Hey thanks for the tip on the homemade sterno. We've made oil or kerosene lanterns from soda cans. Works in a pinch when you run short of flashlights. A small piece of piece of rag sticking out the top works great with a stone wedging it in is the adjustment to make it burn slowly. We used them in some mines we ran across on a campout. Have you tried powered chlorine (like Shock) and brake fluid? Hope theres no boys listening-thats a trade secret. Bob Simons
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zerby, William AE1(AW) (VAQ-137)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Bob Simons'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 1:34 AM Subject: RE: [RR] recipe for fire sticks > You have to be very careful with your wax. Wax has been known to become > explosive above certain temperatures. It is highly recommended that you use > a double boiler or even take ye ol coffee can. Place coffee can into a pan > of boiling water. Then place your wax in coffee can to melt. Use a ladle > to prevent burns. BE VERY CAREFUL > > Here is something that I have the boys make. > > I call it Cheap O Sterno. > > I save the tuna cans and the lids. Cat Food cans will work also. > Save the lids (you can use them > Wash the cans with hot hot water. > Dry them well. > Then cut strips of cardboard about 1 inch wide. Make sure the holes will > point to the bottom of the can and the opening. > > Coil the cardboard in the can with the holes pointed up. This will allow > the wax to fill in the holes. > > Add the wax into the cans till you are about 1/8 inch from the top of the > card board. Make sure the wax got on all the cardboard coils. Place the > lid on the top of the can covering up the coils. You will want to save this > lid because you can use it to put the fire out. > > Once the can is cool to the touch place it in a baggy so that it will not > get things in it. > > When you are ready to use. > > Remove the lid and light. > Once finished using place lid on the top to put out the fire. > > Easy one night project. > > William A. Zerby > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Simons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RR] recipe for fire sticks > > > Heres my recipe for making water proof fire starter: > Take wax (since its hard to find parafin) and melt it in something you don't > mind getting ruined with wax. A little goes a long way. I heat it in a > little sauce pan over the stove. When it is all melted into a liquid then > pour in in either sawdust or put in dryer lint mash it down so the wax > sqeezes through it and saturates it. > I like dryer lint best but either will work. Lay it out on a paper plate. I > make a cake out of the sawdust and then put it in the fridge to harden > quicker. Take it out an put it in a baggie to keep the wax off everything > else in your pack. > If doing this with kids keep an eye on the hot wax so no one gets burned. > Bob Simons > > For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, > "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give > you hope and a future. Jer. 29:11 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ---------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97 _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
