Vaseline and Cotton Ball Fire starter

Outdoorsman / Woodsman Skills - Homemade Fire Starter

Vaseline and Cotton Ball Fire starter

This fire starter is easy to make and cost next to nothing, it has the extra benefit of being nearly waterproof.

Simply place a small amount of Vaseline in a microwave safe dish and melt on medium heat only until it begins to run. Place 6-10 cotton balls in the melted Vaseline and saturate them completely. Allow the mixture to cool and place the cotton balls in a used film container.

When you need to use them, take several cotton balls out of the film container and pull them apart. Place the Vaseline cotton ball fire starter under your tinder and light. The cotton ball acts like a wick for the Vaseline and will burn intensely for several minutes.