Homemade Fire Starters with a 10+ Minute Burn Time!

[@willownoel5017]

People who burn a lot of candles always wondering what to do with all those remnants could use this idea instead of throwing them away.

[@evanfoulds8807]

Even better is dryer lint

[@JJamiah]

We Don’t throw them away. We melt them down and make about 12 new candles. Lint being reused is great!

[@mikebowen3315]

If you don't feel like shaving wood use hamster bedding. It's made out of wood shavings and chips. You can also use a candle warmer to melt the wax.

[@bodiewest9202]

Even better is sawdust because it’s free if you know someone who is a woodworker

[@slyfox4564]

or mix sawdust/ chips and dryer lint

[@jamescooper2618]

More fun to melt the wax by the camp fire! The pine bedding is a good idea though!

[@JJamiah]

Shredded paper, shreds of tinder, shred of fat wood, lint and wax

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

.... Great informative video ....... Nothing better than spending time in the woods with your dog .... Stay Safe ..

[@survivortechharold6575]

better by the dozen. Really like seeing a pretty young woman enjoying the outdoors and having skills and knowledge about non gadget things. In summer try citronella candle wax

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this brilliant outdoors tip. Stay safe and healthy out there. 😊

[@907hurricanes]

First time viewer & making some soon!

[@brenttesterman1198]

I don't know why but I found it incredibly enjoyable to see a young lady jazzed about fire starters, but I did. Informative as all-get-out too! Honestly, those are the best homemade fire starters I've ever seen. Hands down the best DIY KZbin video! Or should I say, "The rest can't hold a candle to you?" I was trying to get some inspiration for some fire starters I'm going to make for my youngest daughter who has really been getting into backpacking recently. Great job, my dear. Merry Christmas, peace.

[@DaveTex2375]

Why wouldn't you get excited about a fire starter? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ7Mn2iNoLSohtk

[@brenttesterman1198]

@@DaveTex2375 You're only right!

[@gimpyone77]

Why can't all videos be like this? You're really awesome! Enjoyed your video immensely 👍

[@timothybender7383]

Awesome lesson!

[@elund408]

I have always used dryer lint in place of the shavings, sawdust also works.

[@richard2689a]

Pencil sharper shavings make a much more compact version

[@ColoradoHiker]

I tear up the top of the egg carton and fill the spaces with that. No need to go looking for other material.

[@havemercy4345]

True dat.

[@sandyharris4666]

Dryer lint is plastic, flame retardants, dyes, etc that would not be good to be burning

[@rob45x]

That's a pretty awesome knife. Proper bush craft knife. Very nice.

[@stevenvicino8687]

Haven't back-packed in years since my friend died but damn. This is the sort of stuff he and I would have bent over backwards to enjoy.

[@MarkDa1Da]

I make fire starter mosquito repellent candles. Might as well have a somewhat multiple purpose candle

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

... great idea .... citronella infused ...

[@scottnorvell2955]

Brilliant!

[@acatnamedscoop7718]

i like how that brown and white wolf snuck up on you smelled the candle fire starters n left

[@danielmorrison7579]

I love how you use a fire starter (lighter) to start your fire starter.

[@quetzalt.v.1093]

Excellent tip and idea thanks or sharing, and greetings from this small rural town somewhere in Mexico!

[@nickprague1481]

Great video. I do the same thing with chain saw chips. Works better than any commercial fire starter.

[@SurronSlouch]

Napalm also works pretty good 😁

[@palbal]

Greetings from Norway. Good idea, also nice to be able to do it while outside:-).

[@MrYfrank14]

Dusty got a scent of food and was not giving up the hunt.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

The moment she pulls out that knife, the dog INSTANTLY disappeared! LOL Smart dog too! I bet she can blow up balloons really FAST too! I made those but used oak heating pellets.

[@davidferrell1876]

You are awesome and good looking! Thank you.

[@SniffBackBetter]

A long time ago I once made the mistake of trying to melt the remains of a jar candle directly over a flame. You can probably guess what happened lol Also the dog at 4:35 is hilarious and then later you can see him creeping back in wondering about getting at whatever is in that fireplace.

[@joshmoore6165]

Looks like a cool place to live.

[@Marra7777]

Positives from the video - good info, pretty woman doing Bushcraft. Negatives - Amazon plug (knife)

[@megansherman3226]

Try quality paper towel half sheet rolled up an dipped in wax but leave an inch at the top to ignite. Most burn times are 15 minutes. Dip a few times.

