Newspaper Firestarters

Want an easy way to start a fire?  These burn heavy, and for a long time.

The bees knees for camping, fishing, backyard firepits, or fireplace.  No need to carve tons of wood shavings etc to get your fire going.  Just light one of these, and throw your wood on top.  Here's how:


1. Cut newspaper into a strip

2. Roll it up in a circle and tie with jute string.
(leave a little extra for a wick if you like)

3. Fill 1/3 with sawdust

4. Melt some old candles or paraffin wax.  Use a double boiler method like this, with water in the bottom of the large pot for safety.

5. Pour wax until it soaks into the sawdust and stamp down to compress it with large end of screwdriver.  Repeat until filled up.

6. Dribble some wax on the seam and the jute to keep it from unraveling

Yer done!

These will burn for a long time in nasty conditions, enabling you to start a fire easily.  Try it!

PS, The bottom of your screwdriver will get a big lump of wax/sawdust on the bottom.  Wait til it dries, and it pops right off cleanly, keep it as a mini firestarter as a bonus!

Also, you can rub the end of the jute cord wick into fine little fibers, and it'll take a spark from your firesteel.

Toilet paper rolls work great as well, but if you're out, this is a really good option.