Hand sanitizer and swedish firesteel

by Nicklas Odh
(Ed, Sweden)

Nowadays the swine flu has made everyone and his cousin to go out and buy hand sanitizer or alcogel in huge volumes and use it everywhere. Anyway, the alcogel (85% alcohol) burns very well. I use it when outdoors together with round cotton swabs or birch bark or whatever. Some sparks from a firesteel and the fire is hot and effective.

The alcogel can also be used to clean knives and other utensils and be used to clean wounds.

I do not "prepare" the cotton swabs beforehand. I might need a "clean" cotton swab and if it is soaked in bees wax, PJ or whatever it is useless.