Take the 2-minute tour ×  One thought led to another and I
started wondering how effective wax paper would be to bring
along as tinder to start a fire. I've seen suggestions of using
paraffin in conjunction with other materials as a firestarter,
so it seems like paraffin-coated paper could be really useful,
as well as really easy and cheap to acquire and bring with you
anywhere (plus it's somewhat waterproof). However, I've never
really seen any mention of it before.  I'll probably try some
experiments with it later, but was wondering if there were other
thoughts on the matter. It might not even be possible; after
all, it seems like some wax papers might be meant to go in the
oven without burning (and I'm not talking about parchment
paper).  share|improve this question As to your experiments, in
addition to setting in on fire. Try different methods (like
rolling it up). Also leave some out in the rain and elemnets to
see how it reacts if left out. Another is to put it in a
backpack under some clothes to see i