FREE: Fire Starter Kit.

The listing, Fire Starter Kit. has ended.

Up for auction is this home made fire starting kit. It contains several pieces of Fatwood tender and a reusable permanent match contained in an Altoids container.

Because of the flammability of terpene, fatwood is prized for use as kindling in starting fires. It lights quickly even when wet, is very wind resistant, and burns hot enough to light larger pieces of wood. A small piece of fatwood can be used many times to create tinder by shaving small curls and using them to light other larger tinder. In Louisiana "fatwood" is known as "rich lighter" and cut slivers are what is referred to as "kindling" because of the abundance. The pitch-soaked wood produces an oily, sooty smoke, and it is recommended that one should not cook on a fire until all the fatwood has completely burned out. Because of this oily smoke fatwood should not be used for indoor fireplaces. A fatwood pine knot burns hot enough that even one of a smaller size can cause damage to a wood stove and even cause house fires. The smoke produced by "fatwood" is an excellent bug (especially mosquito) repellent.

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Unfortunately I have to charge freight on this one. The size is going to make it too expensive for free shipping. It will be a flat rate as low as I can.