Coghlan's Fire Paste - Yellow

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Flame Paste is best extinguished by smothering the container and starving the paste of oxygen, though the flame can also be extinguished by blowing it out.

Coghlan's 1-year limited warranty covers defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchase. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Surfaces to be sealed must be clean, dry and free from dust, dirt, frost, grease and other contaminations. When bonding maerial, apply a bead of product to one suface and immediately combine the two parts, applying pressure to ensure good surface contact.For an emergency starter in really adverse conditions — where your life depends on being able to dry out wood and get a roaring blaze going — I would recommend a different fire starter with a longer burn time.

One misconception about using petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls as a fire starter is that you use a whole cotton ball. In fact in testing (movie below) I could not tell a difference in performance between the dry and immersed sample. As far as fire starting, I remember a trip to the West Rim Trail at the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (in central PA). For lighting with a ferrocerium rod it is better to spread it out rather than leave it in a “glob” from the tube or on the end of a stick.

Just seems to help dispersing the flame (heat needed to start whatever kindling you’re using)… maybe makes it burn a touch slower from lack of direct oxygen vs vaporized (ready to combust) chemicals… Handy to start fires without the whoosh of the other stuff, plus portable if other stuff isn’t around or with you. I'm new to this forum, so I thought I'd just share a quick little idea that I often use when fire lighting conditions are not ideal. Essential for expeditions using paraffin-based fuels in their stoves such as aviation fuel, as the stove burner needs to be hot to get the fuel to vaporise before it will light. The paste, once squeezed from its tube, can be placed on virtually any surface, including ice and wet wood. I thought I would try priming the stove which is something I have never had to do before but couldn't find the Optimus priming paste.

In addition, the cans of chafing fuel have a clearly visible flame, unlike methylated spirits, for example. credits [1] [Source] Fire paste was a versatile chemical putty that could be used to ignite and sustain emergency fires on nearly any flammable object.Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Our freshness guarantee applies to our cheese, which is freshly cut and vacuum-sealed for 7-8 weeks of shelf life. I've seen fire pastes commercially sold in pouches, but never heard of this easy method to make your own. The paste burns immediately, even if wet, in a 4-5 inch flame and lasts for a minute or more depending on how much paste is used. After the cube was spread across a fuel source, it could be ignited by pulling a tab on the igniter.