Fire Starters...EZ Fire

WindOnHisNose

BENEFACTOR

Lino Lakes MN (MY18)

• Sep 5, 2020

• #1

Steve Eaton demonstrated the utility of these fire starters a couple of years ago, and changed our approach to starting fires in our fireplace at the cabin and also in the little stoves that Bill Rusk introduced me to in SE AK.

EZ Fire starters...







Seriously, I packed some of these for flying with Bill, and the guy was skeptical. I think he is now a believer. I ordered a box of 100.

In addition to Bill, I showed these to Darrel Starr, and he and Vivion are now believers.

You light one corner and the contents drip down onto the wood and I've never had one fail to start a fire.

Something for you to consider adding to your kit.

Randy

 

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cubdriver2

FRIEND

upstate NY

• Sep 5, 2020

• #2

Best emergency fire starter you can carry in your plane is a road flare. Even wet wood will burn

Glenn

 

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stewartb

MEMBER

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• Sep 5, 2020

• #3

Wet Fire.

 

spinner2

MEMBER

Montana

• Sep 6, 2020

• #4

Randy that looks like a nicely packaged and easy to carry fire starter.



Here’s what I like. Fat Wood. This is ponderosa pine that has died and the pitch returns to the stump and turpentines collect in the wood. It lights like charcoal lighter fluid.

 

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irishfield

Registered User

Penetanguishene, Ontario Canada

• Sep 6, 2020

• #5

I just carry a few zip lock bags of dryer lint

 

JWE

FRIEND

NC30

• Sep 6, 2020

• #6

Impregnate cotton balls with Vaseline. Works great and costs very little. Burns for several minutes.

 

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stewartb

MEMBER

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• Sep 6, 2020

• #7

I'm a fire pit guy at home and a wood stove guy at the cabin. Not a fan of making kindling. A plumber's torch is a go-to fav but a weed burner gets it done faster.

Wet Fire and a Blast Match will start a fire in heavy rain and wind. The little survival stove weighs nothing and is easy to carry. Sometimes a guy needs a hot cup of broth or coffee to take the next step. And above tree line there's no wood anyway. I used to carry Esbit tablets but Wet Fire is even better.

 

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NDRII

MEMBER

Back in No. VA again

• Sep 6, 2020

• #8

Round cotton makeup removal pads

1 pound bees wax melted, add couple
of shots of tiki torch fluid.

Dip each pad in and let dry. They last forever, doesn’t make a mess on hot days. Will burn for 10 minutes.

When needed, fold in half to expose cotton and lights even with a ferrocerium rod.

2 sets of 2, lay very flat and compact in my vest. Another half dozen in the camp gear all the time.

 

sj

Staff member

Northwest Arkansas

• Sep 6, 2020

• #9

This one seems easiest...[emoji1]

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KevinJ

Registered User

Canyon, tx

• Sep 6, 2020

• #10

If that sexy leopard print couch doesn’t “warm you up”, nothing will

 

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reliableflyer

Registered User

Seldovia, Alaska

• Sep 6, 2020

• #11

I lived in Kodiak in the early 70’s. Everything was always wet. I started carrying among my usual fire starters, calcium carbide. A gravel like substance that produces acetylene gas when water is added. Carbide was used in acetylene generators and miners lamps. If your fire hasn't dried your kindling by the time your flame starts to die just add more water. And of course road flares as Glenn suggested. They are real a match. Short ten minute flares are adequate.

 

Colorguns

PATRON

Bloomfield NY

• Sep 7, 2020

• #12

 

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Douten

MEMBER

Maine

• Sep 7, 2020

• #13

a little off subject but I look for a good source of wood first and of course you need some snow also.

 

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cubdriver2

FRIEND

upstate NY

• Sep 7, 2020

• #14

Douten said:

a little off subject but I look for a good source of wood first and of course you need some snow also.
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Look for Douten's new TV shows on Discovery Channel
"Maine chimney Masters" or the sequel on A&E
"Pyros of the North Woods"

Glenn