TA Outdoors when you make the next fire torch put a bit of presoaked fire log in the center and just light that it will burn long and hot enough to catch the log
I totally agree you with on the Ivy issue. I spend a lot of time out doors and have noticed that over the last 2 years we have had an explosion of Ivy. Is it related to pollution or a lack of sun, as Ivy is a low light growing plant. Lots of questions and I thank you both for raising this issue. p.s keep going with the filming, I have gained a lot of knowledge and good ideas.
torch Works awesome I taught my 3 grandkids how to build and use them.. my wife and daughter went last weekend and used hobo stove on top of the torch worked awesome bacon and eggs awesome pancakes awesome I got to go fishing camping again see y'all .... Oklahoma U.S.A
the Swedish torch works great. I do split and wire mine back together. I have used it that way for the last 5 years. Boy Scout camp. I have been put in charge of coffee for the staff. with in 15 min. I yell out. "Scout Masters, we have perculation." They come running.
for the love of Gordon Ramsay, add seasoning towards the end of the eggs cooking... seasoning in the mix breaks down the eggs, making them more watery in the cooking process. You can live like barbarians, doesn't mean you have to eat like barbarians. Love you guys.
You can also do the opposite with a Swedish Torch (Finnish Fire Stove/Canadian Candle), which is to quarter a very small log and turn the corners out, placing it in a little bushbox or similar stove and it fits perfectly. The curved inside parts leave just the right space for tinder and kindling and it's a small breakfast fire for while you're breaking down camp. Great video!
Great swedish torch! What I usually do is cut the log in 4 pieces, then cut the bottom of each piece at an angle (like a stake), reposition the log back together with the angled pieces down, and hammer it in the ground a few inches with an ax or another log. This keeps it together if you don't have anything to tie it together with. I also cut a little bit from the top towards the center, so when it's back together there is a small cut out area in the top center where you can put your tender to get it started.
Great video. Tried this with my scout group and we just took an axe to some logs and quartered them. Then set them in the ground with soil piled up around them to keep them stable. Easy to add kindling this way. One other tip, pour the fat from the frying pan over tomorrows log and it helps get it going!
Just saw this video from you all from the early days of the camp. Love the fact that you both enjoy time kn the woods with eachother, I hope my boys enjoy that time with me!!!!
I haven`t watched TV since February of 2012 when they cut my cable, still don`t watch TV. But I Truly enjoy watching you two ! Graeme your personality is Too Damn Good for Any TV corporation ! What you may lack in content, you make up for in personality. Mike you`re just the opposite, what you may lack of pop`s personality, you make up for in content. Makes me Laugh when I see Hollywood carrying on like we need them, roflmfao !I`m 56 disabled with arthritis, both of you have helped get me through winter hibernation.I`m going camping this year, even it kills me ! (no if about it). Thank You for sharing your video & bringing us along. ATB
Typically a good means to start on is to start a small fire directly on top - no need to try to start from the sides at all, as the embers that fall down and/or get in the center that get the torch effect... Starting from the sides actually lessens the survivable time of the torch. The splits on the sides are just ventilation for creating a chimney effect in the middle. What you want to create is a chimney fire... With the fuel and ventilation together in the same place. So a fully split log works best as the venting of air runs best through the center bottom to top. A fully split log re-bound or equal length split logs from different wood bound together will work well. You wand a clear chimney up the middle, with vents from the bottom and lower sides. I've done this a bunch of times with a bit of binding wire to re-join a log, but binding with strips of bark will also work, as if you light from the top or even binding some coals in it - the binding will fail/burn long after the cooking is done.
go all the way through would be my recommendation. allows for more of a chimney affect as the oxygen can enter from the bottom. split it in quarters. you will have more space to get the kindling inside this way as well. tie it at the base with anything, it doesn't matter. dig the base in just to keep it steady. then feed the kindling in. it can spread apart at the top, as the kindling burns down the logs will settle down closer together and then you are set with a good burn. great video!
Hello, I live in North Carolina. English ivy (as it is commonly referred to in this area) is considered invasive here, and is most commonly found growing wild around older, well established and abandoned areas that border roadsides and fields. I never really have noticed it out of control, except for in that type of environment. It also strangles a variety of trees, I have noticed, which is considered problematic around old households. I'm not sure if they thrive based solely upon air pollution. They may have adapted and benefit from extra carbon, but they most likely thrive because these areas have additional light, due to human intervention. But enough about ivy. I really enjoy you guys and the topics you cover. Your videos are quite nice. I find them to be very informative and entertaining. Take care and be safe out there!
