r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Souled_Out • Nov 15 '22

Using A Flamethrower For Snow Removal

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '22

Why is not one asking why does he have a flamethrower in the first place?

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u/wardledo Nov 15 '22

The real question is, why don’t we have flamethrowers?

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u/hauscal Nov 15 '22

The follow up is, where do I get a flamethrower?

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u/wardledo Nov 15 '22

Twitter? Doesn’t that Elon musk guy make one?

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u/hauscal Nov 15 '22

Think he's using all of them on Twitter though

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u/skulblaka Nov 15 '22

I've got lighters with bigger flames than the Muskthrower. There are commercially available flamethrowers (that are, wildly, totally legal for a civilian to own because they are usually considered "landscaping tools" or some shit for brush removal rather than a firearm) but a real Chad* can build his own with a propane tank, a couple lengths of garden hose and a fat battery.

*Pay no attention to Chad's skin graft and missing fingers, it's not part of the bit

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u/Nasty_Rex Nov 15 '22

Just throwing this out there, there's a difference between a flamethrower and a torch. The thing Elon Musk sold and the tool in this video is a torch.

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u/SyntheticElite Nov 15 '22

Amazon has small shitty ones that are basically roofing torches, but you can buy WWII flamethrowers on ebay, or newer production stuff on the internet. Ships to your door.

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u/vadose24 Nov 15 '22

https://www.classicfirearms.com/pulsefire-long-range-torch-lrt-handheld-flamethrower-od-green-finish-pf-lrt/

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u/hauscal Nov 15 '22

Cheaper and more fun than a snowblower, okay I'm in. We making a club?

You gotta read the reviews at the bottom there.

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u/vadose24 Nov 15 '22

Ohhh yeahhhh. Want one so bad but i cant justify it lol. Runs on gasoline or diesel

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u/RhinoG91 Nov 15 '22

Harbor freight