hey guys welcome back to king of random cooking today we’re whipping up a batch
cooking today we’re whipping up a batch
cooking today we’re whipping up a batch of DIY survival style fire starters
of DIY survival style fire starters
of DIY survival style fire starters using items you could probably find
using items you could probably find
using items you could probably find around the house the materials for this
around the house the materials for this
around the house the materials for this project are pretty simple I just went
project are pretty simple I just went
project are pretty simple I just went down to the grocery store and picked up
down to the grocery store and picked up
down to the grocery store and picked up some of these cotton facial cleansing
some of these cotton facial cleansing
some of these cotton facial cleansing pads and I’m gonna be melting down and
pads and I’m gonna be melting down and
pads and I’m gonna be melting down and reusing this old candle I’ve had sitting
reusing this old candle I’ve had sitting
reusing this old candle I’ve had sitting around but if you really wanted to you
around but if you really wanted to you
around but if you really wanted to you could use a box of crayons
could use a box of crayons
could use a box of crayons now I recently went to a survival
now I recently went to a survival
now I recently went to a survival seminar where they are selling flint and
seminar where they are selling flint and
seminar where they are selling flint and steel fire starters the idea is you
steel fire starters the idea is you
steel fire starters the idea is you strike the two together and make sparks
strike the two together and make sparks
strike the two together and make sparks and you can use that to ignite the
and you can use that to ignite the
and you can use that to ignite the tinder of your survival fire the thing
tinder of your survival fire the thing
tinder of your survival fire the thing is the units they were selling or
is the units they were selling or
is the units they were selling or anywhere from twenty to forty dollars
anywhere from twenty to forty dollars
anywhere from twenty to forty dollars which i think is a little on the high
which i think is a little on the high
which i think is a little on the high end but I did get one of these things
end but I did get one of these things
end but I did get one of these things this is a Ferro cerium rod which is
this is a Ferro cerium rod which is
this is a Ferro cerium rod which is basically a glorified version of the
basically a glorified version of the
basically a glorified version of the little Flint you find in a thumb strike
little Flint you find in a thumb strike
little Flint you find in a thumb strike lighter now Ferro serum is a synthetic
lighter now Ferro serum is a synthetic
lighter now Ferro serum is a synthetic alloy a combining a lot of different
alloy a combining a lot of different
alloy a combining a lot of different metals and the idea is you take some
metals and the idea is you take some
metals and the idea is you take some kind of a steel striker and run it down
kind of a steel striker and run it down
kind of a steel striker and run it down the side and it produces hot sparks now
the side and it produces hot sparks now
the side and it produces hot sparks now I don’t have any steel strikers but I do
I don’t have any steel strikers but I do
I don’t have any steel strikers but I do have an old hacksaw blade and I found
have an old hacksaw blade and I found
have an old hacksaw blade and I found that these things work this as well now
that these things work this as well now
that these things work this as well now the first thing we need to do to start
the first thing we need to do to start
the first thing we need to do to start making these wax impregnated cotton fire
making these wax impregnated cotton fire
making these wax impregnated cotton fire starters is to simply throw our candle
starters is to simply throw our candle
starters is to simply throw our candle in a pot and melt it down you could also
in a pot and melt it down you could also
in a pot and melt it down you could also just throw it in the microwave for about
just throw it in the microwave for about
just throw it in the microwave for about four minutes that seems to work just as
four minutes that seems to work just as
four minutes that seems to work just as well so here we are guys our wax is
well so here we are guys our wax is
well so here we are guys our wax is completely melted we’ve got quite a bit
completely melted we’ve got quite a bit
completely melted we’ve got quite a bit of it here it’s actually a lot more than
of it here it’s actually a lot more than
of it here it’s actually a lot more than we need so for convenience we’re gonna
we need so for convenience we’re gonna
we need so for convenience we’re gonna pour some out into a plate so it’s about