We sometimes make Swedish fire torches in scouts however we refer to them as Latvian logs and separate the log completely into four or five pieces and take a small strip off the inside of each piece. We then bind them together with cordage and get them started with firelighters or shavings. They normally burn for between three and four hours.
I don't know what sort of vine that is, but over here in the states (NJ), I grew up with a vine that my dad just absolutely hated which was always growing over everything. If memory serves, the stuff was called Trumpet Vine, and it behaved similar to what you guys are describing. That stuff grew so dang fast though - covered one exterior wall of my dad's shed in the span of one summer and no matter how much he trimmed it or tore it down, the stuff kept growing back year after year.
kevin slater yeah and what you call bacon, us brits call streaky bacon, that there was some fine back bacon if I am not mistaken lol. Ham is a whole different thing ;)
coolness!!! no doubt that is keeping you 2 warm, here in the US alot of forests have an overabundance of honeysuckle vines that strangle trees. in my city I see ivy growing on buildings
love making them. very usefully with snowy wet ground. when I do mine I just split the wood with my knife or small camp axe all the way down to the ground and use some young flexible fines to hold the bottom together.
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Oh man i love that u guys notice these things also! Some friends laugh when i say that theory, but its so good to know my brothers on the other side notice this too!
Swedish Torch, brilliant. In the American south a foreign strain of ivy grows up trees and is damaging the forests. No domestic equalizer to keep it in check.
if you add a little milk to your scramble eggs it not only makes it taste better but becomes fluffy. I also like to add basil, oregano and Rosemary along with salt n pepper on an occasion.
I think you should do the exact same thing, but don't use wire. Keep it intact and hammer in wedges at the bottom of the cut. I'm going to try that this week.
when I did mine I had split the log into quarters the whole way through. you can put small sticks through the base to keep the distance between pieces uniform. with more of a gap it's easier to stuff, more air flow, and you can still control where the fire burns along the inside of the log.
I believe some of your struggle getting your Swedish torch to start is because you cut it with a chainsaw instead of splitting. When you split, the interior of the log along the split splinters, and opens a bit, creating a surface that takes a flame quicker than a cut surface
I love it! I've seen these and have been curious about making and using one. Now I will. Thanks! Have you seen the little metal grated some place on top of the Swedish firetorch for more even cooking? I may give one of those a try too. Ivy? You should see what some bright fellow in the American South did. Planted a vine to help combat erosion. Kudzu. It's completely taken over so now it's the vine that ate the South. Gives credence to the old adage, "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions".
great vid I shall be looking out for ivy from now on .have you noticed that the horse chestnut trees are dropping their leaves far to early sometimes before they have dropped their conkers
That is very true what was being said during theory time, I've noticed that there was 4 trees along the road where my house is, they all fell after Storm Dorris, it's only now I realise that they are completely covered in ivy, your Dad has a good theory and I'd love to hear some feedback from him, thanks
Great video Guys. Reguarding the ivy, I've also noticed a big increase in the amount of pigeon around due to more crops and less animals being farmed over the last 5 years or so. I'm not saying that the excess Ivy is down to more pigeon about but pigeons love accorns and I've noticed that they love nesting in ivy covered trees. Maybe there is something in it?
Maybe you see it mostly on the roadside because traffic passing helps to blow the seeds along the path wayas they pass> Im a trucker and see a lot of this with poppies all along the roadside. Just my theory so sorry if it sounds daft
i'm in the northeast u.s., upstate new york, we have an invasive vine that's decimating certain trees. we're losing all of our black walnut, ash and white oak over here. the worst part is all of the vines grab onto all of the tops of the trees near whatever tree it's grabbed onto, then when that tree falls it brings everything around it down with it, you'll see an acre of land cleared from 1 giant oak tree falling during a storm and taking everything around it down with it.
Road sides give improved solar access to the climbing plants like ivy. I had a pin-oak coppice on some property in Texas and it also hosted fast-growing climbers. They hasten the loss of the oaks by competing for water and sunlight.
The ivy is killing the trees in Maryland, USA. My daughter lives there, and she knew that once it grew past a certain point, nothing can be done. They do treat it at first, but mostly to no avail. Do you have county extension agents/offices in the UK? We do, so maybe I'll ask my daughter to call hers to find out more about it. I don't think they'd know about it in Colorado! Lol.
Not a clue about the ivy but I watched a few of your vids and can see why you must have been a good teacher before you became a ‘film star’ on TH-cam :-) if you ever fancy a trip to SW France to see what the Massif Central has to offer, give me a shout mate. We have a hell of a lot of outdoor and also the associated hunting, fishing etc. All the best for the future from your 355,071st sub
I wouldn't have thought silver birch would be the best choice. On the upside it will burn well but on the downside those oils that make it burn well produce a lot of smoke you don't want on your food or your face!
