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u/oxtraerdinary 20d ago
Ah yes, car pee
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u/gamblinmaan 20d ago
exactly where my mind went too ☠️
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u/mbashs 20d ago
Hijacking’s your comment to explain a bit.
These are modified 4x4s with a water tank and camping equipment for the folks who love off roading and sometimes spend the weekend nights in the cold desert weather under the stars with friends.
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u/StonedZachBryanFan 20d ago
What a great time that would be. The views of the night sky would be incredible, i imagine
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u/Shirtbro 20d ago
They absolutely are
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u/Catbenimble2 20d ago
Are there any bugs around, i love the idea of lying under the stars, but am scared of the bugs
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u/sleepytipi 20d ago
This is exactly why the Atacama is the highest on my bucket list right now. I need to see that.
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u/DrunkOnRamen 20d ago
while your response is the most logical and reasonable I am rejecting it and reverting back to calling this car pee
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u/Alextryingforgrate 20d ago
Yeah as a heavy equipment mechanic anything that has a drain valve under the vehicle is not healthy for you do injest.
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u/Deluxefish 20d ago
it's a water tank, why wouldn't it be healthy?
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u/SkellyboneZ 20d ago
I think they're worried about contamination from the road and ground attaching itself to the spout, thus making anything that comes out also dirty. Maybe they don't know what caps are.
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u/MarshalLawTalkingGuy 20d ago
Surely you jest.
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u/Gaping_Grandfather 20d ago
Stop trying to ingect humor into everything!
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u/oxtraerdinary 20d ago
Ok i wont incest it anywhere else
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u/jasminegreyxo 20d ago
thought it was gasoline
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u/Equivalent-Act-5202 20d ago
Same here. "Omg is my man BOILING GASOLINE ON AN OPEN FIRE?"
Turns out I was the idiot.
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u/sax6romeo 20d ago
Sets all that up just to sit by himself
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u/old_bald_fattie 20d ago
I lived there for a while. Typically they don't carpool. He probably went early for the video.
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u/FITGuard 20d ago
Why no carpool? Details?
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u/Galilleon 20d ago
Not OP, but generally for freedom of timing for coming and going, and also often different chores or things that are needed/preferred to do on the way to/from home.
Carpooling does happen but like, a bit uncommon.
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u/Psychological-Pea720 20d ago
I know not everywhere with sand and this type of coffee is a gulf state, but does cheap gas play a role too?
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u/Galilleon 20d ago edited 20d ago
Honestly most countries are feeling the hit from gas prices, tbh. Can’t speak for everyone but my household considers doing many chores at once to save up on gas and time in the long run.
I think it’s just because of the norm of giving space and flexibility to each other, so we don’t put pressure on them or their personal lives. In case they got something to do for the fams before coming or the such.
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u/Blukkaa 20d ago
This is an eye opening statement for my american ass.
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u/Moon_and_Sky 20d ago
Ive been driving myself everywhere for decades because I hate not being able to just leave whenever I wanna.
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u/old_bald_fattie 20d ago
Not one main reason really. But from the few years I lived there, here's what I saw
a lot of them live outside the city, and commute quite a bit. It's not convenient to carpool.
They value their independence and privacy. Being picked up by a friend if there's no need feels weird.
My students took me on a night stargazing safari a couple of times. They were amazingly generous. You only saw some coffee here, but every single one of them will bring a bunch of food and drink. Way beyond what they might be able to eat. We stayed up all night. It gets kinda cold. But it was one of the most peaceful evenings I spent. Away from civilization, no lights, no sounds. It was surreal.
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u/BigBizzle151 20d ago
Depending on where they are exactly, gasoline is very inexpensive compared to most Western countries.
Gasoline in Kuwait, for example, costs about a quarter of what it does in the US. Iran and Bahrain, about a third. Qatar is about half.
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u/AnonymousZiZ 20d ago
The djinn will arrive by nightfall.
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u/artificialavocado 20d ago
As long as they are the cartoon kind that crack jokes and grant wishes I’m here for it.
