6 Candle Survival Tips & Hacks
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- 6 Candle Survival Tips & Hacks. Using everyday household items to Survive. "You've got to Improvise to Survive!"
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My Gran told me almost 40 yrs ago that the most important reason to make your oil candles with a layer of water (50/50 minimum, more is better!) was that if it got knocked over, the water splashing has a REAL chance of immed extinguishing the wick, as opposed to using ALL oil that can cause a nasty grease fire if you're unlucky enough that the wick doesn't go out immediately.
That is brilliant
You know those red wax covered little cheese balls...baby bell? Save the wax & melt to form free candles.
I'm a progressive/liberal 74 year old woman but with all that is going on in the world, I've started to prep. Although I'm probably opposite to you in many of my beliefs, I absolutely love your sense of humor and appreciate your hints and advise. Thanks for the info you provide and for your great sense of humor.
Just curious, if you're smart enough to prep, (and most liberals aren't) why are you still a liberal?
Preppers are generally conservative.
We're really not that different after all.
You can also waterproof any fabric, shoes, boots, tents with a candle and hairdryer. Just rub the candle over fabric etc.heat with hairdryer.
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...just don't throw the item in the wash with other laundry & Stay EXTRA far away from flames/ other heat sources > you don't want be a "human candle"!
Got another Wranglerstar trick for you based on this one.
Save your cardboard egg cartons, dryer lint, sawdust, and candle wax.
Put dryer lint or sawdust into the cups on the egg carton and pour wax over them.
When you need one cut it out from the egg carton and light it on fire.
I've done something similar with old wax and dryer lint in Altoids tins... just rough a bit up and it lights up nicely it's perfect for getting a fire going in bad weather! I've been given a big bag of sawdust so I'm going to break into it and mix one up!! Great gift idea with recycled materials
Jules-Marc Davis hobo present.
I have stored 50 cans of Crisco, you kno the giant cans from Sam's club, and those cheap tall candle sticks, you buy them, length based on your Crisco can, you just stick the candle stick in the middle of the Crisco can... And you've got a candle that will burn for 2 weeks straight, that's how long they go, 24-7 non stop for 2 weeks
If you haven't found out already, you will sadly discover that Crisco and other shortenings goes rancid. I would not want to have 50 cans of rancid Crisco sitting around. It stinks to Holy Hell.
@@explorermike19 not if stored properly
Thanks for the info!!
Have you tested this ?
But half the day is sunlight. Why would u need a candle for the daytime? Its like wasting 7 days of good candle.
Tip= Swing by Good Will for candles. Usually 50 cents for the big jar ones and even less for the others, easy to stock up on 'em!
Great idea! Thanks M!
Also if you have a wife or girlfriend have them look at being a partylite rep for a while part of the incentives is partylite credit. My wife did it for about 6 months and we have candles for life.
candles are 5 times that price at GW in my area.
In my area the GW has caught on to this, you might do better at garage sales or even Walmart. Use birthday candles to rewick a jar candle. Just drill a hole in the wax, the same size as the bday candle and push the candle into the hole. It works best with upscale bday candles, not the cheapest ones and I wouldn't bother if the wax level is below 3/4 to 1/2 inch.
Winter clearance sales at home decorating stores have large pillar candles at 10% of their original cost. I have 50 pounds of unscented candles/wax for pennies on the dollar.
Great tip! Thanks
You can also add the candles that you use to get the wicks from to add to those jars to melt and add more wax to it as well. That way your not wasting any excess wax
Cotton rounds dipped in wax and cooled, awesome fire starters,
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Sir you may never see this comment, but this is honestly the best video I have ever seen in my life. I am all about being logical and practical and I am a new subscriber and I appreciate the education. Shalom
Thought it was going to be sort of a dumb video, but honestly there's some nuggets of wisdom in there I wasn't aware of: lubing zippers and other items with candle wax, the oil and water chalice and recycling wax in glass candles were new to me and all potentially useful in a disaster situation. Thanks!
