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Cotton Ball With Ashes Fire Starter - No Match Needed
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<blockquote data-quote="del2les" data-source="post: 2795875" data-attributes="member: 9299"><p>If one desires to make your own much cheaper water proof matches, simply place regular kitchen matches in Turpentine for 5 minutes then place on a paper towel for 20 minutes to dry. Then, fill an old plastic pill bottles with the matches with heads facing down. Cut the striker strip from the match box, fold in half with striker side facing itself so there is no accidental ignition, place into the pill bottle with matches, then place some drier lint on the top to keep things tight and for quick starting fires.</p><p></p><p>Many prefer to keep water/wind proof matches in their fire kits, for some butane type lighters do no work well in very cold or very wet conditions. Under extreme cold, placing the lighter in an interior pocket close to your body can warm it enough to make it work for short periods.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="del2les, post: 2795875, member: 9299"] If one desires to make your own much cheaper water proof matches, simply place regular kitchen matches in Turpentine for 5 minutes then place on a paper towel for 20 minutes to dry. Then, fill an old plastic pill bottles with the matches with heads facing down. Cut the striker strip from the match box, fold in half with striker side facing itself so there is no accidental ignition, place into the pill bottle with matches, then place some drier lint on the top to keep things tight and for quick starting fires. Many prefer to keep water/wind proof matches in their fire kits, for some butane type lighters do no work well in very cold or very wet conditions. Under extreme cold, placing the lighter in an interior pocket close to your body can warm it enough to make it work for short periods. [/QUOTE]
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