Great tinder experiments! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I took a Coghlan's and pulled it all apart and soaked it in water. It will not stay lit. Even with a lighter it will catch but not stay lit.

Then I took a whole Coghlan's and soaked it in the water for about 30 seconds. I shook it off, pulled it in half and put it back together with the fuzzys sticking up. It lit easily and burned with a flame about 4" tall for about 5 minutes. It was hard to blow out.

I took another one and lit it and put it in a pan of water. It will not stay lit floating in the water.

Then I took a magnesium block and drilled out about a teaspoon of fine shavings. Then I took a Coghlan's and got the magnesium all embedded in it. I once again soaked it in water and pulled it apart. It burned nicely and flared from time-to-time. I was able to blow it out.

I think the Coghlan's work fine just the way it comes. You can get them wet and they work in the wind. They do not burn in water or if pulled apart and soaked. They do work better than PJ cotton balls. They are also not messy.

My favorite trick is to wrap half of one on the end of a stick and put the other half in the fire lay. I then light the Coghlan's on the stick and use it like a match to light the fire.

It costs three dollars for ten Coghlan's Emergency Tinder. Each burns for at least five minutes. That gives you a 4+ inch flame for about an hour.

What a deal! <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />