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[Re: rth548]
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04/16/12 02:43 AM |  
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MikeTheKnifeJoined:  Dec 2011 Posts: 269   Mongrel |  
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Very good tip . I'll have to try those out . Not sure where I'll get the shaving though , but I'll look around <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> 
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[Re: MikeTheKnife]
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04/16/12 03:28 AM |  
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rth548Joined:  Apr 2009 Posts: 86,621   Junk Yard Dog |  
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I Googled "magnesium shavings" and got a pretty good list of suppliers. 
 
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|  Re: Making Tinder
[Re: rth548]
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04/17/12 03:21 AM |  
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dicemanJoined:  Feb 2007 Posts: 9,858   Junk Yard Dog |  
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I had absolutely no idea that cotton balls were rolled.
 (I don't know what I thought they were - but I wouldn't have guessed that they were rolled!)
 
 Great tip - I'll have to put something like that together for my vehicle kit.
 
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|  Re: Making Tinder
[Re: diceman]
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04/17/12 05:36 AM |  
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Private KlinkJoined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 47,627   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Dan, a vehicle kit should also have a bottle of potassium permangenate; add a couple drops of anti-freeze to a small pile and POOF!...instant fire! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> 
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|  Re: Making Tinder
[Re: Private Klink]
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04/17/12 05:43 AM |  
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I have a gas can in my vehicle kit. I can refuel with it and if you have issues with making a fire with gas ...... |  |  |  
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04/17/12 05:48 AM |  
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Private KlinkJoined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 47,627   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Potassium permangenate granules can be carried in a small bottle, can be used for disinfectant for cuts, and can be used in a weak solution to disinfect water.  Can't do that with gasoline. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> 
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 Good night Mrs. B, wherever you are!
 Long Live the Brotherhood of the Yard!
 
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[Re: Private Klink]
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04/17/12 11:41 AM |  
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rugos17Joined:  Oct 2010 Posts: 1,271   Junk Yard Dog |  
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.... great, searching for aluminium box just now! 
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[Re: DogTired]
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04/17/12 03:23 PM |  
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ReneeJoined:  Aug 2008 Posts: 2,982   Junk Yard Dog |  
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That is pretty cool! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> 
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[Re: Private Klink]
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04/18/12 02:55 AM |  
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dicemanJoined:  Feb 2007 Posts: 9,858   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Dan, a vehicle kit should also have a bottle of potassium permangenate; add a couple drops of anti-freeze to a small pile and POOF!...instant fire! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Tom - I'll have to look in to that - great tip! 
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[Re: Renee]
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04/19/12 12:37 AM |  
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I like to keep my cotton and dryer lent in a Hudson Bay Company tin which is a little larger than a standard Altoids tin, about the same thickness.  It has the added bonus of a great little glass magnifying lens built in the side.  Not sure if you are familiar with them but they are a great piece of kit to get if you can find one. |  |  |  
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[Re: SatsumaTengu]
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04/19/12 12:40 AM |  
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SatsumaTenguJoined:  Mar 2012 Posts: 27   Lap Dog |  
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Although I might add that recently Pitman has really turned me on to using pine resin, that stuff burns like napalm if you've never tried it.  I've started keeping a small pill bottle full of resin in my fire kit now-  Thanks Pit! |  |  |  
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[Re: SatsumaTengu]
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04/19/12 03:22 AM |  
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sumoj275Joined:  Nov 2008 Posts: 13,668   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Good read here.  I had thought about the magnesium before but forgot to act on it.  Now that Tom mentioned the stuff earlier I will have to get some of it and try it too.  Like I said, food read! 
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