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Lint fire starter

My troop collects lint from the clothes dryer at home and brings it on camping trips to help start our campfires. It works like a charm!


Comments about “Lint fire starter”

  1. peterminater says:

    i get a piece of lint from my dryer and and a flint thingy from lighter

  2. jackie says:

    if link is wet or has been wet recently, can it start a fire?

    • sgtneaves says:

      Coating the lint in paraffin (or cheap candles from the dollar store) will help protect it from getting wet. Magnesium bars are cheap and light too. Scrape a little on top and hit it with your flint/steel. Magnesium burns at about 5,000 degrees (it’s used in flares) and will help get any fire going.

  3. squirrley says:

    use peanut butter or potato chips for fire starters as well.

  4. Tomare! says:

    9V battery+ Steel Wool=Instant Fire

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