Originally Posted By: SheepDog

Because it usually does not take me very much to get a fire going so why burn the whole thing as you may very well need it later!!

SD


Oh, I see... "the whole thing..." ...
I guess we do not have the same idea about "pieces of plastic straw".
Mine are about 1.5 inches long, maybe 2" maximum....you don't put a whole cotton ball in such a piece !
So, I DO use "the whole thing" to light a fire !! and sometimes need two of them...

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Alain