Hey TA, first of all, grate camp! I really like watching how you Guys make it progress, good job :) I have a quick question - did your Zebra come with a side clip like that or you make it yourself? Usually there are two white plastic clips which tends to melt down ;) thx for answering, big fan of you two :) regards
when i was i the scouts we were thought to use twigs (and pine sap and resin if it was available) and other small branches that you would use for kindling in the Swedish fire torch and not shavings.... which method is better?
Usually I agree with you guys but this time I believe you are a bit wrong. Ivy is not harmful for a tree and does not strangle it or anything. And not only is ivy not a threat for the tree but it is also tremendously important for hundreds of species to survive, including us! Ivy creates a lot of shelter for birds and insects, the berries are food for the birds and the flowers (which are actually the last flowers in autumn) are a vital source food for the bees on which our lives rely upon. I also don’t think that there are any invasive species of ivy in Europe. At least all the ivy you filmed was to normal ivy we have here. And I think that there is more ivy near roads because of two reasons, one it’s easier to spot ivy from road so it creates the feeling that there is more near roads and two they often cut the trees and bushed near roadside which then makes the ivy more visible.
I'd agree with Thibault. In addition, Ivy is more likely to grow near the road as the is a higher chance of the base of the tree being exposed to sunlight.
+Thibault J I think you may have slightly misinterpreted. They didn't say ivy is killing the trees. They said it catches the wind and enables the wind to push the tree over which is practically correct.
+David Porter I'm not sure that ivy really causes the trees to blow down because the actual leaves of the trees create much more wind resistance that the ivy.
Thibault J The ground is softer in the winter, due to increased rain, but there are no leaves on the tree.... Naturally lower wind resistance. Therefore... Evergreen ivy increases wind resistance on a disiduous tree, unnaturally, causing the wind to blow trees over when it may not have done if the ivy wasn't there. That is the point they are making, and it makes complete logical sense.
But Ivy is not unnatural! It's part of Nature. It's totally fine if there are trees getting blowed down every winter. Most of those trees will be old and weak and they will be useful for a lot of biodiversity on the ground.
ivy is moderately well known as a plant that clears toxins from the air. many plants and animals have adapted to filter poisonous things thereby making themselves poisonous. also hedera helix quite likes a neutral ph. so in the forest with all the acidic leaf litter and low light it wont grow so well but next to a road it's given a natural advantage over other plants. but i would think the main reason is the nuetral soil ph by the road.
Great film chaps. I’ve seen someone create a miniature Swedish Firetorch in a bushbox/firebox type stove by finding a branch with a diameter that allows it to fit inside the box. You split the branch in to four segments (like cutting a birthday cake). The pieces are then reversed, so the rounded outer edges of the wedges meet in the middle. You need to trim the points of the wedges down a bit to make it fit and the offcuts are used in the gap in the center as tinder. I hope that makes sense. As for Ivy, I have two plants on my property and I’ve been trying to kill them off for years. Awful stuff. In a post nuclear holocaust they say Cockroaches will survive, but only because they’ll have lots of Ivy to eat. Why it seems to thrive well on the roads? I can only assume that if it does have any natural enemies or diseases, they may not be able to survive by the roadside. That allows it grow unheeded. But I ain’t no botanist…
I'm in Nova Scotia and have never noticed any ivy like you've shown but we also don't have many oak trees. (locally anyway) So maybe its something that specifically goes after oaks as Mike said or even a new variety that's been introduced. Similar to Kudzu in the US. Great video as always guys. Cheers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States
The trick is to make the hole in the center of the torch bigger... this will help alot... other than that it looks great.. as for the viy on the trees... i have seen it in the forest but the ivy tends to like the light more... they usually grow together. it happens common here in washington state. in the pacific northwest of the US... if you want to help you can cut a ring around it and cut the ivy stocks.. they ivy will die and the tree will live..
I live in Croatia, so its mediteranian climate, and I have noticed a lot more ivy in the last few years growing on trees, most on trees on edges of the forrest (including near roads). Im quite a youg bloke, 24 yrs so i did not know if this was always the case, so i asked around, i asked my dad, uncles, older neigbours and grandma, most of them have noticed the same thing, that in their youth there was not this much ivy that is killing the trees... if im out and about, walking the woods I tend to cut it, just a small section so it dies (the ivy), just trying to help out a little...
