Dryer lint and wax using an egg carton for a form works well too. Makes a great waterproof firestarter for your survival gear. Mark in AK On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > Anyone carry a hardwood survival candle? I'd heard of them but never > made one. Wax and hardwood saw dust mixed and packed into a can > (coffee can?) to be used as a survival candle. > The burning hardwood sawdust (& wax) gives off heat, something to > keep you from freezing to death when you ran off the road in the > winter. This could be a lifesaver on a really bad day in a Vanagon. > > A quick search brought me to this site; > http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=009vSb > > I'm not even getting into the common sense stuff that goes along with > fire in an enclosed space. > > > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State, USA > |
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