Comments on: Project: Frugal Firestarters

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:35:07 +0000

Oh, this take me back to my girl scout days. I think we used sawdust, but dryer lent is so much better. What a great idea.

By: Carey

Carey — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:01 +0000

I LOVE these little firestarters! We use them “in-season” in our firepit in the backyard. I just keep an egg carton in my laundry room and shove the lint in there whenever I run my dryer. When it’s full, I light an old candle and just let it drip overtop of the lint. It doesn’t take a lot. And voila! it’s done.

Not only are these frugal (frugal with dryer lint, I LOVE it! ha!), but they WORK. I love the fact that after I started making these I could start a fire without my hubby–using only these and newspaper (oh, and firewood). No lighter fluid required.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:05:23 +0000

We make our own firestarter too. While it’s not as cute as yours in the the little egg cups, it is easy. We just buy wood shavings (often in the pet section at most stores) and melt the candle wax. It makes a ton and we just store it in a ziploc bag.

By: Lisa B.

Lisa B. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:52 +0000

Thank you! We got chickens for the first time this summer & as a result now have a gazillion and one empty egg cartons waiting to be filled. Okay, maybe only a billion – but certainly enough empty egg cartons that some can be used for these fire starters! Hubby gets it going on the first try. I’m usually not that lucky! And dryer lint – PLENTY of that too!!!

By: Tricia Dixon

Tricia Dixon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:01:47 +0000

We have made these and used them when we went camping and in our outside fire pit. The work wonderfully!!

By: Amber Howard-McGinnis

Amber Howard-McGinnis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:24 +0000

We had a fireplace when I was growing up and I had to cut SO MUCH kindling–I wish I had known this trick back then! ; D Will definitely come in handy when we finally get our house! Thanks for sharing that tip! Ps. I love that it recycles old stuff (I can’t think of ANY other use for dryer lint!) and it cuts down on your wood consumption at the same time!

By: Carla

Carla — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:55:57 +0000

We don’t have a fireplace or wood stove, but I’m thinking these would be great for all of the fires we like to have in a firepit in the summer… I can’t wait to try!

By: Monay

Monay — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:46:44 +0000

What a wonderful idea… I was thinking instead of using a nice mixing bowl which will be a pain to wash (I remember getting rid of the wax is not easy), why not use any tin (from canned food) which can be tossed away/put in recycled bin? My fireplace has never been lit…(from the tropics, you see) but we enjoy camping and I’ll try this one of these days.

By: Susie

Susie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:18:55 +0000

I love this idea! We bought a house this year with a wood-burning stove, and are loving it. But, lighting the fires can be a pain- I love this little frugal help. Thanks for sharing!

By: MrsDoF

MrsDoF — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:58:07 +0000

Your Disclaimer is duly noted.

Well, I have plenty of dryer lint, and a couple cardboard egg cartons… but no fireplace!
Thou Shalt Not Covet

There is one on the wish list when we get around to doing the living room remodel, tho.