It looks like a huge patch of ivy I've seen here in Kentucky. It's killed out a area about 150 yards longs and 50 yards wide. It grows at least 1 yard a year. I wish I could tell you it's name I just call it strangler ivy
My theory as to why the ivy grows so much more around the roads is that cars produce carbon dioxide, which the ivy would then convert into energy. I think that the greater the pollution, the faster the ivy will grow and spread. I also think that is why it is concentrated around the roads and not found much or at all away from the roads deeper in the woodlands.
Love this idea! Cant wait to try my own. I'm gonna try splitting a slighty longer piece of wood with my axe (2 splits) and bury a few inches with a slight angle. So as it burns they should fall into each other. Ill give it a go anyways. Maybe do my first video! Great job Guys love the channel. The weather getting any nicer yet where you are? Im in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. We're starting to thaw out, lol
Kevin Gillard some quarter the wood half way down only or drill a wide hole in the centre so it burns up and out others quarter the log then use wire to tie togeather, just look up swedish torch on you tube
Yeah ill give it a shot thanks for the comment. Im sure ill try it a few ways, i think its just a really great alternative to a traditional fire. Also i've heard these be called "canadian candles" which, being canadian, i thought was very cool :)
Suggest bacon lardons, chopped onion, mushrooms etc., then pour over the egg for a really good omelette. All the ingredients before the egg should cook at the same rate.
paul lundrigan agree - when the railways formed back in the day the spread of plants that where only local to certain counties- Japanese knot weed I read was one of them that's why you see it alongside railway embankments
There are lots of studies currently into the properties of Helix Hedera (Ivy) being able to absorb dust particulate from the air. Given this ability to grow in polluted areas and the fact that other trees may grow more slowly because of this, or become weakened, it out competes other plants. Warmer winters recently are just accelerating this phenomenon. Let me know if you need the proper scientific information to research but it is very, very complicated and full of biology jargon. It is good to see that once again, real world observation can back up science.
If you cut the ivy down close to the ground when you find it starting to grow on the tree, you can save trees. They will just strangle the tree to its death.
Hedera helix is the species of ivy you're taking about. Ivy has always been common. No scientific studies into carbon dioxide/monoxides influence on ivy growth have been done, not that I can find anyway, although it would be interesting to research into that idea. A more plausible idea could be, that management plans of councils, who usually tend to roadside trees, have had massive cuts to conservation funding. This along with ivy being more tolerated as it is a valuable source or nectar late in the year and berries even later in the year to fill the winter food gap. Ivy was originally thought of as evil and will kill the tree it touches, but recent studies show that managed ivy will do very little harm to a tree. I think this would be a more reasonable explanation to why you're seeing more ivy, especially on roadsides.
We made our first swedish firetorch! have you guys used them before? Any tips?
TA Outdoors Jesus Mike, you're awake early 😂
TA Outdoors btw try splitting a log next time, I believe it's a much better way to get the firetorch lighting
TA Outdoors when you make the next fire torch put a bit of presoaked fire log in the center and just light that it will burn long and hot enough to catch the log
instead of reg. feathers, try using fat wood sticks, slivers and curls too
I guess that could work
I totally agree you with on the Ivy issue. I spend a lot of time out doors and have noticed that over the last 2 years we have had an explosion of Ivy. Is it related to pollution or a lack of sun, as Ivy is a low light growing plant. Lots of questions and I thank you both for raising this issue. p.s keep going with the filming, I have gained a lot of knowledge and good ideas.
torch Works awesome I taught my 3 grandkids how to build and use them.. my wife and daughter went last weekend and used hobo stove on top of the torch worked awesome bacon and eggs awesome pancakes awesome I got to go fishing camping again see y'all .... Oklahoma U.S.A
thanks ya'll I appreciate your time and work you put in your vedoes enjoy watching wish ya'll all the best take care until next time
the Swedish torch works great. I do split and wire mine back together. I have used it that way for the last 5 years. Boy Scout camp. I have been put in charge of coffee for the staff. with in 15 min. I yell out. "Scout Masters, we have perculation." They come running.
Try a plunge cut at the base of the log. Wooden rocket stove.
for the love of Gordon Ramsay, add seasoning towards the end of the eggs cooking... seasoning in the mix breaks down the eggs, making them more watery in the cooking process. You can live like barbarians, doesn't mean you have to eat like barbarians. Love you guys.
I just love that you got to spend time with Dad. Cast iron stays so hot you could cook eggs off fire
You can also do the opposite with a Swedish Torch (Finnish Fire Stove/Canadian Candle), which is to quarter a very small log and turn the corners out, placing it in a little bushbox or similar stove and it fits perfectly. The curved inside parts leave just the right space for tinder and kindling and it's a small breakfast fire for while you're breaking down camp.
