It does work good, but always good to be aware of how much of your clothes are synthetic fibers. Burning that is like burning plastic. Not good for BBQing.
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ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
One use for lint is as a fire starter.
You can just use it as is and light it and it works great.
Or you can soak the lint with Vaseline, then store a small bunch of it into a sandwich Ziploc bag and keep it for emergencies or camping.
Because it’s so good as a fire starter … always check your dryer for excessive accumulation.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Deestan@lemmy.world 8 months ago
One use for lint is as a fire starter.
General caution, this is true irrespective of your intentions.
Clean your dryer regularly.
Jamie@jamie.moe 8 months ago
Shout-out to the GM of the Aaron’s calling me an idiot that doesn’t know how to operate a dryer when they sold me one out the door so clogged I’m amazed my house didn’t light on fire. Swore up and down they quality checked everything, the 2 hours I spent with that machine open scraping the lint out suggests otherwise.
Yes, I’m still salty about it over a year later.
shalafi@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Started 3 fires in the last week with lint. Great stuff if your kindling is dry. For wet stuff I use homemade napalm (old unleaded + styrofoam).
667@kbin.social 8 months ago
There are some really good flint and steel survival rods available now. Not the flimsy Scouting ones of yesteryear, but ones with anodized aluminum housings, hardened metal strikers and large diameter flint rods.
Started our winter stove with it the other day and am really happy with it.
shalafi@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Can you link me an example?
TheYear2525@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Also blow out the duct. So many people don’t even know that’s a thing that needs done. Took me a decade until I learned that, and it was so clogged.