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Whether you're doing a bit of late season car camping in the cold and wet or you're heading south to ride a bit more, it's always great to have ready-to-burn fire-makings when you stay at an established campsite. There's nothing worse than pulling into your site after dark and then realizing you have nothing to build a quick fire. Warm friends and s'mores, that's what it's all about.

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What you'll need to make your firestarters:

• Old candles
• Sawdust, Lint, or Shredded Paper
• Toilet Paper or Paper Towel Rolls (or a paper egg carton)
• Old metal can

That's it! Now read what to do with all this stuff, but not before you get one eco-tip for today: don't burn things that aren't natural, i.e. plastics, particle board sawdust (glue holds it together), or nylon webbing: all these things create toxic fumes.

Now, light your fire!

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