Great video!
Nothing like bushcrafting with your old man!
Always good to see dad in your videos mate
Great swedish torch! What I usually do is cut the log in 4 pieces, then cut the bottom of each piece at an angle (like a stake), reposition the log back together with the angled pieces down, and hammer it in the ground a few inches with an ax or another log. This keeps it together if you don't have anything to tie it together with. I also cut a little bit from the top towards the center, so when it's back together there is a small cut out area in the top center where you can put your tender to get it started.
PawGuy I have seen someone do it like you do and it works great
Great video. Tried this with my scout group and we just took an axe to some logs and quartered them. Then set them in the ground with soil piled up around them to keep them stable. Easy to add kindling this way. One other tip, pour the fat from the frying pan over tomorrows log and it helps get it going!
I don't think any Father Son relationship is better than yours!
Just saw this video from you all from the early days of the camp. Love the fact that you both enjoy time kn the woods with eachother, I hope my boys enjoy that time with me!!!!
I haven`t watched TV since February of 2012 when they cut my cable, still don`t watch TV. But I Truly enjoy watching you two ! Graeme your personality is Too Damn Good for Any TV corporation ! What you may lack in content, you make up for in personality. Mike you`re just the opposite, what you may lack of pop`s personality, you make up for in content. Makes me Laugh when I see Hollywood carrying on like we need them, roflmfao !I`m 56 disabled with arthritis, both of you have helped get me through winter hibernation.I`m going camping this year, even it kills me ! (no if about it). Thank You for sharing your video & bringing us along. ATB
Typically a good means to start on is to start a small fire directly on top - no need to try to start from the sides at all, as the embers that fall down and/or get in the center that get the torch effect... Starting from the sides actually lessens the survivable time of the torch. The splits on the sides are just ventilation for creating a chimney effect in the middle. What you want to create is a chimney fire... With the fuel and ventilation together in the same place. So a fully split log works best as the venting of air runs best through the center bottom to top. A fully split log re-bound or equal length split logs from different wood bound together will work well. You wand a clear chimney up the middle, with vents from the bottom and lower sides. I've done this a bunch of times with a bit of binding wire to re-join a log, but binding with strips of bark will also work, as if you light from the top or even binding some coals in it - the binding will fail/burn long after the cooking is done.
go all the way through would be my recommendation. allows for more of a chimney affect as the oxygen can enter from the bottom. split it in quarters. you will have more space to get the kindling inside this way as well. tie it at the base with anything, it doesn't matter. dig the base in just to keep it steady. then feed the kindling in. it can spread apart at the top, as the kindling burns down the logs will settle down closer together and then you are set with a good burn.
great video!
Love you're adventures as father and son.
Awesome videos. Thanks for sharing.
Love the videos. Keep up the good work. We need more of your dad though. Awesome bloke. 👍🏻
Hello, I live in North Carolina. English ivy (as it is commonly referred to in this area) is considered invasive here, and is most commonly found growing wild around older, well established and abandoned areas that border roadsides and fields. I never really have noticed it out of control, except for in that type of environment. It also strangles a variety of trees, I have noticed, which is considered problematic around old households.
I'm not sure if they thrive based solely upon air pollution. They may have adapted and benefit from extra carbon, but they most likely thrive because these areas have additional light, due to human intervention.
But enough about ivy. I really enjoy you guys and the topics you cover. Your videos are quite nice. I find them to be very informative and entertaining. Take care and be safe out there!
We sometimes make Swedish fire torches in scouts however we refer to them as Latvian logs and separate the log completely into four or five pieces and take a small strip off the inside of each piece. We then bind them together with cordage and get them started with firelighters or shavings. They normally burn for between three and four hours.
Bro.. you got a great dad..awesome video as always. Best reagards.
i like your dads personality hes really cool
Your Dad is awesome!
I think the road surface sheds the rain water into the ditch. so they get lots of water and that creates rot . Maybe. peace guys great video.
Seen them in jtf for a fiver so youve saved a few bob. Great way to spent time with your dad.
I don't know what sort of vine that is, but over here in the states (NJ), I grew up with a vine that my dad just absolutely hated which was always growing over everything. If memory serves, the stuff was called Trumpet Vine, and it behaved similar to what you guys are describing. That stuff grew so dang fast though - covered one exterior wall of my dad's shed in the span of one summer and no matter how much he trimmed it or tore it down, the stuff kept growing back year after year.
