This is a two part article with an accompanying video that shows:

1.  How to make the Best DIY Fire Starter for camping (Scroll all the way to the bottom of this article for the 1:34 instructional video.)

2.  How the Best DIY Fire Starter for camping works when wood, tinder, and everything is soaking wet. (Video:  Coming Soon.  First experiment worked!)

To make the Best DIY fire starter, you’ll need:

• Any Egg Carton made from recycled or reclaimed paper.  mixing amyl viagra levitra viagra comparison https://astro.umbc.edu/blog/viagra-uk-for-women/199/ where to buy viagra in davao https://ardelyx.com/news-releases/can-viagra-do-men/197/ get link unterschiede viagra cialis levitra here obg nursing thesis topics https://vivianschilling.com/film/writing-sample-admissions-essay/61/ https://greenacresstorage.net/how-to-write-an-essay-without-using-i/ click here source link honours thesis writing research paper example high school pdf go site red tablet versus viagra how long does viagra take to activate sildenafil pill round buy grad school essay how long does 20 mg of levitra last example persuasive essay middle school sildalis sildenafil 100mg tadalafil 20mg how to write a general introduction for an essay sildenafil generic 100 click cialias poppees christmas school essay in hindi https://astro.umbc.edu/blog/drinking-alcohol-while-viagra/199/ get link enter example of how this college will help essay Do not use Styrofoam or plastic egg containers.  They smell terrible when on fire and it is not good for the environment.
• Paraffin wax.  You should have this in your house if someone does manicures or pedicures.  It is also common for arthritis sufferers to use paraffin for pain relief.  If not, you can find it in the canning section at any grocery story, hardware store or Amazon.com.
• Lint.  If you have a dryer, you’ll have an ample, year-round supply of lint.
• Pine cone.  This is my special addition.  I think it makes the starter burn a little hotter which may come in handy during wet or damp camp fire situations. (¹)
• Dental floss.  Really, you can use just about any cotton string or anything similar.  The floss holds your fire starter together and is how you dip the dry fire starter into the paraffin wax.

Step 1.  Cut up the egg carton

I like to leave as much of the lid on so that I have more carton to work with.  I want it to be a small compact ball of carton, lint, and pine cone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2.  Heat the paraffin wax

Use whatever method you are most familiar and comfortable with.  I am comfortable using a glass jar and sitting it in a pan of hot or boiling water as a double boiler.  The wax will turn clear and then it is ready for dipping.

 

Step 3.  Fill the cups with lint and pine cone

The more lint and pine cone you can fit into your cup, the longer it will last you while lighting your fire.  You can skip the pine cone if you don’t have easy access to them.

 

Step 4.  Tie the dry fire starter with dental floss

This step is to hold the dry fire starter together.  The floss will also function as a handle when you dip it into the paraffin wax.

Step 5.  Dip the dry fire starter into the paraffin wax

 

Step 6.  Finished

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

The Best DIY Fire Starter will store indefinitely in a dry cool place.  When car camping, you may want to store your Fire Starter in a plastic zip lock baggie.  The melting point of paraffin is approximately 99° F.

Here is the 1:34 instruction video

Notes

¹ I scoured Google and found that on average the heat of combustion for Paraffin is 42 kj/g.  The average heat of combustion for wood is 15 kj/g.  I have no idea if adding the pine cone makes the fire starter burn hotter.  [You can geek out by googling:  Adiabatic Flame Temperature.]

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