Using Hand Sanitizer For Starting Fires

Assuming that you are having trouble starting a fire for some reason and have hand sanitizer in your survival kit, you could use it for starting a fire.

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are highly flammable which makes them great for starting fires. Just squirt some of it on your tinder and that's it . . .

Or "infuse" a cotton ball with hand sanitizer and use it to start a fire.

 

Most preppers I know have lots of hand sanitizer in their kits, so it can be a beneficial tool in starting a fire for sure. I have the stuff in my kit, but I don't use it in everyday life. I know people that use it religiously and too often and it has done nothing but completely dry out their hands to the point of pain. I'm a soap and water girl if it is available.

 

When I went camping, I actually only used rubbing alcohol because I did not want to worry about getting lighter fluid on my skin.

I had much fun actually because I remember spilling it on myself and freaking out, but then I remember that it goes on my skin anyway. It was the perfect opposite of lighter fluid and I would recommend it for others to use as well.

I did not learn about this until I squeezed the alcohol bottle over the fire by accident, I got mad about something and then the fire grew much larger when the alcohol hit it. I felt like I made a discovery.

Plus it's much cheaper to buy in volume vs lighter fluid.

 

Wow, this is another crazy household item that can be added to the list. There are so many flammable items now that I can't say that I feel very safe around the house. I regularly move anything that I suspect of being flammable away from the stove now upon reading about how easy it is to start a fire. I