I was fooling around today with making tinder, when I thought "vaseline and cotton balls... why? So I just got some neosporin and smeared a light coat on a stick. It worked beautifully, in conjunction with the normal tinder/kindling set up. So... why not just keep those old/expired packets of antibiotic ointment, and use them to help with fire starting?

I realize this probably won't work that well with a wet stick

Anyone else ever try this?