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USING "Dryer Lint" as a "Starter" { Flint & Steel }

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Puffer:
Is  "Dryer Lint" (as is ) as a "Starter" { Flint & Steel } good ??

Bigsmoke:
Well, yes, kinda.
You don't want synthetic fabrics in the dryer.  Wool isn't all that great either, IIRC.
Do a load or two of pure cotton, and I think you will have something going.
Been too long since I have experimented with any of that to say for sure.

John (Bigsmoke)

Spotted Bull:
pure cotton lint will work REALLY well!

BEAVERMAN:

--- Quote from: Spotted Bull on August 11, 2020, 08:38:49 PM ---pure cotton lint will work REALLY well!

--- End quote ---

 :hairy :hairy

Winter Hawk:
I guess it depends on what you were doing!  :bigsmile: If you were trying to be as authentic to the original time period you wouldn't use it.  If you just want to use flint & steel to be like those people from back when, you could certainly use it.  It becomes that "PC" thing and how close to authentic you want to be.

Me?  I carry a zipper bag of dryer lint in my LL Bean day pack, along with matches, flint & steel and a fire piston.  Hmm, might need to throw in a butane lighter also....  :laffing

~Kees~

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