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#222303 - 04/25/11 11:22 PM Re: Making Charcloth [Re: bacpacjac]
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Thanks Sue. I've wondered about that!

Good idea Quest. Thanks!
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#222313 - 04/26/11 06:26 AM Re: Making Charcloth [Re: bacpacjac]
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To clarify.

put the jeans (I used a cotton undershirt) into the altoid tin. Close the tin. Put a small hole in top of tin's lid (I used the smallest drill bit I had). Put the entire Altoid tin (with said cotton enclosed) into the fire, I used the BBQ after dinner was finished.

Like someone said, once the smoke comes out the top, take it off. Not all my patches were charred, and some were too charred, but there was a decent amount of "just right" available.

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#222321 - 04/26/11 11:11 AM Re: Making Charcloth [Re: bacpacjac]
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Thanks MDinana. How do I tell what's just right? I'm guessing that too brittle is overdone and still distiguishable as blue jeans is underdone?
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#222331 - 04/26/11 02:57 PM Re: Making Charcloth [Re: bacpacjac]
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You're welcome.

You're essentially correct. Too little still is blue-jean in the middle (might be OK on the edges), too done literally crumbles as you try and pull it out of the tin.

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#222350 - 04/26/11 09:00 PM Re: Making Charcloth [Re: MDinana]
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Originally Posted By: MDinana
To clarify.

put the jeans (I used a cotton undershirt) into the altoid tin. Close the tin. Put a small hole in top of tin's lid (I used the smallest drill bit I had). Put the entire Altoid tin (with said cotton enclosed) into the fire, I used the BBQ after dinner was finished.



I've found that Altoid tins leak enough that adding an extra hole is unnecessary. You are right on the waiting for the smoke to stop.

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#222353 - 04/26/11 09:59 PM Re: Making Charcloth [Re: bacpacjac]
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Thanks again Blast!
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