OT: Tips,Tricks, and General Know How

[Blkbrd671]

If you're going camping make sure you take a Han Solo with you!

As a smoker I've always got multiple lighters on hand so no drama starting a fire!

[Manocad]

Starting a fire...
Use the teepee method. Create a small fire of anything that will burn. Put sticks/twigs around the outside "teepee style;" the heat coming off the central fire will dry out the wood stacked around it. Continue doing this with larger and larger logs as the smaller stuff ignites and falls inward.

[Pharaoh]

Starting a fire...
Use the teepee method. Create a small fire of anything that will burn. Put sticks/twigs around the outside "teepee style;" the heat coming off the central fire will dry out the wood stacked around it. Continue doing this with larger and larger logs as the smaller stuff ignites and falls inward.

Wrong!

Start your small fire, put big logs where you want, get some petrol and throw it on there....

BOOM! Raging inferno

[dVs33]

If you're going camping make sure you take a smoker with you!

As a smoker I've always got multiple lighters on hand so no drama starting a fire!

The smoke also keeps the mozzies away... I'm sure that's factual

[In SVG We Trust]

If you mix blunts, molly and alcohol in the same night an hour turns into a second.

[Manocad]

Starting a fire...
Use the teepee method. Create a small fire of anything that will burn. Put sticks/twigs around the outside "teepee style;" the heat coming off the central fire will dry out the wood stacked around it. Continue doing this with larger and larger logs as the smaller stuff ignites and falls inward.

Wrong!

Start your small fire, put big logs where you want, get some petrol and throw it on there....

BOOM! Raging inferno

LOL. I was camping once years ago and a bunch of drunk dipshits were trying to start a fire with big logs and lighter fluid. They'd get a big flame going, start hooting and hollering, then the lighter fluid would burn off and they'd start yelling "what the f**k?!?"

[Pharaoh]

Starting a fire...
Use the teepee method. Create a small fire of anything that will burn. Put sticks/twigs around the outside "teepee style;" the heat coming off the central fire will dry out the wood stacked around it. Continue doing this with larger and larger logs as the smaller stuff ignites and falls inward.

Wrong!

Start your small fire, put big logs where you want, get some petrol and throw it on there....

BOOM! Raging inferno

LOL. I was camping once years ago and a bunch of drunk **** were trying to start a fire with big logs and lighter fluid. They'd get a big flame going, start hooting and hollering, then the lighter fluid would burn off and they'd start yelling "what the f**k?!?"

Obviously they didnt construct the logs properly

It really ain't hard to do. Anyone that struggles is a knob

[Manocad]

Anyone who thinks they can start a fire with 10 inch diameter logs and lighter fluid is a moron. Those logs can be dry as a bone and it's not like they light on fire after a match gets held to them.

[Blkbrd671]

So I am moving out of my apartment and i have seen a ton of videos on "Cheap and Easy Oven and Bath cleaners". Almost all of them have some form of Vinegar, Dish washing soap and Baking soda. So since i have all the time in the world(which i don't and in retrospect i should have not d* around) i decided to try this recipe for my bathtub that has soap scum and lime stains that are at least 5 years old:

12oz of Vinegar
12 oz of Dawn Liquid Soap
1 Spray Bottle

Shake really well
Apply Generously
*Please note: You'll need a mask, while it won't poison you, i was getting light headed as my bath is not well ventalated


I have 2 baths so i decided to let one sit for a hour and the other sit for 4 hours....ish


First bath(1 Hour).

The grime and stains on the surface came off pretty easily. The one thing you'll note is that the scum on the chrome and fixtures comes off a lot easier and shines brighter than any other cleaners i have used in the past.

For the really hard and crusty scum though, it really didn't have any impact other than some discoloration. The stains on the wall weren't that hard to come off, but you can get that with average day cleaners.

Since the hard scum was still there , i decided to reapply another bottle of the solution and let it sit longer. We'll come back

2nd Bath

The results were actually pretty surprising, the scum on the walls came off pretty easy and the shower head did most of the work (gigady) , the mold in the grout needed to be scrubbed off, but i did most of it with my rubber glove as i went over it with the shower head. This bath did not have as big of a build up of lime as the first one, but the areas that were bad, you could see a noticeable difference by the drain and with some elbow grease cleaned right up. The bathtub itself i barely touched as all the water coming off the walls just naturally cleaned the bottom portion. I literally just stepped on the sponge and did a quick little scrub with my feet and it looked near new.

Back to the First bath(5 Hour).

So after my 2nd application, the hard soap scum patch by the drain is noticeably smaller and a lot lighter. I am pretty sure that if i let it sit over night, that i'd be able to completely clean all the scum away. Tonight i am going to try EASY OFF on the remaining portion, i heard its a lot quicker and better results. We shall see



Review

So i would say that the solution works pretty well. Its a cheap alternative thats eco friendly and can be done with your typical household items. Additionally i don't think any cleaner you buy is going to give your fixtures the shine this solution does. They literally look new and pop when you enter the bathroom.

The largest problem i have found is the smell, while the dish soap masks it, its still pretty strong. My gf got a hold of the formula and now is going ape sh* on the kitchen appliances.

Below are some other hacks

[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCgIdfuQAD4[/youtube]

[Blkbrd671]

Starting a fire...
Use the teepee method. Create a small fire of anything that will burn. Put sticks/twigs around the outside "teepee style;" the heat coming off the central fire will dry out the wood stacked around it. Continue doing this with larger and larger logs as the smaller stuff ignites and falls inward.

Wrong!

Start your small fire, put big logs where you want, get some petrol and throw it on there....

BOOM! Raging inferno

LOL. I was camping once years ago and a bunch of drunk **** were trying to start a fire with big logs and lighter fluid. They'd get a big flame going, start hooting and hollering, then the lighter fluid would burn off and they'd start yelling "what the f**k?!?"

Ahhhhh my highschool years of excessive lighter fluid.

I'm almost 100% certain any time i've ever built a camp fire, i've attempted to jump over it.