出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/02/18 12:24 UTC 版)
Char cloth (also called charpaper) is a swatch of fabric made from vegetable fiber (such as linen, cotton or jute) that has been converted via pyrolysis into a slow-burning fuel of low ignition temperature (capable of being ignited by a firesteel) that can in turn be used to ignite a wood splint to start a fire. It is sometimes manufactured at home for use as tinder when cooking or camping and historically usually provided the "tinder" in a tinderbox