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Nice tutorial John .. produces a huge flame .. I made up some but left them on the foil and rolled them up so they were flat and put in an Altoids can with a striker bar glued to inside lid. Cheers
great idea! I will be trying this one. BTW Please use a double boiler for wax. A water bath will allow wax to melt with out boiling. Boiling wax can spit and start fires where you don't want them!
I like watching your ideas. My husband considers himself quite the outdoorsman and I LOVE it when I can do something he can't. It helps me earn respect from him in "his" unique way : )
This is an excellent fire starter. I add 3 matches and do the same thing. 3 matches insure success every time. The one match has a high failure rate. 3 matches goes almost all the time. Thanks for the great idea!
I have watched several of your videos today and I love them. Very concise (nothing worse than watching someone melt wax for 20 minutes). You have proven even an old dog can learn new tricks. I will be stashing a few of these as a permanent fixture in my pack. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. I don't get much opportunity to use things like this any more, but if someone else is going camping I can make some of these and give them to them. It's a great idea and so simple. Thanks again.
Man, that is cool and easy. I'll have to make some of those. My wife and I went camping last weekend and I used a fire-starter that I had made after watching your other TOTW on making a fire-starter. She was AMAZED, I turned out to be the HERO thanks to you. Thanks for the little video's, they're GREAT!
I just made up some of these today, and they are AWESOME. Instead of TP, used paper towel. Viva paper towels are really super soft and roll around the matchstick easily and stay in place when rolled. They also absorb the paraffin wax really well. I used the selectable size, and it provided a good amount to wrap around the match. I lit up one that accidentally came apart, and it burned for a long time. They are worth the time to make. Thank you for posting this video!!
As always...the genius of simplicity! Really helpful stuff that anyone can do and everyone can use! Thank you, John. I don't think you realize, how much you help promoting the great outdoors experience, with your videos, man... Keep 'em coming, we'll keep watching 'em! Greetings from Greece!
Made a few of these tonight John. It's amazing how they burned and how much heat they put off. These would help dry out your kindling in a hurry! Thank you!
I really like your vids. Just an added safety tip... melting wax over an open flame has a very low flash point, (found out the hard way as a kid- spontaneous combustion can be kinda scary indoors. double boiler or smother cover advised.) Keep 'em coming.
Thanks man, I appreciate that. I definitely agree; sometimes having those extra couple of minutes to get some base fuel dried out makes the difference between a warm fire or a wet, cold night. All the best!
Great tip! I think having 5 of these could be a lifesaver. When everything is wet having a waterproof match doesn't mean fire, but this will give you enough time to dry out some wet tinder enough to get it going. Thanks again I am going to track down some wax and strike anywhere matches.
I made 100 of these last night, they work great! I put six in a small Ziploc and hand them out to family and friends. This reminds me of the good old coffee can stove. Good idea to have multiple ways of starting a fire. Way better that those long sulfur store bought things.
That's a great idea... I'm going to try those soon!! You have one of my favorite channels in our survival community.. Keep up the good work.. God Bless!!
I've been playing around with this idea and found, an overcoat of 'Bottle Sealing Wax' (home brew supply store) extends the burn time dramatically, and makes them a whole lot less likely to melt together. Thanks for the idea!!
Awesome! Just got done making 20 of the straw/vaseline/cotton fire starters you have a video on, Now I gatta try this to. :-) Your keeping this girl busy. LOL...
You're very welcome my friend. It's funny you mention those matches... they sparked (no pun intended, lol) the idea for this DIY. I was checking out the camping section of a local store when I saw those... thought they were a great concept, but wasn't thrilled with the price. Hence these..... Thanks!
TH-camrs, or rather Internet Trolls in general, never cease to amaze me. Here this guy comes up with a simple, yet ingeniously effective idea, and yet all so many of you can do is bitch about his nails. I can't imagine how miserable you people must be. Well thanks for this idea John! I've been using them over a year and they NEVER cease to amaze me!
You're very welcome Nikki... glad that you two got the chance to work on this little project together :-) Btw, please tell your 7 year old that John said thank you very much, and to keep up the great work! All the best!
