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Jumper Cable Campfire

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  • By: survivaltek
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  • Updated: 24-Apr-09
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  • Added: 09-Feb-09

No matches? No lighter? See what a set of jumper cables and a pencil can do!
Music: Kevin MacLeod

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Jumper Cable Campfire

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  • amazing

    the guy is happens to be carrying a pencil, jump leads a knife. it surprises me that he not carrying match's or a lighter.

    By rossyboy83 1234214101 Reply Spam [+7] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • OMFG

      Do you drive a car... I do. I carry jumper leads, And have a knife or something similar in the car. (doesn't have t be a knife either)\

      By dontbestupid 1235964750 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • yeah

      That's what i sayd (first comment on this movie :D ) and i was called rude.
      First of all Metacafe is full of videos that really show survival tehniques, as startig a fire with wood or even a smal batery u cary for your mp3 player, anything but the jumper cable, that's retarded.
      And second ... the guy shows up in a freaking 4 x 4, with a trunk that can fit enough ppl to build a delly. ...

      By Fragutz 1234263858 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • ...

      That's what i was gonna say too ...

      By alus1onZ 1234218456 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • good

    but, maybe it is easier if you have a car, make a fire with the lighter, every car have one its less work to do

    By pipofer 1234195339 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • no more lighters

      Unfortunately, the ASS (Anti-Smoking Society) is about to succeed in forcing the car manufacturers to eliminate the cigarette lighter in new car designs.

      By katmergul 1234251669 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i still like my way

    all my vehicles have a tool box in them and if ever a emergency fire wouls be needed i have tinder, steel wool and a little 9 volt battery. all you have to do is rake both terminals on the steel wool and put your tinder on it then your kindlin and blow. this is a easier way to start your fire

    By rebelbrett410 1234743793 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Safety issues...

    Firstly, no care was taken to make a safe area for the fire; dry leaves and twigs were surrounding the area chosen for the fire, and from the sounds the mic picked up, it was a reasonably windy day. Things could've gotten out of hand very quickly. Also, the knife was used to cut towards the body, which is never a wise thing to do.

    Keep in mind that kids watch the videos on this site, so as an adult you should demonstrate proper safety techniques. I would hate for someone to cut his hand because he was trying to expose the graphite in the pencil with his pocket knife.

    By RickyTheFish 1234550722 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Kudos on your safety issues...

      Safety IS important. What you didn't see is that the ground was wet, or that the safety bucket of water for extinguishing was off screen, or that the limited use of fire was momentary, just long enough to demonstrate the fire method, and, a sharp knife is much safer to use than a dull one because you have better control.

      Perhaps you might consider producing safety videos and see what viewership you achieve...

      By survivaltek 1234566992 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • OH!

      Sorry, i didn't realise this is a comercial video.
      Now i get it all.
      Grrrrrreat video .. mhm

      By Fragutz 1235048368 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this isn't survival

    this is wasting time, if you had called that, i would have rated differently

    By vidjunkie68 1234386624 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Conclusion

    To survive in the wild, all you need is a jump cable, a pencil, a knife, and a car battery (assumed truck is not required) instead of just carry a lighter or a box of matches.

    This is must the genius survival skill of the century.

    By Kancil Killer 1234244843 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I see things differently....

    ..I dont care about how he created the fire. I find it interesting that he didnt bother to prepare the ground for a fire. There was dried grass everywhere around that fire and he could have started a wildfire.

    By Rugburn 1234216818 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Arsonist?

    I like how he doesn't dig a firepit, make a trench around it or anything even though it's obviously surrounded by dry leaves that go up quickly as he demonstrates...

    By Eyelok 1234205143 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I find that

    matches do the work much faster. And they are cheaper than pencils.

    By stwan 1234196700 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Unless my car runs out of gas

    I would simply drive home.

    By sindenjowo 1237466601 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • GOTCHA!!!!

    He started the fire at Victoria, Australia!!!!!!!

    By Ecksx 1236007540 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Put your mask on...

    Lead poisoning fumes in the air..

    By royteo 1236007402 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ???

    foolish

    By saifullahmaher 1235989509 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • use car cigarette lighter

    dont waste time on this
    use car cigarette lighter
    works all the time

    By omerfar 1234532679 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • great

    5 *****

    By marek080580 1234376799 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Rude people! Rude Comments!

    I travel in the back country a lot where anything can happen!

    It is good to know that when I have a vehicle with a charged battery and some jumper cables that I can light a fire to keep warm with if I ever break down or get stuck in the mud or snow!

    All these people who have made comments making fun of you are missing the point of this video!

    Not everybody has a cigarette lighter, matches, a working cigarette lighter, etc. with them at all times and I am going to share this video with my son's friends who are avid 4-wheelers and often go rock crawling in the snow!