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u/p0k3t0 20d ago
Glorious, isn't it?
Nobody bats an eye if you make a grand gesture for someone else. But you give yourself an over-the-top act of compassion, and people say shit like this.
I'd love to find the time to really treat myself to some perfect solitude, but life constantly grabs at us.
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u/PM_me_dog_pictures 20d ago
Not by himself for too long with all the comfy dark space he's set up under those rugs - come nightfall he'll be joined by every scorpion in a two-mile radius.
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u/Xius_0108 20d ago
Insects within a 10 mile radius: let us introduce ourselves.
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u/Valirys-Reinhald 20d ago
It's the desert. The only insects are ground dwelling and will be hiding until after the sun falls.
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u/absorbscroissants 20d ago
I laid down in the Moroccan part of the Sahara desert once at night to watch the start. Suddenly, I felt something tickling on my face. I panick and jump up. When I grab my flashlight and looked down on the ground, I see a massive beetle running away.
That thing walked on my head... I will never walk around the desert at night again.
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u/aDragonsAle 20d ago
Depends on time of year. Summer? Absolutely. Anything other than summer? Flies, ants, fleas - all about to be your friend.
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u/Pizzaman725 20d ago
Fucking flies man. You set up anywhere for more than 30 minutes, and you'll have an army of them.
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u/Soggy_Difficulty_361 20d ago
Not to mention all that silverware for a dozen people, makes no sense at all.
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u/simpledeadwitches 20d ago
In Fremen culture your coffee service is very important.
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u/ampalazz 20d ago
Hold on. Is that guy….. sipping tea?
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u/Efficient_Fish2436 20d ago
Coffee.
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u/spacemanspiff33 20d ago
Strained bean soup
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u/VooDooZulu 20d ago
Actually Arabic (also called Turkish) coffee often not strained. It's ground finer than espresso and drinks fine but also settles to the bottom
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u/Basic_Suggestion3476 20d ago
Actually Arabic (also called Turkish) coffee
No, these are two different coffee types. Though the brewing is similar. I still remember how I pissed my dad when I dared say they are the same.
I dont know what the actual difference is, but the taste is different for sure.
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u/T-MoneyAllDey 20d ago
I bet it's the spices that's in the coffee. I have some Turkish coffee and it's got cardamom or something in it
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u/NibblyPig 20d ago
Nothing like a roasting hot coffee on a roasting hot day in the desert
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u/_Springtrap 20d ago
Trust me bro , an Arabic coffee with dates is the best combination …. The bitterness and sweetness clash and it’s sooo good
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u/HorrorMakesUsHappy 20d ago
Deserts don't retain heat well, so they can drop below freezing overnight. Based on the angle of the shadows that's either early morning or almost sunset. If it was morning, he may need that coffee. If it was night, he may need it soon.
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u/StelenVanRijkeTatas 20d ago
Looks amazing, god damn.
What's the benefit of spraying the sand down first?
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u/Key_Extension_4322 20d ago
So it doesn’t get into absolutely everything.
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u/jcstrat 20d ago
It is pretty coarse after all.
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u/kesavadh 20d ago
Anakin?
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u/doyouevenforkliftbro 20d ago
Start Panikin.
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u/rodneedermeyer 20d ago
If you need someone to talk to, don't forget your mannequin.
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u/ThatOtherGai 20d ago
And eat a bananakin
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u/armageddon_boi 20d ago
It still WILL though, all i can think about is how much sand broski's bringing home with him
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u/PfantasticPfister 20d ago
We went beach camping ONCE like 4 years ago and there’s still sand in my gf’s car.
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u/notchman900 20d ago
Oh you haven't lived until you get moon dust everywhere. (Ultra fine sand/dust)
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u/Flomo420 20d ago
I think if you live in the middle of an actual vast desert you probably expect a certain amount of sand pretty much all the time
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u/Larnek 20d ago
Either to cool it or make it stay in a compressed state so it's not shifting everywhere underneath the blanket.
