How to Make Fire-Starters Out of Dryer Lint
Save that stack of newspaper and can of lighter fluid – make fire-starters with a few household items.
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You Will Need
- A toilet paper roll
- Tape
- Dryer lint
- Firewood
- Matches
- Paraffin wax
- A cardboard egg carton
- A container for lint (optional)
Steps
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Children should not play with fire. Fires should only be made under adult supervision. Melted paraffin wax is dangerous can cause severe burns.
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Step 1
Secure
Close one end of the cardboard toilet paper roll with tape, pack it full of dryer lint, and tape the other end.
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Step 2
Arrange firewood
Arrange your firewood around the tube, light the middle of the tube, and watch your fire get started.
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Keep a container by your dryer to save dryer lint.
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Step 3
Stuff lint into egg carton
Alternatively, stuff dryer lint into each compartment of an empty egg carton.
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Step 4
Cover with wax
Pour melted paraffin wax into each cup until they are half-full. Then break off one or two sections, arrange your firewood around them, light them, and enjoy your fire.
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Stephen King's novel, Firestarter, won the American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults award in 1981.
