what do you use as a fire lighter/accelerant?

[Eott]

Back in the sixties my dad used to take strips of tyre innertube untill we found out about kerobush [richea scorpia] , pick a few sprigs and a bit of kindling and you had a fire going pretty quickly, not MIB, but handy to know in an emergency.

[north-north-west]

There are a few species commonly referred to as Kerosene Bush, but that's the first time I've heard it applied to R. scoparia. Not that I object to the idea of a little of it being removed by judicious breakage/burning from time to time . . .

[mrpotter]

What for?

Washing dishes primarily. Although you can squirt a drop on a refresher towelette and wash your hands as well. I do it because of the dual purposing idea, and the chicken I'm required to eat.

[ElvenCraft Gear]

Played with a few things over the years.
Because I'm a Scout leader I needed something safe, foolproof and reliable for the scouts.
The cotton wool and vaso works good ......
..........but if you mix 40% candle wax and 60% vaso, it makes the cotton ball dry to handle and you can "crack" it open so the cotton fibres tease out automatically.
To the wax/vaso mix I add some potassium Permanganate (condy's crystals) - about a teaspoon per half litre of wax/vaso. This makes the firestarters burn hot and bright, which is what you need when scouts are trying to "flint light" a fire with wet twigs (that are probably also green) in the rain.

Put 1-2 of these in a little ziploc bag and chuck em in with the 1st aid kit.