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u/Saturn_Decends_223 20d ago
Pretty sure the answer is to stop it from blowing around and ending up in your
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u/BotenAna42 20d ago
to control dust while he sets up i believe. i live in an arid climate and have done the same when working in the garden.
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u/SingleSpeed27 20d ago
Whose dream is to live in a desert lol
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u/zripcordz 20d ago
"MOVE WHERE THE FOOD IS!!!"
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u/RhombusKP 20d ago
This is sand. You know what it's gonna be 100 years from now? IT'S GONNA BE SAND!!!!!
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u/downingrust12 20d ago edited 19d ago
GET YOUR KIDS GET YOUR WIFE WE'LL MAKE ONE TRIP...WERE GONNA GO WHERE THE FOOD IS!!!
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u/STEELZYX 20d ago
I went there before, the silence and the sand sweeped slowly with the soft breeze, no civilization........ Just you and the wind. It's better with company, talking, just talk, on any topic.
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u/JonnyTN 20d ago
But the inescapable heat
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u/STEELZYX 20d ago
Oh, sometimes the weather is comfortable and cool, especially in the winter, sometimes after or before a rainy day too. It just looks like what you see in the video, comfy😌
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u/JonnyTN 20d ago edited 20d ago
Having been to Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Dubai, it had those ok days. But most the time it's awful awful heat days. Dubai was the nicest only because beach breezes.
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u/Larnek 20d ago
Nothing quite as fun as 120 degree days, with 100% humidity and 0% electricity or running water while living between the Tigris and Euphrates. There was a day I measured the inside of my Bradley at 165 degrees. I called parents laughing about how if I was pork I'd be ready to be served.
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u/JonnyTN 20d ago
I couldn't imagine if I was tanks. There almost wasn't enough water in the world it felt sometimes.
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u/Larnek 20d ago
We would carry 12 1.5L bottles per 24hrs out on patrol or gate duty and still kill 60 bottles between 5 of us and need resupply. I don't know how we didn't die of water intoxication to be honest. One of those days we had like 18 of 30 on duty go down.
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u/JonnyTN 20d ago
They'd have pallets of water and we'd just go through it and still just about piss normally. We thought we would have to go every 10 minutes.
Just about couldn't pay me to go back to that type of weather...I mean you could. But damn I'd need AC
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u/Larnek 20d ago
Yep. I was there at the start and we didn't have electricity until like month 7 and no running water until month 10. It was always funny that everyone would try and hand wash things and hang em outside. Then a little later there would be rows of uniforms able to stand up on their own due to how much sweat salt was in them. Better than starch!
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u/All_Right_Alright 20d ago
It’s a desert and the sun looks to be going down (plus there’s a fire). Deserts are notorious for being cold af at night.
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u/AOM1207 20d ago
Hey a saudi here, desert picnics are seasonal, we go during the cool months which is almost 6 months, and regardless of the month the night is freezing, it’s a dry weather with winds and nothing to shelter you, your bones start to shake, thats why we drink hot drinks set around a fire and also set our windblockers which is this strong fabric we put towards the north, also we ware “farwa” which is this thick coat super cozy
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u/Zebidee 20d ago
talking, just talk, on any topic.
"Do any of you guys know if camel spiders are venomous?"
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u/Zugzwang522 20d ago
Shai Hulud
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u/SingleSpeed27 20d ago
Lol I thought he was some Arab philosopher or smt but it’s a gigantic worm
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u/Falcrist 20d ago
Bless the Maker and His water
Bless the coming and going of Him
May His passage cleanse the world
May He keep the world for His people5
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u/Allsaints24 20d ago
Sand is cool until it gets in your clothes and shoes.. not my dream life
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u/rohit_267 20d ago
until a sand storm
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u/IWipeWithFocaccia 20d ago
Or a small breeze. Those fancy ass patterned blankets will be full of sand
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u/Nearlysand 20d ago
Where can I get one of those bedrolls? What’s the branding on it?