[@stancetv2005]

The fur pup 😍

[@thatjonguy103]

Seeing this I do wonder if another version might work as well or better. That would be instead of putting the shavings in an egg carton, instead grouping them up into a small bundle and tying them with a natural fiber string and dipping them into the wax. It might be a little less messy as they could be set on foil, and the ends would be more spread out, but the center would be more concentrated for when the fire got going more, in theory. Very neat idea though!

[@prepperboss]

Oh, the expert.

[@Artoconnell]

Good Job.

[@rcnelson]

Miyagi would be pleased: "Wax on, wax off."

[@ColoradoHiker]

Instead of cutting wood shavings I just take the top of the carboard egg carton you tear off and tear it into strips. Then fill the individual spaces with that. I use crisco instead of wax. I wrap one in aluminum foil (so it doesn't make a mess) and leave it in my vehicle in case of emergency.

[@RiversideHomesteadLife]

Our homestead Channel started following you as well 😊🔥 #teamPNW lol

[@davidlewis9572]

I make mine from Scentsy wax , cotton balls , wood shavings and petroleum jelly . Smear petroleum jelly on newspaper, roll cotton balls n wax n wood shavings up like 4 inch burrito...store in small zip baggie ...burns for 10 plus minutes . Premodern store in pack . Crayons work too

[@dontall71]

Great video, just need to make sure you use a cardboard egg carton

[@Camerondoesthings12]

Love it❤

[@scottydouglass1892]

We did this with the cub scouts. When the boys got older and were cold camping I saw the zip lock bags come out of the back packs. We used dryer lint as well as cedar shavings I had for my chickens. if you don't put them in bags, your get home bag will get messy in the summer when they melt. I also live in the pacific northwet.

[@CurtisEWipe]

Great video. And my dogs name is Dusty too... 👍🐕

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Very nice, I have lots of wood chips and shavings from my spoon making. I will make a bunch up. Thanks and take care.

[@funkyjones]

Pretty cool....and gosh, you're adorable.

[@IndianHemlock]

Nice video, great fire starter idea !!

[@mrwes100]

Knife looks like a Condor Bushlore. Darn good knife.

[@RiversideHomesteadLife]

We have great Fire starter videos too!!! Great job on the homemade fire starters 🙌🏽

[@asmith7876]

Learned something similar with sawdust and wax, paper egg cartons in the early 70's in Boy Scouts and it's obviously much older than that. They work GREAT! You can research how to add material so that a fire steel will ignite them. I just use a match, but I've made some that will burn an easy 20 minutes, will guarantee a fire no matter how wet the wood. Fun video!

[@wordman2537]

I just dip jumbo cotton balls into melted wax and form them into cubes. Cut them open or use your fingernails to open it and a firesteel will work great. You can also just put a flame to it and it'll eventually go up.

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Hello young Lady, we just subscribed. Great fire starter! 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

[@poopsex05]

The whole time I thought she was gonna light herself on fire. Great vid! Don't sit too close to that fire.

[@actiondisplays]

Five O' Clock in the morning... Can't sleep and I see your vid... But... But... How can this be???? You're a G... Gir... Girlll... Girlie Girl doing a "How to make fire starter" vid! Am I really still asleep and this is just a dream??? A woman... A girl... with an instructional fire starting video???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tweekachu2605]

I wanna see an improved version of this. I like it.

[@amandahugginkiss61]

I like this girl. I’m subbed!

[@amandahugginkiss61]

Also, that’s a super-cute hat.

[@colinremmer2417]

Good idea. My wife has just got some Yankee Candles for her birthday. I'm going to pinch one of them to make some

[@williamlee7482]

I get my emergency candles from the dollar store and use the melted stubs with dryer lint in an old egg carton then cut them out and light them and they work good

[@greybeard5774]

Pretty interesting idea .. however, I still prefer good ol' birch bark and properly dried kindling .. also pine cones, when available .. not much mess and waste of time with them :))

[@GrumpyGrunt]

Dusty: *You gonna eat that?* 😂 Good to see ya out and filming, Cal. Stay well.

[@kennethpbowen]

If you are at home, you can use drier lint too.

[@fxjames]

Just stumbled across your channel and really enjoyed this video. I teach forest school in UK and am always looking for new projects. What knife are you using in the video please?

