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How to start a campfire with your cell phone
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You may never need such skills, but there are some excellent hiking, camping, and outdoor survival videos on YouTube sponsored by Backpacker Magazine. Take a look at this "how-to" video for starting a campfire with your cell phone particularly interesting. How fascinating that something as high-tech -- and frequently annoying! -- as a cell phone could literally cook your meals and help you survive in the wild. Enjoy:
So the next time you're preparing for a camping or hiking trip, be sure to bring along some steel wool, some tinder, and your cell phone. It could mean the difference between shivering in the cold or eating a warm meal beside a campfire. Looks like a good survival kit to have along when you head for the woods!
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