John, That was a great tip. I am going to make some of these today. They are so small and compact and look easy to make. Keep up the great work Brother!!
I was looking for something on braided jute twine as tinder, and I stumbled upon this video. That is cool!! I see something like that being very effective in wet and rainy conditions. Thanks for sharing this.
Yeah, I've hunted since I was a kid growing up. My Dad was a professional hunter/trapper for awhile, so it was a big part of our life. I don't hunt as much as I used to though... just mulies and elk for the most part.
Good idea! And waterproof. We used to sea kayak the Oregon & Alaskan coastlines and fire starting in that wet environment could be a challenge. We used bicycle inner tubes - just take scissors and cut them into square chunks 2"x2". They can be soaking wet and will light instantly and burn really hot 5 min or more. Also many other uses for them- like rubber bands. You can take a whole tube and cut as you need or pre cut for fire making. Bike shops will give them to you...
just made some these great idea i used 2 strips of TP and double dipped it in the wax. lit one put in my fireplace it stayed lit for 6:23. thanks for the tip
What an excellent video and idea.Thank you very much.Although you can't buy strike anywhere matches in Europe, i used safety matches and i'll keep them in a waterproof matchcase.
Thanks Robin. Yeah, I think that water/wind proof matches would be a great upgrade! It would give you that little bit of extra firepower (bad pun, I know lol) to really get these going in rough conditions.
Your a genius man , I have been watching your videos for like a month and after watching a few in a row I realized I have watched a lot of your videos and wasn't subscribed so I subscribed and I am sure I won't regret that decision so thanks for all the great videos
A Wooden candle match. (a very simple thought, I would never have had.) I made a few today with standard stick matches. Using the old "barn burner" strike anywhere match would probably be better. They work really well, unshielded, in a brisk wind it did not blow out. Thank you,
Man you really have several killer tips and tricks on your page. I'm just getting started at the bush crafting side of being outdoors so I feel like a kid in a candy store here. Thanks for sharing.
That's great! This should make a really good and simple project for them! Thank you for leaving a message my friend... I better go check for it ;-) Hope you have a great weekend!
I just made about 60 of these and I'm averaging 4 min burn time while being held and not burning yourself. 5 minutes just flaming on its own till it goes out. The flame is easily 5 times the size of a normal stick match too. I used high temp wax, melting point of 200f, to make sure that the worst summer conditions in my pack will still not degrade them. After testing about 20 normal stick matches I never got one to burn beyond 35 seconds so this is a pretty huge increase for such a simple process. $35 worth of high temp wax would easily make a few thousand of these so if you know others that would use it, this tutorial adds pennies to the cost of a normal stick match.
hey,i found these really good,i made a batch of them and have had very few fails on striking,they make great hand warmers as well....thumbs up from me.
Many years ago I bought a package of "Buffalo Matches" - I don't remember where. They were made of a thick, crumbly brown substance like sawdust held together with wax, and had a match in the middle. You had to use the included striking strip to light them, but they worked pretty good once lit (except pretty smoky). They were about 4 inches long and came 12 or so to a pack. I haven't seen them since (at least 25 years ago). Nice demo, good information.
Dang, I thought I was an original thinker with that. My wrinkle is to wrap vaselined tissue around a strike-anywhere match plus a UCO storm match. Then jam that into a plastic straw, and heat-seal the ends of the straw. I throw a few of those in various packs. It makes a stubborn flame.
Fantastic idea buddy! Really like it and yet again one of your tips of the week gets my mind absolutely racing with ideas! I love learning new things and its very rare I dont learn something from your videos my man, thank you so much for sharing!
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Nice tutorial John .. produces a huge flame .. I made up some but left them on the foil and rolled them up so they were flat and put in an Altoids can with a striker bar glued to inside lid. Cheers
david storm this is best !
great idea! I will be trying this one. BTW Please use a double boiler for wax. A water bath will allow wax to melt with out boiling. Boiling wax can spit and start fires where you don't want them!
