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#55538 - 12/08/05 07:20 AM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
If you mash them down, would they qualify as tinder or fuel?

OTOH, they would probably attract every bear, raccoon and opossum for miles....

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#55539 - 12/08/05 10:13 AM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
ame Offline
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Registered: 10/15/05
Posts: 162
Loc: Korea
I suppose that in a really dire and desperate survival situation you could..., you know..., *eat* them.

=;^)

A

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#55540 - 12/08/05 10:20 AM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
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Registered: 09/27/05
Posts: 23
Loc: S. Wales UK
On the minus side they STINK <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

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#55541 - 12/08/05 01:35 PM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
Anonymous
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they would probably attract every bear, raccoon and opossum for miles
That should increase the success of the snare wire <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I recomend a heavier gauge wire for the bears though <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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#55542 - 12/08/05 02:21 PM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
sodak Offline
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Registered: 03/20/05
Posts: 410
Peanuts burn for several minutes also, and taste a lot better!

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#55543 - 12/08/05 02:46 PM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
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I remember from my years in the military, that coffee whitener powder (like Coffee Mate) was extremly flammable when sprinkled over an open flame ...

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#55544 - 12/08/05 04:26 PM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
wildcard163 Offline


Registered: 09/04/05
Posts: 417
Loc: Illinois
My guess would be Cheeto's

Troy

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#55545 - 12/09/05 04:41 AM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
"...what is a Cheese Puff?"

Simple answer, they are a discusting tasting snack food...If I could I would burn the entire worlds supply of those nasty things!!!
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#55546 - 12/09/05 06:17 AM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
nelstomlinson Offline
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Registered: 09/26/05
Posts: 29
Loc: Juneau, Alaska
Arne, that reminds me of the story of the torpedoed sailor and the survival rations.

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#55547 - 12/09/05 03:46 PM Re: A Different Type of Fire Starting Material
JOEGREEN Offline
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Registered: 12/09/02
Posts: 204
Loc: Long Island, New York
(In my best Cartman voice:)
<img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
I love Cheesy Poofs
You love Cheesy Poofs
If we didn't eat Cheesy Poofs
We'd be lame!
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