So as the weather gets better people will begin to spend more time outdoors camping and grilling on BBQ's and a popular "hack" I've seen online is to burn Doritos as firelighters, but in my opinion they're all doing it wrong...
Yes these little triangular snacks will burn very happily so could get a campfire going, but the packet they're sold in, like many other snack packets, is made from an unrecyclable plastic
So eat your snack, burn the pack!
You can see the video I posted on YouTube about this here;
These packets are a common sight as the wind blows them around our environment from landfill sites or inconsiderate people that simply discard them as litter
I've always folded them to prevent them doing this, as many animals eat them and get sick and when folded they won't be blown about unless there's a hurricane.
Recently I've began to keep them as little firestarters rather than consigning them to many years in landfill
In damp conditions where dry tinder is scarce, you'll often see a packet like this trapped in a bush or tall grass that could help you out
By burning it you're also cleaning up the environment win-win
Take care
Roo
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