I like watching your ideas. My husband considers himself quite the outdoorsman and I LOVE it when I can do something he can't. It helps me earn respect from him in "his" unique way : )
This is an excellent fire starter. I add 3 matches and do the same thing. 3 matches insure success every time. The one match has a high failure rate. 3 matches goes almost all the time. Thanks for the great idea!
Once again,you have shown your faithfull followers the light.Great tip,will be making some of these.Looking forward to more gems of Wisdom.
Thanks my friend. Glad you liked this one!
Hope your weekend's going great!
Right on Brother. Glad you liked 'em!
Have a killer weekend man!
I have watched several of your videos today and I love them. Very concise (nothing worse than watching someone melt wax for 20 minutes). You have proven even an old dog can learn new tricks. I will be stashing a few of these as a permanent fixture in my pack. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. I don't get much opportunity to use things like this any more, but if someone else is going camping I can make some of these and give them to them. It's a great idea and so simple. Thanks again.
Man, that is cool and easy. I'll have to make some of those. My wife and I went camping last weekend and I used a fire-starter that I had made after watching your other TOTW on making a fire-starter. She was AMAZED, I turned out to be the HERO thanks to you. Thanks for the little video's, they're GREAT!
don't matter what he does with his personal life his tips and explanations are solid. Keep up the good work angler!
Thanks Brother. That means alot coming from you man. Much respect! Keep up the great work over your way!
I just made up some of these today, and they are AWESOME. Instead of TP, used paper towel. Viva paper towels are really super soft and roll around the matchstick easily and stay in place when rolled. They also absorb the paraffin wax really well. I used the selectable size, and it provided a good amount to wrap around the match. I lit up one that accidentally came apart, and it burned for a long time. They are worth the time to make. Thank you for posting this video!!
As always...the genius of simplicity! Really helpful stuff that anyone can do and everyone can use! Thank you, John. I don't think you realize, how much you help promoting the great outdoors experience, with your videos, man... Keep 'em coming, we'll keep watching 'em! Greetings from Greece!
Made a few of these tonight John. It's amazing how they burned and how much heat they put off. These would help dry out your kindling in a hurry! Thank you!
I really like your vids. Just an added safety tip... melting wax over an open flame has a very low flash point, (found out the hard way as a kid- spontaneous combustion can be kinda scary indoors. double boiler or smother cover advised.) Keep 'em coming.
Thanks Brother! Hope you've got some good plans for the weekend Matt!
I made a bunch of these. I never leave without them when I'm going hiking somewhere. Awesome idea!
Oooh... can't wait to see what ya come up with!
Thanks Karen!
Thanks Brother, much appreciated! Hope you're weekend has been a good one so far!
Thanks man, I appreciate that. I definitely agree; sometimes having those extra couple of minutes to get some base fuel dried out makes the difference between a warm fire or a wet, cold night. All the best!
Thanks Debi! I appreciate you always having a kind word to say my friend :-)
All the best!
Hi, that is one of the best fire starter idea, that I have seen in years! Stay safe and enjoy life!
Great tip! I think having 5 of these could be a lifesaver. When everything is wet having a waterproof match doesn't mean fire, but this will give you enough time to dry out some wet tinder enough to get it going. Thanks again I am going to track down some wax and strike anywhere matches.
I made 100 of these last night, they work great! I put six in a small Ziploc and hand them out to family and friends.
This reminds me of the good old coffee can stove.
Good idea to have multiple ways of starting a fire.
Way better that those long sulfur store bought things.
That's a great idea... I'm going to try those soon!! You have one of my favorite channels in our survival community.. Keep up the good work.. God Bless!!
Thanks for subscribing and for the support Brother... much appreciated.
I've been playing around with this idea and found, an overcoat of 'Bottle Sealing Wax' (home brew supply store) extends the burn time dramatically, and makes them a whole lot less likely to melt together. Thanks for the idea!!
+Jeff Shewmon Thanks for taking the time to pass that along brother... definitely going to have to give it a try!
