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Barry A.
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Actually, that is a GREAT idea------wish I had thought of that. 
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bajabuddha
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Quote: Originally posted by Barry A.  | I NEVER use gasoline, and NEVER have a "whiteman's fire" ............ American Indian small fire produces intimacy in those huddled over it.
Also, in a pinch, PRESTO LOGS work great !!!
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To quote Tim Allen.... "UUURRRRRGGHHHHH??? " I sense a slight case of contradiction of terms here. I am confused...
First, WTF do you think a Presto Log is made out of? (guess: first and second words both start with a "P")
Second, is "Presto" derived from Mandan, Chickasaw or Apache?
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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Barry A.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajabuddha | | Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. | I NEVER use gasoline, and NEVER have a "whiteman's fire" ............ American Indian small fire produces intimacy in those huddled over it.
Also, in a pinch, PRESTO LOGS work great !!!
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To quote Tim Allen.... "UUURRRRRGGHHHHH??? " I sense a slight case of contradiction of terms here. I am confused...
First, WTF do you think a Presto Log is made out of? (guess: first and second words both start with a "P")
Second, is "Presto" derived from Mandan, Chickasaw or Apache? |
---------Whoa there, I was just trying to inject a little irony/humor here, Buddha. Actually I have (had) no idea what a Presto Log was made out
of----thanks-----I kept them in my Baja veh. for emergencies, such as NO FIREWOOD AROUND, like on a BIG wide SOC beach, and when in a big hurry. My
savvy Am. Indian friends (Paiute) taught me to work with what I had available. 
Barry
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Skipjack Joe
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The wood is so dry in baja that a strip of paper is enough. Just follow shari's directions.
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StuckSucks
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Pemex
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bajabuddha
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Pemex = Boy Scout Match = How to make a cat sound like a dog.
WOOF! 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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wilderone
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This sounds a bit much, but is really easy and you can make a big batch that will last for many trips/campfires.
I save dryer lint. I save used candle stubs. Buy eggs in the cardboard containers. Buy some candle wicking (or improvise). Then, when you have a
bit of time, gather the supplies -- put a little mound of lint in each section of the egg carton. Melt the candle wax in an old pan and when it's
liquid, pour about a teaspoonful in each egg carton section. It soaks into the cardboard too. Insert a 1" wick in the middle before the wax hardens
to use as intended. After its cooled off and hardened, cut up the egg carton into the 12 sections - you only need one of these to start a fire with a
little newspaper and a few twigs, pine cones or pine needles (which I also save for fire starting).
Ok - go ahead make fun.
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bajabuddha
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How many beerz does that process take? And, would navel lint do in a pinch (pun intended)?
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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Frank
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9 volt battery and steel wool will work too.
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AKgringo
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Ok Bajalearner!
Bajalearner, are you fishing for clues on how to get it done, or do you have a favorite way to light your fire?
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Skipjack Joe
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How does that work. I'm curious to know.
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bajalearner
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I've been using a small amount of diesel on the smaller bottom kindling which starts the larger (no diesel) kindling above that. Diesel is a very
slow igniting fuel and burns controllably. One can even safely add more diesel to a lit fire without flare up. I carry a 1 gallon gas jug with
diesel which will start many fires.
Years ago I did some snow camping in the CA sierras and the kindling was damp and cold so it was a chore with cold hands to get things lit. That's
when I tried diesel and have used it since.
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bajalearner
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I knew that in another life but forgot it. Thanks for reminding me. I have both those things in my trailer. I have some wire and allot of various
batteries including the house battery too.
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AKgringo
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Diesel.......well that's a little anti-climatic! I was hoping to learn of some new technique or substance. Diesel will work all right, I use a bunch
of it in a metal Hudson pump sprayer to get green slash and brush piles burning this time of year, but of all the substances mentioned in this thread,
a stinky jug of diesel is the last thing I want to carry in my crowded little SUV!
This has been a good thread though, lots of ideas out there.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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woody with a view
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frijoles and a Bic lighter gets things going after 2-3 days!
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | Diesel.......well that's a little anti-climatic! I was hoping to learn of some new technique or substance. Diesel will work all right, I use a bunch
of it in a metal Hudson pump sprayer to get green slash and brush piles burning this time of year, but of all the substances mentioned in this thread,
a stinky jug of diesel is the last thing I want to carry in my crowded little SUV!
This has been a good thread though, lots of ideas out there. |
A quart bottle will start about a hundred
fires.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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bajaguy
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Steel wool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwNJhJwnSs
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redhilltown
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Wtf??????? Baja has tons of the driest and best kindling...95% of the time at least unless a hurricane has rolled through (or wet/damp on the
pacific side). If you need anything other than a match/lighter and a wad of paper then... 
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Marc
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I keep white gas and a lighter in the truck at all times.
Also; if you need to signal light up your spare tire.
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AKgringo
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White gas, that reminds me of a few times when I have used the tank from my Coleman stove as a mini blow torch to breath some life into a smoldering,
or slow starting fire. Safer and more effective than putting it on the fire.
My tips on this thread are based mostly on building fires in a colder wetter climate than Baja. I agree with others here that if I can find fire wood
where I need a fire, all I need is a lighter of some sort, and a little effort.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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