- Allow the can to cool, then open it up. It doesn’t look like much, but this charred
cloth is ready to take a new spark... and re-ignite easily the next time you want to
start a fire.
The magic of charred cloth is that when a spark hits it, a tiny red ember
on the cloth slowly grows larger. The ember is virtually impossible to blow
out and will increase in intensity if oxygen is introduced. It’s relatively easy
to start a fire with charred cloth, and it allows you to save your primary fire-
starting tools for circumstances when you need them most.
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