Campfire Starters
I normally would not endorse a product, but this is one time I really would like to share a little "gem" with everyone. It's called EZ Lite fire starters. If you've never heard of or used this produ...
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schlep1967 wrote:
If you can't start a campfire with some kindling and one sheet of newspaper .... you aint a real camper!
Newspaper? Cheater!
As an avid hiker, I can and have started a fire from firewood and kindling scavenged off the ground, in the rain, with just a ferrocerium rod (the modern "flint and steel").
That said, I do have a box of Duro fire starters in the MH. Just because I "can" do it the hard way doesn't mean I always want to. :)
Two fire starting aids that work very well in a pinch are dryer lint (catches fire easily with just a spark) and a cotton ball soaked in vaseline (lights easy and burns for a few minutes, plenty long to get some dry kindling burning).
