Comments on: Gum Wrapper Fire Method https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478 Teaching the Ways and Means to Survive Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:53:52 -0400 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: april https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-7596 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:27:52 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-7596 Thankyou. I now have a new appreciation for the good old battery, Over the past four years I have had a bit of a pet pev with them, especially during the Christchurch earthquakes that are still going, so now I know I don’t have to use them for my devices but can use them when my gas runs out. Very useful Post:)

]]> By: Mark https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-2149 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:11:17 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-2149 you could potentially use the insides of a cigarette package since they have a paper lined foil wrap inside.

]]> By: Ron https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-2147 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 23:04:24 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-2147 I’ve seen this technique on several survival websites and it bothers me that there is no safety disclaimer. What you’re doing is short circuiting the battery and no surprise, things get hot. Including the internals to the battery you’re holding in your hand. Shorted batteries have been known to explode. The battery is essentially a potential firecracker. I would use this only as a last ditch survival tool when there was no other way of making fire in a freezing situation. Think about it… do you want to blow your fingers off in a survival situation?

]]> By: S Green https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-2146 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 22:42:43 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-2146 One main problem is that most gum is wrapped in paper now, not foil anymore.

]]> By: Tracey G. https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1723 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:47:41 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1723 I can attest that this IS viable. It is a very common method used widely in tobacco-free prisons, where inmates are not allowed to have matches or lighters. They aren’t allowed to have tobacco, either, but like everything else, it gets smuggled in. Since they can’t have lighters, but ARE allowed small radios or alarm clocks, using the AA battery is the preferred method of lighting up…

]]> By: Michelle https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1722 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:49:39 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1722 Agreed … initially the instructions sound harder than it is, but the following text, along with the video clears it up perfectly. Great post!!
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The folded piece of foil should resemble the “bracket” symbol.

6) Place tinder above the mid-point to capture the flame that is created when you place the AA battery between the 2 ends and touch each terminal simultaneously.

]]> By: Harvey Wallbanger https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1721 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:33:16 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1721 Pretty neat with the video anchoring the written. Good to know but hopefully will never need to use.

]]> By: Ken https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1515 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:05:18 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1515 I can appreciate your point… I wrote the instructions to compliment the video like in the text. View the link and see if the words match the visual…

]]> By: Robert https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1508 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:25:50 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1508 Huh???? Word problems where never my strongpoint and I venture to say not a lot of people could not also replicate the directions to get to a “bracket” symbol with a 1/4 inch here and a 45 degree angle there, not to forget the folding and pinching, etc. Perhaps illustrations, at least, of the final product would have helped.
Regards,
Robert

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