Whether you enjoy camping, just want a faster way to light up the backyard fire pit, or you're just an amateur survivalist, keeping some char cloth handy is a great way to quickly light a small fire without having to deal with kindling or using too much accelerant, like lighter fluid or multiple matches. It's also really easy to make.


To make your own char cloth, all you need is any 100% natural fiber, like cotton, a tin you can keep the char cloth in with a hole in the top (so it stays ventilated) and a good fire to start with. The process is similar to making your own charcoal, and the end-result is that you'll have a tin of material you can use to start a fire any time you may need one.


Char cloth is good for starting fires when you're camping or when you're at home trying to get the barbeque lit when you're low on lighter fluid or trying to start a fire pit in the backyard. The beauty is you don't need a ton of accelerant when you have char cloth handy.

Make Char Cloth | Instructables

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