Re:Ask HN: What do you carry in your backpack?
by mindcrime on Sunday September 03, 2023 @03:41PM
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> What are the "cotton balls dipped in Vaseline" for?
Fire starting. They will easily take a spark from a ferro rod and convert it into an open flame. And they burn long enough to make it pretty easy to transition to a sustainable fire. These things are a popular DIY fire starting accessory among people who are into bushcraft / survivalism / whatever.
Fire starting. They will easily take a spark from a ferro rod and convert it into an open flame. And they burn long enough to make it pretty easy to transition to a sustainable fire. These things are a popular DIY fire starting accessory among people who are into bushcraft / survivalism / whatever.