Bellybutton lint

[tenngun]

Well same stuff
All my clothes are 100% cotton. I buy thinking about future rags and tinder. But after drying I note the fluff in the dryer filter.
It must burn.
So I started saving it till I got a little bag full.
When I got enough I gave it a try. A fire nest, a bit of fluff, and a bit of char cloth, what was called rag tinder in the old days.
Struck a spark and poof.
Poof !
It was like I had something in some sort of cheater mix
Or maybe it’s a cheat
Can’t you just see ‘Ol’ Tom’ and ‘Deer Skinner Bob on the trail picking bellybutton lint for their strike a light bag

 

[TDM]

I save it too. I keep some in my flint & steel kit, but mainly use it with tinder to get the fireplace going. Good stuff.

 

[Hatchet-Jack]

Dryer lint is great tinder. Strike it with a Ferro rod and it will catch flame. I've heard of house fires happening due to dryer lint building up in the exhaust hose and catching on fire.

 

[Brazos John]

Boy Scouts have been using dryer lint for decades.
I save it, too, and I'm amazed at the amount that comes off of one load of wash!

 

[Rató:rats]

I save this stuff too. Just make sure to dry your cottons and other natural textiles separate from your synthetics

 

[Dutch7]

When I use our dryer lint for tinder it smells like burning dog hair

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Stop putting your poor pooch in the dryer….

 

[Dutch7]

Oh! That never occurred to me - thanks mr obvious, you’re a life saver

 

[ADK Bigfoot]

I have used dryer lint for fire starter (along with flint, steel, and char cloth) for years. don't leave home without it!
Belly button lint often has too much oil in it to be good firestarter. And once lit, it is hard to put out.

ADK Bigfoot

 

[COTNTOP]

That ain't oil, down south it called nackembo.

 

[Story]

Been using it for years to start the backyard chiminea but I honestly thought this was going to be a thread about you using it for pistol wadding or somesuch.

 

[springfield art]

Well same stuff
All my clothes are 100% cotton. I buy thinking about future rags and tinder. But after drying I note the fluff in the dryer filter.
It must burn.
So I started saving it till I got a little bag full.
When I got enough I gave it a try. A fire nest, a bit of fluff, and a bit of char cloth, what was called rag tinder in the old days.
Struck a spark and poof.
Poof !
It was like I had something in some sort of cheater mix
Or maybe it’s a cheat
Can’t you just see ‘Ol’ Tom’ and ‘Deer Skinner Bob on the trail picking bellybutton lint for their strike a light bag

Huh! I know you can put dryer out for birds to use as nesting, but never thought of this one! Good tip!

 

[appalichian hunter]

Never done that with dryer lint, but when the old English sheep dog got brushed (and that's a lot) would throw the fur in the yard it didn't hang around long until a bird would get it. He has since went on to find us a good camping spot when I catch up. With the lab not so much hair but the birds still gather it up.

 

[Hermit Tim]

When I use our dryer lint for tinder it smells like burning dog hair

The concerning part about that is that you know what burning dog hair smells like

 

[Hermit Tim]

Yep it makes a great fire starter. Also you can add a little Vaseline to some cotton balls and see what happens. Another great fire starter.

 

[TDM]

Yep it makes a great fire starter. Also you can add a little Vaseline to some cotton balls and see what happens. Another great fire starter.

That does work well.

 

[tenngun]

The concerning part about that is that you know what burning dog hair smells like

I have a yorkie that makes too much hair. I thought I wonder how it would work as a wad.
Bag of Shamus hair. A bid of melted lard o bind it all, pinch off a piece and Ram it home.
Saves on shot let me tell you. The stink can drop a turkey at forty yards. Waters my eyes for sure

 

[gunnyr]

I put the lint in a mini cup cake pan and pour wax over the top. Does wonders for damp wood while camping. I like my coffee and if I don't want to start a fire , I'll pull one out and it will more than heat
my water can get at least 2 cups from 1 pcs.

 

[Notchy Bob]

When I use our dryer lint for tinder it smells like burning dog hair

I hear you! We have a "German Shedder." There are wads of dog hair all over the place. My wife grooms the dogs outdoors and just leaves the hair on the ground, but Lily still has plenty left in her coat to drop in the house.

I have a canoe out back, turned bottom side up on a rack. It had been a while since I've put it in the water. Sometimes wrens build nests under the seats. I was out there a couple of days ago and saw that something (maybe the dogs) had pulled out two nests. Both of the nests were about a third dog hair.

With all of that said though, we use the old solar clothes dryer most of the time, so I don't get a lot of dryer lint. I'll start saving it now, and will try it with a strike-a-light.

Best regards,

Notchy Bob

 

[mushka]

My Grampa Kelly would pick out his belly button lint and said he was saving it up til he got enough to make a pillow. My Grampa was a nut.