Your favorite backcountry fire starters

[ICEMAN]

Diesel

How are you using diesel?

[Skyvalhunter]

Kevin what about your little firestarters using candles that don't blow out?

[ICEMAN]

Kevin what about your little firestarters using candles that don't blow out?

I like them. Might be a little too paranoid and whacky for some guys.  Saylean posted a link about them on page 4...

[Miles]

Diesel

How are you using diesel?

I think sometimes people fail to read what board they are posting on.  Packing diesel into the backcountry doesn't sound all that appealing.

[400out]

Why wouldn't it! Just because you don't think of it doesn't mean he's in the wrong THREAD, I pack gas and styrofoam  hows that bic lighter coming along 

[Miles]

You really pack gasoline and styrofoam?

Bic lighter still works after multiple dunks in the glass of water last night.

[gadwall]

I carry matches in my pack inside a ziplock, in my shirt pocket and my jacket.  I also like the pitch wood and vaseline/cottonballs.  Hard to beat a big chunk of pitchwood if you need a little time to get it going.

[400out]

I see no video  and yes I do and works good for me has for quite some time 

[Miles]

What type of container do you put it in?  How much do you carry?

Is it possible to post a video without using youtube or something of the sorts here?

[mrmoskillz]

Nra4life,
Ill bite. Whats the trick?? Once a lighter has been submerged in water I thought you had to stick it in a warm dry pocket for about 30 minutes until the sparker dries out.

I'm not Nra4life, but I can tell you from experience that if you take off the metal shield, blow the water off the area with the flint, and slowly roll the sparker wheel down your pant leg it will dry and light.  You may have to roll it down your leg a few times, but it will dry out and light.   Just don't get too aggressive or you'll dick it up.

ok macgyver I want to see your little trick after you fall in.  Try rolling it down your wet pants while your shivering and see how that works.  Im guessing your from the dry side but over here on the wet side there is times that trick would be hard without falling in just walking through the woods can leave you soaked.  Oh yea and you dont wear a helmet while you hunt?

[jackmaster]

hey 400out, did you learn that in the military to, were you in the military. we did the same thing, in huge holes, gas, styrofoam and old bounty flakes and a detonator and look the hell out, was quit fun. sorry for get off thread

[Miles]

I went ahead and made this video just for you doubters.

Enjoy.

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[BOWHUNTER45]

Nothen better than a speechless video ....

[BOWHUNTER45]

I use cardboard egg cartons - wax and lint from the dryer....and a piece of wick ....take the egg carton and place the lint from your dryer in the egg holes of the egg carton ...pack it in tightly and place about a 2in. piece of wick in the lint and let it stick up above the lint and pour the holes full of melted wax ...let sit until wax is hard and then cut each egg hole out individually and you have more than you can use in a year .......works awesome !!  actually last time I did that I rolled the wick up on top of the lint and poured over it ...keeps the wick dry ...you can always dig out the wick with your knife when your ready to use it ....

[sirfunkeybut]

I use cardboard egg cartons - wax and lint from the dryer....and a piece of wick ....take the egg carton and place the lint from your dryer in the egg holes of the egg carton ...pack it in tightly and place about a 2in. piece of wick in the lint and let it stick up above the lint and pour the holes full of melted wax ...let sit until wax is hard and then cut each egg hole out individually and you have more than you can use in a year .......works awesome !!  actually last time I did that I rolled the wick up on top of the lint and pored over it ...keeps the wick dry ...you can always dig out the wick with your knife when your ready to use it ....

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They work great and ive had them burn for almost 15 min with a slight wind and keep steady flame about 5in tall.
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