Make Your Own Incredibly Easy and Fun Camping Fire Starter

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I love DIY projects and I would encourage you to try this one with me. I'm making a couple of easy and fun pocket-sized fire starters you can use all year long and they last as long as 17 minutes!
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@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing this information and DIY project. I have actually done something similar years ago with cardboard egg cartons and various items, like dryer lint, pine needles, pencil shavings from a crank pencil sharpener and even pieces of pine cones. Heated up wax and covered all that. I did several test burns to see what was the longest burning fire starter. I am glad I stumbled onto your video here, even if it is 2 yrs old, because I have a whole bag of those makeup remover pads that I was going to also make into fire starters. I see for a longer burn instead of one, use 3 or 4 at a time. I, like you, like DIY projects. I even made a candle mold with 100% pure silicone and corn starch so I can make candles for my UCO candle. My wife likes to melt those scent square wax cubes, and instead of letting her throw those away when it has lost the scent, I save them so I always have some wax. Again, great video, thanks for sharing and I sub'd to the channel and will be checking out more of your videos. Juddie

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 18 күн бұрын

Hey Juddie! Thanks for your feedback/comments. I appreciate you taking time to write and I hope it helps others! Many blessings,

@akbychoice 8 ай бұрын

I added some of the wax from toilet bowl seals because it’s sticky, maybe 1 ring to 3 lbs of paraffin wax. Several different wick materials, 3/8” twisted cotton rope, 3/8” jute rope, cotton makeup rounds and round cotton dental plugs.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 7 ай бұрын

lots of things will work for sure!

@ProdigiousReturn 2 жыл бұрын

I like the diy fire starters too. We used to do the Vaseline and cotton balls with them. Easy, safer, and less messy than the wax method.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!

@ricdonato4328 9 ай бұрын

Very much enjoyed your video. When making the cotton disk fire starters, the addition of citronella oil, paraffin oil, and the like, will aid in the starting of the cotton disk. As your demonstration shows, oils may cause the medium to burnup faster, always tradeoffs. You mentioned the use of a lighter over a ferro rod, I agree. However, cold weather is the downside to the lighter. Cigarette lighters use Butane which has a boiling point of -2 degrees Celsius (28.4 Fahrenheit). It is the reason butane gas cylinders might not work as effectively in colder weather as low temperatures make it difficult to produce gas vapor. Whereas Propane has a boiling temperature of -42.04 Celsius (-43.672 Fahrenheit), thus using propane for fuel better than Butane. My suggestion to campers and Bushcraft folks, also bring a ferro rod and matches.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 9 ай бұрын

Excellent input. This may just offer some excellent insight for viewers!

@ricdonato4328 9 ай бұрын

@@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 Thank you for your polite reply.

@145FREE 3 ай бұрын

Two ingredients. Easiest. Fastest to make. Excellent burn time for the thick rounds. 👍👏👍👏👍👏👍

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 3 ай бұрын

Exactly! Thanks for the feedback!

@richarddsouza7761 Жыл бұрын

Amazing the thick pad lasted 17 minutes. That’s probably long enough to dry wet wood. Thanks for the video!

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 Жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks for the comment!

@davidmatz8538 8 ай бұрын

80 year old weekend woodsman here. That essentially means I have few, if any, bushcraft skills. After watching your tutorial, I realized I’ve overthought the whole concept of dyi fire starters. Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. While I smiled at my “aha” moment, I’ll remain a tenderfoot, but still use multiple cotton pads. I subbed, and look forward to more content from you. Can you tell me what lighter you used to ignite the starters? Looked like a torch lighter. All good wishes to you.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for the great comment and the sub. Yes, I can (kind of) tell you what lighter I used. Since I'm kinda cheap, I bought 5 or 6 torch-style lighters from my local dollar store. That's it! However, if I had not been able to get torch lighters from a dollar store, I would have bought a torch lighter from Amazon. There are several brands and styles for under $10. I don't like regular lighters since I can't use them at all angles. I love torch lighters. I used to own an expensive Irodo torch (which converts regular bic lighters into torch lighters).

@toml.8210 5 ай бұрын

Use waxed paper as a cooling pad. It's made of wax, so it will burn too. You just cut out out the cotton circles. Scouts make newspaper rolls, and tie it with cotton string, then dip it in the wax. Don't forget to make some tinder char cloth by cooking some cotton cloth strips in a closed soup can on a fire.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! If it burns, I'm thinking no wrong answer :)

@a.w.thompson4001 4 ай бұрын

Fascibating! I also appreciated the final aha moment. Thank you. P.S. Vaseline and cotton pads are also a great option. One pad folded in half like a taco, or two stacked like an oreo, with Vaseline inside.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! Yes, there are lots of other options out there! It's great to get more ideas! Cheers,

@mikehorrocks2909 6 ай бұрын

Very good video. Thank you for the demonstration. If you are a woodworker of any skill level you can save the sawdust from your projects and add it to your wax along with any small pieces of wood, tiny pieces of paper, stuff like that to the point of mold ability and shape it however you want or just press it into whatever shape/mold you have. Because that’s what the commercial firestarters are, sawdust and wax.🤪

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@dubrd5926 6 ай бұрын

Can't help myself, I had to comment. Here is my method of making fire starters. It is free and makes use of items that would, under other circumstances, be sent to the dump. I make rags out of my warn out socks underwear, t-shirts, etc. I use these rags to clean up motor oil and diesel. To make additional oil soaked rags I soak them in used motor oil. Those are the wood stove or camp fire fire starters (the oil soaked rags). I put them on top of the load of wood for a top burn down which gives much less initial smoke. They work every time. If the wood is dry enough very little kindling is needed. One flick of a lighter is all that is needed to get the fire going.

@ruggedoutdoorsguide9904 6 ай бұрын

Sounds like it would work for sure! Thanks for the input!

@johnbutler5208 4 ай бұрын

Cat food can fill with rubbing alcohol for bottom up fire starter. Also works great to warm up a cold chimney. It's just to easy.