All about Tinder Quicks and How To Make Your Own! - DIY with PREPSTEADERS
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With a few leftover ingredients around the house and yard, you can put together some mighty good Tinder Quicks for starting fire. These are fast and fun to make, and could be invaluable at some point in the future.
Ingredients are found in your Dryer Lint basket, your box of last year's Christmas candles, the dying pine tree in your back yard, and the dollar store cosmetic isle.
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For Vaseline cotton balls with less mess. Take about 2 inches of a plastic drinking straw. Heat seal one end. Stuff full of the coated cotton ball. Then seal the other end. To use slit the side of the straw and fluff the cotton. Spark or light the cotton. The plastic of the straw also adds to the burn time.
Another hint include a pencil sharpener. Better yet get a carpenter pencil sharpener as it is larger at any Depot or lumber mart. Take any stick that will fit and start twist. The resultant fine shavings will easily light from a a flame or spark. Even with the stick is wet while the edge of the shaving will be damp the inner portion will be dry. This method generates piles of fine shaving iin minutes if not seconds.
Love that!
Had an interesting day. When I went to the hardware/lumber store, I needed sawdust to make my presser ham. The man asked me what for and I told him. He told me there was a couple of guys came by a couple of weeks ago and was looking for lots and lots of sawdust for making fire. So I got an extra bag of sawdust from him and decided to use the wax I have, and put enough sawdust in it to make it like a cake, cut into logs when it's warm, then let it cool and store.
A small suggestion for improving your spark placement. The ferro rod should be pulled and the knife stationary. Place your knife tip against the ground or fire base with the the rod between the knife and tender, hold the knife steady and pull the rod out. It's kind of like pulling the pull cord on a mower or weed whip. If you practice this it will contain and direct the spark better requiring fewer tries to get ignition. You could also dip balls of dryer lint in the wax then place on top of your disc for better adhesion and water proofing.
Great video, we need more Women like you in this world. God bless, always faithful.
I have by no means "arrived", Michael, but thank you for the compliment. May God bless you too!
(Deanna) agreed! What a precious lady. So ladylike...rare these days, so refreshing! God bless her!
New to your channel, oh my word, I love you! You speak so clearly, and speak sooo much common sense. Wonderful information that I would never have thought of. You also have, what I say is 'a bit of God' shining out of your eyes! Love from the UK 😊🌹♥️
You are a blessing, I'm 70 years old and I learned something today. May God bless.
Thank you so much for this!! I am one of those "weird people" who save things like dryer lint, wax from used up candles/warmers, etc. When my family asked me why in the world I did, I told them it was because I just KNEW they would be useful. And.....ta-da!!! Here we go! So now I think I will make every single family member watch this! :)
Also, I try to buy my eggs (since we don't have chickens any more...) in cardboard containers instead of styrofoam because those can also be used as a fire starter - just put some fat wood & dryer lint inside each space, pour your melted/reused wax on top, let it dry and viola! You have a virtual "log" that can be cut or torn apart as needed.
Thanks again! And btw, I really enjoy your videos. Great information, tips and easy to watch. Great work!!
Oh, yes, Melinda! That is a great way to use the wax and lint! I like how you think! :)
Another "weirdo" greets you! I make my own health remedies, so I save things like glass spice jars, cardboard egg cartons (for starting seeds for my herb garden and, after reading your post, for making a quick tinder log), and other assorted items. I come by it honestly, though. My grandmother did the same thing. We were "green" before it became fashionable, lol.
@@michaelahoffman2211 Oh yes, I'm part of the club, lol.
Agree! Great presentation. Graceful ending. Good to know “stuff”. Good job. Easy to watch! Thank you!
I do the same thing. Dryer lint/wax/ egg carton👍
You can take fat woods sticks and process the sticks down to the size of pencils. Now find an old crank school pencil sharpener and sharpen the fat wood sticks. This makes great maya dust. Break the small fat wood sticks down and that makes great fire start kindling. Take plastic straws and cut them in 2 inch lengths. Heat seal one end with needle nose pliers and a lighter.
Stuff a little bit dryer lint and small fat wood sticks, maya dust and more dryer lint then heat seal the other end. You now have water proof emergency fire start kindling. I keep several in my fire kits.
