Originally Posted by RockChucker30
Originally Posted by Irving_D
Originally Posted by snubbie
Anybody tried to wet a vaseline soaked cottonball? I'm wondering if they'll light, really they can't absorb water much can they?
I just tried it the melting vaseline will cause the match to flare up but the cotton will not light. This was a soaked cotton ball I don't know about a damp one.


A sustained flame from a lighter will get a soaked pj cottonball to light, but you need to wring the water out first.

Here's an article on how to make fire straws from petroleum jelly soaked cottonball and giant pixy sticks.

http://seekoutside.com/giant-pixy-stix-fire-straws-in-an-altoids-tin/


Yeah, that's a good video. I made some with regular soda straws. That was the inspiration to seal some with vacuum seal material. (See previous page)

And thanks Irving_D for trying out the soaked cotton ball. Glad to know they will light if the water is wrung out first.

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