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    I use to take fine saw dust. Through it in little tubes or ice holders.
    Then melt candle wax and pour on it. It also burns along time. And my wife does not complain about parafin smell with the Tea bag method. Her nose can give a Beagle dog a challenge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stevin View Post
    Let's be honest, it's not the worst idea someone could come up with to start a fire.
    Look, if you want to use napalm to start a fire, then at least have the decency of getting the napalm delivered by an F-4, rather than in a prissy mayonaise bottle...

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    I use bulk pack firelighters from builders warehouse :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by pdh View Post
    I use bulk pack firelighters from builders warehouse :P
    Somehow when I am standing in queue at Builders Express. I always seem to take 2 packs of their guess house brand packaged firelighters. They are individually wrapped as well inside. Seems their Bins at checkout works for sales.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skaaphaas View Post
    So you’re basically making napalm to start your fires.
    I didn't even know that, thanks for sharing. Think I must return to my old fashion way, just wood and newspaper.

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    For years I use the core of a toilet roll, fill it with carpet under-felt and soak it in paraffin or diesel. I kept all the under-felt when we removed our carpets. I use an Nescafe jar to keep the paraffin in.

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    I just use a charcoal chimney. It works so well, I use half a firelighter to start a braai. That means, 24 braais from a box of lighters. If I do a wood fire, I just take that same egg carton, cut off 4 of the little cups, fill them halfway with old cooking oil, let them stand for a minute or two (to soak a bit) and light one corner. Burns for a good while. Even a blob of hard-crumpled toiler paper soaked in some cooking oil has done the trick numerous times, very very well.

    If all else fails, I use a blowtorch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pdh View Post
    I use bulk pack firelighters from builders warehouse :P
    Yeah those work well. Their briquettes are the pits though. Crumbly, uneven crap.

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    Dried teabags in paraffin +1

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    I had a mate that used to keep two pumice stones soaking in a bottle of paraffin.
    Start the fire, once its all burnt out, retrieve the pumice stones and put them back into the paraffin - ready for the next braai.

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