That is another great option! You explained it very well too!
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Brilliant!😉
What is fat wood? It was never clearly explained. But I'm a nerd/weirdo as well: old candles, dryer lintel, egg cartons.... seed saver.
@@heatherk8931 where I come from we call it “fat lighter” and it comes from old pine trees. Basically sometimes when you split firewood, some parts of the wood is crystally looking kinda looks like petrified wood, that part is called fat lighter, or fat wood. When the tree was growing, part of the wood became infused with sap and the sap dried up. Later when you cut tree for firewood you’ll find it and set those pieces aside for starting fire. You only need a small strip to place in your tinder. When you light it, the fat lighter stays lit like a candle and burns hot flame for a very long time. You can start fires with wet wood if you put a little fat lighter under it
Wonderful idea Crysta! I'm back finally from my deployment, but only because I was injured. Need your prayer for my speedy recovery. God bless you!
Dieter Honchied you can have my prayers too...thank you for your service. From Sharon, another sister in Christ.
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I never thought about using Dryer Lint, but it makes a lot of sense, it catches fire readily, Little Sister, you taught this old Jarhead something new again, great video, that's why God led me to your channel, blessings to you and your family.
yours in Christ.
Patrick, I hope God blesses you right back! Thank you! :)
LOVE how you share His word at the end of the video. Great and useful content as well.
Great. Put your ferro rod onto the pads so it stays still and then slowly rub the back of your knife down the rod. The sparks will land where you want them :)
Love these, made some. Tested 1/4 of a cookie, it burned for about 5 minutes! Very impressed!! I now make a batch of these every time I make something wax. I also make a batch of water proof matches. I then use water proof matches I have already made in the Tinder quicks.
What I do is instead of using shavings from wood, I get some water proof matches, break them in half at the center, put the part with the match head just outside of the tinder quick, one on each 1/4 portion. Now my tinder quicks have their own way to light with out any further ado.
really quick tinder quicks!
This is such an easy tinder starter project, I'm going to make some and impress my daughters when we all go camping. After we get through this Covid-19 virus. God is always in control!
This was a great video thank you! This is a great activity to do with the kids. They can add the toppings and draw the crosses. It's good to include the kids as often as possible. These are life skills they may need if they find themself without me and in danger. God bless you and your channel!!!
Absolutely Stacey! ...as long as they are old enough to be careful around the hot wax. This is a great family activity that goes very fast. ...Then you can have the fun of practicing lighting them with different methods. God bless you too!
I agree. And children learn at an early age that fires need to be controlled. ...when I was 12, my 17 yr old brother turned the pilot light out on the gas grill in my father's catering truck. I went in to clean the grill, like I did every day. I asked my brother if he would get the pilot lit and he told me just to put a match to it, fully knowing it would blow up. I lost my eye lashes and eyebrows. He laughed as I walked in with an all-black face. My father was so angry. Reasoning with children may be the solution to get them to have a sense of responsibility. Yet depending on the social influences, they may be rewarded by others in society for doing the wrong thing. Parents can only do their best. Teach children to stay away from toxic people and hopefully they will. I grew up attending church. My father became a police chaplain shortly before he retired. He sure deserved a lot more appreciation.
Anne Bradley - I am so sorry your brother did that to you. That’s just awful. I agree about staying away from people like that. I’ve had to do the same in my family. 💔
I’ve also used bag balm with cotton balls instead of Vaseline. Bag balm seems to work better for medicinal use and even has slight antibiotic properties so it makes it more multipurpose. Could always use an altoids small tin to hold some, too, because it fits easily in the pocket and can be used to make small batches of charred material (doesn’t even need a hole in it, the hinges work well enough for that)
I really enjoy your videos. I especially appreciate the fact that you read a portion of scripture each time. God is good!
Very good instructional video with easy to understand step-by-step. Thanks for posting it. Something you might want to consider about using dryer lint. Now days it is rare that we all wear 100% natural fiber clothing, which means if we are drying fleece or other types of human-made fibers in our dryers, then the dryer lint that comes out of it is plastic. The more clothing one owns that isn't made from 100% cotton, linen or wool, the higher percentage of plastic in the dryer lint. This is the reason I stopped using dryer lint for my fire starters. All plastics are highly toxic when they burn; thus bad for my lungs and bad for the general air quality.
