The lowly candle...

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Originally Posted by Rick

Why would you want to set a highly trained member of the response team on fire? That's just sick.

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As I always tell my scouts, give a man a fire, keep him warm for a night, light a man on fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life.

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Originally Posted by natertot

As I wrote that, I kinda thought you'd say sumthin' along those lines. Don't worry Rick, you are safe. Unless your standing behind me!

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Nate, Rick is a F.A.R.T. (Fast Action Response Team) and flames make him nervous.

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Originally Posted by BENESSE

Nate, Rick is a F.A.R.T. (Fast Action Response Team) and flames make him nervous.

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That would be Fairly Agile Response Team.......your title puts entirely too much pressure on us.

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Originally Posted by finallyME

As I always tell my scouts, give a man a fire, keep him warm for a night, light a man on fire, keep him warm for the rest of his life.

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......for as long as that life might be.....fire safety.....

Dang B I had heart palpitations. I thought someone had raised the bar. You can't drink comfortably if the bar is too high.

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

That would be Fairly Agile Response Team.......your title puts entirely too much pressure on us.

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Yeah, you don't want too much pressure on a FART. That is how accidents happen!

I throw all the leftover candles in a coffee can which I melt on my wood stove. Then I mix in saw dust. When there’s more candles I melt it all over again and add more sawdust. A chunk of it makes a strong and long lasting flame.

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Originally Posted by hunter63

Around here when all else fails....you just holler "uff da"! run in circles scream and shout........
http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/uffda.htm

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You are close.
I beleive it is:

Brown side out
Green side out
Run in circles
Scream and shout


Semper FI

I recall when I was growing up. I was repeatedly taught , matches were to light candles and then proceed to light whatever you were intending to light with the match, if it did not light the candle was idle anxious to be a hero.

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Originally Posted by natertot

Yeah, you don't want too much pressure on a FART. That is how accidents happen!

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A little extra pressure on a FART can make them rather explosive when ignited.

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Originally Posted by lucznik

A little extra pressure on a FART can make them rather explosive when ignited.

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Zactly. Some of us have tempers.

I hear tell that some of the f.a.r.t.s. have lumps.

Lipomas to be exact.

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Originally Posted by Sarge47

One item that no survival kit should be without and that I feel does not get talked about enough is the candle. Yes, I know that many of you carry them, and some even like the little trick birthday candles that can't be blown out; I have several of those also. But let's look at a regular candle; maybe a "pink lady" or those made by Coleman for emergency's, for example. Look at what you can do with a regular candle:

1.) Make a candle lantern.

2.) Dry out wet firewood.

3.) Make a tent stove by placing one under a tin can with holes poked in it.

4.) Stop a tent leak.

5.) Rub it on a zipper to make it zip smoother.

6.) Replace waterproofing on a boot, etc..

Any other ideas? :cool2:

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Breaking News........

OooH...OooH, I just thought of another use.......need a little thumb sized lump of wax to add to the lead pot when dossing off melted wheel weights, or any lead for that matter.

Almost forgot the jest of this thread.......

OK back to your regular scheduled programming

bees wax is best though, ifin ya have it.

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Originally Posted by randyt

bees wax is best though, ifin ya have it.

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Yes, you are right on there........Mostly always use bees wax as the candle lanterns use them, the burn better and the wax doesn't run all over the lantern

What's the reason for the wax in the melted lead?

It acts as a flux and dross floats to the top. Sulfur is also a good flux for this. I'm not sure if the term"flux" is proper for what I mean.

Cool. I understand.

Yup, you stir it in and it might even start on fire, do not breath the fumes...if it doesn't start on fire, I light it with a match.

It will all turn black on the surface, just skim off the impurities....and you melted lead is clean.