pour some out into a plate so it’s about
pour some out into a plate so it’s about a quarter of an inch deep and then we’re
a quarter of an inch deep and then we’re
a quarter of an inch deep and then we’re gonna use that to soak our cotton pads
gonna use that to soak our cotton pads
gonna use that to soak our cotton pads for just a second on each side and we’re
for just a second on each side and we’re
for just a second on each side and we’re gonna need a place to let our wax
gonna need a place to let our wax
gonna need a place to let our wax firestarters cool down and ideally we’d
firestarters cool down and ideally we’d
firestarters cool down and ideally we’d use wax paper or aluminum foil I
use wax paper or aluminum foil I
use wax paper or aluminum foil I couldn’t find any so we’re just using a
couldn’t find any so we’re just using a
couldn’t find any so we’re just using a ziplock bag all right here we go let’s
ziplock bag all right here we go let’s
ziplock bag all right here we go let’s get started with these white cloud
get started with these white cloud
get started with these white cloud cotton squares these are 100% cotton and
cotton squares these are 100% cotton and
cotton squares these are 100% cotton and typically used by women for applying
typically used by women for applying
typically used by women for applying makeup and cleansers now we’re gonna do
makeup and cleansers now we’re gonna do
makeup and cleansers now we’re gonna do is take these pads and dip them into the
is take these pads and dip them into the
is take these pads and dip them into the wax just so they get a light coating on
wax just so they get a light coating on
wax just so they get a light coating on either side and it would be good to have
either side and it would be good to have
either side and it would be good to have a pair of tweezers but I couldn’t find
a pair of tweezers but I couldn’t find
a pair of tweezers but I couldn’t find any those either so I’m using a fork
any those either so I’m using a fork
any those either so I’m using a fork alright here we go
alright here we go
alright here we go test number one we’re just gonna dip a
test number one we’re just gonna dip a
test number one we’re just gonna dip a little bit on that side there flip it
little bit on that side there flip it
little bit on that side there flip it over a little bit of that side and
over a little bit of that side and
over a little bit of that side and pretty much call it done set that off to
pretty much call it done set that off to
pretty much call it done set that off to the side on our ziplock bag to cool down
the side on our ziplock bag to cool down
the side on our ziplock bag to cool down number two whoops I guess that’ll work
number two whoops I guess that’ll work
number two whoops I guess that’ll work too you could just pop them in and scoop
too you could just pop them in and scoop
too you could just pop them in and scoop them out I think the key is we just
them out I think the key is we just
them out I think the key is we just don’t want to have too much wax on there
[Music]
[Music] now for variety I picked up some of
now for variety I picked up some of
now for variety I picked up some of these cotton rounds these are also 100%
these cotton rounds these are also 100%
these cotton rounds these are also 100% cotton and used for facial cleansing
cotton and used for facial cleansing
cotton and used for facial cleansing these are large circular discs and these
these are large circular discs and these
these are large circular discs and these are the kind of things I’ve seen other
are the kind of things I’ve seen other
are the kind of things I’ve seen other Preppers using on the Internet as well
Preppers using on the Internet as well
Preppers using on the Internet as well Dyanne just enough to get the wax in
Dyanne just enough to get the wax in
Dyanne just enough to get the wax in there and drip it off this one here I’m
there and drip it off this one here I’m
there and drip it off this one here I’m just gonna try one side we’re just gonna
just gonna try one side we’re just gonna
just gonna try one side we’re just gonna let that soak for a second and then take
let that soak for a second and then take
let that soak for a second and then take it out so it’s wax infused on one side
it out so it’s wax infused on one side
it out so it’s wax infused on one side cotton on the other but you can already
cotton on the other but you can already
cotton on the other but you can already see that wax poking through and while I
see that wax poking through and while I
see that wax poking through and while I was picking up all these cotton pads I
was picking up all these cotton pads I
was picking up all these cotton pads I couldn’t resist picking up a box of
couldn’t resist picking up a box of
couldn’t resist picking up a box of tampons as well these things are mostly
tampons as well these things are mostly
