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WINE CORK FIRE STARTERS

BUFFALOMOOSE
BUFFALOMOOSE Posts: 383
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Have never seen this as a suggestion and came across it while surfing the web.  Fill a mason jar with wine corks (natural corks, not the synthetic ones) and rubbing alcohol.  For best results they say soak them for a week.  I use the paper towel veggie oil method but this one would seem to last longer and get a better base.
South Buffalo, New York
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    Good idea.....

    Old potato chips work great too!
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    DoubleEgger said:
    @YukonRon is set for life. Ok about 10 lives... 
    For the win....nice!  :clap:
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    Water/methyl alcohol do not soak into wine corks (that's why they're wine corks); isopropyl alcohol does?    

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    stlcharcoal said:
    Good idea.....

    Old potato chips work great too!
    I take a bag of fritos when we backpack for that very reason. Starting fires.
    Had a fire chief tell me a while back, that if you want to get rid of a car, light a large bag of potato chips, and throw it in the back seat. The fire will consume everything.

    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    stlcharcoal said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    @YukonRon is set for life. Ok about 10 lives... 
    For the win....nice!  :clap:
    I just gave about 1000 or so away to our local wine bar.
    Damn.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    None of my mason jars are safe around flammable materials 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    edited November 2018
    YukonRon said:
    Had a fire chief tell me a while back, that if you want to get rid of a car, light a large bag of potato chips, and throw it in the back seat. The fire will consume everything.
    Just for my future reference, what community do you live in?   :s

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Botch said:
    YukonRon said:
    Had a fire chief tell me a while back, that if you want to get rid of a car, light a large bag of potato chips, and throw it in the back seat. The fire will consume everything.
    Just for my future reference, what community do you live in?   :s
    Asking for a friend  =)
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • GrillSgt
    GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
    Just gave our daughter probably 300 but it won’t take long to build up a supply. Great idea because I use the paper towel method but this should be a lot easier. 
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,759
    YukonRon said:
    stlcharcoal said:
    Good idea.....

    Old potato chips work great too!
    I take a bag of fritos when we backpack for that very reason. Starting fires.
    Had a fire chief tell me a while back, that if you want to get rid of a car, light a large bag of potato chips, and throw it in the back seat. The fire will consume everything.

    Heard the same thing from an arson investigator. 

    He also said all these people that torch their houses try to get all clever and it's easy to bust them.  He said there's no law against being a freakin moron or slob.....you can keep a box of fireworks in your potato chip covered living room floor while you smoke.  People burn their houses down accidentally for dumber things.  
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    @Botch
    @lkapigian
    Louisville, but I travel frequently.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    BUFFALOMOOSE said:
    Have never seen this as a suggestion and came across it while surfing the web.  Fill a mason jar with wine corks (natural corks, not the synthetic ones) and rubbing alcohol.  For best results they say soak them for a week.  I use the paper towel veggie oil method but this one would seem to last longer and get a better base.
    Do the same thing with cotton balls.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    YukonRon said:
    stlcharcoal said:
    Good idea.....

    Old potato chips work great too!
    I take a bag of fritos when we backpack for that very reason. Starting fires.
    Had a fire chief tell me a while back, that if you want to get rid of a car, light a large bag of potato chips, and throw it in the back seat. The fire will consume everything.

    Fritos are the best. One frito will light a bge in no time. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    Been shaving lighterwood into chips and slivers.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    Regarding mason jars:

    Fart in one. Then turn it over, and leave it on a friend's kitchen counter top. 


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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,371
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Fritos are the best. One frito will light a bge in no time. 
    I'm giving this a try (with a few, not one).  With a KAB, I've switched to the paper towel/oil method but unfortunately it has failed me a couple times too.  

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • Bentgrass
    Bentgrass Posts: 443
    I did the wine cork method last week to use in a Swedish fire log I had cut.   They stay lit and get the job done.  Actually had to cut mine in half again to get into the center of the log.
    1. Bettendorf, Ia with lots of time in Chattanooga, Tn.  LBGE, plate setter, ar, Looft lighter, maverick et-735, Rutland gasket, Smokeware SS cap, Kickash basket, and lots of cast iron.
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