Petroleum Jelly Infused Cottonball Tinder

[Dorset Lad]

I find that cotton wool balls well rolled in vaseline work best if ripped open to expose the inside and ignited with fire steel. The sparks seem to work better on the cotton which ignites the vaseline, but as Highlander says, they do seem to dry out and need to be re-rolled from time to time even when kept in an air tight container.