DIY Cotton Pad Fire Starter Tutorial

This is a short tutorial I made of turning ordinary cotton pad into a waterproof fire starter, great addition for a survival kit, outdoor camping, fire bit or a home BBQ.

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[eaglessj]

Great job, I really liked all the different colors. A little trick I learned from Coalcracker Bushcraft that you may want to experiment with is to add about 1/2 oz of lighter fluid to 2 oz of wax. This makes them light a lot quicker. You can light very easy with a ferro rod or even the spark from a bic lighter if close enough.

[Tjohns]

Making my own fire starters used to be a hassle – so messy and time-consuming. Now, I use Black Beard Fire Starters. Very affordable and they are made in America!

[rockytopwrangler]

.... Nice job ... I coat pad with Vaseline, then dip in melted wax ... to light fold in half to break wax seal and leave in folded "A" shape, , light middle of pad .. I have used these in sub zero temps at altitude with great results ... Waterproof and simple to use ...

[nickprague]

I store a lot of my fire starters by putting them back in the bags from the cotton pads.

[sureshgunarathna]

can we use kerosene intend to lighter fluids?

[ricdonato]

Turn on CC Closed Caption. The CC button reads Subtitles/closed captions unavailable. For those of us with hearing difficulties, CC is a major help understanding what you are saying. Also, you have an accent many folks may find a challenge. Thank you.

[tomsmith]

Last time I made some it was with white candle I save them in a plastic container when I was going us it they were not white with spots of green I think they had mold on them 😡

[bat-ireeduienkhbat]

Wow. So it can start a charcoal without the need of wood. Noted