Hey guys! Great idea with the eggs in a jar! Oh and across the pond we call that ham! Looked delicious!
kevin slater yeah and what you call bacon, us brits call streaky bacon, that there was some fine back bacon if I am not mistaken lol. Ham is a whole different thing ;)
I've used this before. My 8 yr old can do it as well. very simple to use. Great video. You can buy similar ones at Lowe's.
coolness!!! no doubt that is keeping you 2 warm, here in the US alot of forests have an overabundance of honeysuckle vines that strangle trees. in my city I see ivy growing on buildings
love making them. very usefully with snowy wet ground. when I do mine I just split the wood with my knife or small camp axe all the way down to the ground and use some young flexible fines to hold the bottom together.
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Yeah his dads pretty dope
love when you and your Dad talk about thing love it keep up the great job :)
Oh man i love that u guys notice these things also! Some friends laugh when i say that theory, but its so good to know my brothers on the other side notice this too!
Awesome! You and your son always make me hungry when you cook! Love the videos, keep them coming!
Hope you lads are doing well - I love this setup.
Swedish Torch, brilliant. In the American south a foreign strain of ivy grows up trees and is damaging the forests. No domestic equalizer to keep it in check.
Been wondering about this for 10 years just watch your program!!!!!
if you add a little milk to your scramble eggs it not only makes it taste better but becomes fluffy. I also like to add basil, oregano and Rosemary along with salt n pepper on an occasion.
I think you should do the exact same thing, but don't use wire. Keep it intact and hammer in wedges at the bottom of the cut. I'm going to try that this week.
another great video guys
when I did mine I had split the log into quarters the whole way through. you can put small sticks through the base to keep the distance between pieces uniform. with more of a gap it's easier to stuff, more air flow, and you can still control where the fire burns along the inside of the log.
I believe some of your struggle getting your Swedish torch to start is because you cut it with a chainsaw instead of splitting. When you split, the interior of the log along the split splinters, and opens a bit, creating a surface that takes a flame quicker than a cut surface
I love it! I've seen these and have been curious about making and using one. Now I will. Thanks! Have you seen the little metal grated some place on top of the Swedish firetorch for more even cooking? I may give one of those a try too.
Ivy? You should see what some bright fellow in the American South did. Planted a vine to help combat erosion. Kudzu. It's completely taken over so now it's the vine that ate the South. Gives credence to the old adage, "The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions".
great vid I shall be looking out for ivy from now on .have you noticed that the horse chestnut trees are dropping their leaves far to early sometimes before they have dropped their conkers
superb video!!
That is very true what was being said during theory time, I've noticed that there was 4 trees along the road where my house is, they all fell after Storm Dorris, it's only now I realise that they are completely covered in ivy, your Dad has a good theory and I'd love to hear some feedback from him, thanks
Great video Guys. Reguarding the ivy, I've also noticed a big increase in the amount of pigeon around due to more crops and less animals being farmed over the last 5 years or so. I'm not saying that the excess Ivy is down to more pigeon about but pigeons love accorns and I've noticed that they love nesting in ivy covered trees. Maybe there is something in it?
Maybe you see it mostly on the roadside because traffic passing helps to blow the seeds along the path wayas they pass> Im a trucker and see a lot of this with poppies all along the roadside. Just my theory so sorry if it sounds daft
Nice video! I'm going to try to make one of those. Looks good.
i'm in the northeast u.s., upstate new york, we have an invasive vine that's decimating certain trees. we're losing all of our black walnut, ash and white oak over here. the worst part is all of the vines grab onto all of the tops of the trees near whatever tree it's grabbed onto, then when that tree falls it brings everything around it down with it, you'll see an acre of land cleared from 1 giant oak tree falling during a storm and taking everything around it down with it.
Road sides give improved solar access to the climbing plants like ivy. I had a pin-oak coppice on some property in Texas and it also hosted fast-growing climbers. They hasten the loss of the oaks by competing for water and sunlight.
man I wish my dad was like your dad
The ivy is killing the trees in Maryland, USA. My daughter lives there, and she knew that once it grew past a certain point, nothing can be done. They do treat it at first, but mostly to no avail. Do you have county extension agents/offices in the UK? We do, so maybe I'll ask my daughter to call hers to find out more about it. I don't think they'd know about it in Colorado! Lol.
Not a clue about the ivy but I watched a few of your vids and can see why you must have been a good teacher before you became a ‘film star’ on TH-cam :-) if you ever fancy a trip to SW France to see what the Massif Central has to offer, give me a shout mate. We have a hell of a lot of outdoor and also the associated hunting, fishing etc. All the best for the future from your 355,071st sub
I wouldn't have thought silver birch would be the best choice. On the upside it will burn well but on the downside those oils that make it burn well produce a lot of smoke you don't want on your food or your face!
