Firelighters

**curious george** · 07-07-2014, 19:19

For us townies,

only just noticed these on the shelf at the supermarket.

Could be quite usefull, box of 16 blocks, the sandf ratpack fuel tablet in the middle for comparison.The claim on the packaging is that it burn for "up to 17 mins".

**FRA** · 07-07-2014, 19:30

CG, I'm curious :-) to know if it will burn for 17 min as advertised, and whichs burns longer, bic or Sandf.
Mind doing a test for us all?

**curious george** · 07-07-2014, 19:48

Originally Posted by FRA

CG, I'm curious :-) to know if it will burn for 17 min as advertised, and whichs burns longer, bic or Sandf.
Mind doing a test for us all?

Will have to wait for the cold weather to subside, the fireplace is being utilised!

(I aint going outside to stare at these for '17mins")

**Messor** · 07-07-2014, 19:53

Now all you townies must just explain to me what the funk this has got to do with survival and bushcraft :)

**curious george** · 07-07-2014, 20:02

For us, everything!

This is it for us lmao!

**ady** · 07-07-2014, 20:22

I don't know what townie you live in, but you also get these fire lighter sachets.

http://www.braaishop.com/shop/quick-...be-50-sachets/

**curious george** · 07-07-2014, 20:25

Originally Posted by ady

I don't know what townie you live in, but you also get these fire lighter sachets.

http://www.braaishop.com/shop/quick-...be-50-sachets/

Have you got some ady? If you do,I'd happily try them out too!

**Messor** · 07-07-2014, 20:29

Originally Posted by curious george

For us, everything!

This is it for us lmao!

**ady** · 07-07-2014, 20:38

Originally Posted by curious george

Have you got some ady? If you do,I'd happily try them out too!

I'm a traditionalist. I still use newspaper and twigs.

**curious george** · 07-07-2014, 20:45

You are welcome to live off bugs,etc,a nd no doubt you are quite capable of doing that...

BUT before that I'll happily work through my own/my neighbour's tinfood they left behind while "bugging out" or "donated" to me.Think "spamcan"!

"Survival", as in "bushcraft" is not a realistic option for me nor will it ever be for most of us, why be all "delusional" to think we can also live of the land?

Work with what we have in the inviroment we are used too,eg after the gas, after the batteries have run flat...

I have no business in the bush,wouldnt survive a week nor will I/most of us even make it that far.(think urban,eg Bosnia-Sarajevo comes to mind, or Syria today)

Still "facepalm"?