Dryer lint and wax using an egg carton for a form works well too.  Makes a
great waterproof firestarter for your survival gear.

Mark in AK

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> Anyone carry a hardwood survival candle? I'd heard of them but never
> made one. Wax and hardwood saw dust mixed and packed into a can
> (coffee can?) to be used as a survival candle.
> The burning hardwood sawdust (& wax) gives off heat, something to
> keep you from freezing to death when you ran off the road in the
> winter. This could be a lifesaver on a really bad day in a Vanagon.
>
> A quick search brought me to this site;
> http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=009vSb
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> I'm not even getting into the common sense stuff that goes along with
> fire in an enclosed space.
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> Rob
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> becida@comcast.net
> Western Washington State, USA
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