Anything which can act as a wick will work this trick. I taught my scouts for years to drip half a dozen drops of candle wax into a cotton wool ball...same result, less mess!
I just picked up some vaseline today to test this on other materials like dryer lint. Interesting how it is clearly superior to other cotton balls by themselves.
Have to say this is about the only way I made fire in mine camps now, so easy and fast. Also could use them or it as a candle if need be for a quick field repair if you didn't want to waste your energy on building a big fire. Well Done Bro.
@martialartist34 The description and annotation say it's covered in Vaseline (not saturated). I'd imagine that a saturated ball would either burn longer or just burn higher.
Get a cotton ball, dunk it in hot wax. While it is still cooling, press strike anywhere matches into the wax. You can break the batches in half to make them small enough to fully press into the waxy cotton. It is waterproof, portable, easily lit, long burning.
Six minute burn time is about right. I got seven. So, you figure you can count on about five minutes for your tinder to dry out. With a dozen of these "petro-balls" in your pack, you could start a good fire in almost any environment with fuel.
Hello I understand petrolium jelly is good but I tried rubbing Isoypol alcohol and cottn balls and it burns for 4 min and it can be used for first aid, wich vaseiline(petrolium jelly) check my channel tomarrow after 5 pm and I will have a video of cotton balls with rubbing alcohol starting a wet stick and wet wood fire
@DJ2KChrome You can make very useful tinder out of cotton and beeswax, yes. From what I just read on using paraffin, it might be difficult to make it as reliably easy to light.
@TurtlesHermitCrabs Try any web search engine. Like all sparking fire starters (including the sparking part on lighters and torch strikers) it's ferrocerium rod, which you can get more compact as plane rod and strike about as easily with the back of a knife.
wow i always thought a regular cotton ball burned pretty long and i always heard stuff like petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls burn way longer than regular cotton balls do and i always thought...ahh their full of crap until i saw this vid and tried it for myself :)
5* great video the only one that shows that actually shows the burn time
I know their only supposed to be used as fire starters, but has anyone tried using a vaseline soaked cotton ball instead of a trioxane block as a camp stove fuel?because I'm sure this petroleum jelly cotton ball is burning longer than the last trioxane block I used,in fact I went through 3 trioxane segments of a 3 segment block and the amount of water I was using only got hot, it only started boiling when I got a meths burner under it,but weather was mild at the time
It would seem that if you were to add the vasaline to your paraffin while melting you would have the best of both worlds?
SweetSusie52 3 days ago in playlist Heat & Light
Anything which can act as a wick will work this trick. I taught my scouts for years to drip half a dozen drops of candle wax into a cotton wool ball...same result, less mess!
OhNonottheNWO 1 week ago
I just picked up some vaseline today to test this on other materials like dryer lint. Interesting how it is clearly superior to other cotton balls by themselves.
Photo314159 1 month ago
Would clumped up toilet paper with a bit of vaseline be a good tinder?
iazy9 2 months ago
Sounds like Tony Soprano filmed this.
nmbodnar 2 months ago
I'm about to make some right now! Cant wait to burn it.
ilikewarhammer 2 months ago
Have to say this is about the only way I made fire in mine camps now, so easy and fast. Also could use them or it as a candle if need be for a quick field repair if you didn't want to waste your energy on building a big fire. Well Done Bro.
huntin4live 3 months ago
im assuming its saturated cottonball and burns roughly 6 mins?
martialartist34 3 months ago
@martialartist34 The description and annotation say it's covered in Vaseline (not saturated). I'd imagine that a saturated ball would either burn longer or just burn higher.
1acroyear1 3 months ago
gawd this is making me wanna watch 101 way to make a fire >..>
BananaWatcher10 4 months ago
As space is not really an issue with small items like this I carry multiple options.
Char cloth, jute twine and gun cleaning patches.
Rather than vaseline, I use Bees Wax...Longer, hotter burn time.
ianrsigel 4 months ago
Get a cotton ball, dunk it in hot wax. While it is still cooling, press strike anywhere matches into the wax. You can break the batches in half to make them small enough to fully press into the waxy cotton. It is waterproof, portable, easily lit, long burning.
