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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
burn your spare tire for heat and as a smoke signal.
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I recall hearing a story of a guy who kept his family alive by burning the tires. Unfortunately he died looking for help while his family was rescued. But the thing that I wondered, then and now, is how do you go about lighting a tire? I would think that they would take some serious heat to get started, and if you are capable of building a wood fire that hot, why do you need to burn the tire?
Or am I way off base in how combustable tires are? I know once they start burning they burn for a long time- anybody who watches the Simpsons knows that. I just thought it would take a lot to get it started.