[@davidjohnston5084]

Good video thanks for ur fire starters in woods . I use jute twine as my fire starters always w little wax on it but nice film thank u so much. God bless u.

[@robertgraves3215]

Here's a more petroleum free alternative (unless it's beezwax its petroleum. ) Get some pine fatwood, make shavings and sawdust from that. Get some pine pitch , melt that down. mash all that into some frazzled jute twine, (dollar store) which will also take a spark if you fray it up around the edges. Ignite, then take the small fatwood slivers and put on top. Total jet. What sucks about parrafin is breathing it in. You could also melt it all into your paper egg carton thingies.

[@ColoradoHiker]

Or use crisco.

[@paulbalogh4582]

I use dryer lint to do the same.

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

Alternately? leave the egg carton at home and bring a dozen cotton bore patches/makeup pads and a sheet of parchment paper. Much less room in your pack, save the knife, no splinters, and can be lit by just a spark from a striker. Just dip the pad in the wax and remove promptly after it saturates and let dry on the paper. Dries hard with no mess. Simply break in the middle and tear it in half and strike one. That's 24 per dozen pads, long burning and twice the bang for your buck while being an easier to pack item.

[@miguelarivera]

Hey Callie do some videos on the different types of camp fires, start with the Swedish torch method! I will be making the wax fire starter, thanks for cool idea! Mike R from California

[@jeffhanson2621]

Cool

[@GotAerialllc]

I come here for the smile!

[@callie_waldschmidt]

Awh shucks I’m blushing ☺️

[@thecowboyofoklahoma5866]

I got some starters like that. But my wood was more sawdust than shavings. Wood, egg carton, wax. Done.

[@scienceuser99]

You are such an amazing person. Keep surviving friend

[@brenttesterman1198]

Oh yeah, that was very cool how you made Dusty disappear halfway through the video! Right on.

[@Tracey_dawn369]

IMPORTANT before adding wax to your wood stove check if the flues are compatible. I bought a grizzly mini that was made in Canada and it specifically says DON"T use wax as it damages their flue pipes.

[@tristanvarsovia]

Condor Bushlore, the same knife I use for my outdoor adventures.

[@RakeshMalikWhiteCrane]

Excellent idea! Just curious, though... How well do these work with retro drink for starters?

[@JacobE-23]

What knife is that? I like the looks. Kept trying to pause the video to read what it said on the blade but I couldn't make it out all the way.

[@shawnbrodrick8673]

Condor bushlore 👍

[@JacobE-23]

@@shawnbrodrick8673 thank you!

[@charliewilson4670]

Pretty cool and the fire starters arnt bad neither Lol👍

[@ronaldrose7593]

Hello my outdoors friend thank you for sharing those informative fire starting tips. The very best to you stay healthy out there. 🤗

[@paulmccarthy341]

Feed that dog , he's hungry !

[@anneparke5833]

🤣🤣

[@robinsquires5621]

Excellent video!!! Thanks for sharing!!! Cheers from Newfoundland Canada 🇨🇦

[@FLYfishing62]

" Dusty " Don't eat that.

[@bobp414]

An old fashion wood planer would make those shavings easier to cut

[@campingchrisuk1675]

Inspirational. People like you are the reason I've just started.

[@JGilly-cp1tk]

Do you know any forest ownersin UK that would allow me to live there I would be respectful of their land it's just so once I have my equipment I know where to go

[@SirPraiseSun]

ok

[@unkinddonuts6881]

You can also get a candle warmer, since you're prepping, you can also make your house smell nice... It's a two-fer... Plus it heats the candle at a low temp so no fear of blowing the glass and less mess and no pot needs to be destroyed...

[@phatrides222000]

cheaper to buy starter logs and cut them in to 1 inch cubes.

[@mikemeeks2935]

What knife is that

[@lazybeaver]

Good video. Pine cones work good too. But they can be a little hard to handle. I just had a great idea. You live in the Pacific NW use a giant pine cone from a redwood. 👍

[@richardp6461]

Way to go Callie great tip. I'm going to try that. Thanks!! Hello Dusty!!

[@callie_waldschmidt]

Thanks Richard! I’ll tell Dusty you said Hi!

[@genesnyder2985]

We use strips of paper from a shredder but make them the same

[@markcheech5496]

Useing pads is way better and you can make 100 of them in 15 minutes and uses less wax.

