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On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:44:54 -0800, poison_1024 wrote:

I had a box of these candles that you place under the wood you are
trying to get started burning for a fire. Campfires, fireplaces etc.
They look like tea lights but the entire thing burns up even the wax and
the wax paper covering. They make a very hot flame unlike some of the
other fire starting products and last about 10 minutes or so. Anyone
know what these things are called?


Hexamine? Used to cook with them in the forces.

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On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:44:54 -0800, poison_1024 wrote:

I had a box of these candles that you place under the wood you are
trying to get started burning for a fire. Campfires, fireplaces
etc. They look like tea lights but the entire thing burns up even
the wax and the wax paper covering. They make a very hot flame
unlike some of the other fire starting products and last about 10
minutes or so. Anyone know what these things are called?


Hexamine? Used to cook with them in the forces.


Dunno, but I googled and found this site that tells you all this stuff
to use. It's sort of interesting.

http://www.campfiredude.com/fire-starters.shtml


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water on a lens as a magnifier to start a fire on their first day.
He lit coconut fiber for a starter.

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