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Posts by Doug Kavendek‭

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Q&A Wax paper as a fire starter

One thought led to another and I started wondering how effective wax paper would be to bring along as tinder to start a fire. I've seen suggestions of using paraffin in conjunction with other mate...

5 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Doug Kavendek‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A Wax paper as a fire starter

Just got around to trying out some experiments, and so far it seems to be pretty robust. In most of the things I've tried, it lit immediately and was consumed entirely, no need to re-light (except...

posted 12y ago by Doug Kavendek‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A I found a Deer Tick on my friend and removed it, what should I do now?

Some important additional points about Lyme disease: Deer ticks in the nymph stage have a much higher chance of transmission. So if it's anywhere near as big as the one in the picture included w...

posted 12y ago by Doug Kavendek‭

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