tampons as well these things are mostly made of cotton so we may as well throw
made of cotton so we may as well throw
made of cotton so we may as well throw them in the mix as well beautiful that
them in the mix as well beautiful that
them in the mix as well beautiful that looks amazing
all right guys it’s been about five
all right guys it’s been about five minutes our wax has cooled down and it
minutes our wax has cooled down and it
minutes our wax has cooled down and it looks like our fire starters are ready
looks like our fire starters are ready
looks like our fire starters are ready for testing
for testing
for testing now just for comparative purposes I have
now just for comparative purposes I have
now just for comparative purposes I have some of the original cotton and some of
some of the original cotton and some of
some of the original cotton and some of the wax infused cotton just so we can
the wax infused cotton just so we can
the wax infused cotton just so we can see the difference in the burn times so
see the difference in the burn times so
see the difference in the burn times so test number one we’re just gonna see if
test number one we’re just gonna see if
test number one we’re just gonna see if you can use some sparks to actually
you can use some sparks to actually
you can use some sparks to actually ignite this cotton at all so I’m just
ignite this cotton at all so I’m just
ignite this cotton at all so I’m just gonna fluff this up so it exposes a
gonna fluff this up so it exposes a
gonna fluff this up so it exposes a little more surface area making it
little more surface area making it
little more surface area making it easier to light now we’re gonna start a
easier to light now we’re gonna start a
easier to light now we’re gonna start a timer and see how long that burns let’s
timer and see how long that burns let’s
timer and see how long that burns let’s light it up first try
Cotton’s burning you can see that little
Cotton’s burning you can see that little fluff took off and no no time flat I
fluff took off and no no time flat I
fluff took off and no no time flat I don’t see a whole lot of flame because
don’t see a whole lot of flame because
don’t see a whole lot of flame because this cotton is compressed there is some
this cotton is compressed there is some
this cotton is compressed there is some flame down here but it’s burning very
flame down here but it’s burning very
flame down here but it’s burning very quietly okay we’re getting some more
quietly okay we’re getting some more
quietly okay we’re getting some more orange flame up here and I suppose if
orange flame up here and I suppose if
orange flame up here and I suppose if you lifted this up off the ground a
you lifted this up off the ground a
you lifted this up off the ground a little bit you can get it to burn a
little bit you can get it to burn a
little bit you can get it to burn a little bit hotter to start your fire at
little bit hotter to start your fire at
little bit hotter to start your fire at this point most of the pad has been
this point most of the pad has been
this point most of the pad has been consumed we’re just gonna wait until the
consumed we’re just gonna wait until the
consumed we’re just gonna wait until the flame actually goes out and there’s the
flame actually goes out and there’s the
flame actually goes out and there’s the last little bit of flame there we’ll
last little bit of flame there we’ll
last little bit of flame there we’ll stop that we’ll call it 50 seconds so
stop that we’ll call it 50 seconds so
stop that we’ll call it 50 seconds so we’ve got about 50 seconds maybe a
we’ve got about 50 seconds maybe a
we’ve got about 50 seconds maybe a minute on the top end with one of these
minute on the top end with one of these
minute on the top end with one of these cotton facial cleansing pads but that
cotton facial cleansing pads but that
cotton facial cleansing pads but that was with no wax so let’s try the wax
was with no wax so let’s try the wax
was with no wax so let’s try the wax infused version and see if there’s any
infused version and see if there’s any
infused version and see if there’s any difference this pad here has the wax on
difference this pad here has the wax on
difference this pad here has the wax on one side and the cotton on the other so
one side and the cotton on the other so
one side and the cotton on the other so we’re just gonna fluff up the cotton
we’re just gonna fluff up the cotton
we’re just gonna fluff up the cotton side the same as we did before to catch
side the same as we did before to catch
side the same as we did before to catch the spark all right got on the first try
the spark all right got on the first try
the spark all right got on the first try last time let’s see what you do that
last time let’s see what you do that
last time let’s see what you do that again there we go
again there we go
