Goofy stuff I do that somehow works.

[joel]

I use a couple 5 gallon containers of a mixture of used motor oil, diesel and a squirt of gasoline to start fires. It's a good way to get rid of my used oil too.

Should work for wet wood, but never had a problem with dry wood.
Use dry grass or pine needles & finger size sticks, then wrist size logs.
If it is a big fire start both sides.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Should work for wet wood, but never had a problem with dry wood.
Use dry grass or pine needles & finger size sticks, then wrist size logs.
If it is a big fire start both sides.

Some of my burn piles are big as a house with full trees and the root system attached. And times I might have 20 - 30 piles burning at once. It's always easier for me to pour some fuel/oil mixture, toss a match and move on. I like to start burning as soon as possible when the snow melts off, so the wood is a little wet.

 

[Magus]

It's pricy, but epic!
https://saffordtrading.com/shop/out...rkSLPUqxGmq8JdANDNhXu--BEzjFdIcBoC7DgQAvD_BwE

Charge your buddies 10$ each to shoot it, it'll be paid for in a month!

 

[Magpie]

The extra large freezer bags are hard to get here and expensive now. When I bring something in from the big freezer, and the freezer bag is still ok, I pop it in my inside freezer for future use. I've been known to wash and peg them on the line in the summer.
I keep small mustard jars and the like to freeze my garlic in, so when I put the in the fridge for use it doesn't stink up. If its plastic and has a lid, it gets reused. Especially giant yogurt puts, for portions of soup of pasta sauce that might stain.
Our bread comes in bags- I use them as bin bags. That way someone ties it up and puts it out every day. When I had a big bin it would overflow before it was lifted out.

 

[Haertig]

Reusing things is good practice. We're still using those great hard plastic plates that came in LeMenu frozen dinners. Those have got to be well over 30 years old now. But nothing beats 'em for microwaving destructive things. Like reheating bacon, where the super heated grease can crack a modern CCC plate ("Cheap Chinese Crap").