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1monster

(11,012 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:03 AM Mar 2016

How to Make a Fire with a Lemon

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How to Make a Fire with a Lemon (Original Post) 1monster Mar 2016 OP

needs music Enrique Mar 2016 #1

Because there are lots of lemons available in "northern survival" situations... Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2016 #2

Hey carry one with you, always! Or a nine volt battery would work as well... 1monster Mar 2016 #4

And zinc nails and copper clips... Scootaloo Mar 2016 #5

Cool video... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #17

Here is an alternative method ;-) CentralMass Mar 2016 #3

Interesting nt Rebkeh Mar 2016 #6

The hobo trick used a dead battery from the garbage Warpy Mar 2016 #7

I expect that a potato would work too. nt eggplant Mar 2016 #8

Cave Johnson on lemons sakabatou Mar 2016 #9

If you have all that stuff with you, montana_hazeleyes Mar 2016 #10

I Know, Right? 2naSalit Mar 2016 #19

Here's a flint and steel method, if you don't have a lemon, 40 thumb tacks and roll of wire. jtuck004 Mar 2016 #11

Terrific! I was impressed... Oak3Tree Mar 2016 #12

Yeah, science! nt Chef Eric Mar 2016 #13

K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #14

This guy has a lot of Primitive Technology videos up on 1monster Mar 2016 #16

Hell of a lot better idea greiner3 Mar 2016 #18

"Safety iz number one priority" Fine project for gradeschool science fair, but I prefer to FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #15

AW Shucks BaldHippie Mar 2016 #20

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

1. needs music

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:15 AM

Mar 2016

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)

2. Because there are lots of lemons available in "northern survival" situations...

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:21 AM

Mar 2016

1monster

(11,012 posts)

4. Hey carry one with you, always! Or a nine volt battery would work as well...

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:37 AM

Mar 2016

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

5. And zinc nails and copper clips...

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:45 AM

Mar 2016

But hey. Never know when you might have something like this in your backpack.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

17. Cool video...

Reply to Sen. Walter Sobchak (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 06:00 PM

Mar 2016

but it would be easier to carry waterproof matches or those magnesium fire starting tools

http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Magnesium-Emergency-Survivalist-Outdoors/dp/B00MK8PYM4

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

3. Here is an alternative method ;-)

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 01:25 AM

Mar 2016

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)

6. Interesting nt

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:32 AM

Mar 2016

Warpy

(111,245 posts)

7. The hobo trick used a dead battery from the garbage

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:39 AM

Mar 2016

plus the piece of steel wool and something to set afire. I'd think dead batteries would be easier to find in the far north than lemons, but what do I know?

eggplant

(3,911 posts)

8. I expect that a potato would work too. nt

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:44 AM

Mar 2016

sakabatou

(42,148 posts)

9. Cave Johnson on lemons

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 02:55 AM

Mar 2016

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

10. If you have all that stuff with you,

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 03:06 AM

Mar 2016

I guess it would be hard to find room to carry a book of matches.

2naSalit

(86,536 posts)

19. I Know, Right?

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:16 PM

Mar 2016

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

11. Here's a flint and steel method, if you don't have a lemon, 40 thumb tacks and roll of wire.

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 04:41 AM

Mar 2016

Oak3Tree

(75 posts)

12. Terrific! I was impressed...

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:34 AM

Mar 2016

Its would be a great science experiment for kids in schools.

I was entertained. Thanks

Chef Eric

(1,024 posts)

13. Yeah, science! nt

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:37 AM

Mar 2016

stonecutter357

(12,695 posts)

14. K&R!

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Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:11 AM

Mar 2016

if you are interested this man has a very good Primitive Technology you tube.

1monster

(11,012 posts)

16. This guy has a lot of Primitive Technology videos up on

Reply to stonecutter357 (Reply #14)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 10:57 AM

Mar 2016

YouTube.

As I've said before, if we ever devolve into a post-apocalyptic, By-the-Waters-of-Babylon (http://www.tkinter.smig.net/outings/rosemountghosts/babylon.htm) type society, this is the guy I want with me, doing and teaching survival skills.

greiner3

(5,214 posts)

18. Hell of a lot better idea

Reply to 1monster (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 06:51 PM

Mar 2016

Than Glenn Beck's survival food💩

FailureToCommunicate

(14,012 posts)

15. "Safety iz number one priority" Fine project for gradeschool science fair, but I prefer to

Reply to 1monster (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:07 AM

Mar 2016

scatter these throughout various pockets, car bins and packs (and they are cheeper that lemons these days!)...

BaldHippie

(31 posts)

20. AW Shucks

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 11:36 PM

Mar 2016

But bringing the batteries in the picture would take all the fun out of it. Besides I always carry lemons with 4 lead and 4 zinc pins along with wire and steel wool brillo pads with me in the woods. I bring all that stuff with me except I dont bring toilet paper because real men use the BRILLO STEEL WOOL PADS The steel wool instead of the toilet paper makes it more RUSTIC!

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