Marc - just be careful not to use paraffin candle wax... Paraffin is a petroleum distillate & will eat your non-metallic zippers (any plastics & rubber for that matter!).
*Best not to burn paraffin candles indoors at all! Choose soy, beeswax, coconut, palm or any mix of these (IF you enjoy breathing / your lungs & zippers).
Sir, I absolutely love your channels!!! I've learned so much from you over the years. I'm glad you stayed on YT. I just want to thank you for sharing the information with us and for all your support on the 2amendment.
Very Good.. . You can also pour Salt into the candle to make oh burn longer...
You can buy a yarn with a nylon center for the wick. You can dip it in hard wax to make a wick. Dip it more than 50x and you get a candle. You can buy paraffin and hardeners to make candles too.
We also make impromptu candles in the Philippines when there's an unannounced power interruption. All you need is lots of rock salt, used cooking oil, a stick and cotton. Salt is used to prop up the stick and cotton wick. Oil is the fuel. Yes, we don't throw away used oil.
Howdy from Alaska, love your videos. Wanted to give ya my fire kit tip.
Flat facial cotton whipped coat in kerosene, cover in wax after ringing out. You can fit about 10 into an altoids tin. They are water proof. Burn great for about 7 min. True fire every time.
I take leftover candle wax and melt it and dip dryer lint, sisal rope/jute or cotton rounds/balls in it to make firestarters
Regarding waterproofing matches :- When dipping the wooden match in melted wax, after dipping the head of the match, then turn the match around and dip the other end as well. This means the entire match stick is covered in wax and totally waterproof. You do this because if you leave the match stick end uncovered, then water/moisture can soak into the wood and "migrate" up the wood fibers and ultimately damage the match tip from the inside out, negating the dipping of the wax head.
You should do a video on advice for teenagers interested in prepping.
roll roll roll your joint.. twist it at the end, spark it up, take a toke and pass it to your friend.. 😋
That candle consolidation trick is pretty neat 👍🏻
Great job Don instead of breaking your long white candle when your wax starts to solidify and it's still warm and pliable but the whole candle into it no need for tweezers thanks again for your knowledge and expertise
Keep your wick tall . Can use popsicle sticks across top of jar until it is fully harden or else wick will fall over sideways in jar. Then cut wick.
am i the only one that thought the paper towels look curiously like doobies and sooch was pertty adept at making thoes....iv always thought sooch would be a cool guy to hang out with...
i joke...appreciate all u do sooch the info iv gained watching ur vids over the yrs is invaluable.
Just imagine all the smells changing with the repurposed candle lol.
Wow, excellent ideas and tips that are really applicable. I actually have a lot of those candles, but I'd never really considered making the most of the leftover wax. Great stuff!
Tip For You All! Couple Tealight Candles Under An Upside-down Clay Pot Can Heat A Small Room in An Power Outage!
Someone improved on the idea and used an old crockpot liner instead of the clay pots.
those 3 wick candles are awesome if you find them on discount. They put out a decent amount of heat and light.
Candles are great!
I love this channel. So much helpful and useful information.
Lead pencils are also excellent on zippers.
Wick for oil candel. You can also use baby oil and mop strands or string. A can 90% opened bend over hole for wick. Coconut oil or sceted oils also work. As a kid we tried lots of stuff digging tunnels ( inspired by the great escape and viet cong lol in bush areas.) Cigar tubes make good "oil candels". Even rolled cheese wax onto wicks, not a good option really lol. Melts down ok though.
1st time watcher & have already learned A LOT. @ age 59 have already started gathering survival stuff 4 just n case
take a match and wrap in in paper towel or even butt wipe. i melt a candle in a pan and then set it in the wax and babam!!! a bad to the bone candle.
I never thought about using the wax to protect my tools. Thanks ya learn something every day! God bless
Thanks Jerrid! You're the man!
