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!

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.

@timbuhler2012

3 жыл бұрын

Not another "just the tip" joke! Great idea though!

@uuuultra

Жыл бұрын

@@timbuhler2012 i don't get it

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

@tonyallensworrh331

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir it's my favorite

@DouglasTuret

3 жыл бұрын

Good point, BoomStick! I actually combine it with either vaseline or (my favorite) Vick’s vap-o-rub, which gives it another purpose, if I need to squeeze some of that out of it.

@travislupum

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I pack down in my fire kit doesn’t take much and you can pack it down really nice and get quite a bit

@robpridemore4350

3 жыл бұрын

I get the smallest bicycle inner tubes at walmart and cut them about the length of my bic lighters. Then I pull them over the lighters. It's a tight fit and my lighters now have extra grip and killer fire starters even when wet. Nothing burns like vulcanized rubber lol.

@shonshonacg

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

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

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

@frugalmum7943

3 жыл бұрын

@Randy Bingham valid point.

@TheDcrocks1

3 жыл бұрын

How well does burning vapor rub work? I live in florida and im about 1-2 hours from the everglades and i would love to know how to make my summer trips actually enjoyable,bug free!

@frugalmum7943

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDcrocks1 don't burn it to repel bugs. For serious known risk areas, use what locals use, each area is different. The vapour rub is useful for an emergency back up in lightweight/compact gear as it has multiple uses. There are more effective bug repellents available for everyday use in the everglades. I'm in Australia. The everglades sound as challenging as FNQ (far north Queensland. Everything is bigger in FNQ) I'd go with kevlar to keep the everglades bugs at bay ;)

@anjatschohl444

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDcrocks1 100% deet that’s what I use in northern Wisconsin. I’ve always been sweet to bugs even with 25-40% deet I get like 30 mosquito bites in 1 day. But 100% deet does the job just make sure you shower every night and wash it all off. It even keeps the horse flies and tics mostly away.

@shawnbrodrick8673

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDcrocks1 summertime enjoyable in the Everglades? Never.

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.

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...👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💯

@RangerSurvivalandFieldCraft

3 жыл бұрын

I did a battle analysis of the Toktong Pass several years ago and I remember reading something about Marines using pencils for fire tinder during my research. I also read that it was so cold Marines wounded would survive due to the blood freezing their uniforms and effectively stifling blood loss. Thanks to your dad for his service!

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

@MrSTOUT73

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea.

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

@gardnerwebb3749

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@sosteve9113

3 жыл бұрын

I did a video on that

@bmphil3400

3 жыл бұрын

Chapstick itself can be used and many now come plastic sealed. I get the chapstick with spf in it....throw it and a few cotton balls in a ziploc then I have lip balm, spf in a pinch..(you can rub chapstick on your face....)....and the cotton. The plastic wrap will keep the chapstick from melting and running out in a hot car .....

@patrickdingman6934

3 жыл бұрын

I carry 4 types of fire starter. Bic lighter, pill bottle with strike anywhere matches.ferro rod. And altoid case with the cotton Vaseline, char cloth, fat wood shavings And a short plastic tupe(like a straw) that held a carbide Cutting burr with 4f black powder. These give you the option to set fire to a wet mule.

Corporal sent me over. Thanks for all you do!

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.

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...

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.

@Crogon

3 жыл бұрын

Better off kepping it in your front pant pocket. WHile your head and feet are the warmest part of your body, your crotch is also designed to radiate heat. I'd be more concerned with the chapstick melting than the butane freezing. I think I would have left that tape a bit longer, to hold the cap on.

@bykrydr1380

3 жыл бұрын

Good call.

@timbuhler2012

3 жыл бұрын

Right on. I dig it.

@paulrevere2379

3 жыл бұрын

@@Crogon so right. As for me, my pocket is where I keep my windproof lighter, but I start most of my fires (non-emergency, but best way to maintain skills) the old-school way: one wooden match. I prefer the small ones; lots of fires; lightweight; cold temp doesn't matter and an extra box or two in separate ziplock bags is great for just in case a box gets wet. Oh and my daily go-to is to simply wrap my little match in a tootsie roll* wrapper (wax paper) which makes it better than a larger kitchen match. *Tootsie rolls are hard to beat.

@thomasmusso1147

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulrevere2379 Matches .. always there 👍.

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

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

@cowboykelly6590

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I like

@papasfunnyfarm9703

3 жыл бұрын

I went through all 4 of my inner tube bands on my lighter. Finally got the dead pine needles to light. The woods were wet and snow covered. I learned NOT to blow on burning inner tube, like you would other material, to get the fire going. The tube just extinguishes! Just gently place it under the tinder and wait for it to go. I was just on a short hike in my own woods, so I was testing my only lighting method in my pocket. I stayed warm, and nearly fell asleep with a soft pine log as a pillow!

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

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

@cowboykelly6590

3 жыл бұрын

🤣 .. great idea

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

@stevec5576

Жыл бұрын

Melt the ends with a match.

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.

@uuuultra

Жыл бұрын

It would take years

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

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.....

@garyminick1050

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds smart to me .

@bradlafferty

3 жыл бұрын

I wrap jute twine under the lip of the Bic flick lever and wind the rest down the lighter. Tie a knot in the end of the twine, place it next to the lever, maneuver the twine under the lever and then down the lighter body. Never leaks and I have tinder at hand.

