How to start a fire using a mini mag flashlight

Demonstration on how to start a fire with a mini mag flashlight. You will also need a few other easy to find items to help with this technique. Once you master this fire starting technique, you will have more confidence when hiking or camping.

This is video is to illustrate ONLY one way of starting a fire while in a survival type situation and is by no means the only way possible. The goal is to learn and remember as many techniques as you can so that you'll be more prepared in the event you find yourself stranded.

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[WCLineberry]

I can only hear the wind in this vid.

[ArizonaAdventures]

@WCLineberry The wind is all you need, it has all the answers. Remember to listen, because to hear is only to hear, but to listen is hearing and then some :)

Glad I made sure you had video so you could see what I'm doing. Thanks for watching :)

[Yatbaag]

what happens when u run outa steel wool and u cant use a battery to start a fire anymore hu? guess u wont be seeing us out in the desert afterall, u wont see anything after u die cause ur a dumb ass tht need technolagy to start a fire

[ArizonaAdventures]

@Yatbaag Well I suppose if you have used all your steel wool that you packed for your day hike and have yet to be found, the best thing to do is use your cell phone and call for help. Maybe if you can't get a signal, you could use the reflection to start a signal fire for help. Now how dumb is that technology hu Yatbaag!? :)

You crack me up! Thanks for the laugh bud.

[Yatbaag]

all u guys are so gay, how bout u for once show us how to go got make a handrill or bowdrill kit and then use that to make a fire, not some frriken flashlight shit, u shouldent even have the title of a survivalist

[ArizonaAdventures]

@Yatbaag First of all it's only me in the video, not any "guys", and second, where does it say survivalist in the title?

Don't be such a Yatbaag! :)

[chickenfauker]

You survival guys kill me. You remembered to pack sword, maglight, spool of wire, multi tool, steel wool, flint, tinder wood that you mail ordered, but didn't have room for a couple bic fucking lighters.

[JaminTH]

i could bearly hear you

[SignedSign]

..actually when thinking of how to make fire with a maglite, think I'd rather carve a snug fitting stick and use the maglite housing as a fire piston :)

[AyimLuvGG]

Weak audio.

[pldreys]

@tangedline his asking how to make his not telling you to use it everyday on wilderness or camping

[projenna]

@jjk1997 bic lighters don't work when wet?

[DUBBN62]

Sign language please. I CANT HEAR YOU!

[tangledline]

How about explaining the theory behind it. Basically you are getting the + and - of the batteries to create a "hot spot" on thin gauge wire by combining the +/- together. This can be applicable for most batteries of 1.5 volts or more depending on the gauge of wire. Dont risk your hearing aid batteries doing this-not enough amperage...so now that you wasted your batteries...what do you do for light?

[jjk1997]

@chickenfauker its called survival,ever heard of it? if you get lost out in the woods chances are you would either use them all or be unable to use them due to wet weather and normally if you would go hiking i wouldn't take matches only if i was camping....so do a bit of research before you start posting shit on here

[youjones]

Wow, if shit hits the fan, the world goes to toast, and zombies steal all our matches (or more realistically if everyone just uses them all up), now I know what I can do with the 4 mini-mags I've accumulated over the years: START A FIRE.

Seriously dude, thanks! I just modded a couple mini-maglites with LEDs to give them a new life... loving this added fire-trick. Wire would be easy but steel wool will be the hardest thing to find... what else can be used? Is it essentially coated metal shavings

[MohoBiechiz]

WHAAAAT? I CANT HEAR YOU!

[WermGut]

@chickenfauker Lighters can fail, like you just did.