Wax Firestarter - Awesome Method

Instead of the usual egg carton, I have found that a paper towel tube full of dryer lint and wax works better. You can cut off smaller portions and being able to pack the lint in a little makes it a little bit more burnable per sq inch. I only need a quarter-thick piece to get my Rocket Stove lit up and burning, and 2-3 pieces the same size will get almost any sized fire up and roaring.

Also, using the smaller discs helps prevent the wax 'explosion' that pisses so many people off when using to light wood stoves. This way there is far less wax to get all over the inside of the stove in the event of a mishap.

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[BarneySaysHi]

Very nice idea, I like it!

[chickenbonewatt]

@BarneySaysHi Thank you!!

[Strutingeagle]

can a person whittle a little off with a knife?

[chickenbonewatt]

@Strutingeagle Yeah, you can. I just saw that tip on another video. Shave some off with a knife and use a steel stick thingy to start it up with.

[jetpowered1]

Thanks for the info

BTW,I mixed my lint and hot wax in the pan first .

It worked easier that way for me.

[chickenbonewatt]

@jetpowered1 That's......genius?? How the hell did I not think of that/try that?? Thank you for that tip!!! I'm definitely doing it that way next set I make.

[TRYtoHELPyou]

Awesome!

[chickenbonewatt]

@gjmueller Actually I have a Samsung that we won from our car dealership. That whine is pretty annoying though (sorry)

[gjmueller]

Did you use an aiptek camera for this video? I have the same high-pitch noise when I use mine.

[pcblah]

@chickenbonewatt thx for the reply and not bitching about it unlike others... on other vids...