Great idea for fire starters. Thank You. A while back, I ran across a great lighter on Amazon. The Eagle butane torch. I buy the larger ones but the small ones are good too. They are windproof and give a great torch like flame. Also, they are refilllable. Amazon has them now, again for $13.88. You get 4 of them of different colors. I've transitioned from Bic to these. They are indeed that great and inexpensive. I hope this helps someone.
Thanks for another great video. I am going to make some "cookies".And, most importantly thanks for sharing your faith. God Bless
I love all your videos. Very well done & researched!
Just started watching prepping videos. I'm glad I found your channel. God bless you.
Always enjoy your videos. Always learning something new ...
You are one of a kind in this subject matter. Love your style and information.
Thanks for all the information most I had never thought of. If anyone gets caught out with out any type of tinder, here in NC our eastern red cedars bark work's great. Thanks again and I love your TH-cam channel and videos.
Thank you. I just love your videos. Will be making these for our bug out bags and our camping kit.
Christa - I love listening you read the Bible. You bring so much LIFE to God's word. Of course your videos are great too! Just discovered you a week or so ago but have watched a number of your videos now. You have God's light in your eyes and your prepper ministry is wonderful. God bless you.
By the way, I make these (from old experience as a Scout leader) using used up paper egg cartons. Put your cotton, lint, sawdust, etc. in each egg cup, pour in some melted wax, let it dry and cut up the dozen egg cups and Voila!
Your videos are AWESOME. Ive been trying to prep more but the expense is enormous. This is helpful - thanks!!
That's great when you got the fire going, and thanks for the scriptures.
I hope your neighbors know how blessed they are.
Omg ur resin collection is so cute! Love that!!
Love that you use your grandmother's things
Wonderful presentation! The info was great, and the Word reading was the best part! Thank you :-)
I am glad you watched to the end, Debbie! I think it is the most important part. :)
My daughter and I made tinder quicks last week and we tested them with our new ferro rods,. All I can say is wow! Thanks you for those amazing tips that work very well.
You are such a blessing! God bless you and yours.
Love the knowledge you share, and show how it works, it’s not do it this way and it works, you prove it works. Thanks and God bless
I'm finally making these today !! I watched this 2 yrs ago and have had everything to make them.
Go and Spread the Word! Thanks for this beautiful video God blessed!
I just tossed some used candles in the trash yesterday! There will be more and now I know what to do with them. I also save dryer lint, it’s great for our fire pit. I love your videos and your inspirational moments. Thank you for sharing God’s word.
I love Bush craft/ scouting lessons / hunter safety/ garden and food storage. Thanks from a new subscriber
Thank you for this video! I’m going to make some of these.
Hi Chrisy, I love the idea of the little wheels I'm definitely going to make some, and by the way great idea on making the cross I would probably be a mess to and forget I can break them apart. Many blessings
So clever! Thank you for sharing!!
I’ve always used gulf wax for canning, you can get it at the grocery store , I use cotton balls and the cotton round I keep them in my back . This is a great idea thank you for all you do , and beautiful too 😉
All of your videos are very well done! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge! I'll have to give this one a try!
Thank you for your encouragement! It is a lot of work and is so nice when someone appreciates it. I hope you like making these!
I truly love your channel and have shared them with my friends. Many of things you have done videos on I have done. However, it helps to be able to refresh your memory. I also love that you are centered around God. You have made me think a little bit more and gave me more ideas. Thank you for doing these videos for us. God Bless you!
I am so blessed to find your channel, your touching our lives by teaching us without fear how to be prepared, and my favorite part is the scripture at the end and that you encourage us to share also
God Bless you and your family!!!
Thank You. I would have put them in the petroleum jelly and into cosmetic containers. But this seems equally as awesome. and Dryer lint is easy to come by with two households of laundry. Thank you for such a great video.
Thank You Indeed!
Love you and your message, Please keep it up!.
Thank you so much, Carl!
Hi, great video. When using your ferro rod try keeping it just above the tinder and keep it steady while pulling your knife up. That might help direct the sparks onto your tinder. Thanks for all the great work you do with your videos and sharing your knowledge.
