Alcohol pads great fire starter

by Bill Epps
(Gretna, NE)

In my survival kit, one thing I make sure I have plenty of is alcohol swabs. Besides the obvious antiseptic uses, they make a great fire starter as well. They are cheap and compact, allowing you to shove a bunch in your kit.

Just make sure you rotate new ones in on a regular basis, sometimes they can become dried out, even in the packages.


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