New skills update2

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Aftershock
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New skills update2

Post by Aftershock »

Hi all,

a follow-up to my last post regarding using cotton balls with Vaseline and candle wax. Just did a test and the results are in... candle wax: easy to light and a good burn for 15 minutes using all the cotton ball, ash left. Vaseline, again easy to light, good burn for 13 minutes, though it did not burn all the cotton ball before it went out. Was using a gas filled lighter to start the burning. Even with a fair wind blowing, they both kept going.

Looking into buying a magnesium flint stone to practice with as a back up.

Think some of this is rubbing off onto my partner, she asked about going camping in a few weeks, when the youngest daughter goes to Download festival! So, she has booked a site where we can have camp fires. Bonus.

So, going to look for some more ways to start a fire, will keep you posted as to my fails and successes.

Cheers

Chris