Thank you, Mark. I will! I am certainly not the expert. I love making sparks, but aiming them correctly is an important part of it that I am still learning. Thank you for the advice!
This is a great project to do. I had put lint in left over toilet paper cores and then folded in both ends and threw them into a zip lock bag for starting fires. Your Tinder Quicks would not take up as much room and work even better. I love this idea. Thank you so much.
Wow! Dryer lint! Who would have thought there was a purpose for it?!! Thank you for another great video in learning the “ropes of life”.... Camping season is upon us and with that.... are campfires 🔥 !! S’mores will be on the menu so a great and stable fire is a must....rain or shine with your fire starters I know I’ll have some great luck!! Thanks so much for your gentle nature and a wee bit of psalm 23....you are indeed a treasure. God Bless you too +
What a great idea! I’m going to make some.
Love your videos. Great information, thank you..
Awesome video! Gonna try it this weekend. Thank you!
Oh good, Donna! I hope it is a fun project for you!
Cardboard drink carriers can also be used in a bind - also the cardboard egg cartons. I use the egg cartons to start seeds with a small amount of soil. I live in Colorado and grow hemp. The hemp stalks are useful as is the rest of the plant for many things, including food and fiber. Just some ideas, thank you for these inspiring videos!
I am a brand new subscriber. Your channel is both inspirational and informational. Personally, I use alcohol pads, which can be bought cheaply and a Ferro rod. Fantastic video, thank you!
Great vedio! You are such a blessing!!!! Thank you
Great video! Very informative, and such a good idea, too! Love your channel! God bless!
Very good advice. You are sure to survive this world and the times of trouble.
Oh my goodness, I need to start collecting, wood chips and lint from the dryer.
Great video, thank u. 🙏❤️👏🌟☘️👍🌹✝️
@ 3:35
*Soak cotton balls in hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizer has alcohol in it, which will catch a spark and create a flame... But you can also use it as a first aid sterilizer in the event of an emergency ... or if you end up with a cut or scrape that needs attention.*
*I Keep my hand sanitizer soaked cotton balls in a prescription pill bottle rather than a plastic bag. It's lightweight, it doesn't take up much room, it's airtight and seems to hold them quite well.*
This is a great idea. Thank you.
My husband and I just made your Tinderquicks. It was fun, easy and they work beautifully! Thank you for your wonderful service of helping people prepare for whatever lies ahead. P.S. Love your scripture verses, as well.😊
Hi , I use a plumber's torch and use propane bottles with a push button ignition tie small dry branches together into a small bundles...the cedar or pine is my favorite to use and gradually larger branches the the split wood..it usually catches very quickly but like you said to keep snow or rain or water from having the kindling get wet or it's hard to start so you fire wood covered or have a wood shed to keep it dry .
Up till now my favorite fire starter is petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls. I store them in 35mm film containers. I have also stuffed old egg cartons with dryer lint and filled each section with wax. I will try your idea. Looks like it will be better than those I have tried so far. Thank you.
James, the best idea is the one we are each comfortable with and practiced up on. It sounds like you have definitely prepared and are ahead of most! Thank you for the comment!
Magnifying glass and leaves or pine needles is a great fire starter. I have seen others use a water bottle, with some water still in it, for a magnifying glass.
I have made dozens of the tinder quicks without the additions you suggested. They work great. I bet adding the dryer lint (Which I collect) would make them even better. Great video, as always...
Thank you, Randi!
Enjoy your videos and really appreciate how you end with scripture.
You are so special Christa, Thanks for sharing
I just found your channel and I absolutely love it!
The little crosses also remind you to pray in a moment of catastrophe 🙏🙌🙌🙌☺️
1, you could keep them in a pringles tin coated in cadre wax to keep them dryer and 2, you could cut them into quarters before you'll ever need them . I do love this video and I'm definately going to give it a go because I have loads of dryer lint. I put it around to base of my plant to over winter them and I always save it.
I enjoy learning from you !your a beautiful lady inside and out and your love for God showes through .thank you God Bless
I sure want to be so full of Him that is shows, Sandra. Thank you for the compliment! God bless you too!
