Fire Lighters

[Northern Dancer]

WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY FROM...

* Field and Stream

TO

Pocket
Solar
Chemicals including kerosene.
BBQ
Candle
Matches in various lengths and sizes
Cubes of different descriptions
Briquettes
Magnesium
and
Homemade lighters.

Magnesium, flint, and steel.

I've used lint from the dryer, pine cones with wax, cotton balls saturated with petroleum jelly, stuffed toilet roll cores, and even Dereto chips.

But

NEVER GAS!

What kinds of things do you use to "light your fire."

 

[ppine]

Matches or a Bic lighter.
In winter or wet conditions I care some little fire starter tabs.

 

[Roybrew]

I am one that has used kerosene, oh yes the shame of it. It works very well to. But I need to broaden my horizons and knowledge. I have tried the magnesium flint and steel once. I tried shaving the magnesium off onto a dry leaf, but I would accidentally hit the leaf with my hand and send the shavings flying through the air. That didn't work to well.

 

[ppine]

Flint and steel and char cloth.