If your matches are wet, your lighter is out of fuel, it's a cloudy day, making your magnifying glass useless, and you don't have hours to waste trying to get a friction fire going.
Sounds like a pretty rough weekend in the woods. Luckily, if you've ever spent some time in a high school chemistry class, you can whip up a pretty handy little fire with just some regular household sugar and some potassium permanganate.
This is an easy trick that utilizes the chemical nature of the two ingredients to erupt a nice little flame that's more than hot enough to ignite any tinder you manage to get your hands on.
Check out just how easy this method is with the video on the next page.
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Were can you get the potassium permanganate at
Great hack. I like a 9 volt battery with some steel wool better to carry in my backpack on those long treks along the Pacific Crest Trail or what not. Great idea though! -_-
Or antifreeze
That is correct. Takes 20-30 seconds to activate
So explain to me who walks around with potassium permanganate?
Yep I always carry permanganate when I travel the woods
Treasure coast camping
9 volt battery and steel wool never failed ever ever ever I don’t care if it’s wet
I ain’t gonna lie I really like this sugar idea which I always keep with me anyway so realistically I don’t only have to add a little of that powder with me
So who packs a jar of potassium permanent around in there back pack use to buy it to treat fish!!!!!!
Instead of the lame notion of starting a campfire,[I mean,come on.Where am I camping? Bill Nye’s house?.] Just show this as something interesting..
Sweet, lol…
Useless.
Dryer lint works well also
I try to look at long term. easy, renewablle or easy to make
I have my glasses… They’ll start the fire
One HUGE bag of Bic lighters will also work to make fire for a very long time.
This goes with me on every hike and camping trip, not shown is my fire steel that’s on my keychain. Don’t mess around when it come to fire, carrying potassium permanganate isn’t really feasible. Carry a fire steel, doesn’t run out of fuel and works when wet.
Yea I carry that in my pocket all the time
Sergio Adame
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Offer to trade some packets of sugar for a match.
I have done it using glycerine with no friction applied, sugar is easier found than glycerine
It Will take to much space in your bug out bag… and you have to put in consideration the weight also ….. it’s 100s of other stuff you can use to create fire especially for survival situations… that is one of the many mistakes people do when packing a bug out bag they forget you need basic stuff something small and handy that will do the job… you can use pine nut… cotton balls dipped in vaseline.. small compact ferros rod… or you basic stick and a rope…well is about using things in your environment in order to survive…. if you have potassium permanganate and you dont mind the weight more power to you… im old school. … but i think it’s good to have options… knowledge is power…
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Best survival hack, nine volt battery (or almost any battery for that matter) and steel wool
potassium what , ya sure i got some in my pocket!!!! along with sugar that i dont use….. how about the battery of your cell phone?
Waste of time. Bad excuse to make people flip through the ads.
Oh yea, I carry about 50 lbs of Potassium Permanganate with me in my back pocket.
Doritos work good
sugar will be bargaining commodity, not gonna waste on making fire
Just make sure you have some dry sugar?
Unless of course your battery touches the steel wool while in your backpack. Then you have a hot pack.
This guy can also take off his T shirt really fast. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qv_L9XcdgY0
Why dont they tell you how to make a fire with$#%&!@*you find in the woods? If you find yourself in a sudden survival situation, youre probably not going to have anything on you to start a fire with.
The foresight to acquire potassium permanganate and not the foresight to keep your matches dry, pretty good summation of the modern survivalist.
Ok so I am going to keep potassium (used in gun powder) in my pack. Ever hear of a Ferris rod never gets wet and a whole lot safer. Also any smart camper …hiker…prepper has more than ONE way to start a fire. In Boy Scouts I had 6 plus a fire starter trick I made at home called a Fire bug.
http://allweatherfirestarters.com/
If your matches are wet and your lighter is out of fuel and you just happen to have sugar on hand hahaha
Who caryies sugar!!!
Nice tip
then food will be pre-cooked when he makes camp
Seriously, though, it doesn’t hurt to learn new things. Murphy’s Law exists. Things happen. When it comes to survival, you cannot know too much.
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Daniel Duke, open to new learning…you can’t do that on the internet! lol. Reasons to learn about and keep KMnO4: Effecient water purification, if kept dry in it’s container it won’t lose potency like opened chlorine bleach. A small container of KMnO4 will in fact replace gallons of chlorine bleach. (There are other dry bleaches…but they don’t start fires!) Antiseptic, anti-fungal, can be used as a mouthwash for canker-sores. A small amount will dye a huge area of snow as a signal. Seriously, it is far too valuable in other regards to use in making fire, generally. But if the situation arises where fire is needed over clean water or wound disinfection…it can do that too.
Lint from dryer works good to.
Grab anyone’s eyeglasses. Bingo. Case closed
It’s Also found in many first aid kits, as antiseptic. But imho, its 2016! You’re goin in the woods, a whole pack of lighters can be bought for a couple bucks. Won’t take up much room and don’t need much of a fire extender. Primitive fire starting is great to know but seriously, take a few lighters with you
Yes but who packs Potassium in a survivor kit?
You help me get this dryer off my back when we get through these woods and I clean the lint trap n get us a fire going