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Post by Firefox on Jan 7, 2014 20:01:44 GMT
*Old rubber inner tubes cut to small loops and other scrap rubber make an excellent fire starter. Rubber will burn for ages when it gets going. Good for wet conditions. (Thanks to robmac for this)
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Post by campervanannie on Apr 9, 2014 13:00:39 GMT
Do they give off toxic fumes I am sure I read somewhere that they are bad when burning.
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Post by Firefox on Apr 9, 2014 13:52:02 GMT
Yes burning rubber is toxic. Only if you breathe the fumes though.
I guess here we are talking about very small quantities/pieces of rubber, as a firestarter only. It should be fine if done outdoors and you keep away from the initial rubber smoke.
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Post by edina on Apr 9, 2014 15:06:23 GMT
Can't really see the point; if you're going to take a bagful of bits of rubber, why not take a bagful of firelighters instead?
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Post by Firefox on Apr 9, 2014 16:36:07 GMT
It's the ideas for recycling forum - firelighters cost where as old bits of rubber are free
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Post by robmac on Apr 9, 2014 16:46:02 GMT
Can't really see the point; if you're going to take a bagful of bits of rubber, why not take a bagful of firelighters instead? You can scrunch about 10 of em up Chris, so you gt 10 firelighters for the space of 1 shop bought one. More for hiking really though.
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Post by seanrua on Apr 9, 2014 18:23:32 GMT
I used to believe in this rubber idea and, indeed, in the "old days" we used to fill old tyres with paper, drench in diesel and start big bonfires. The smoke and fumes were terrible!
Most folk would be as well just burning a lot of the packaging that they carry about ( even plastic spoons and containers from the chinese take-away) BUT there is no getting away from the toxicity.
My personal view is that anybody who goes towing a caravan or driving a bloated icecreamvan about has no business chatting about pollution. We're guilty and that's that.
Really squeaky-clean enviro-geeks would do better using tree resins etc, I suppose. However, unless we're prepared to get out there planting trees, we are not really doing much for true re-cycling, so, all things considered, I'd not try to put anybody off using rubber. That sounds good, coming from a catholic!
sean rua.
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Post by n brown on Apr 9, 2014 18:28:18 GMT
thought you'd be starting your fires with some nice dry heretics Sean !
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Post by robmac on Apr 9, 2014 19:14:14 GMT
..............................Really squeaky-clean enviro-geeks would do better using tree resins etc, I suppose. However, unless we're prepared to get out there planting trees, we are not really doing much for true re-cycling, so, all things considered, I'd not try to put anybody off using rubber. That sounds good, coming from a catholic! sean rua. Birch bark is as good as anything Sean. You only need a small amount to get the kindling going.
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Post by cardmaker on Apr 9, 2014 19:24:26 GMT
My friend was at a craft fair at the weekend and there was a woman selling pine cones dipped in paraffin (I think will check on that - might be worth thinking about Jess) then a wick added and she was selling them for a £1 a go and made £60 at least she sold them as firelighters and has apparently made quite a lot of money from them
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Post by robmac on Apr 9, 2014 19:42:25 GMT
My friend was at a craft fair at the weekend and there was a woman selling pine cones dipped in paraffin (I think will check on that - might be worth thinking about Jess) then a wick added and she was selling them for a £1 a go and made £60 at least she sold them as firelighters and has apparently made quite a lot of money from them Quite right Gina. Pinecones burn very well, (even without the paraffin). I use them in my Honeystove.
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Post by campervanannie on Apr 10, 2014 0:18:41 GMT
I am not sure about this burning bits of rubber, its not really recycling but polluting the atmosphere be it in very small amounts it just seams a bit daft to me sorry.
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Post by robmac on Apr 10, 2014 3:53:16 GMT
I am not sure about this burning bits of rubber, its not really recycling but polluting the atmosphere be it in very small amounts it just seams a bit daft to me sorry. It is only burning very small amounts Annie (about the size of an elastic band). Cars or Motorhomes come to that burn more than that from their tyres!
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Post by campervanannie on Apr 10, 2014 9:18:12 GMT
I like Gina says use pine cones I have a pile in my garden collected on my travels for my chimnea, I make brickets out of old paper and I have a small baccy tin with a flint, striker and some tiny firelighters that's one of those just in case things we have in our van.
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Post by Firefox on Apr 10, 2014 11:09:15 GMT
I got the fire going a couple of times at Whitwell.
I usually use old newspaper and magazines, there's plenty of crap lying around in my van for that!
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Post by Lee & Linda on Apr 17, 2014 8:51:02 GMT
Fir cones and corrugated cardboard dipped in melted wax (Old bits of candles ) works well. We do this at home.
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Post by robmac on Jun 22, 2014 14:13:19 GMT
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