Use Teabags As Fire Starters when Camping

If you love your tea and have taken teabags with you camping, give them two great uses: drinking and fire starting. That way, you don't have to pack them out again either. This simple method is explained next.

Steps

 * 1) Use the teabags for making tea. Do not discard the teabags.
 * 2) Squeeze the excess liquid out of the teabags after they have cooled down.
 * 3) Lay the teabags next to the campfire. Leave them there to dry.
 * 4) In the morning, take the teabags and throw them into the coals to help start a new fire.

Tips

 * Many teabags will provide two cups from one teabag, especially if you don't like your tea too strong. For storing teabags for a second use, have a small sealable plastic bag on standby and add the first used teabag to it. Remember to reuse this teabag and then you can use it as a fire starter after. Wash the plastic bag out and allow to dry regularly.

Things You'll Need

 * Teabags

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