again there we go and it’s off
and it’s off
and it’s off [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
the thing I notice about these flat pads
the thing I notice about these flat pads is the flame doesn’t get very high
is the flame doesn’t get very high
is the flame doesn’t get very high everything’s so compressed and I think
everything’s so compressed and I think
everything’s so compressed and I think the air is having a hard time getting to
the air is having a hard time getting to
the air is having a hard time getting to it so what we really need to do is stick
it so what we really need to do is stick
it so what we really need to do is stick some sticks underneath it so it has a
some sticks underneath it so it has a
some sticks underneath it so it has a little bit of leverage
little bit of leverage
little bit of leverage that’s a healthier flame than we saw on
that’s a healthier flame than we saw on
that’s a healthier flame than we saw on the last one for sure I mean you know if
the last one for sure I mean you know if
the last one for sure I mean you know if I flatten that back out again the first
I flatten that back out again the first
I flatten that back out again the first thing I notice is the flame there’s a
thing I notice is the flame there’s a
thing I notice is the flame there’s a lot more orange and a lot healthier and
lot more orange and a lot healthier and
lot more orange and a lot healthier and it seems to be burning quite a bit
it seems to be burning quite a bit
it seems to be burning quite a bit slower we’re already at 43 seconds so we
slower we’re already at 43 seconds so we
slower we’re already at 43 seconds so we haven’t even drink to an eighth of that
haven’t even drink to an eighth of that
haven’t even drink to an eighth of that pad yet so we just crossed seven minutes
pad yet so we just crossed seven minutes
pad yet so we just crossed seven minutes in 30 seconds you can see our pad is
in 30 seconds you can see our pad is
in 30 seconds you can see our pad is charred now and the flame has moved over
charred now and the flame has moved over
charred now and the flame has moved over to just the edges so I think we’re
to just the edges so I think we’re
to just the edges so I think we’re running out of the wax I think it’s kind
running out of the wax I think it’s kind
running out of the wax I think it’s kind of on its last legs here I wouldn’t
of on its last legs here I wouldn’t
of on its last legs here I wouldn’t expect to see more than about another
expect to see more than about another
expect to see more than about another minute of burn time that’s pretty good
minute of burn time that’s pretty good
minute of burn time that’s pretty good okay so there’s a crossover for 10
okay so there’s a crossover for 10
okay so there’s a crossover for 10 minutes it’s been over 10 minutes guys
minutes it’s been over 10 minutes guys
minutes it’s been over 10 minutes guys and the flame is still going now at
and the flame is still going now at
and the flame is still going now at about nine minutes I flipped the pad
about nine minutes I flipped the pad
about nine minutes I flipped the pad over and found that the cotton on the
over and found that the cotton on the
over and found that the cotton on the bottom hadn’t burned yet so once I was
bottom hadn’t burned yet so once I was
bottom hadn’t burned yet so once I was exposed to the air it took off and gave
exposed to the air it took off and gave
exposed to the air it took off and gave us another full minute of good burn time
us another full minute of good burn time
us another full minute of good burn time we are coming up on eleven minutes here
we are coming up on eleven minutes here
we are coming up on eleven minutes here and we’ve still got a little flame going
and we’ve still got a little flame going
and we’ve still got a little flame going it’s almost gone
it’s almost gone
it’s almost gone there’s the eleven minute crossover and
there’s the eleven minute crossover and
there’s the eleven minute crossover and that flame is just about gone I think
that flame is just about gone I think
that flame is just about gone I think this is it five four three two and it’s
this is it five four three two and it’s
this is it five four three two and it’s gone stop
gone stop
gone stop 11 minutes and 17 seconds so we lit our
11 minutes and 17 seconds so we lit our
11 minutes and 17 seconds so we lit our cotton pad and it burned for 50 seconds
cotton pad and it burned for 50 seconds
cotton pad and it burned for 50 seconds we lit our wax infused pad and it burned
we lit our wax infused pad and it burned
we lit our wax infused pad and it burned for 11 minutes and 17 seconds so looking
for 11 minutes and 17 seconds so looking
for 11 minutes and 17 seconds so looking at the comparison here it looks like
at the comparison here it looks like
at the comparison here it looks like that little bit of Wax increases the
