Make the Best Fire Kit! Light a Fire Any Time Any Where!! 

I appreciate the fact that even the show is something that's relatively simple you actually do everything right before our eyes so there is no confusion

An old school "forces" guy showed me to melt Vaseline, drop cotton balls in, (they soak up quite a bit) and then put those balls in an old dip can. Gotta pull em' apart a lil' before use but deff the Best fire tender ever! This guy is rite! Well done brother!

Another thing that is highly flammable--dryer lint. It packs up small, excellent fire starter.

Clip the ends from a Q-Tip and put them in the cap of the Chapstick. Roll them over the lip balm, and they will burn like a candle. Not nearly as messy, and easier to access. Three or four tips will fit in the cap.

Make these with melted Wax. dip those cotton balls in molten wax. That lights up awesome too. And its not as messy. I use to love Vaseline cotton balls, but Wax is so much better. Burns almost the same 5-12 minutes (depending on the size of the cotton ball, weather etc)

I use empty chapstick tubes as matchcases. Cut out the stem super glue the base back on. Holds 7 waterproof large strike anywhere matches a birthday candle and some have room for a dry cottonball under the lid which I tape shut. Nice to have,never got wet and has saved my ass twice. Plus it blends in with pocket junk

My Dad showed Me that trick when I was a kid....it has stood the test of time....He was a Korean war Vet....He used jute twine and a type of duct tape with cotton balls& vaseline he had the cotton balls in a plastic cigar tube that he cut down and taped a pencil to it..everything was tinder...great video brother...👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💯

Trade vasoline for vicks vapour rub and you've got emergency bug repellent/ stuffy nose solution / muscle rub as well 👍😉 Great idea :)

I use old empty pill bottles as vessels for cotton balls and Vaseline.

Look into the clipper lighter. It is refillable. The striker actually comes out to be used as a sparker and is also refillable with flint.

Good stuff... I have been using the cotton ball and vaseline for years. A couple of pointers on preparing and using the balls. It is best to use warmed, liquid, vaseline to fuse with the cotton balls. If that is not available simply rub the ball with vaseline in your hands until warm. When using the balls, take a small piece , each ball will make 6 to 8 fires, pull it apart till it is a fiber ball. This will burn for about 2 minutes and can be lite very easily with a flint and striker.

I use empty Chapstick containers and fill them Vaseline and cotton then I tape over the whole container to keep it sealed.

Thanks brother. I dig this stuff. I like to make these little kits for people who are not by nature prepared. It gets them interested. Soon I won't be the only one with a 60 lb EDC bag! That reminds me, i need to add in...

I made one today, but I added a small bag of gummy bears

Maybe better to tie small knot on each end of paracord so it would be harder to come apart

Being OCD I am surprised you didn't take the narrower strip of tape and rig a lanyard to your chap stick cap so you wouldn't lose it. I think I saw where someone mentioned using old 35 mm film containers for holding cotton ball tinder. I would be curious to know if over time the Vaseline didn't break down the plastic. If I find any of those containers I had years ago I will have to check it out. I have used old prescription pill bottles for that. I say again, you have some of the coolest videos on YT.

I was concerned the vaseline was for concealment at first. Very cool tip, thanks for the video

Not only would this kit be easy to assemble with times we ALL have on hand, but it seems to lend itself to a great deal of variation! For example, if you scale the lighter down to a Bic Mini, you probably *can* use the 1" Gorilla Tape. Clever paracord users can easily create a more complex and useful lanyard in between. The cord can easily be strung through the ring of a Swiss Army knife, the chain of a magnesium striker, or the lid of a match safe carrying the storm matches you've already shown us how to chop up (like an Exotac Matchcap XL). And of course, the advantages of dryer-lint cubes and other tinder have already been stated below.

You're a genius bro. I'm going to start saving my empty chewing tobacco containers to store my cotton ball and vaseline tinder.

I keep a ranger band AKA the smallest bicycle inner tube at walmart around all my bic lighters. Excellent fire starters even when wet.

