I wanted to share these amazing firestarters that I make. They have been so wonderful when we go camping because I keep them in a big bag and have them on hand whenever we need to get a fire going. Not only are they useful but they are DIRT CHEAP!
All you need are cardboard egg cartons, lint from your dryer and paraffin wax. I keep a bag in my laundry room and throw the lint and dryer sheet in the bag every time I do a load (which is daily)!
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| Cardboard egg cartons, paraffin wax and dryer lint |
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| Stuff the lint and dryer sheets in the egg cartons |
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| Melt the wax in a double boiler |
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| "Double Boiler" (wax pan on top of pan of boiling water) |
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| Pour the melted wax over each "egg" of lint |
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| When it cools slightly, cut them apart |
I like to cut them apart as soon as they are cool enough to handle so that the wax isn't so hard to cut through. It is a bugger after it hardens fully.
To start a fire, light the cardboard edge of your firestarter nugget and you'll have a good 15 minutes of fire to kick-start your logs.
Now let's go camping!
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