that little bit of Wax increases the
that little bit of Wax increases the burn time 13 and a half times that’s
burn time 13 and a half times that’s
burn time 13 and a half times that’s pretty dramatic especially in a survival
pretty dramatic especially in a survival
pretty dramatic especially in a survival situation now in addition to using
situation now in addition to using
situation now in addition to using feminine hygiene products I also try
feminine hygiene products I also try
feminine hygiene products I also try dipping some wax cotton balls as well as
dipping some wax cotton balls as well as
dipping some wax cotton balls as well as some paper towel the wax cotton balls
some paper towel the wax cotton balls
some paper towel the wax cotton balls work great because you can split them in
work great because you can split them in
work great because you can split them in half fluff out a little bit of the
half fluff out a little bit of the
half fluff out a little bit of the cotton and strike it off the paper towel
cotton and strike it off the paper towel
cotton and strike it off the paper towel not so much the wax is a great fuel but
not so much the wax is a great fuel but
not so much the wax is a great fuel but it’s a terrible tinder and it acts as a
it’s a terrible tinder and it acts as a
it’s a terrible tinder and it acts as a barrier preventing the sparks from
barrier preventing the sparks from
barrier preventing the sparks from getting to the cotton so to get the best
getting to the cotton so to get the best
getting to the cotton so to get the best use out of these fire starters we need
use out of these fire starters we need
use out of these fire starters we need to leave a little bit of white cotton
to leave a little bit of white cotton
to leave a little bit of white cotton exposed somewhere that we can use as an
exposed somewhere that we can use as an
exposed somewhere that we can use as an initial starter now this disc I coated
initial starter now this disc I coated
initial starter now this disc I coated on both sides and we found that the wax
on both sides and we found that the wax
on both sides and we found that the wax acts as a barrier and prevents it from
acts as a barrier and prevents it from
acts as a barrier and prevents it from igniting in order to get this to light
igniting in order to get this to light
igniting in order to get this to light off I think we need to snap it in half
off I think we need to snap it in half
off I think we need to snap it in half and expose some of those cotton fibers
and expose some of those cotton fibers
and expose some of those cotton fibers on the inside rough them up and get them
on the inside rough them up and get them
on the inside rough them up and get them to a position where they can capture a
to a position where they can capture a
to a position where they can capture a spark and hold on to it you’re getting
spark and hold on to it you’re getting
spark and hold on to it you’re getting break them into pieces and use them for
break them into pieces and use them for
break them into pieces and use them for multiple fire starters there we go
multiple fire starters there we go
multiple fire starters there we go so guys good news these wax fire
so guys good news these wax fire
so guys good news these wax fire starters are working really well one
starters are working really well one
starters are working really well one question on my mind is how waterproof
question on my mind is how waterproof
question on my mind is how waterproof are they what would happen if we took
are they what would happen if we took
are they what would happen if we took one soaked it in a glass of water and
one soaked it in a glass of water and
one soaked it in a glass of water and then broke apart and tried to start it
then broke apart and tried to start it
then broke apart and tried to start it would it act any differently it’s like
would it act any differently it’s like
would it act any differently it’s like making tea had this soaking for about 60
making tea had this soaking for about 60
making tea had this soaking for about 60 seconds in a glass of water now if we
seconds in a glass of water now if we
seconds in a glass of water now if we break it open and expose some of those
break it open and expose some of those
break it open and expose some of those cotton fibers let’s see if we can get to
cotton fibers let’s see if we can get to
cotton fibers let’s see if we can get to light off it is a little damp I can feel
light off it is a little damp I can feel
light off it is a little damp I can feel that it’s it’s moist
that it’s it’s moist
that it’s it’s moist let’s see how that affects the
let’s see how that affects the
let’s see how that affects the performance all right here we go
performance all right here we go
performance all right here we go first try and there we go