+Jeff Shewmon where can you find that type of wax
+Carson Mehling if you have a Home Brew shop locally they will have it... or... www.midwestsupplies.com/nsearch/?q=bottle+seal+wax
Awesome! Just got done making 20 of the straw/vaseline/cotton fire starters you have a video on, Now I gatta try this to. :-)
Your keeping this girl busy. LOL...
i'll say, she liked a ton of your videos !
one of the best unique ideas after looking at many videos...good job! and people lay off the "pinky nail" ,that is just his survival shovel!
Thanks Brother! Hope you have a great weekend!
You're very welcome my friend. It's funny you mention those matches... they sparked (no pun intended, lol) the idea for this DIY. I was checking out the camping section of a local store when I saw those... thought they were a great concept, but wasn't thrilled with the price. Hence these.....
Thanks!
TH-camrs, or rather Internet Trolls in general, never cease to amaze me. Here this guy comes up with a simple, yet ingeniously effective idea, and yet all so many of you can do is bitch about his nails. I can't imagine how miserable you people must be.
Well thanks for this idea John! I've been using them over a year and they NEVER cease to amaze me!
Excellent tip John. Basically a self-igniting candle.
Simple, cheap, and effective. Thanks for the idea, I think I'll make one a few of these for my ditch kit.
You're very welcome Nikki... glad that you two got the chance to work on this little project together :-) Btw, please tell your 7 year old that John said thank you very much, and to keep up the great work!
All the best!
Thanks Brother. Glad ya liked 'em!
John, That was a great tip. I am going to make some of these today. They are so small and compact and look easy to make. Keep up the great work Brother!!
I was looking for something on braided jute twine as tinder, and I stumbled upon this video. That is cool!! I see something like that being very effective in wet and rainy conditions. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks Brother! More stuff to keep me out of trouble ;-)
Hope your weekend's going good man!
thanks for the great tip! I'm going to teach this one to my Girl Scout troop. We're working on various methods of fire starting and emergency kits.
Love all your ideas, tips. Really useful survival or just plain everyday use. Thanks, GOD bless you and your family with all due respect.
Thanks Brother. Glad ya liked it!
Right on. I hope they work out for ya my friend!
Yeah, I've hunted since I was a kid growing up. My Dad was a professional hunter/trapper for awhile, so it was a big part of our life. I don't hunt as much as I used to though... just mulies and elk for the most part.
Totally great idea! I have been waxing matches for a long time, but never thought of adding the tissue paper... GREAT IDEA!!! Thanks!!!
Good idea! And waterproof. We used to sea kayak the Oregon & Alaskan coastlines and fire starting in that wet environment could be a challenge. We used bicycle inner tubes - just take scissors and cut them into square chunks 2"x2". They can be soaking wet and will light instantly and burn really hot 5 min or more. Also many other uses for them- like rubber bands. You can take a whole tube and cut as you need or pre cut for fire making. Bike shops will give them to you...
And I thought that I knew every bad joke out there.... wrong again. Damn!
Seriously, glad ya liked 'em Will... and thanks for the chuckle buddy :-)
My pleasure friend! Thanks!
i saw your vid about straws...and now put these firestarters into a straw to seal them up:)
thanks a lot for your great ideas!
That's pretty clever man! Thanks for sharing the great tips...
I agree with many here, fantastic idea! I will be making a bunch of them.
just made some these great idea i used 2 strips of TP and double dipped it in the wax. lit one put in my fireplace it stayed lit for 6:23. thanks for the tip
Nice! 6 1/2 minutes should definitely get a fire going under pretty much ANY conditions!
You're welcome btw :)
+willworkforammo It stayed lit for the exact duraction of this video? Amazing coincidence!
What an excellent video and idea.Thank you very much.Although you can't buy strike anywhere matches in Europe, i used safety matches and i'll keep them in a waterproof matchcase.
Thanks Robin. Yeah, I think that water/wind proof matches would be a great upgrade! It would give you that little bit of extra firepower (bad pun, I know lol) to really get these going in rough conditions.