Pro gamer move: Make the paracord long enough to wear as a necklace, in sub freezing temperatures this will allow your body heat to keep the butane in your lighter from freezing.

Corporal sent me over. Thanks for all you do!

On my to do list for tomorrow.

I wouldn't keep an unprotected Bic lighter in my pocket. If the gas valve gets depressed....which they can in your pocket....then you can lose all of your fuel and never know it. I always keep it in some kind of tin. I know it's cliche....but a Bic fits inside of an Altoids tin like it's made to go in there....plus room to for chapstick and cotton balls or lint....and I duct tape it shut to keep it kind of weather proof. Just a little advice or a different way of doing it.....

That burns for quite a while. Handy tip man. Thanks.

I like this...easy..cheap..smart..

Corporals Corner sent me over to watch your stuff. Awesome. Thanks!!!!

If you keep the butane lighter in a small zip lock bag, the butane lighter hold the butane for years. I really like the method you are using ,keeping the lighter and tender together. Everything there has multiple uses in a survival situation.

Green to Gold 👍

Good morning here great video stay safe and healthy God bless

Thanks for the pro tip. A lot of people are saying to use old 35mm film canisters to hold your prepped cotton balls, but a Blood glucose testing strip canister is beefier. Talk to your Dad about saving a couple for you!

I added a few fish hooks and some line. Also put a sail needle and some #36 bank line on it also. Makes a nice kit that I actually carry every day.

A little late to the show so this may have already been mentioned but, if you have used up your last bit of cotton ball, you can also use the "guts" of your length of 550 paracord as a tinder source. Additionally, you could also substitute the 550 for a similar length of jute or hemp twine for the same reason. When "fluffed up", they make fantastic tinder or bird's nest material. Your Ranger Lighter is a great project. Cheap, most items can be found around the house, no special tools required, about 5 minutes "work" and you've effectively doubled your chance of lighting a fire in less-than-ideal conditions than just using the lighter alone. 👍 Cheers and all the best from Nova Scotia 🇨🇦

Great tips! I have all of these items in my bag....now they'll be together. Thank you.

If you encounter an enemy who has supple lips you know you are in trouble. He is prepared for a fight.

Thank you for your great information and thank you for your service

This is one ... if not the best, video given. Thank you. Think... cheap to construct... but lasts a long time.

Today I made 5 Ranger lighters and modified some with orange 550 cord that has the fire string and a sail needle. More multifunction. Even with the torch lighters makes them super Ranger lighters.

The Corporal said to check out this channel. I am now a subscriber. Awesome channel, keep up the great work

Fire inside of a barn with hay! You're a brave soul. I love the video!

Good stuff, light weight, compact and practical 👍

Nice tip! I use those little Advil containers and fill them with Vaseline cotton balls, those also fit a AA battery .

Now that's really slick! Great video. Simple, surefire fire starter. Gonna make mine up. Thanks!

Great idea. I have just made one though i use a clippers lighter as it is refillable and you can add an extra flint. I have also added a Canadian jam knot to the lighter end which i use to stop the gas button being depressed accidentally.

OMG!! I have to make some of those. Thanks for sharing.

Nice set up. I'll be making one up

Corn chips is something I won’t forget. Survivor Man burned corn chips had no idea some chips will stay lit

I will use that idea for sure . Thank you so much for sharing.

Outstanding! I'm gonna show someone else.

I just made it while watching you buddy. Thank you.

I watched this video when it first came out. I have been carrying it since then. I also have used a small aluminum pill holder, with dryer lent that has Vaseline on it. Great fire starter.

Excellent 👍🏼

Thanks, I’m making one of those in the morning.

Corporal sent me! Thanks for the tip!!!

Nice! I'm adopting this too!

I just made one of these today! I love it! super cool idea.

Brilliant! This is the simplest and most practical fire kit I have ever seen! 🤔👍

Awesome method.....I'd rock it.

Thanks for sharing. I like the practicality and effectiveness.

