3 – Pencil + Jumper Cables + Battery = Fire

Simply attach the cables to your car battery like you are giving someone a jump. But connect the other ends to a pencil. The graphite core of the writing utensil will conduct electricity, heating up and causing the pencil to burst into flames.

4- Wild Plants For Insect Repellent

Smoke of any kind works as a general insect repellent, but a few wild plants work as well. The video below is proof that the right wild plants will keep these dangerous pests at bay.

OK: starting fires and keeping the worst of the bugs away are pretty common tasks and can be useful even if your life is not on the line, but what about some more specialized tricks? Check out the clips on the next page to learn to rig an arrow head in an emergency as well as an easy way to catch fish with a commonly found object:

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