Readers’ Survival Tips: Flaming Sharpie

We asked our audience to submit their best survival tips, techniques and procedures, and they did not disappoint!

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In the ever-evolving world of survival and preparedness, the wisdom of experience often provides the most valuable insights. For this reason, we’ve tapped into our community of avid readers as a resource for survival knowledge, and are sharing tips that stand out for their simplicity and effectiveness.  This Readers’ Survival Tip comes from the home of NASCAR, and may get you into trouble if you decide to try it at the office.

Readers’ Bio

Name/Alias: Kyle.Goes.Wild

Location: Northeast Indiana

Age: 40

Photo of a sharpie marker being lit on fire with a ferro rod.

Above: Kyle.Goes.Wild lights the tip of a marker on fire with sparks from a ferro rod.

Kyle.Goes.Wilds‘ Readers Survival Tip

Sharpie Markers can catch a spark from a ferro rod. Aim your ferro rod close to the open felt tip of the sharpie marker and use the pump technique to shower the tip with as much sparks as possible. Continue until the felt lights and you can use it light your fire.

A tinder bundle being lit on fire with the flame from a sharpie marker.

Above: The marker is lit like a candle, and can be used as a tool to get a larger fire going.

Check out more from Kyle.Goes.Wild on Instagram.

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Patrick Diedrich
Patrick Diedrich
Patrick Diedrich is the Editorial Content Director at Recoil Offgrid and a retired Army Sergeant First Class who spent over a decade in uniform as a Cavalry Scout and Recruiter, deploying twice to Iraq. Since hanging up the uniform, he's earned two master's degrees, served as a Search and Rescue Training Officer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, run a consulting forestry business, a custom knife shop, and earned certifications in everything from incident command and aviation safety, to hazmat awareness and fiber optics. He brings a practitioner's perspective to every piece he writes.

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