How to make these work?

Question

get old matchlight briquettes to fire up have no lighter fluid aint gonna use gasoline so no dumb answers please

Answer 1

Place them on top of paper and light the paper.  I would guess that the briquettes have picked up some humidity.  I keep mine in my basement over the winter and have the same problem come time to BBQ again.  Keep placing paper in and they will dry out and light.

Answer 2

Start a small fire using kindling and paper.  Once it is going well, add the briquettes.

This is how it was done before briquettes were pretreated to light.

Answer 3

Put wadded up newspaper under a conical pile of briquettes.  Light the paper on all sides and wallah you got fire!

Answer 4

Wrap them in wax paper, before lighting.

Answer 5

matchlight briquettes should light with just a match no lighter fluid needed.  if not do you have a small propane torch that would work