How to Make Fire Starters from Egg Cartons, Dryer Lint, and old candles

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Back in the before times one thing we did a fair amount of was camping. The best part of camping was always the campfire. Getting the fire lit though could be a problem- hence the need for fire starters. I could always buy fire starters but we always have dryer lint, have a back stock of candles from dead Nancy & we usually buy eggs in cardboard cartons. In my area (the 716) I can find eggs in cardboard cartons at Aldi, Lexington Co-op & and Whole Foods. (Just a reminder that if you have Amazon Prime you can often get further discounts at Whole Foods. Try it for a 30-Day Free Trial).

If for whatever reason you don’t have candles you can always find some at Dollar Tree or buy Gulf Wax via Amazon.

It is important that when you melt the wax you do it in a double boiler. You could buy a new double boiler (but seriously, don’t buy a new one just for wax melting) or you could jerry-rig what I did- which was use an old pot and a coffee pot I snagged at a thrift store. Be aware that once you use the pots for wax melting to *not* use them for food.

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Fire Starters from cardboard egg cartons, dryer lint and old candles

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 12 firestarters

Author Beth

Equipment

• double boiler
• cardboard egg cartons

Ingredients

• cardboard egg cartons
• dryer lint
• wax

Instructions

• Melt wax in a double boiler
  
• While wax is melting stuff each egg holder with dryer lint.
  
• Pour melted wax over the dryer lint.
  
• Let cool and tear apart