Survivorman: Fire (Jump) Starter
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Fire starting using sparks and gasoline is dubious at the best of times.
But when survival depends upon it, it takes on a whole new intensity.
Let's try this way then.
Here we go!
Finally, after four days stuck in the car, this fire will be a huge boost psychologically.
Didn't quite go as planned.
In this damn snow, I've gotta work extra hard to keep this going.
Diligence is always required if I wanna stay warm, and the added advantage
is that the fire serves as a signal for potential rescuers.
They're more likely to go to investigate a car with a fire burning behind it,
than simply a dark car sitting in the snow.
Seeing all the panic, I didn't even remember to use the tinder I've gathered.
Well, I'll use it now.
Oh, this instruction manual came in handy.
Keeping a large amount of ready to go tinder and kindling for the fire is vital to success.
But battling the elements is always a challenge to staying warm.
Stopped raining.
Clouds look thick that are coming my way as well.
It worked.
It took a while to get that spark to take.
I had to pour the gas over onto the paper, track up to spread it out.
I dunno.
I thought it would've gone better inside the beer can with the fumes and everything;
but it didn't seem to make any difference.
Got it to take.
Ran over here,
but then I noticed after a while when the fire was burning, that it wasn't burning down into my wood.
It's because the pot lid was still underneath it,
stopping the fire from going down.
So I had to pull the pot lid out,
which caused more trouble with the fire.
So I grabbed a piece of the inside of the car.
It was this like, I dunno, compressed board sort a stuff,
and threw it underneath, and it's burning and that's keeping the fire going.
Now I can heat water up over top of the fire.
That's one way to save a match.
The car heater was nice, but a full fire begins to put motivation into me like nothing else can.