!burnin stuff is almost as much fun as blowin stuff up.
I carry the 0000 steel wool, magnesium fire starter in all vehicles and camping gear... works well. I wonder how vaseline and steel wool work together?
What kind of magnesium fire starter do you carry. I only ask because I used to carry the kind where you had to scrape off the magnesium and then strike it. If you haven't practiced doing that I certainly would. I actually used to just keep them filed down and keep the shavings in a 35mm film container.
Any firestarting material is going to work as long as you know how to use it and practice using the materials. Ultimately, you should learn and perfect as many ways you can find on how to start a fire. The knowledge of the various ways, the materials needed, and the skill to use them is much more important than which Mg firestarter is the best. Lets face it, you could have a propane blow torch to start a fire, but if you don't recognize it's value or the knowledge on how to use it, it might as well be a rock.
Test this. Take your wife out back, show her a disassembled hand torch (one with the knob and no electric starter) and a lighter and see if she can tell you what it is and figure out how to use it. I suspect 1 in 2 can't do it.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
That's true, but I'm not Kevin's wife!
Well it wasn't because of a lack of asking on my part!!!
I use these from any of the local retailers:
And I'm sure my wife can use the propane torch. She's helped with many home projects, she's no expert by any means with hand tools and power equipment, but will get it done if needed. I've had her use the fire starting tool shown above, just so she knows how it functions, just like the guns and anything else. Do the same with your kids and any of their friends, show them how stuff works, let them try it once, that's about all it takes. You don't need to make them professionals at everything. They'll remember later on when it counts. I'm sure this is how I've become to do most things for myself, watching brother, father and grandparents do it for themselves for years. People are amazed when you show them a remodeled bathroom or something you've done, WOW! They think you're some prodigy or something. Heck, look around the web, read a book, watch a tv show, check out the hardware store and do it. But I guess that's just how we were raised. Not much we can't do or figure out.
little off subject but...
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