My tip is to take some cotton balls, cover them with petroleum jelly and then stuff them into a film canister. They light easily and burn for a long time.
These work great and are reletively inexpensive. Have used and made these for years and has never failed to start a fire with one coton ball.
Apr 17, 2009 Rating
Only cotton! by: Mike G.
Start by shaving some cotton (preferal) fiber from your socks or t shirt to get starter balls for a spark.
Nov 26, 2008 Rating
cottonball by: expert
i have used this method myself and it works very well
May 18, 2008 Rating
works well! by: Brian
I've been using this method for many years when I can't find any dry natural tinder (or just to lazy to look)you don't need alot of petrolium jelly what I do is slop some into the film canister then pack a cotton ball slop some more jelly in and shove another cotton ball in i'll do this till I can't shove any more cotton in.once the canister is full (35MM camera film canister) I tape it up with electrical tape for waterproofing.
Feb 12, 2008 Rating
REALLY by: Anonymous
how much petroleum jelly do u put on the cotton ball?
Nov 28, 2007 Rating
None Better ! by: Anonymous
This is the best yet. I use these all the time, they light with even the smallest of sparks and they do burn a long time and you can put about 8 in a film canister
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