On this forum, many members proposed to use plastic straws to store vaseline impregnated cottonwool.
I thought it was a "bizarre" idea, but I tried it today : seems a perfect solution for small amounts and really easy to do :
- I took plastic straws at Mc Donald's (No, I don't want to start a thread on gastronomy <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> ...) ; they are large enough ;
- I cut these in 4 pieces, each about 5 cm long (so they fit in my PSK) ;
- with a BIC lighter I heat one end and immediatly seal that end with the pliers of my Leatherman ;
- then I stuff the vaseline impregnated cottonwool inside the tube ;
- and repeat the sealing operation at the open end ; seems to be a good seal, waterproof and vaselineproof ... to be confirmed ;

I still have now to test this tinder : is a 5cm long straw stock enough to light a fire ? I guess it should be, with practice ...


Alain