some time back sombody posted a fire starter that was wraped in foil, But I can't fine it when I search the Forum.

Trioxane Fuel Bars?

Dangerous smoke, but boy do they burn hot.

Try home depot they have a fire starter can't think of the name sold for 5 bux a bag each one wraped plastic.
possibly thats the one you're looking for.
Lee

Are you thinking of WetFire tinder? I haven't used it but here's a post about it and with a link to a supplier: http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showthreaded&Number=94646

I confess, big_al, I don't have any practice with the search feature. Being an avid lurker I appreciate all the fascinating, often funny, and always instructive posts, though.

I may remember what you are looking for.

IIRC, some ingenious member (apologies for not remembering who) had packed a petroleum jelly soaked cotton ball in a small flat packet made from aluminum foil and said that they got a good long burn time by cutting a small "x" in one side of the foil packet and stretching out a bit of the PJ cotton to create a sort of wick which they lit. I envisioned it as a micro-lamp or a sort of portable pilot light.

Perhaps the folks who passed this on originally will see this and weigh in with their experience...


(back to contented lurking/learning)

I believe that would be this tread:

The mess that is PJ and cotton balls

I believe I have some experience with the firestarters Lee mentioned.

I placed a small, thin, plastic wrapped firestarter in each of the youth kits our group assembled recently. The packet looks like a slightly oversized wet-nap (a little bigger and a little thicker). The plastic packaging is lit with a flame and burns for about 12 minutes total (8 minutes of strong flame). It may be possible to open the packet and crush the solid fuel inside then light the packet with a spark; I have not tested this method yet.

The small red and yellow bag that the packets come in are just labelled "Firestarters" (product #0601542-000) and are distrubuted by Litestyles of Chambly, Quebec, Canada. I purchased them at a Dollar Store for the inexpensive price of $1.00 for each bag of 8 packets. I saw the same packets for sale at Canadian Tire but in bags of 24 for about $7.00.

The nice thing about these firestarter packets is that they thin (easy to fit in a small PSK) and clean, very easy for kids to handle and use.

Mike

Thanks Jim; The thred on "fire candy" by Aloha was the one I was looking for. Thanks to all for your sugestions.