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ZombaiO

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Hi all!
I want to share something i have discoverd for myself yesterday.
A friend of mine gave me some fatwood(we call it BORINA here - because it's from pine trees and pine is BOR in Bulgarian).After i saw,thaht it burns quite nice,I decidet to mix it with cotton and see if it's good.I've made little shavings from the fatwood and put them on some cotton.I've also put some cotton on the top of the shavings.I was able to light the cotton with my Primus Ignition Steel fire starter and the fatwood started to burn imediatly!It lasted for about 30 seconds(it depends of the amount of the materials).I think,that it's very easy to start a fire that way.I put the mixture in little tins from airgun pellets - they're light,watterproof and pretty though!I,ve put them in my backpack and can't wait to try them in the field.I've also put a stick of fatwood in my survival kit.That's the first time I use fatwood and I'm really impressed!

Greatings,
Bojidar
 
Try coating cotton balls in Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) and packing them in your tins.

Fluff them up when ready to use and they ignite with a single spark from a ferro rod.

I have experimented with all sorts of additives, but nothing significantly improves them. I can pack quite a few of them in an old 35mm film canister.
 
I've tried fatwood and some of the other resin soaked tinder and they all work just fine. Like digi said tho, I'd just rather use vaseline soaked cotton balls from a waterproof container. They burn a good minute+. Most convenient system for me.
 
An added twist to the petroleum jelly trick, use natural colored shoe polish instead. I've found it burns hotter and possibly longer. I use the tins to store the cottonballs.
 
wildmike said:
An added twist to the petroleum jelly trick, use natural colored shoe polish instead. I've found it burns hotter and possibly longer. I use the tins to store the cottonballs.
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so you're saying use the polish in place of the petroleum jelly :confused:

never heard that one before .... thanks for the tip
 
ZombaiO said:
Gonna try the Vaseline :)
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:D

have fun!

EDIT: i carry an old tobacco tin stuffed full of P/J cotton balls for firestarting. Rain, wind, snow, freezing cold, they ALWAY ignite with my Primus firesteel.

the Fat wood is an added bonus1
 
anyone got a old pressure cooker?

i need someone to try this (outdoors and supervised of course, with fire ext handy.)

put a cup or two of pine pitch into the pressure cooker, on medium heat, and add a layer of 3/4" thick well dried pine or cedar kindling. Put the lid on , lock down and let er cook all day.....

take out sticks and let dry. The pressure cooker SHOULD force all the pitch into the pores of the wood, kinda like it does when fenceposts are pressure treated in the factory.

just need someon to try this....

:)
 
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