[@carl61181]

I need an axe like that you dont have to touch the wood to cut it lol

[@davidhoins4588]

Hey there!!! May I suggest a toilet roll tube dryer lint candle Wax 15- 20 minutes burn time less bulky can cut them down to size work's on wet wood enjoy the tip from a dedicated solo UK camper

[@Annie-zf7xi]

Great video! Will be making them today.😀

[@resipsaloquitur1775]

Same thing works using dryer lint. Lint takes a ferro-rod spark better than large wood shavings, but doesn't burn as long. Maybe a combination of both would make a better version.

[@mgheichert]

If you camp for a week and you put out your fire after breakfast, after you have lunch, after you have had your dinner and went to bed you will need AT LEAST 21 fire starters. THESE TAKE UP A LOT OF SPACE that other fire starters don't need especially when you are using a butane fire starter to light it. WHY not carry a small ziplock of the wax and cotton fire starters and/or carry TWO butane fire starters instead of the one? They would take up far less room. SMELLING GOOD isn't important when you want to start a fire.

[@purebloodheretic4682]

If you're a bit Lazy- I found that Waxed Cardboard Cartons from the Greengrocer Work Awesome, just Chop into Convenient sizes & your set!! They happen to be Very Water Resistant & usually sourced for Free!! Not as Good as your Recipe but pretty good non the less!! - Cheers 👍😁🍻🇦🇺

[@Tjohns89]

Making my own fire starters used to be a hassle - so messy and time-consuming. Now, I rely on Black Beard Fire instead!

[@tristannotjass]

Instead of wood try dryer lint. Very volatile and everybody has dryer lint

[@sarahcarpenter7270]

When candles no longer burn at my house I cut them out of the jars cut into small pieces and use in the oil burners or bag and use as fire starter then wash and clean the jar and use for storage, or painting , they also work great for plant starter covers. . Use your imagination everything has another use . Even bread ties. Burnt out light bulbs makes beautiful Christmas bulbs . Glue glitter ribbon, the grandchildren and I made their Mom a whole set of light bulb tree bulbs , we even got my paints out and what a mess but the kids had a blast . They came up with beautiful pictures that they drew and painted on the bulbs . Mom well she loved them and still has , you would have thought they cost a million dollars, they did hand prints on canvas, it is time to do those again their hands are much bigger now . Another easy fire stater toilet paper rolls, flatten cut into approx 1 inch strips place , take old candles melt , take your toilet pâté rings place in candle wax. Once covered and soaked in remove let cool place in plastic zip lock bag, fold to fix your backpack , works great . I have them everywhere for you never know when you may need one to keep warm also in the vehicles.

[@bjellison905]

I make my own when i need to burn brush piles. I like burning when its wet or snow covered as i have woods near me. I do wax, cotton swabs separated into fibers, then birch bark and shavings, hemp cord, and then shavings from a ferro rod. I use jar lids or snuff cans, pour a little wax to coat the bottom, then put the filler in, then pour the wax. I use a lot of wax cause i am trying to keep a flame going while its wet or wet conditions. Remember to leave a couple wicks of hemp cord sticking up. Mine have burnt upwards of 30 minutes or more.

[@angel8fingers]

Seems counterintuitive to me. I wouldn’t carry that for camping. I take that back. I could see doing this to turn my wife’s candles into fire starters for the chiminea, if I was bored and felt like tinkering a bit. 👍🏻

[@samuelsiedschlag4425]

My older brother uses something like that for his wood stoves at his farm. Very nice...

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

This is my favorite fire starter recipe, Wax impregnated wood. Personally I would have preferred to use wood powder, or sawdust, and shape them into bricks.

[@denniss3980]

I have done this but used sawdust

[@herbsmith6871]

Very cool 🤠 great info!

[@1204gameday]

Best to use a non scented candle if you are backpacking so your firestarters don't attract bears. Also, I have found that you can use lint from the dryer and it will last just as long.

[@Flip111000]

i just melt candles and dip cotton in it. so that 90% of it is submerged and the other part is dry. it sorts of acts like a massive candle and is really hard to put out, last about 5-10 min

[@jamesmurray116]

Step 1. Melt wax. Impossible to melt wax if you don't have a fire going. Be real kid. Not everyone lives a life of Riley.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

Thanks for your video. All the best and Happy Holidays.