@MrSTOUT73

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you, an Altoids tin would carry all that stuff plus much more and doesn't take up TOO much space .

@Jaden48108

3 жыл бұрын

A small rubber band under the lever keeps it from opening the valve so that kind of thing doesn't happen.

@garyminick1050

3 жыл бұрын

@@bradlafferty I like this idea too

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

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 🇨🇦

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.

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

@tcj2185

3 жыл бұрын

😂

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!

@martinbeagley4481

8 ай бұрын

I use the yellow plastic inner container from Kinder Eggs, the part that holds the toy, really useful, even my 8 year old Granddaughter was impressed!

@Gneiss365

8 ай бұрын

The shorter (10 tablet) tubes from Voost or hydralyte are also good and water-tight. The Voost ones come with a desiccant in the lid to keep it all dry. I use tea tree oil to soak my cottonballs/buds in. I carry it as an antiseptic and to treat bites & stings, but its useful for its flammability too.

@cardiacbob

8 ай бұрын

@@Gneiss365 I use those tubes for my matches. They are great.

Green to Gold 👍

People don't realize how important these commonly carried things are for survival. If you're traveling light, don't forget your giant jar of petroleum jelly.

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.

On my to do list for tomorrow.

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

Corporal sent me! Thanks for the tip!!!

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

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

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

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

@cowboykelly6590

3 жыл бұрын

WOW.... I GOTTA TRY THAT ONE.

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.

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

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

Nice set up. I'll be making one up

That flame lasted longer than I expected

Corporal’s Corner sent me. I’ve know about these fire techniques, but excellent video. I like the rig!

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.

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.

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

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.

@HighSpeedNoDrag

3 жыл бұрын

That's why throughout life, never discard Any section of 550 cord.

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!

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

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

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

Good stuff, light weight, compact and practical 👍

Excellent 👍🏼

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

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.

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.

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

@HighSpeedNoDrag

3 жыл бұрын

KZread Video of the Month!

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

@yfelwulf

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly for your dignity hello Sailor 🥰

@duncanidaho0175

3 жыл бұрын

BUAHAHAHHA

@jeffrix27

3 жыл бұрын

While he admires your "earth tone" lighter...

@darthkek1953

3 жыл бұрын

But is he prepared for a FIRE fight?

@jamescrowe7892

3 жыл бұрын

@@yfelwulf Watch those sailor cracks. We are sensitive.😁😁😁

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.

@tinsoldier5621

3 жыл бұрын

I've used magazine covers as tinder. Don't remember who made them

I make small firestarter ‘pellets’ by pushing the vaseline impregnated cotton balls into 4cm long pieces of plastic thick shake straws, which i then heat seal ( heat the flats of a pair of steel forceps and squeeze lightly). I last made some a few months ago with a piece of mylar from a wine cask with some success. With the mylar, you don’t even need to remove the cotton to light it ( I do with the plastic- not nice stuff to burn when sitting too closely ) as it is highly flammable.

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

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.

Man if there's one thing I never leave without, it's my petroleum jelly.

Great idea !!!!

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.

Nice! thanks for the video. 👍🔥

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

Outstanding! I'm gonna show someone else.

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

I use a chapstick to make a candle, it comes in beeswax too. I put the vaseline on the cottonballs and stick them in a pill bottle, it will hold alot of them.

Cool Beans, it's in the tool bag. Nice Job Ranger 👍

Awesome !!! Thank you !

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

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

Cool set up.Thanks

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

I keep cotton balls infused with Vaseline in a 2x3 zip lock (pill storage) in a 3x5 zip lock with a lighter. Everything together, in my pocket or a pouch. Not better but another way to skin this cat. Thank you for sharing.

Nice! I'm adopting this too!

Great video

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!

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.

Good presentation. There’s one suggestion I’d make, if you take an o-ring, of the right dimensions, and place it around the lighter just under the valve lever it acts to prevent butane from being released until you’re ready to use the lighter (a safety). This is what I’ve done with my BICs for years (as a last resort the nitrile o-ring can be tender as well)

@stevestringham1095

3 жыл бұрын

now that's a good tip. having the valve compress is the major malfunction of the Bic lighter. i'm using that one.

@viewsandreviews180

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevestringham1095 I’m glad I could help. As with many things this was a fix for an issue I had once. Then there’s putting the whole rig in a small ziplock bag when canoeing/kayaking/rafting, just in case. Before you ask yes that was a fix for an issue too (unexpectedly rough rapids are so fun though lol).

@stevestringham1095

3 жыл бұрын

@@viewsandreviews180 yeah i do that too i have more than one that's for sure. i live in Oregon. it's no fun getting wet and you can't start a fire. you only need to do that once.

@viewsandreviews180

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevestringham1095 I agree

@stevenhess5616

3 жыл бұрын

I've been using o-rings to do that for years and always wondered if anyone else was. It works great and is cheap insurance allowing you to carry in a pocket with keys, knife, e.t.c and not have to worry about the gas.

Thanks for sharing. I like the practicality and effectiveness.

Cool fire hack 👍 thanks

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

Great tip thank you .

Building this for my kit!

Great info bud ! Thank you

Nice thank you ,will do ranger!

Love these types of videos thank you.

Great stuff! Thanks!!!

Bacitracin ointment packets for first aid kits do double duty as well. The first aid kits I've seen/used had them as little individual squeeze packets like ketchup or smelling salts

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

Great tips. Never heard of them

Great idea !