Your a genius man , I have been watching your videos for like a month and after watching a few in a row I realized I have watched a lot of your videos and wasn't subscribed so I subscribed and I am sure I won't regret that decision so thanks for all the great videos
I think it's a great idea. I've always dipped my strike anywhere matches in wax to keep them dry but never thought of the tissue.
great idea man
no need for a flint, separate matches, or lighter of any kind. great!
I did this today after watching your video last night it works great! Keep them videos coming.
Great tip I knew how to waterproof matches with wax adding the cotton is a super plus
I made some of these, And they work great ! Thanks for the " Tip Of The Week "
Another totally awesome tip from the school of John. Keep'um coming!
Like all good things - simple and effective. Thanks for the tip. :)
A Wooden candle match. (a very simple thought, I would never have had.) I made a few today with standard stick matches. Using the old "barn burner" strike anywhere match would probably be better. They work really well, unshielded, in a brisk wind it did not blow out. Thank you,
Right on brother! Thanks!
Love it, that's a great little system I'm definitely making some for my bug out bag.
It's always the simple things, isn't it? Thanks Jim :-)
Nice idea. I waterproof my matches with clear nail polish an woks perfectly... Gracias amigo...
Thanks for the video and your time to upload, looks like it works fine.
Neato! I enjoy learning new ways to start a fire. Fine job sir.
Man you really have several killer tips and tricks on your page. I'm just getting started at the bush crafting side of being outdoors so I feel like a kid in a candy store here. Thanks for sharing.
That's great! This should make a really good and simple project for them!
Thank you for leaving a message my friend... I better go check for it ;-)
Hope you have a great weekend!
I just made about 60 of these and I'm averaging 4 min burn time while being held and not burning yourself. 5 minutes just flaming on its own till it goes out. The flame is easily 5 times the size of a normal stick match too. I used high temp wax, melting point of 200f, to make sure that the worst summer conditions in my pack will still not degrade them. After testing about 20 normal stick matches I never got one to burn beyond 35 seconds so this is a pretty huge increase for such a simple process. $35 worth of high temp wax would easily make a few thousand of these so if you know others that would use it, this tutorial adds pennies to the cost of a normal stick match.
Right on. Thanks!
hey,i found these really good,i made a batch of them and have had very few fails on striking,they make great hand warmers as well....thumbs up from me.
Great tip, I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing
Steve...
Many years ago I bought a package of "Buffalo Matches" - I don't remember where. They were made of a thick, crumbly brown substance like sawdust held together with wax, and had a match in the middle. You had to use the included striking strip to light them, but they worked pretty good once lit (except pretty smoky). They were about 4 inches long and came 12 or so to a pack. I haven't seen them since (at least 25 years ago). Nice demo, good information.
That is just about the coolest thing I've ever seen.
Thanks my friend... much appreciated.
Hey, thanks man! Much appreciated!
Hope the weekend's going good Brother!
great idea simple yet easy to use and compact.
Dang, I thought I was an original thinker with that. My wrinkle is to wrap vaselined tissue around a strike-anywhere match plus a UCO storm match. Then jam that into a plastic straw, and heat-seal the ends of the straw. I throw a few of those in various packs. It makes a stubborn flame.
This is a SWEET tip! definitely going to make a lot of these to throw in my pack.
This is definitely very cool. Making some right now. Gonna try melting a small candle in a pot. Thanks
awesome idea, and light weight and small for micro packing camping!
Excellent idea.
Fantastic idea buddy! Really like it and yet again one of your tips of the week gets my mind absolutely racing with ideas! I love learning new things and its very rare I dont learn something from your videos my man, thank you so much for sharing!
absolute diamond tip buddy really well done putting this out there
Thank you John for putting my into up... the fire tip video is great.
My kids and made some of these and used some too.
These are great👍
Thanks my friend!
That is ingenious, will definitely be making some of these.
very good video with very useful idea, Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.
This is very cool. Next time I go out I will have to use this.
What a great method, I will share this and make a bunch to keep with my Doan bar.
Thanks Brother!
As always, great tip John!
Damn bro! That is HIGHSPEED!! Thanks for sharing. TC
I was so fascinated by these that I made an entire 10 pack of matches into these, a bit overkill but I love them