Dryer Lint as a Survival Kit Firestarter? No Way!

The dryer lint just went out after it started burning. Don't rely on it!

Inevitably, at every firemaking seminar I teach, somebody suggests using dryer lint as firestarter. According to some folks, you should carry dryer lint and a flint stick in your survival kit. My response is that I have tested and tried dryer lint, don’t carry it, and recommend you don’t either.

Cotton balls/petroleum jelly work well!

You stake your life on your firemaking kit components. So, let’s apply the common sense filter to this dryer lint firestarter idea. Read the story of my research here!

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BlogTalk Interview with SurvivalCommonSense.com

Here is the audio transcript of the Jan. 3 Survival CommonSense.com interview on the Dr. Prepper Show on the Preparedness Radio Network. This Friday, Jan. 7, SurvivalCommonSense.com Radio will debut on that network.

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Free Survival Kit Firestarter Photo Contest

I want to help you put some reliable, easy-to-carry firestarter in your survival kit. Here's all you have to do: follow this link and take a guess at where the photo was taken. Come close, and you'll be a winner. (And you don't have to come all that close!)

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Dryer Lint as an Emergency Firestarter? No Way!

Dryer lint may be flammable, free and easy to carry. But should you rely on it for your emergency firestarter? I don't think dryer lint is a safe choice and here's why.

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