FIRE STARTERS.

JayDee · Guru

FIRE STARTERS.

Cuppa · Guru

Have done same but with diesel ('cos that's what we carry).

By far the best fire starter I've ever used is spinifex.

The Travelling Dillberries · Guru

I was recently offered a box of left over hand sanitiser, a few squirts make excellent fire lighter.

vanTas · Veteran Member

dried orange peel is an excellent starter fuel

Aussie1 · Guru

Electric Vehicles :)

Radar · Guru

I like using egg cartoon, I find breaking them up is a great way to get the fire burning.

Plain Truth · Guru

We use Jiffy's, and two sticks.

I make sure one of them is a match.

jab160 · Senior Member

Strips of rag in sealed container of diesel, pull 1 out each time, burn nice and slow

Raha · Veteran Member

We find a Cottonwool ball dipped in Vaseline is very good

Peter_n_Margaret · Senior Member

Cuppa wrote:
By far the best fire starter I've ever used is spinifex.

Many vehicles in the bush are burned as the result of spinifex collecting under the vehicle and catching fire on the exhaust.

Then you discover that burning spinifex can not be extinguished using a chemical fire extinguisher.

It needs WATER.

We carry a water hose behind the passenger seat with a QC that fits an outside tap near the passenger door.

Cheers,

Peter

Cupie · Guru

Most spectacular fire starter I have seen was at Daly Waters about 20 years ago when we were watching the evening show.

A guy walked up to the embers of the fire under the donkey/elephant HWS ...

Threw on a bucket of desil & fuel ... WHOOF .. "Hot showers for the ladies on now" was the call.

jab160 · Senior Member

Best ever, flame guns ( torch head screws onto a gas cyl ) guaranteed to get ya fire going even with wet wood.bloody brilliant, bugger the diesel rags shyte

Possum3 · Guru

I fail to see the reasoning behind "bon-fires" whilst camping - we utilise a Webber wood-fueled camp stove fully self-contained (can use carbon briquettes or kindling sticks).
Good for cooking or as a comfort fire, easily lit with commercial fire starter.
No need to use it as a signaling device to the next Shire.

jab160 · Senior Member

After yrs of successful rags in diesel, Ive found the best ever, butane gas touch, the whole kit around $100, replacement cyls $15. They deliver one hell of a flame, last bloody ages, will get wet wood ignited, handy for other tasks as well

Hot devil

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-- Edited by jab160 on Monday 24th of November 2025 12:01:31 PM

shakey55 · Senior Member

Ive only ever had wet timber cause me a problem with starting camp fire. The others week while in outback one of my mates pulled on of these out to help start the fire. Ive not ever seen them before, but they appear to work well. They weigh about one kilo each. Yes a little heavy to be carry lots, but Im going to put a couple in van for emergency.

www.bunnings.com.au/samba-3-in-1-fire-log-6-pack_p0584871

Cheers