8 smart Ideas to start fire without using matches

If for some reason, you become stranded and find yourself needing to start a fire or even need to start a small flame around your own property somewhere and don’t have a lighter, the Crazy Russian Hacker is here to show us a couple of methods that we might want to use in such situations.

From using a super-powered flashlight and some old newspaper to making the best out of a small battery and the foil from a gum wrapper, these methods are quite simple for the most part and can be done with materials that you most likely have on hand.

The next time that you are an incredibly unlikely situation of being stranded without cell phone service, some of these could especially come in handy so that you don’t freeze to death on whatever desolate road that you find yourself stranded on.

Take a look at how you could use these DIY methods for yourself in the video below and tell us if you’re going to be keeping any new materials on hand in your car from now on. Which of these methods is your favorite of the bunch?