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Norseman
25-02-2012, 07:32 PM
Hi all. Any suggestions for making cattail tinder burn longer? I tried to ignite some fluff from cattail that I collected last fall. O boy it dissapeared in a flash. Wonder which material I can mix with this to make it burn long enough to transfer heat to kindling or other tinder?

Fletching
25-02-2012, 07:40 PM
Birch bark scrapings are good and burn for quite a while. :)

luresalive
25-02-2012, 07:51 PM
as above or dry grass or cleavers or dry pine needles

Mang
25-02-2012, 09:30 PM
Try charring it like cloth.

CanadianMike
26-02-2012, 05:20 AM
Why not use the cattail itself? Fluff up a bit of it, ember it, the rest of the cattail is packed intact and should act like charcloth, holding the ember for longer than the fluff will due to fuel > oxygen.

Am I wrong?

Norseman
26-02-2012, 07:36 PM
Great. Maybe I should try to save the cobb intact, so it doesnt fluff up. Thanks.

LSKnives
01-04-2012, 05:32 AM
A little off topic but as kids we used to dip them in kerosene. They'd burn for a really long time just like a torch. A dozen really light up a camp.