Just made two of these, thanks to another video of yours... Thanks for reminding me of this very useful stuff

New friends here from Trail Trash Outdoors! Aleays love making new things and 🔥!! This is just up our alley! Thanks for sharing!!

Cool set up.Thanks

Corporal's Corner sent me... this is such a great idea!

Great idea !!!!

I also carry chapstick packed with petroleum jelly covered cotton balls. But because it gets tough to get the bottom ones out I put over-hand knotted cotton twine first before packing them in. Drilled a small hole on the cap and pulled out the other end of twine and finished with another overhand knot so cap doesn't get lost accidentally. As I pull out the twine cotton balls come out. Once I'm done with cotton balls I have petroleum jelly covered cotton twine for extra tinder.

Man, that stuff burns for ages 👍👍👍 I’ll make me one of these for sure. Great video.

Just watched this one again, still good info!

Ingenious & small enough to keep in a pocket instead of a pot where when it’s this cold, -1c I’d retreat inside, although I’ve managed -3 on Mt Kenya & -4 hitching across South Africa. Not overly pleasant!

Outstanding instruction, Thanks.

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend. Brilliant, thank you for sharing these life saving tips. All the best to you. Stay safe out there. 🤗

Great idea going to make one for my everyday carry bag.

Thank you from Aussie. I’ll put that together with my son!

This was some hot info. Really Sparks the desire to get out and Pyro some maniacs.

Nice! thanks for the video. 👍🔥

My Dad was with the 82nd Airborne Rangers at The Battle of the Bulge! He was a Captain Roy L. McIntosh !!!

dryer lint and char cloth. Can not go wrong. Thanks for a helpful vid.

Instead of attaching the Bic lighter to the chapstick,I attached a titan size(1/2"x6")ferro rod to the chapstick.Ferro rods work when wet,a lighter won't,plus a lighter eventually runs out of fuel.Though a lighter is easier to work with than a ferro rod.And you need a knife or a ferro rod scraper to work the ferro rod.I like the idea of the PJ cottonball stuffed in the chapstick lid.Great video,thanks.

Great tips. Never heard of them

Yea I keep those components in my pockets. I could stuff a cotton ball in the cap, may as well use the spot. You may like to remove the silver flame guard from your lighter, then yank that childproofing band off the wheel, makes it a little easier to use with cold fingers. Thanks for the video.

Great tip thank you .

Great info bud ! Thank you

Nice thank you ,will do ranger!

Awesome !!! Thank you !

Great idea !

Not to be a party pooper , I carry in my bag water proof matches and some Thermold brand stripper clips for a rifle. They are special made to double up as fire starter sticks and work very well.

Great video

Great idea on the Ranger lighter. Gonna try one. Funny video too. Thanks man.

Beautiful

Great video. I like having bright colors like orange or reflective tape for emergency items. People always lose things at night and they will be difficult to find.

Guna have to add that to my edc. Good piece of kit.

Great stuff! Thanks!!!

That flame lasted longer than I expected

I've adopted your Ranger Lighter set up for my kits, including a small shoulder bag (containing 10 Cs) when I go flying. Maintaining supple lips in cold dry conditions at altitude is a necessity.

Cool fire hack 👍 thanks

I've done the lighter & duct tape only I had electrical tape above it on the lighter. We use the duct tape for emergency repairs and the electrical tape over the muzzle of our hunting rifles to stop weather and other stuff from getting into it on hour yearly trip to the national forest. I like the cotton ball in the lid trick, that's pretty legit how ever for my purposes having the two separate works best, but I see your point of connecting them.

Brilliant fire starter

Love these types of videos thank you.

Thanks for this way smart upgrade! I make small fringe like slits on the end of the tape so I can easily pull off narrow strips of tape tinder. I fill the chapstick container with Vaseline saturated cotton balls balls. I tie dental floss around the bottom cotton ball so it's easy to pull the cotton balls out.

Great stuff!

Cool. Never thought of this.