PetertheGreatest1 5 months ago
Six minute burn time is about right. I got seven. So, you figure you can count on about five minutes for your tinder to dry out. With a dozen of these "petro-balls" in your pack, you could start a good fire in almost any environment with fuel.
hpd707 6 months ago
i use this for my mini stove homemade
Jacobsantillan01 7 months ago
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Hello I understand petrolium jelly is good but I tried rubbing Isoypol alcohol and cottn balls and it burns for 4 min and it can be used for first aid, wich vaseiline(petrolium jelly) check my channel tomarrow after 5 pm and I will have a video of cotton balls with rubbing alcohol starting a wet stick and wet wood fire
imSoAwsme 8 months ago
AMAZING VIDEO! THANX!
Zbee167 9 months ago
how does it hold up in the wind?
Illustratos 11 months ago
@Illustratos I imagine it burns faster, but I suspect it stays lit (unless you're in a hurricane).
hpd707 6 months ago
You are like a demented god of fire.
Women must want to suck you off!
quesondriac 11 months ago
Fan-F'ing-Tastic video brother
I for 1 wasn't 'bored' because i was to busy being amazed at how long that sucker burned...Thanks for the upload
gonna go make 100 now
swordsman3000 11 months ago
Good trick! Thanks for sharing.
TheSmartypants 1 year ago
Nice video
billychipchase123 1 year ago
good job on the vid . It really gets to the point . Thanks
cslr11 1 year ago
nice very very nice
leavenotracebehind 1 year ago
GOONESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!
rla1978x 1 year ago
@rla1978x you got that from mr g from Mindpaint
islandfireballkill 1 year ago
@islandfireballkill Jerry Lee Lewis sang Great Balls of Fire, not Mr G although he does have cool vid's.
TenthPrestegeisaFAG 1 year ago
Will beeswax work too?
DJ2KChrome 1 year ago
@DJ2KChrome You can make very useful tinder out of cotton and beeswax, yes. From what I just read on using paraffin, it might be difficult to make it as reliably easy to light.
DarxusC 1 year ago
Nice i wanna try that. where did u get the "blast match" i want 1
TurtlesHermitCrabs 2 years ago
@TurtlesHermitCrabs Try any web search engine. Like all sparking fire starters (including the sparking part on lighters and torch strikers) it's ferrocerium rod, which you can get more compact as plane rod and strike about as easily with the back of a knife.
DarxusC 1 year ago
wow i always thought a regular cotton ball burned pretty long and i always heard stuff like petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls burn way longer than regular cotton balls do and i always thought...ahh their full of crap until i saw this vid and tried it for myself :)
5* great video the only one that shows that actually shows the burn time
great video 5*
slipknot1566 2 years ago
Nice tip!
Corn chips, fritos, doritos, nacho chips & taco shells work good in a pinch too.
fuklibs 2 years ago
I know their only supposed to be used as fire starters, but has anyone tried using a vaseline soaked cotton ball instead of a trioxane block as a camp stove fuel?because I'm sure this petroleum jelly cotton ball is burning longer than the last trioxane block I used,in fact I went through 3 trioxane segments of a 3 segment block and the amount of water I was using only got hot, it only started boiling when I got a meths burner under it,but weather was mild at the time
mlndstream 2 years ago
totally correct bro. I have tried the maya dust (rip off), and most of the natural stuff, dryer lint won hands down until I tried this.
Cheap, starts quick, burns long. What more do ya need. Great illustration.
FiveStonesAndOneRock 2 years ago
I actually melt my Vaseline and mix in charcoal fluid let it solidify then rub it on my cotton balls.
digitalX198 2 years ago
That is actually one of the best videos ive seen. nobody else shows the burn time on these. Good vid!
tina30d 2 years ago 21
@tina30d there's a video by watuwaitn4 which shows a burntime of 8 minutes
Panbaneesha 1 year ago
@tina30d Except me! And i show it in the snow in 20 degree temperatures!
MYOLDNEIGHBORHOOD 1 year ago
NICE VIDDEo, even though u don't talk it shows the difference very well
jannisfriedrich 3 years ago 10