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Coconut Oil Fire Starters
I soaked ten to fifteen cotton balls in about a table spoon of melted coconut oil and let them sit to absorb everything and dry out a bit. Once the cotton balls had some time to dry out I lit a few up and started to time how long they burned for. I was impressed, the cotton balls burned for about five minutes a piece, which is great if you are starting a fire. I would like to try doing this again with something like cotton makeup pads because I thing those could end up burning for much longer than the standard cotton balls.
When you make these cotton balls I would suggest storing them in small sealed container, I use an empty aspirin bottle. Having these cotton balls on hand while camping can be useful for more than just starting a fire, if you get any bug bites coconut oil is great for reducing the inflammation and itch, also I find that it helps removing anything sticky from your skin like sap. For other uses of coconut oil while camping I recommend taking a look at our Coconut oil Camping blog for some more useful tips and tricks.
-Sebastian
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