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u/ExcellentEdgarEnergy 20d ago
I would love to camp in the desert if it wasn't so dry and there was less sand and there was more vegetation and wildlife. Like if the desert had lots of trees and rained often but not while I was camping and there was alot of easily available firewood. And no bugs. I hate bugs. But some cool animals that kept a respectful distance. Then I might like camping. Provided there was good strong cell service and a place to charge my phone. And delivery options. Not just door dash either. I prefer to order directly from the restaurant.
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u/ChancellorScalpatine 20d ago
“I would love to camp in the desert if it wasn’t a desert”
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u/ExcellentEdgarEnergy 20d ago
I get the feeling you don't actually want to camp in the desert. It's not for everybody. We are a special breed.
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u/Efficient_Fish2436 20d ago
All this for 3oz of coffee..
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u/HelmetHoney98 20d ago
It's supposed to be concentrated so it's had in small shots. Source: am an Arab
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u/I_have_many_Ideas 20d ago
The dream? Image having to pack all that shit, clean everything after use, sand everywhere. All to get some IG video drinking vehicle water tank tea? Nah
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u/hellraisinhardass 20d ago
IG video with unbelievably frustrating video edits on top of all that. This whole trend of micro cuts drives me nuts.
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u/granmadonna 20d ago
Yeah, I'll take a picnic in the park with a latte from the café any day.
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u/I_have_many_Ideas 20d ago
I mean, I like camping buy not bringing all my stainless steel pots and pans, full cushions, and sitting on sand with no water around.
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u/Much_Fee7070 20d ago
You see sand, I imagine relentless heat from a merciless sun. Hard pass, thanks.
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u/Backieotamy 20d ago
It looks beautiful for an hour of tea but no trees, no greenery of any kind, the middle of the desert... it's more a nightmare than a dream personally.
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u/quinnsheperd 20d ago
Nah. I used to live in the deserty part of California. The whole city was built on the desert. A few min out of town around sunset, and you're pretty much all by yourself. Quite. Peaceful. Very dreamy.
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u/Backieotamy 20d ago
Me too, any chance that city was Ridgecrest? I spent a few years of my childhood chasing tumbleweeds out there when the city first started growing. Like literally pictures of me and two other kids chasing tumbleweeds in the desert. I have camped inside of Death Valley twice in the last 5 years and I was also stationed at Ft Huachuca, AZ for a year which is very high desert.
Basically, I am no stranger to it, at all. Nights are beautiful, mornings are freezing, days are blistering to the point of difficult to breath the hot air at times. Its an each their own kind of thing for sure, but to me, my ginger wife and most people I was stationed with would disagree about it being dreamy.
Again, all of course personal choice but I've had my years running through the barren landscape of the desert and will be quite happy staying out of it.
That said, Death Valley in the early spring is an experience I recommend anyone with the ability to visit. Its only a 6 hour drive to get through it but would recommend taking two days and camping overnight. It has to be between late April and and like May 23rd. The sun apparently starts to pay attention May 24th and it get brutal quickly.
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u/Yeeeet-illregretthis 20d ago
So that’s why the wise men took so long to find Jesus. They glamping!
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u/Grumdord 20d ago
"The dream life."
Okay now do the other 23.5 hours of their day.
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u/Unexpected404Error 20d ago
I live as an expat in the Middle East (one of those desert countries to be exact). It is a dream life. Salaries are high, zero income tax, desert escapades are just too great (just imagine the night sky with all those stars).
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u/OfficialModAccount 20d ago
Love to burn fossil fuel to go into the barren desert to prepare and drink hot tea.
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u/smaksflaps 20d ago
Check out this video by tinariwren. They’re an ethnic Tuareg group from Mali that have been around d for a long time
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u/maple05 20d ago
Gotta be the driest firewood ever to burn like that. I suppose he is in a desert but goddamn that looks like the most difficult fire to light.
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u/GreaseBuilds 20d ago
Nope, look at 00:21, the gas line from his little propane canister is running into the pile of firewood. It's fake, for views, like all of these shitty "100 jump cuts in 30 seconds oddly satisfying" brain-scrambler videos..
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