Hey TA, first of all, grate camp! I really like watching how you Guys make it progress, good job :) I have a quick question - did your Zebra come with a side clip like that or you make it yourself? Usually there are two white plastic clips which tends to melt down ;) thx for answering, big fan of you two :) regards
Spot On Dad, spot on!!
what a fantastic video honestly... Do you guys live in British Columbia or near Vancouver? England?
estupendo. gracias. Saludos desde Uruguay.
when i was i the scouts we were thought to use twigs (and pine sap and resin if it was available) and other small branches that you would use for kindling in the Swedish fire torch and not shavings.... which method is better?
what a beautiful knife you have
Thank you very much. Significant to me is this wind-resistant tree.
Usually I
agree with you guys but this time I believe you are a bit wrong. Ivy is not
harmful for a tree and does not strangle it or anything. And not only is ivy
not a threat for the tree but it is also tremendously important for hundreds of
species to survive, including us! Ivy creates a lot of shelter for birds and
insects, the berries are food for the birds and the flowers (which are actually
the last flowers in autumn) are a vital source food for the bees on which our lives
rely upon. I also don’t think that there are any invasive species of ivy in Europe.
At least all the ivy you filmed was to normal ivy we have here. And I think
that there is more ivy near roads because of two reasons, one it’s easier to
spot ivy from road so it creates the feeling that there is more near roads and
two they often cut the trees and bushed near roadside which then makes the ivy
more visible.
I'd agree with Thibault. In addition, Ivy is more likely to grow near the road as the is a higher chance of the base of the tree being exposed to sunlight.
+Thibault J I think you may have slightly misinterpreted. They didn't say ivy is killing the trees. They said it catches the wind and enables the wind to push the tree over which is practically correct.
+David Porter I'm not sure that ivy really causes the trees to blow down because the actual leaves of the trees create much more wind resistance that the ivy.
Thibault J
The ground is softer in the winter, due to increased rain, but there are no leaves on the tree.... Naturally lower wind resistance.
Therefore... Evergreen ivy increases wind resistance on a disiduous tree, unnaturally, causing the wind to blow trees over when it may not have done if the ivy wasn't there.
That is the point they are making, and it makes complete logical sense.
But Ivy is not unnatural! It's part of Nature. It's totally fine if there are trees getting blowed down every winter. Most of those trees will be old and weak and they will be useful for a lot of biodiversity on the ground.
Love the video man I really want to make a bushcraft camp, do you have any ideas
ivy is moderately well known as a plant that clears toxins from the air. many plants and animals have adapted to filter poisonous things thereby making themselves poisonous. also hedera helix quite likes a neutral ph. so in the forest with all the acidic leaf litter and low light it wont grow so well but next to a road it's given a natural advantage over other plants. but i would think the main reason is the nuetral soil ph by the road.
Great film chaps.
I’ve seen someone create a miniature Swedish Firetorch in a bushbox/firebox type stove by finding a branch with a diameter that allows it to fit inside the box. You split the branch in to four segments (like cutting a birthday cake). The pieces are then reversed, so the rounded outer edges of the wedges meet in the middle. You need to trim the points of the wedges down a bit to make it fit and the offcuts are used in the gap in the center as tinder. I hope that makes sense.
As for Ivy, I have two plants on my property and I’ve been trying to kill them off for years. Awful stuff. In a post nuclear holocaust they say Cockroaches will survive, but only because they’ll have lots of Ivy to eat.
Why it seems to thrive well on the roads? I can only assume that if it does have any natural enemies or diseases, they may not be able to survive by the roadside. That allows it grow unheeded. But I ain’t no botanist…
is that your own private camp or is it used by other outdoorsman? awesome videos keeps it up guys
Peter Hill he got permission from someone
Try a handful (8-11) of Frito's or Doritoes in X at the center top of the torch. Best fire starters going.
Hey bro ...u could also split a log and surround it with rocks ...that could work real quick....btw like ur vids ...cheers😁🙋
maybe they like salt. do they use salt on roads to prevent ice in winter?
I'm in Nova Scotia and have never noticed any ivy like you've shown but we also don't have many oak trees. (locally anyway) So maybe its something that specifically goes after oaks as Mike said or even a new variety that's been introduced. Similar to Kudzu in the US. Great video as always guys. Cheers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States
The trick is to make the hole in the center of the torch bigger... this will help alot... other than that it looks great..
as for the viy on the trees... i have seen it in the forest but the ivy tends to like the light more... they usually grow together. it happens common here in washington state. in the pacific northwest of the US... if you want to help you can cut a ring around it and cut the ivy stocks.. they ivy will die and the tree will live..