Yep. Made a lot of fire starters and these in particular. Usually with a blend of wax and petroleum jelly or some other grease/oil. They seem to light easier and burn longer that way. Tried using bacon grease and wax and worked very well. Then the whole batch seemed to disappear for a while.
I found them later spread all over the yard. Jake let me know these could be used as firestarters AND emergency food! YUM!!!
A very good video for those survival situations that we really hope will never happen. I would like to add my suggestion, charcoal briquets or even the match light brand in some small vacuum packs would be of great use. Your vid shows multiple ideas and even how to make them.
Great! Wonderful! Over the top fantastic! Thank you 🤗
Thank you, Kelly. :)
Thank You! Great info...God Bless!
Great idea and thank you for sharing. I'm going to make some my self.
I am so glad, Eve!
Good subject and video, Thanks
You are a wealth of information, I would love to see more videos like this & more on your food storage in jars for the long term. Thank you (:
My go to for an urban ignition source is dryer lint in a waterproof container. Just takes a little bit
8:07 I think I have that same dinner plate! Thanks for your videos - how insightful! I wanted to make pemmican and stuck around for more.
I used old crayons for mine ,works great .Thanks and God bless
Great information. Thank you
Gun cleaning patches are awesome for making char-cloth! I never had much success with cotton balls and Vaseline.
Also, you can actually “tap” a pine tree in order to get the resin. Sort of Like a maple tree. Don’t forget flint, steel and char-cloth! It worked for centuries! Teach children to “gather as they go” just walking in the woods, if you are alert, can be a good way to gather what you come by instead of actually going in search of a specific thing. It’s like the difference between the men and women shop at a store! Men have a specific thing in mind and go looking for it. Ladies shop around for anything they come across that jogs their memory that they might need now or in the future! Lol!
Char cloth should be 100% Cotten.
Just another tip, lay your Ferrell rod right on you tinder quick, this way the tinder won’t move. Then very rapidly scape the Ferrell rod with many short strokes.
Good luck and God bless!
Thank you for reading the word!
Excellent video!
Wow! I just found your channel and I am so impressed! I love it and most of all I love that you share Jesus! Thank you so very much for being an inspiration!
Thank you for your encouragement!
You are such a blessing
Thank you, Linda!
In my experience, any combinations of fat wood, lint, sawdust, wax, pine sap, etc work very well. Also, the “storage straw” idea is excellent (and the straw can help extend the initial fire starting). Waterproof tinder & kindling are invaluable in a situation of having little to no area resources, or water saturated materials... use the initial fire to dry out the “fuel” so it can burn. Also, use you knife to make wood “curls” & feather sticks to start fires quicker. If something does not work for you, then try a new technique/material/skill that works better for you... Blessings to ALL! 😃
Excellent, Sir Jazz!
I absolutely LOVE your pretty little cookies!!! :-D
God bless you
I am glad, Kathleen! God bless you too!
I tried the cotton pads with candle wax and 20% kerosene. I have a stash of those. They work great. They catch a spark pretty good. Next batch I make I will try soaking the pads
in Kero first and then coat them with the wax.
Brilliant!!
Thanks Christa, Absolutely love these tinder cookies, & what's best about them NO calories 😊
This is very rewarding
Adding a bit more of dryer lint on the cookie and fluff the centerpiece of the cookie will help expose more fiber. The feral rod sparks has a better chance of ignite the cookie.
Great job.
PS. A poncho is always in my EDC. With a couple of candles as well. If I get wet and cold. I can use the poncho to cover myself.
I stoop as low as I can. Try to cover my body with the poncho.
Then I light the candle inside my poncho.
You won’t believe how much the small candle can heat and dry you off.
Great video!! Thank you so much for teaching and sharing. God bless!!
Thank you, Homemade Homestead! God bless you too!
Miss Christa I just wanted to make an observation. I use to be an avid dryer lint for tender collector also. After doing some research I found out that most modern fabrics have a built-in fire retardant which is counterproductive. I hesitate to also mention that there are lots of nasty things that are deposited in the lint through the normal washing process..
I really like the idea of your tender disks they're an excellent idea. I will be making some in the near future.. just omitting the dryer lint.
God's continued blessings..