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What is the best way to start a fire in a hurry in the outdoors without matches or a lighter

Question by poco1994. Uploaded on September 19, 2009

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from Elmer Fudd wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

steel, flint, and tinder you brought with you

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from Skeeb wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Shoot up that meth lab thats hidden deep in the forest, that'll produce a good "spark"!

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from BioGuy wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Elmer Fudd's method is good. A 9 volt battery and steel wool works quickly too.

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from Hunt_Hard wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Steel/flint is probably the most reliable way. They also make magnesium and flint strips that light when you drag a knife across it. Look at Cabela's website for good fire-starters.

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from Alex Pernice th... wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Flame thrower...

Seriously, flint and steel, or a flint and magnesium bar.

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from Ed J wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

call in a lightening bolt...

Elmer Fudd's answer is more depenable.

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from jtboles wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

I think sheeb has the best answer to the question, thats funny as hell.

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from poco1994 wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

just remember to put it out when your done

REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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from green bird29 wrote 2 years 31 weeks ago

Road flare

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from beaverlog wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

Flare gun

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from huntingkid95 wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

Flint and some dry tinder. Don't forget the steel.

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from Sourdough Dave wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Swedish fire steel and a cotton ball smeared with petroleum jelly has never let me down. But, why would anyone leave the pavement without matches and a lighter?

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from jmkarls wrote 2 years 12 weeks ago

Well, assuming that you don't have flint and steel like many people suggest( why would you carry flint and steel when a lighter does the job better?), a friction fire is a real solution if you don't have other options. Importantly though, it one that you need to practice up on beforehand. Know what kinds of woods work well- sage, cottonwood,bass wood, etc. Learn how to make a bow drill set. Learn how to bust a coal and blow up a nest. I do it off and on while hunting, fishing or hiking just see if I can. If all you have is a knife, and shoe laces, this is a real option. Also, the energy you put into starting the fire definitely warms you up.

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from jscottevans wrote 2 years 9 weeks ago

cotton balls covered in petroleum jelly work remarkably well. Just expose a little dry cotton, apply spark and it will burn like a giant candle wick for several minutes. Try it at home sometime.

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from kb1jop wrote 2 years 9 weeks ago

A good thing to carry for tinder is dryer lint. It's light, compressable, can be easily kept waterproof, burns like crazy, and it's free.

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from caleb schultz wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I like using a piece of tshirt,it burns slow enough and hot enough to keep a fire going

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from a.rank wrote 16 weeks 2 days ago

get a good sparking rod!! flint and steel will work, but often you dont get as many sparks, i suggest bear gryll's firestarter from gerber, it has both a ferrocium rod and a striker, as well as a small compartment with tinder (cotton), a whistle, and signalling instructions on the outside. It works FANTASTICALLY well!!

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from Elmer Fudd wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

steel, flint, and tinder you brought with you

+4 Good Comment? | | Report
from BioGuy wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Elmer Fudd's method is good. A 9 volt battery and steel wool works quickly too.

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from Hunt_Hard wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Steel/flint is probably the most reliable way. They also make magnesium and flint strips that light when you drag a knife across it. Look at Cabela's website for good fire-starters.

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from Alex Pernice th... wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Flame thrower...

Seriously, flint and steel, or a flint and magnesium bar.

+3 Good Comment? | | Report
from Ed J wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

call in a lightening bolt...

Elmer Fudd's answer is more depenable.

+2 Good Comment? | | Report
from jtboles wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

I think sheeb has the best answer to the question, thats funny as hell.

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from poco1994 wrote 2 years 34 weeks ago

just remember to put it out when your done

REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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from Sourdough Dave wrote 2 years 15 weeks ago

Swedish fire steel and a cotton ball smeared with petroleum jelly has never let me down. But, why would anyone leave the pavement without matches and a lighter?

+2 Good Comment? | | Report
from green bird29 wrote 2 years 31 weeks ago

Road flare

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from huntingkid95 wrote 2 years 22 weeks ago

Flint and some dry tinder. Don't forget the steel.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from jmkarls wrote 2 years 12 weeks ago

Well, assuming that you don't have flint and steel like many people suggest( why would you carry flint and steel when a lighter does the job better?), a friction fire is a real solution if you don't have other options. Importantly though, it one that you need to practice up on beforehand. Know what kinds of woods work well- sage, cottonwood,bass wood, etc. Learn how to make a bow drill set. Learn how to bust a coal and blow up a nest. I do it off and on while hunting, fishing or hiking just see if I can. If all you have is a knife, and shoe laces, this is a real option. Also, the energy you put into starting the fire definitely warms you up.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from jscottevans wrote 2 years 9 weeks ago

cotton balls covered in petroleum jelly work remarkably well. Just expose a little dry cotton, apply spark and it will burn like a giant candle wick for several minutes. Try it at home sometime.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from kb1jop wrote 2 years 9 weeks ago

A good thing to carry for tinder is dryer lint. It's light, compressable, can be easily kept waterproof, burns like crazy, and it's free.

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from caleb schultz wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I like using a piece of tshirt,it burns slow enough and hot enough to keep a fire going

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from a.rank wrote 16 weeks 2 days ago

get a good sparking rod!! flint and steel will work, but often you dont get as many sparks, i suggest bear gryll's firestarter from gerber, it has both a ferrocium rod and a striker, as well as a small compartment with tinder (cotton), a whistle, and signalling instructions on the outside. It works FANTASTICALLY well!!

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from Skeeb wrote 2 years 35 weeks ago

Shoot up that meth lab thats hidden deep in the forest, that'll produce a good "spark"!

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from beaverlog wrote 2 years 30 weeks ago

Flare gun

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