Fire Starters You Can Make For Almost Nothing

Every individual has the need or desire to get a fire started at some point in their lives. As people who desire to be prepared for whatever comes our way, preppers often attempt to discover new ways to reuse old items rather than simply tossing them in the trash.  Whether it is a survival situation or a simple camping trip, these fire starters you can make for almost nothing will do the trick.

Cleaning out the lint trap before starting that next load of laundry can sometimes get annoying; however, you can make it a little better by filling up gallon sized storage bags with the stuff and saving it for future use.

Another item that we always have too many of, and never know what to do with are toilet paper tubes.  The cardboard tubes from paper towel rolls will work great too.

The last item you will need (and this is why I titled this post "Fire Starters You Can Make For Almost Nothing") is wax paper.  If you're like me, there is always a roll of wax paper sitting around with the other "necessities" in the kitchen.....you know....the aluminum foil, the storage baggies, etc....

As displayed in the video above, to make these fire starters you simply:

• Cut a toilet paper tube or paper towel roll to the desired length.
• Stuff the newly cut piece of tube with dryer lint.
• Wrap the lint stuffed tube with a piece of wax paper.
• Secure the ends of the fire starter by twisting the wax paper to ensure the dryer lint doesn't escape.

Be sure that you pack the dryer lint into the tubes lightly.  If the dryer lint is packed too tightly it will cause the fire starter to not burn properly.

In a matter of minutes you can create enough fire starters to keep your supply stocked up for quite some time.

What do you think?  If you have a favorite fire starting method or if you would like for us to cover any specific topic(s) let us know about it in the comment section below.

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