Hello, all -<br><br>Have any of you tried rubbing gel Sterno into a cotton ball for firestarting?<br><br>After fooling around with dryer lint, magnesium firestarters, and cotton balls all weekend (my spousal unit thinks I'm nuts), I rubbed some gel Sterno into a cotton ball and placed it under my 'real' dryer lint tinder. I ignited the dryer lint using my mag. firestarter. The dryer lint - which always burns at the speed of light - burned down to the Sterno ball. The fire then burned for a good length of time. I'm thinking this would give me a bit more time to get my fire going with kindling, especially if anything happens to be slightly damp. I'm sure I could use all the help I can get, especially on a dark and stormy night.... <br><br>I'd like to put some Sterno in a film cannister and toss it in my survival backpack. (Hmm, if I mistake it for my hair gel, I'm in big trouble. ;-]] )<br><br>Any thoughts or experiences with this (the Sterno, not the hair gel...)<br><br>Thanks -<br><br>NP