Char Cloth

[Reiver]

Just as an aside guys, next time you use the clothes drier at home, don't throw out that lint in the filter. Drier lint is as good as char cloth. I always keep some in my kit. It's very flammable.

[Pict]

I have a small round tin I carry in my kit for making char cloth in the field. 100% cotton terrycloth towels are good stuff, as is gauze from the FAK.

Another tinder is Jute twine. I treat it with Vaseline and it burs alot longer.

Mac

[Gray Wolf]

Drier lint is as good as char cloth. I always keep some in my kit. It's very flammable.

That has been covered in many threads, I know that I have always posted that the towel load was best (because of the most cotton count). Please use the search button at the top of each page, and you'll see what I mean. There are different attributes to using char cloth compared to dryer lint. Just trying to help.

[huntermj]

Inspired by this thread i decided to make some char-cloth. What i learned, don't do this on the stove in the house. it makes surprising amount of smoke! So then i moved it outside and used my backpacking stove, Worked great. Shot some sparks on it and it light right up. Thanks guys.

[Runs With Beer]

Char cloth is great stuff. If the need arise you can also use punk wood and make char the same way.It will also catch a spark just as well.