years ago, we used to float from twin bridges down to the lake. 2 days worth of floating.

That water fall at Althea Springs was pretty cool where you could go under the falls. So did you port around the dam at Dawt Mill & actually go all the way into the lake? or take out at Dawt?

I don't remember if it was dawt mill or not. sometimes we took out there but usually went to the lake. We camped at campground below cloud 9 ranch (i think). We usually tried to run the dam.

Cigarette tobaco works real well. Our friends in the tobacco industry put plenty of chemicals in them to help them smolder without going up in flames. make a small pile, use glass to light, cover with additional tobacco and blow lightly. You'll get a nice little ember that can be used to light other tinder.

I ran into the same problem while attempting to light Cotton Balls. I didn't have any kind of fuel on it just a plain cotton ball. I was thinking along the same lines as you though and that it was white. Anything dark is easy to get an ember or similar.

Maybe use that recycled, grey-ish toilet paper??