Fire Paste

[izzyscout21]

I must live under a rock.

I've never head of this.

Looks like a great (i.e.-less messy) alternative to the vaseline cotton balls.................

http://www.rei.com/product/626906/coghlans-fire-paste

[bacpacker]

I had a tube of that years ago. May still have it somewhere. I post back if I do. It worked well. Just be sure and keep the tube in a ziploc in case the tube splits. It would cause a hell of a mess.

[Gunfixr]

Heard of it, seen it for sale, never tried it.
Like BP says, could create a serious mess if it leaks, partly why I never got any.

[robsdak]

Heard of it, seen it for sale, never tried it.

i could see the advantages of it. but i continue to use matches,butane lighter, etc.

[Gunfixr]

That's me. Matches, several strikers, some lighters. I have a Fresnel lens, and hear they will start a fire rather well, but have yet to try it.

[shoeglue]

actually, it looks likes it's just a more complicated ( expensive ) version of some homemade napalm ( Gas and styrofoam )

I never thought about it but I wonder how hard it would be to get some of that into a old toothpaste tube.
I might look into that for my bob, but then again you might as well just buy it off of REI lol.

[RedJohn]

Very nice. I think that we need to start a thread/post stickied somewhere with the links to all the neat stuff like that. Let me think about it.

[Sniper-T]

Never seen it before either. My biggest concern is that it would dry out/evaporate before you needed it. It drives me nuts to grab a brand new tube from a patch kit to fix a tire, pop the sealed top open, and have an empty tube. grr!

[realist]

I had something like this a few years back but it dried out. I don't know if it is the same stuff. Make sure that it is properly sealed. I agree with bacpacker keep it in a Ziploc.

[Sniper-T]

I would suggest testing a squirt of it in a ziplock first. I know things like deet disolve that plastic like it isn't there. not sure what this would do.