God Bless!
another good one is ' sawdust wax and papper egg cartons.. this lil combo make a great firestarter
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You have the best information . Thanks for the time you spend on these videos
Mixing candles like you did has it's bad parts. Many are sented, now you have all the different sents mixing. But if that is your biggest problem, you are in really good shape!! I clean out the cans from Vienna Sausage, and onions dip. They make good candles! I can take an old type beer opener make openings around the sides of one and a ice pick to put holes around the lower part for air to come in set a tea candle down in it light it put small can of beans or what ever on top if there is enough air coming in and a way for the CO to get out it will burn slower and not so hot but I'm will heat your food! The trick is to find ways to use things many times for different things! Next time you use French Onion Dip in a can, when you are done, clean out the can. Put it on the table in front of you and just look at it! I would be surprised if you don't find 20 things you can do with it! Heat water, make candle, something to set hot pan on to keep it up, some to put in the fire to put your pan on when cooking, the last can go on! Look at anything you put in the trash you can find many uses for them!
Cool, thanks for the knowledge Sootch00 and long live the republic bro.
Love it!
Good stuff as usual. Thank you from Texas!
Finally, something about how candles can help you survive. This'll definitely come in handy when I'm writing my story. :D Thanks!
Good stuff sir
You can use a candle to waterproof clothes and boots/shoes. First you rub the candle on the item, then you hold it near the fire so it "melts in". You can also use a candle and aluminium foil in combination with a poncho to keep you warm when it is cold and/or wet. The foil transports, conserves and distributes the heat better than the air so it gets hot way faster. It works like a small sauna or even as if you had a heater under the poncho. It`s best to keep you head outside so you don`t inhale all the fumes.
Bright Ideas Sootch!
Thanks Much!!
Popsicle stick makes a good wick as well. Good video Sootch00.
Might be a good idea for a video even. Popsicle stick survival uses.
Love your videos, Sootch!
SOOTCH00 is my MAN!! I LOVE YOU BIG GUY!!
Thanks for the enlightening video. Great ideas!
I learned something new, thanks Sootch !
Great information and video as always. Thanks.
Great ideas with the candles!! Thanks
As a kid, I turned a paper handkerchief into a wax soaked cone. It wasn't taller than an inch and it burned first with a tiny flame, but soon it became a meter long flame.
So much great zero waste info in these videos
if you've been in the wilderness your liklihood to get these bugs sooner or later. ..
chiggers, red bugs, mites, lice, and of course ticks and other bugs that you get in the wilderness you should always have some bug shampoo and if you have a dog, dog the same is needed too
Thank you so much. Long live the republic indeed!
Thanks much, that was expanding! Your videos are very helpful... and fun too. 😉
Love the improvising to survive...keep up the good work!
Freezing Candles just makes wax harder we used to use wax in a freezer over night for waxing grind rails to skate when I was a kid.I cant stand the smell of Burnt Crayons. I had a bad experience as a child they fell into our furnace.
Also useful as a 'morale booster' if the survival situation happens to coincide with your birthday. Or if, yourself plus significant other, find yourself in a survival situation at the same time as your wedding anniversary & you want to create ambient lighting conducive to a romantic setting (preferably the scented variety) ..... or something like that.
Or if you just want to heat a can of beans or canned soup when the grid goes down due to an EMP attack by the Chineeze.
Such great ideas! Thank you for the tips.
I'm going to try that some time with my candles. Thsnks.
I watched every video you made thanks for all the great ideas keep them coming!!
Thanks Trey! It's always appreciated!
Good ideas....thanks pardner
God Bless (us all )
(love the Roseanne quote!!)
Thanks Fred! Hope all is well my friend.
God Bless
Don, keep em up brother! Well done. BTW, enjoyed the Classic warehouse tour. Lucky dog.
Over the last few years I have gathered up small tins with lids from thrift stores and candles. I fit the candles into the tins. I keep several in my vehicle in my emergency pack. It's comforting to know I have them on hand. I have given several away.
