Egg Carton - Lint Fire Starter DIY

photo credit: jillee


Anyone else do this? Save dryer lint. Since I don't use dryer sheets I feel "safe" that I have no chemicals in my lint......great fire starter. You can melt wax (soy unless allergy issues) and pour over this as well. I re-melt used candles for this purpose.  The blog I found this photo on went on to use, chemical candle --- not something I will do. Our little family has used these for 30 + years. 

Fire Starter Cotton Dipped In Wax

Cotton swabs dipped in wax become instant campfire starters. Lightweight. Great for backpackers.

Campfire Feather Sticks DIY

Using "feather sticks" increases the surface area of your kindling and makes it easier to get your fire going.
SCHOOL OF WILDERNESS MEDICINE AND SURVIVAL.

CampFire Starter Idea

Fire Starter Idea

http://www.marthastewart.com/306916/twisted-newspaper-fire-starter

Twisted Newspaper Fire Starter

Using newspaper to get a blaze going usually results in just another flash in the fireplace. An old-fashioned solution: these newspaper twists. 

Make a Twisted Newspaper Fire Starter

Tightly roll a sheet of newspaper, bend it in half, twist the ends together, and fasten with twine. Keep a basketful by the hearth and you'll always be ready to heat things up.

SOURCE

Martha Stewart Living, January 2011

 

WE MAKE THESE AND TAKE ON CAMPING TRIPS.

HAVE 10 IN ZIPLOC IN OUR 72 HOUR PACK-OUT KITS.

HAVE A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF THEM FOR OUR BUG-IN KITS.

Campfire Checklist

Camping Fire Checklist

CAMPFIRE 

Outdoor Camping and Campfires…

~~ drop me a note if you find any checklist that needs updating.

CHECKLIST for having a CAMPFIRE

~ Call ahead. Campfires may be banned.

~ Waterproof matches

~ Lighter fluid (if you use).

~ Clothes Dryer Lint (our fire starter)

~ Camp Shovel - folding shovel (military kind). YOU MUST GET THAT FIRE OUT even if it's in a fire ring. Use shovel to spread ashes. GET IT OUT.

~ WATER JUST FOR PUTTING OUT CAMPFIRE~ We take @ least 1 extra water jug 1 gallon~ IT may take up to 5 gallons or more for larger  campfire. YOU need this, also for fire emergencies.

~ Firewood~  DO NOT CUT forest trees, unless you have a USFS permit. BUY it or BRING your own.

~Kindling-Tinder (small pieces of wood & chips).

~Ax or Hatchet or Camp Saw- IF you have pre-cut firewood, you may not need these.  Even if we have bought firewood, we still take these in case we need to make wood smaller.

                  

AIR DRY CLOTHES

Air Dry Clothes

Can't Have a Clothesline ~ 

Apartment Living ?

HOA Hostile Rules ?

Shower Rod placed in your shower

*Take a shower rod. Extend it from area of the shower nozzle to the other end of your shower.

*Hang your clothes on hangers. 

*Don't hang the clothes too close together - or they won't dry.

*Use clothes pins as needed

*Keep fan on in bathroom for moisture if needed

*You can also use a floor fan as needed

Clothes Rack

*Start at the bottom with socks and underwear

*Go bigger to top. 

*Keep in warm area and can be moved around during drying process.

*I HOA rules or apartment without patio privacy putting outside isn't a good idea. BUT if you can, place drying rack outside for warm & sun (colors may bleach in sun).

*Use floor fan to dry faster.

~ Hang sheets & blankets over shower rods.

~ Door frames and clothes hangers were made for each other. When clothes are close to being dry move them to door frames.

Just think of the electric you will save in air dry clothes.

Aquaponics System

AQUAPONICS   SYSTEM


The OGOI. can provide all the oxygen for a Barrel ponics system when hooked to the 44 watt pump. John and Travis Huey inventor of the BPS.

To learn more about it>>http://bit.ly/15aTRCn