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Re: Making Tinder
[Re: rth548]
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04/16/12 02:43 AM
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MikeTheKnife
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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: Making Tinder
[Re: MikeTheKnife]
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04/16/12 03:28 AM
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rth548
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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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diceman
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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.
JYD#9
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Re: Making Tinder
[Re: diceman]
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04/17/12 05:36 AM
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Private Klink
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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="" />
Junk Yard Dog #1 Moderator/Leader of the Pack Good night Mrs. B, wherever you are! Long Live the Brotherhood of the Yard!
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Re: Making Tinder
[Re: Private Klink]
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04/17/12 05:43 AM
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Anonymous
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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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Re: Making Tinder
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04/17/12 05:48 AM
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Private Klink
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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="" />
Junk Yard Dog #1 Moderator/Leader of the Pack Good night Mrs. B, wherever you are! Long Live the Brotherhood of the Yard!
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Re: Making Tinder
[Re: Private Klink]
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04/17/12 11:41 AM
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rugos17
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.... great, searching for aluminium box just now!
Si vis pacem para bellum! JYD #153
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Re: Making Tinder
[Re: DogTired]
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04/17/12 03:23 PM
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Renee
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That is pretty cool! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Making Tinder
[Re: Private Klink]
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04/18/12 02:55 AM
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diceman
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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: Making Tinder
[Re: Renee]
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04/19/12 12:37 AM
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SatsumaTengu
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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: Making Tinder
[Re: SatsumaTengu]
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04/19/12 12:40 AM
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SatsumaTengu
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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: Making Tinder
[Re: SatsumaTengu]
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04/19/12 03:22 AM
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sumoj275
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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!
Men you can't trust, women you can't trust, beasts you can't trust, but Bussekin steel you can trust
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