first try and there we go
first try and there we go despite being soaked in a glass of water
despite being soaked in a glass of water
despite being soaked in a glass of water for 60 seconds it’s still it off on the
for 60 seconds it’s still it off on the
for 60 seconds it’s still it off on the first try that is pretty cool so guys
first try that is pretty cool so guys
first try that is pretty cool so guys based on our experience here today this
based on our experience here today this
based on our experience here today this is what we’ve learned
is what we’ve learned
is what we’ve learned we found that burning cotton by itself
we found that burning cotton by itself
we found that burning cotton by itself works really well but it burns in a
works really well but it burns in a
works really well but it burns in a flash and doesn’t produce a whole lot of
flash and doesn’t produce a whole lot of
flash and doesn’t produce a whole lot of heat but if you take a little bit of wax
heat but if you take a little bit of wax
heat but if you take a little bit of wax from something like melted crayons or
from something like melted crayons or
from something like melted crayons or melted candle you can increase the
melted candle you can increase the
melted candle you can increase the amount of time it burns by about 1300
amount of time it burns by about 1300
amount of time it burns by about 1300 percent and not only that but you get a
percent and not only that but you get a
percent and not only that but you get a lot stronger and hotter flame as well
lot stronger and hotter flame as well
lot stronger and hotter flame as well we found that soaking one side of our
we found that soaking one side of our
we found that soaking one side of our pad in wax works better than soaking
pad in wax works better than soaking
pad in wax works better than soaking both sides because the wax acts as a
both sides because the wax acts as a
both sides because the wax acts as a barrier to any sparks flying in making
barrier to any sparks flying in making
barrier to any sparks flying in making it a lot more difficult to light the
it a lot more difficult to light the
it a lot more difficult to light the tinder it’s very important that we keep
tinder it’s very important that we keep
tinder it’s very important that we keep part of our tinder that white cotton
part of our tinder that white cotton
part of our tinder that white cotton fluff so we have something to fluff up
fluff so we have something to fluff up
fluff so we have something to fluff up to catch a spark and cause it to ignite
to catch a spark and cause it to ignite
to catch a spark and cause it to ignite we dipped our firestarters in water and
we dipped our firestarters in water and
we dipped our firestarters in water and let them soak for about 60 seconds and
let them soak for about 60 seconds and
let them soak for about 60 seconds and found that as long as we could crack
found that as long as we could crack
found that as long as we could crack them open and fluff up some of the wax
them open and fluff up some of the wax
them open and fluff up some of the wax and fuse cotton on the inside
and fuse cotton on the inside
and fuse cotton on the inside we could still get them to ignite we
we could still get them to ignite we
we could still get them to ignite we also tried a wide variety of different
also tried a wide variety of different
also tried a wide variety of different cotton materials from facial cleansing
cotton materials from facial cleansing
cotton materials from facial cleansing pads to cotton balls and found that they
pads to cotton balls and found that they
pads to cotton balls and found that they all seemed to work really well although
all seemed to work really well although
all seemed to work really well although I can’t recommend using tampons because
I can’t recommend using tampons because
I can’t recommend using tampons because for some reason it just feels a little
for some reason it just feels a little
for some reason it just feels a little wrong so there you have it guys that’s
wrong so there you have it guys that’s
wrong so there you have it guys that’s how to turn ordinary household items
how to turn ordinary household items
how to turn ordinary household items into improvised survival tinder that’ll
into improvised survival tinder that’ll
into improvised survival tinder that’ll burn over ten times longer and get your
burn over ten times longer and get your
burn over ten times longer and get your fire going a lot faster thanks for
fire going a lot faster thanks for
fire going a lot faster thanks for joining me for this experiment and I’ll
joining me for this experiment and I’ll
joining me for this experiment and I’ll be looking for you the next one talk to
be looking for you the next one talk to
be looking for you the next one talk to you then
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