DIY FIRE STARTER

[Lem]

Two inches of Diesel in a plastic 5 Gal. bucket, Diesel mixed with used any kind of oil, small amt. Put your kindling upside down until bucket is full of small wood. Soaks into the wood for later use. Wonderful fire starter.

 

[volpaidchief]

Have the wife collect her dryer lint for a while. Put a layer in an aluminum pie pan and cover with used scented candle wax. Break into pieces and keep for fire starter. Works better than diesel and doesn't smoke up the neighborhood.

 

[Smokeydog]

Antique fire starter. Cast iron pot held coal oil. Rod has pumice stone to transfer oil to firebox and left until fire started. Used to start wood or coal fires. Never used it, just for decor now.

 

[Fergyron]

Hey guys, I have been making these for decades. Start with cardboard egg cartons. I use them all, up to the flats that come at Costco. I only use the lower half. Pack them with wood shavings. I use wood planer waste, and pack them as tight as your fingers can pack it, then I pour used candle wax. I get old candles from wherever I can, last time it was from church, then I melt it and pour it over the packed egg cartons. When it cools, the cartons break or cut into one egg sized fire starters.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Melt some wax, stir in as much sawdust as you can. Press it about 1.25" thick in a pan. When it's half hard cut into 1.25" squares and let harden. Each piece burns for about 20 minutes. I tried this idea with dryer lint but it burns to fast. I like the long burn time of sawdust.

 

[Xfaxman]

And the other thread: DIY Fire Starter’s

 

[jwmorris]

 

[nyone]

Notice how quick the flame goes out? That may look cool with lots of flame bur would take alot of fuel to get a fire going.

I typicaly use motor oil and diesel for large outdoor fires.

 

[Wolfy]

Im not a fan of burning oil or fuel inside my woodstove. A cleaner approach is white birch bark, pine cones, and cotton balls.

 

[Oaktree]

Im not a fan of burning oil or fuel inside my woodstove. A cleaner approach is white birch bark, pine cones, and cotton balls.

My stove has enough draft that some wadded up newspaper and some dry pine kindling will get it going in no time. Birch bark will really get it going.

I would imagine most of the methods mentioned upthread were more for starting an outdoor fire in possibly damp conditions.

 

[Tinhack]

I'm an old Boy Scout. I've never had a problem starting a fire.

 

[DaBear3428]

I'm an old Boy Scout. I've never had a problem starting a fire.

that's funny i'm the same only different, I've never had a problem starting a fight when i speak Spanish.

 

[07wingnut]

Birchbark. Starts easily with a match, but burns really hot, much better than paper or cardboard.

 

[Jeff Lary]

Im not a fan of burning oil or fuel inside my woodstove. A cleaner approach is white birch bark, pine cones, and cotton balls.

I do the egg carton with sawdust and candle wax. I have never tried pinecones; do you treat them with anything or just light them? I will have to try them sometime.

 

[Wolfy]

I set a cotton ball under the pine cone, with a piece of white birch bark around that. It really doesn't take much if the firewood is really dry. None of it is treated, just dry as possible.

 

[JLH4]

I use two empty toilet paper tubes or two halves of a paper towel tube stuffed with newsprint, used printer paper, CLEAN toilet paper or paper towels. Stuff the tubes with the paper leaving an inch or two sticking out, put kindling and starter wood on top, light the paper sticking out and the fire will start every time. After about 10 minutes add firewood sticks as usual.

 

[AnotherBueller]

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Antique fire starter. Cast iron pot held coal oil. Rod has pumice stone to transfer oil to firebox and left until fire started. Used to start wood or coal fires. Never used it, just for decor now.

And it works very well. No large tall flames and it lasts long enough to get the fire started.

 

[AnotherBueller]

I'm an old Boy Scout. I've never had a problem starting a fire.

So am I. However treking Northern Tier when you get caught in a rain storm and all around you is soaked, including some of your boys, a fire starter is sure nice for after shelter is set up.
Grammar correction

 

[EddieWalker]

I like the idea of making fire starter and having it on hand, but it's not going to happen. I'm too far behind on too many other projects to even think about doing something like this. I buy fire starter at Walmart that works great.

Robot or human?

 

[OliviaWildson]

OMG! It looks really dangerous