A small to medium size candle placed in a metal coffee can or large fruit can will heat up a small space. Such as a car or small tent. Make sure you have a way to allow fresh air for ventilation. A small metal rack placed on top of the can and you can heat up a metal cup to get a warm beverage or melt snow in an emergency for drinking water.
Knowledge shared is essential 👍
You can also use candles for heating, and cooking in a emergency for next to nothing. I made videos on doing just those things. All it takes are some really cheap tealight candles 9 to 12 and some foil and a glass plate for heating, add some type of rack ( Like a oven rack ), and some clothes pins and remove the foil for emergency cooking. Pretty easy.
That is some good info!! Thanks
Love the oil lamp!
I put wax on drawers on my dresser that sticks. It helps a lot.
Thank you...from Germany
Lots of good tips! It pays to have some extra candles on hand just in case. Lots of good uses
Thank you!
Another way to get the wax out of the jars is to pour boiling water into the jar, fill the jar to top. When the hot water hits the wax the wax melts and floats to top of the jar. If you then wait overnight the wax will become a solid piece of wax on top of the water.
Thanks Thomas! Great idea.
Another way is to put the candle in the freezer overnight. Then turn the glass over and bang it on the counter, that last piece of wax usually pops out clean.
My wife gets her glass jar and I add the wax to my wax chunk collection to use for the new tips I learn from SensiblePrepper.
Love your tips
You got my wife's attention lol thanks
I save all my old candle wax so I can make new candles. I will even buy old tapers at yard sales and thrift stores for that purpose.
AMAZING TIPS !!!
I love your videos.
On you multi-colored candle where you combined all the candles, why didn't you just break the white candlestick and just insert it? Why pull the wick out just to try to hold the wick up in the new melt? I think it would be easier to get the half candlestick to stand up in it, and easier to do. Also, I buy candles by the armload from garage sales. They don't sell very good, and most people will sell piles of them for 25 cents to a dollar per pile. Especially if it's hot and they are slumping.
There are a lot of ways it can be done. This was just one way. Thanks for the garage sale tip. That's good stuff.
I figured you already knew it, but thought I'd point it out for your subscribers. Yes, the garage sale thing got to be were I dedicated a whole cupboard to about $5 worth of candles and paraffin. 50-75 pounds worth. Hardly anyone wants to put them away after a garage sale, and will give them to you. I picked up 10-12 of the great big white church candles for a dollar. The ones that are about 12" tall and 3" across. Have a fine weekend.
His giggle tho! 😂 I crack up every time he laughs!
Good stuff, thanks Sootch!
Thanks Brother!
Good ideas....thanks !
Very cool with the oil and bday candle wick. Could coat those matches when melting wax on the warmer; no risk of lighting the match. ;) #TwoBirdsWithOneStone
I have had very poor results from using wax on matches. When you first do it things work fine but try to store them for a year or so and you can't get them to light anymore. The heads tend to crumble like they've been wet. I no longer trust this method, especially if my life depended on it. I now use tiny Mylar bags to store a box or a book at a time, (yeah I store paper matches too). The drawback of this is that once you open it all bets are off. Better hope it doesn't rain before you use them all.
Great vid keep up the great content
Thanks for the tips! Love your work ❤️
Thanks! I appreciate it!
That firestarter you made at the start of the video, using a paper towel and candle wax? I were taught a variation of it when I were in the scouts. It's basically some ripped up and rolled up old newspaper that's been soaked in some of the heated up, and thus liquid, candle wax.
Great tips!!! Thanks!!!
Much nice
Hi that was interesting I cook with candles when Grids down or I want to save electric ,it's slow it works to warm water cook tin food and tin soup
So Marines aren't supposed to eat the crayons they are supposed to burn them.
Sense of humor needed for this comment.
i beg to differ.... i eat them and shove them in my nose!
If you can hit a target the size of a garden pea at 50 yards with a g20...you eat all the crayons you want brother
Informative!
subscribed before i even watched it could tell..
Sooo smart!
Great tips two thumbs up my friend
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Nice ideas friend.....
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