Char cloth

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Char cloth (also called charpaper) is a swatch of fabric made from vegetable fiber (such as linen, cotton or jute) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of low ignition temperature. It is easily manufactured at home for use as tinder when cooking or camping and historically usually provided the "tinder" in a tinderbox.

[edit] External links

1. Rogue Turtle: Making Char Cloth Illustrated article on making char cloth.
2. Using Charcloth Website showing how to use charcloth safely.
3. Char cloth Photographic guide to making char cloth, with video of it being used.