    For those of you who have made rude comments, all I can say is that there are circumstances where this information could save someone's life!

    By PickieChickie 1234295624 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Dear sir,

      My comments weren't supposed to be rude, but sarcastic, yes. If the guy in the video or the guy who posted this video would've shown us other things one can use with the car batery or anything in that car, then i would've sayd "nice video" but to show that he has those items: knife+pencil+jumper cables = not the most common items in a car, and not a lighter or matches, especialy if he loves to go to the wild ... to me this is just another funny video.

      By Fragutz 1234361696 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thanks!

    My cigarette lighter doesn't work! I always carry jumper cables and I appreciate the information!

    What else can you use besides a pencil?

    5 stars for you!

    By PickieChickie 1234295320 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Amazing?!?!?!

    Now what happened to good old car cigarette lighter. That would be much more safe and easier. Really shows that you haven't really think through on this.

    By Busted1431 1234243931 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i know this works

    pencil lead acts as a welding rod and holds a steady arc until it burns out

    By nates place 1234201282 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Very good but

    Isnt it easier to put + to - together and have sparks at once ? The battery will work after that also, so ?

    By pingu 888 1234196404 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ...

    is that in Australia ?

    By BigDog0147 1234190608 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • uhm

    take your time,,,

    By paulocbi 1234190402 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • outstanding!!!

    this clip is virtually outstanding!!! it shows u how to make a campfire out in the wilderness if u don't have the normal resources to do so. great lesson for all ages!!!

    By doralynn 1234161450 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • No lighter?

      You got a freakin car!!! Drive to store and buy one along with your hot Pizza for camp fire.

      By Busted1431 1234243843 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • hahahahaha !!!

      You've got to be kidding me
      so ... hmm ... if ur in the wilderness with YOUR CAR and you don't have a lighter in the car, but u do have a knife, a pencil and jumper cables, you can keep warm by lighting a fire electrically (in the wilderness remember), and that heat would be far more better than the air conditioning in the car u drove there.

      Follow us in our new OUTSTANDING episode when we use water from the windshield reservoir to keep hidrated... in THE WILD!!!!!!!.....

      By Fragutz 1234164595 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • None of U Get It...

      None of u get it. Just because u see the guy get out of his SUV does not mean he is actually near a place he can go get a lighter or matches to light this camp fire. The scene is staged; what u are supposed to learn from this is that u can make a camp fire anywhere u need to in an emergency.

      and u people that were sarcastic & rude should remember that when u point a finger at someone u have three fingers pointing back at yourself.

      By doralynn 1234255815 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Bingo!

      :-)

      By survivaltek 1234269130 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Thanks!

      Thanks! It's nice to get positive feedback when there is so much negativity & sarcasm generated at me. but i knew in my heart i was right; i never let the thoughts of others ruin or take away from what i believe.

      By doralynn 1234277032 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • ya this is like...

      Using a stove... to light the stick.... to light the campfire.... kinda, well... Never mind, I will hold my tongue. Good Video, just the topic could be more out of the "duh" ;)

      By Shep78 1234182954 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Hmmmm...

      I've never tried to cook a meal over an air conditioner before!?! ;-)

      By survivaltek 1234180686 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Have you ever....

      Driven your car to a resturant before??

      By nathan01 1234183428 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • LMFAO!

      Not at your stupid comments but that you will most likely not survive to pass on your genes cause your to stupid to understand its a SURVIVAL TACTIC. Good luck looking for a restaurant in the WILDERNESS cockwaffle. And for those of you who think you should use a lighter form the car, not all cars have cigarette lighters, its usually an option you have to request nowadays.

      By Achill3s 1234195990 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • well then

      when you remember jumper cables in your car and a pencil and a knife just think about putting a lighter in there and bam problem solved . If not that is a great way to light a fire

      By supersnoop 1234199746 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • actualy

      i think YOUR family tree has to stop growing, if u can't use your brain for other than to light a fire with the jumper cables (with a tiiiiiiiny risk of geting thrown 20 feet away unconscious) to cook ... your shoes maybe ... to survive in THE WILD to which u drove your 4 x 4 carying only a pencil and a knife. Or maybe this clip should've tought us how to hunt ... dear or rabbits or something .. using maybe ... THE STEERING WILL as a boomerang.

      By Fragutz 1234265923 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Your an idiot!

      Thrown 20 feet away! Go back to school! Its an car battery, not generator from a dam you idiot. And since your all so versed on survival and you all have a perfect plan in case s**t hits the fan, that includes having a lighter on you at all times, then you won't need this, then again if your ever stuck in the wild and this helps you survive, then I guess you can thank this guy for helping you.

      By Achill3s 1234301784 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
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