If your matches are wet or your lighter is out of fuel, it's hard to get a friction fire going. Another scenario is it is a cloudy day which is making your magnifying glass useless. If this sounds like an experience you've been through before, then it's likely you're sick of wasting your time trying to get that fire going.
Who likes to go through a rough weekend in the woods?!
Thankfully, if you've ever been in a high school chemistry class, you can come up with a handy little fire just with some sugar from home and potassium permanganate.
This easy trick utilizes the chemical nature of the two ingredients and results in a nice little flame that more than hot enough to ignite any tinder you can get your hands on.
After the break, you'll be impressed at just how easy this method is after you watch the video on the next page.
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Coltin Watts
Another useful trick, is to take silica gel…. Those packets that come in just about everything, and say do not eat on them…. And take the pellets inside, and mix it with anything that has glycerine in it. Antifreeze, certain cosmetics, the list is endless.
When silica comes into contact with glycerin, it creates a chemical fire.
Bleach and brake fluid is a bomb…. So I don’t know how well powder would work lol
You mix equal parts veg glycerin and potas permag and it flash fires
Every once in awhile I hear loud explosions, it must be different neighbors experimenting with chemical fire making skills because it’s never from the same direction, and then a property goes on the market.
clorine powder and brake fluid
Its interesting chemistry wise, but not really practical. Might be interesting to have around just for fun, maybe make a small survival packet and test out.
That’s fairly stupid.
If it is the same one I am thinking of, mixing the two makes a very hazardous gas to inhale.
Russell, it just produces a flame, via exothermic reaction. It isn’t explosive unless you contain that allows pressure to build, as in the case with drank and aluminum in a soda bottle.
Could be neighbors experimenting in the production of crystal meth too lol
I dunno, sugar is easily found, and water softener, which is what the aforementioned chemical is marketed as, is in every hardware store I’ve ever been in.
It really is fairly practical.
You can buy it in Lowe’s or Home Depot. It’s marketed as water softener.
Just as feasible as water softener and sugar.
But it’s good to know how to use what you can get your hands on.
Dying ain’t much of a living. Why would they produce meth? Their teeth are already rotted and the 30 yr olds look 70.
Josey Wales But why carry around something like that? Maybe at home, power is out and the 400 other ways of starting a fire just wont work? Yes, it is just another way to start a fire but personally…sugar is more important as a food item than a fire starting item to me. And I just can’t get past caring about this style of fire starting unless I am trying to impress my kid.
Learning is fine but this isn’t something I really think is necessary.
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Potassium permaganate and sugar. Mix then rub with stick.
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Where the hell do you buy potassium permaganate?
Lmao!!!!hehehehe…no$#%&!@*right..lol
Amazon.
Right. You are going to buy and carry potassium whatever in bulky bottle and not a half dozen Bic lighters….?
3 oz 5.99 at amazon
Definitely not a hack. Its something taught in middle school.
Oh look its wet, oh I know where’s my sugar and potassium permaganate? Pft
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Yeah what does that even mean
I’m assuming it’s when they don’t like a comment, and they send you a generic “thanks for commenting, please like and share our page!” Private message, like they did to me immediately after I posted that.
This is a waste of time and effort.Just get some disposable lighters.They are cheap,take up very little room and work great.
Click bait. Didn’t even fall for it.
Potassium Permanganate at that ??? Where does the average person even get it ???
James Garland
You can actually but it from home depot, lowes used to carry it but discontinued. I love that stuff though, you can purify drinking water, make antiseptic, start fires, mark snow with it too for search and rescue (stains everything deep purple when wet).
Or…learn how to do smthng without the aid of manmade devices. There Will come a time when those things arent available n youll be assed out of luck because You considered it a “waste of time”…
Most medical stores
any good hardware store. product is used to clean resin tank media for water softeners.
I might be “assed out” but it will be after I exhaust about 200 Bic lighters.Try trading “rubbing two sticks together” for something else you might need.I don’t have an issue with learning to do things without “man made” devices but making things harder than they have to be is a problem in itself.
Thats why you perfect the bow drill method ahead of time…
Thanks,
I will check around,,, I have to agree though with the other persons comment,,, carrying a bottle of it might be a bit bulky,,, and also,,, in a bad situation, ie, SHTF,,, if you don’t already have it with you, it may be hard to get ???
Great tip! Thanks
Anthony Talley Or buy a couple hundred Bic lighters…
I prefer knowin how to do/make things on my own. There will come a time when a lighter isnt an option…
Drug store
I fill short drinking straws with the ends pinched and sealed with a lighter.( I do the same for salt , sugar and spices, lightweight ,resealable and low bulk).
I still like Bic lighters! And the ends taken off after they are empty Still spark a long time. I think Bics and matches will be good trade items! Spices will be, too, I bet.
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