I have noticed the ivy recently especially on roadsides
how long can you store egg in the plastic box before it goes bad? is i better to have it in its shell for while travelling?
Is there less shelter/protection from wind etc on the outside beside roads ?
You guys rock!!!
Somebody's gotta do something about that ivy killing those beautiful oak trees! Now it's time for a cuppa tea! 🇬🇧
I live in Croatia, so its mediteranian climate, and I have noticed a lot more ivy in the last few years growing on trees, most on trees on edges of the forrest (including near roads). Im quite a youg bloke, 24 yrs so i did not know if this was always the case, so i asked around, i asked my dad, uncles, older neigbours and grandma, most of them have noticed the same thing, that in their youth there was not this much ivy that is killing the trees...
if im out and about, walking the woods I tend to cut it, just a small section so it dies (the ivy), just trying to help out a little...
outstanding chaps
It looks like a huge patch of ivy I've seen here in Kentucky. It's killed out a area about 150 yards longs and 50 yards wide. It grows at least 1 yard a year. I wish I could tell you it's name I just call it strangler ivy
My theory as to why the ivy grows so much more around the roads is that cars produce carbon dioxide, which the ivy would then convert into energy. I think that the greater the pollution, the faster the ivy will grow and spread. I also think that is why it is concentrated around the roads and not found much or at all away from the roads deeper in the woodlands.
the best tasting food...of any kind is a meal cooked over and open fire!
where's the fish? lol now that's a pike good vids guys
great vids
TOE-MAH-TOE - Hahahaha xD Much love from the US.
I'm from Germany and have never ever seen something like it.
Where did you get that neat little double sided container for the salt and pepper?
Arctic Gator the salt n pepper container is the tops on two soda bottles glued together.
Arctic Gator vid on my channel bro
He made it out of two coke caps that he cut off
Brilliant!
Ivy...we have kudzu. It's a horrible invasive plant. Cut it off at the base to help save the trees.
Love this idea! Cant wait to try my own. I'm gonna try splitting a slighty longer piece of wood with my axe (2 splits) and bury a few inches with a slight angle. So as it burns they should fall into each other. Ill give it a go anyways. Maybe do my first video! Great job Guys love the channel. The weather getting any nicer yet where you are? Im in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. We're starting to thaw out, lol
Kevin Gillard some quarter the wood half way down only or drill a wide hole in the centre so it burns up and out others quarter the log then use wire to tie togeather, just look up swedish torch on you tube
Yeah ill give it a shot thanks for the comment. Im sure ill try it a few ways, i think its just a really great alternative to a traditional fire. Also i've heard these be called "canadian candles" which, being canadian, i thought was very cool :)
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Who would dislike this
Suggest bacon lardons, chopped onion, mushrooms etc., then pour over the egg for a really good omelette. All the ingredients before the egg should cook at the same rate.
Hi, why is there no video of the ISS being assembled?
It could be down to seeds getting blown by the wind off the cars 🙌🏻🙌
paul lundrigan agree - when the railways formed back in the day the spread of plants that where only local to certain counties- Japanese knot weed I read was one of them that's why you see it alongside railway embankments
There are lots of studies currently into the properties of Helix Hedera (Ivy) being able to absorb dust particulate from the air. Given this ability to grow in polluted areas and the fact that other trees may grow more slowly because of this, or become weakened, it out competes other plants. Warmer winters recently are just accelerating this phenomenon. Let me know if you need the proper scientific information to research but it is very, very complicated and full of biology jargon.
It is good to see that once again, real world observation can back up science.
In snow you don't need any snare wires. just pound it down.
If you cut the ivy down close to the ground when you find it starting to grow on the tree, you can save trees. They will just strangle the tree to its death.
Hedera helix is the species of ivy you're taking about. Ivy has always been common. No scientific studies into carbon dioxide/monoxides influence on ivy growth have been done, not that I can find anyway, although it would be interesting to research into that idea. A more plausible idea could be, that management plans of councils, who usually tend to roadside trees, have had massive cuts to conservation funding. This along with ivy being more tolerated as it is a valuable source or nectar late in the year and berries even later in the year to fill the winter food gap. Ivy was originally thought of as evil and will kill the tree it touches, but recent studies show that managed ivy will do very little harm to a tree. I think this would be a more reasonable explanation to why you're seeing more ivy, especially on roadsides.