How To Make Your Own Smoke Bombs

August 26, 2011 by  
Filed under Gear Reviews

Smoke bombs are great for signalling if you are in distress or need a quickly concealed getaway. This video shows you how to make high volume smoke with ingredients you can find at your local Wal-Mart and eBay. If you’re lost in the woods and spot a rescue plane a smoke bomb can save your life!

Ingredients:
60g KN03 (Potassium Nitrate)
40g Pure Cane Sugar
2tbs Corn Syrup
1tbs Water
2″ Visco Fuse
1 teaspoon Baking Soda (optional, makes the smoke bomb flameless)

Tools Needed:
Gram Scale
Mortar & Pestle (or some way to grind and mix everything, NO BLENDERS!)
Knife
Wire Cutters (Scissors)

*NOTE: Making and using smoke grenades can be dangerous. Use at your own risk.

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2 Comments on "How To Make Your Own Smoke Bombs"

  1. Non-Lethal Weapons for Safety and Defence | BeSurvival.com on Fri, 23rd Sep 2011 9:13 am 

    [...] so it  may be best to stick with foam projectiles or beanbag rounds. An exception would be homemade smoke bombs which can be made in [...]

  2. rcam007 on Tue, 19th Jun 2012 7:02 pm 

    shoulda had the smoke bomb going off to prove it was flameless. ive tried this recipe dozens of times and it still makes a tower about 12 feet tall of fire lol i dont know what im doing wrong, maybe cooking it on too high of heat? if you could give me some pointers that would be amazing! thanks

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