Mini Waterproof Fire Starter!

This fantastic project is good for fun, survival, or even just a project!
MATERIALS: small flashlight, pliers, flammable material (ie gasoline or bug spray soaked cloth or pine straw), electrical tape, and scissors.
and Preferably a flashlight with minimal cracks, holes, open spaces, etc.

Step 1: Disassembly

Disassemble your pocket sized flashlight and pull your bulb and stuff connected to your bulb out of its case.

Comments

[mrkrmoore]

why not just get a waterproof lighter or water proof matches(i went with the matches)

[In Actuality]

Well, if you have a flashlight, and some tinder laying around you while lost, but no lighters, or matches, then you have the know-how to start a fire with your available supplies.

[In Actuality]

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[alhazen]

Cool! I remember something like this from Boy Scouts. A couple of flashlight batteries (we used D cells back in those days) would light up fine steel wool. Really fresh batteries would even torch a coarser steel wool pad for cleaning pots once the soapy coating had washed off. The steel wool was consumed in the process.

I'll have to play with some AA batteries to see if they have the umpf to do the same.

I never really thought much of fire starters or pre-made tinder until recently after a prolonged rain I couldn't even get a paper towel or newsprint to light because of the humidity. Finally I resorted to petroleum jelly from a tube of antibiotic salve and a receipt folded in my wallet.

[Mavamaarten]

Or you could buy a lighter.