An alternative to firelighters?

[mendiplogs]

  Robbyrasta said:

Jon- I don't have space for kindling ( in the place I want the flames)

Firelighter with (2small)fir cones did almost do the trick.

Thanks rob

 

HI ROB WHAT do you mine not were to put kindling to store to mine thanks jon

[matelot]

i find cotton burns brilliantly - clean flame and easy to light.

 

any old towels/ Barbour jackets cut into shreds are brill

[chrisj]

Cut toilet roll middles into rings of what ever thickness you desire. Then melt down any bits of old candles you may have knocking around. (We have friends donate these to us as well). Then mix in loads of sawdust / wood shavings (whatever you want to call it. The pile of stuff that builds up under where you've been using the chainsaw). You want just enough wax in it to bind it when it sets. Then pack this into the toilet roll middle rings. Voila home made firelighters using waste items.

You can do similar using yoghurt pots with a stick in the middle as a mould to make garden candles / torches. You can make bigger ones with bigger moulds and use them as logs to chuck on the BBQ when you're camping but so far I've found the wax tends to run everywhere once they've been burning for a while so not great if the mess in your BBQ will bother you. I have wondered about making them in old biscuit tins and burning them in the tin as a sort of portable campfire, but I haven't tried that yet.

[Darrin Turnbull]

Rope pieces soaked in Paraffin

[difflock]

HEXAMINE tablets.

Easy to light and high energy.

PE4/Semtex will also work, as it burns real good.(seriously!)

[Robbyrasta]

Hex blocks might work- are they readily available to buy?

 

I like the idea of making your own, but the time taken to make them might push the price too high.

Chrisj - would they burn like a candle- from one end exposing new shavings like a wick?

[Stubby]

  chrisj said:

Cut toilet roll middles into rings of what ever thickness you desire. Then melt down any bits of old candles you may have knocking around. (We have friends donate these to us as well). Then mix in loads of sawdust / wood shavings (whatever you want to call it. The pile of stuff that builds up under where you've been using the chainsaw). You want just enough wax in it to bind it when it sets. Then pack this into the toilet roll middle rings. Voila home made firelighters using waste items.

You can do similar using yoghurt pots with a stick in the middle as a mould to make garden candles / torches. You can make bigger ones with bigger moulds and use them as logs to chuck on the BBQ when you're camping but so far I've found the wax tends to run everywhere once they've been burning for a while so not great if the mess in your BBQ will bother you. I have wondered about making them in old biscuit tins and burning them in the tin as a sort of portable campfire, but I haven't tried that yet.

 

Don all this in my post . The real answer is bigish lumps of kindling and a MAP GAS ( yellow cylinder ) torch !!

[rustcutter]

Lots of clever ideas; all seem quite complex. I find junk mail works fine delivered to your door for free most mornings! If you need anything else your just doing it wrong.

[Tree Lc]

Be careful if using nappies ! Lol. Must be new! Never tried them myself but then why would you??

Tree LC

Horsham Tree Surgeon

[growforest]