The Steel Wool & 9 Volt Battery Firestarter
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You can use Steel Wool and a 9 volt Battery to start a fire.
Simply Rub the battery terminals on the steel wool and then use it to light your tinder.
Check out this video to see how it’s done
A word of caution!!! If you want to be prepared, stock up on lighters. They are the most reliable way to start a fire in almost any survival situation. I do not recommend carrying steel wool and a 9 volt battery in your survival kit. I would only use this method if I had these items at home already and I wanted to conserve lighter fluid.
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hermitjim on Thu, 10th Sep 2009 7:27 pm
Hey, this is pretty cool! Thanks for sharing this information…
Andy on Sun, 18th Oct 2009 10:51 pm
I’d imagine it’d be pretty important to keep the two separated if packed in the same bag.
I can see someone’s day getting ruined pretty quick if the two were to touch.
LibertyEagle on Wed, 11th Nov 2009 10:06 am
Yeah – you want to carry a trifecta in separate thin plastic sandwich bags.
1. Fine steel wool
2. 9v battery or other power source above 6v
3. Dryer lint – lots of it.
The dryer lint can be stashed in a medicine bottle and compressed in a major way. This will insure you have something dry and flammable to sit atop the steel wool for it to light your kindling.
LionofJudah on Fri, 13th Nov 2009 1:55 pm
Pencil shavings. Excellent and free. fire starter, to use with the lint. the wood can last a bit longer. mix the 2 is good. Seal individual packets in cellophane. You can even reuse cigarette cellophanes just use more than one. The wood shaving make it wok a lot better.