10-27-2015, 05:45 AM
Tinder Quick Sucks!
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I remember the first time I tried Tinder Quick, I said to myself "Why bother?" Cotton balls are cheaper!
Then I dunked half a tab in petroleum jelly. Now that was a definite improvement! It burner longer and with a better flame. But PJ was messy, so I stored the tabs in a small ziplock pill bag. That helped but there must be a better way.
I tried coating half a tab with beeswax.
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Then I put a untreated TQ beside a treated TQ and hit them with a ferro rod. Here's a pic taken just when the untreated tab went out. The beeswax TQ is just getting into gear with a nice hot flame. I didn't time it as I needed to get a fire going! I usually use trioxane at least once on a trip, but not last trip! The beeswax TQ was that good! If ya have trouble sparking one, place ia tab on top of an alcohol pad.
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I also tried making beeswax beer bottle cap candles with pipe cleaner wicks. They burned very hot! Ya could cook on a couple caps! I could only get a 20-25 minute burn time. My timer said 30 minutes but the candle went out behind my back. My estimate. A taller candle is needed for longer burn time. Previous experience has taught me how good a candle is as a firestarter.
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I remember the first time I tried Tinder Quick, I said to myself "Why bother?" Cotton balls are cheaper!
Then I dunked half a tab in petroleum jelly. Now that was a definite improvement! It burner longer and with a better flame. But PJ was messy, so I stored the tabs in a small ziplock pill bag. That helped but there must be a better way.
I tried coating half a tab with beeswax.
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Then I put a untreated TQ beside a treated TQ and hit them with a ferro rod. Here's a pic taken just when the untreated tab went out. The beeswax TQ is just getting into gear with a nice hot flame. I didn't time it as I needed to get a fire going! I usually use trioxane at least once on a trip, but not last trip! The beeswax TQ was that good! If ya have trouble sparking one, place ia tab on top of an alcohol pad.
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I also tried making beeswax beer bottle cap candles with pipe cleaner wicks. They burned very hot! Ya could cook on a couple caps! I could only get a 20-25 minute burn time. My timer said 30 minutes but the candle went out behind my back. My estimate. A taller candle is needed for longer burn time. Previous experience has taught me how good a candle is as a firestarter.
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Message of Insight and Unity
We go into the wilderness to fulfill our hearts and empty our minds of life's garbage.
The gear we leave behind and the challenges we encounter,
Are methods we use to cleanse our spirits.
Of Survivalists and Bushcrafters, Primitive Technologists too, we are one.........
It is the wilderness within, we strive for first and always.
Not everyone can have a cabin in the mountains.
The thread that connects us, is fine like silk and strong as steel.
Together, the song of the wilderness is the song we sing!
"And can I say something else?"
Bushcrafting is "doing what you want to do."
Survival is "doing what you have to do"
Primitive Technology is about all of the above........
By TNRR aka "Survival Sully"
We go into the wilderness to fulfill our hearts and empty our minds of life's garbage.
The gear we leave behind and the challenges we encounter,
Are methods we use to cleanse our spirits.
Of Survivalists and Bushcrafters, Primitive Technologists too, we are one.........
It is the wilderness within, we strive for first and always.
Not everyone can have a cabin in the mountains.
The thread that connects us, is fine like silk and strong as steel.
Together, the song of the wilderness is the song we sing!
"And can I say something else?"
Bushcrafting is "doing what you want to do."
Survival is "doing what you have to do"
Primitive Technology is about all of the above........
By TNRR aka "Survival Sully"