Survival- Emergency Tree Resin Torch

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ย. 2016
  • I make an emergency torch using materials that were gathered from the surrounding forest. I also made a secondary torch using materials that most people commonly carrying with them.
    A torch has several uses:
    - It is a great way to provide light when you have none.
    - It can be used as a deterrent against wild animals.
    - Or as a emergency signal light in the dark.
    - And it is also an excellent way to transport fire, especially in
    wet conditions.
    Caution: When carrying a torch, be sure to tilt it away from your body to prevent flaming resin from potentially dripping onto your clothes or skin. As well, keep it away from areas/things that might easily catch fire.
  • แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต

ความคิดเห็น • 1.5K

  • @aceofspades856
    @aceofspades856 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1105

    In an emergency, the last thing I would use is a pair of socks. I would use one of the other options. A dry pair of socks is important to have. Great video though! Thumbs up

    • @ShaddySoldier
      @ShaddySoldier 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *LOO-TENNAT DAN?*

    • @RudiRulozz
      @RudiRulozz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Inspirasi saya👍

    • @Nosurrender115
      @Nosurrender115 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      ShaddyCrunchum it’s the truth. Dry socks are important. If your feet get messed up you get messed up. Lol

    • @johnnyssik
      @johnnyssik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My feet are afraid of the dark.

    • @whynottalklikeapirat
      @whynottalklikeapirat 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ShaddySoldier LUTENTEEEENT! ;D

  • @ShadowManceri
    @ShadowManceri ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When using torch, keep it at your side rather than front of you. In darkness the torch will blind you and your visibility will be greatly reduced. But when kept at side it provides light without blinding you (well at least that much). Also drips are less likely to land on your foot and if you happen to trip, you are not faceplanting into the torch.

  • @robertbjgvch190
    @robertbjgvch190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    Your skill says "prepared", your haircut says "apocalypse".

    • @ne_one
      @ne_one 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Deadhorse905 Don’t know about you but I saw this guy’s haircut and thought, yup I trust everything he’s about to say...

    • @bariscankaya6754
      @bariscankaya6754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

    • @seyievetolohe2151
      @seyievetolohe2151 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @budman8926
      @budman8926 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Lance Rattie You sound like a little rat!

    • @jewelhome1
      @jewelhome1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whitewalls.

  • @oneyetiger
    @oneyetiger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Reading comments is an education beyond words. Fire is #1 survival rule of first order. The learning never ends. Thanks for opening mind up to endless possibilities.

  • @SlingsAxes
    @SlingsAxes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +872

    I like that you took the extra time to do this with a voiceover instead of live narration. The audio level is uniform and everything is clear.
    Additionally, you have a great voice. You speak clearly, with a strong resonance.

    • @TheOutsiderCabin
      @TheOutsiderCabin  7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Thanks! Your feedback is much appreciated.

    • @downtroddendave860
      @downtroddendave860 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Agreed! I much prefer a voice-over to live narration. FWIW: I feel this not only sets a more serious tone, it also provides a wonderful effect when mixed with live ambient audio from the on-screen environment.

    • @shootnstar360
      @shootnstar360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gaaayyy

    • @Lawrene.Jeanette2
      @Lawrene.Jeanette2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Agreed .I like this guy, straight to the facts no annoying music to fill the quiet of the Forrest .easy to watch great channel

    • @malingreenleaf1414
      @malingreenleaf1414 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Keep it in ya pants

  • @richard2mitchell
    @richard2mitchell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    you get my respect sir (if that means anything to you) for not just cutting the base of the tree

  • @scottyg4605
    @scottyg4605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Use catcins but allow them to sit in the really hot resin, submerged. Once saturated let them cool and harden. Once hardened wrap/ bind them with green bark like a tight woven basket and then dip just the top half inch in resin and leave it to cool and harden again. Make as many as you can and when you need them they are at hand. Only light them at the very top so that they burn down slower, also use as emergency fire lighters. 😀

  • @Gr3nadgr3gory
    @Gr3nadgr3gory ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I remember doing this with a small pine we had in the back yard. You can make a really small cut in a tree and it will OOZE resin within an hour, I find fresh resin is easier to work with.

  • @kathytrombley8842
    @kathytrombley8842 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1297

    grind the cat tail up, mix it with the resin, in the can, & mount the can in the torch. Refillable!

    • @thesilentone4533
      @thesilentone4533 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Kathy Trombley that's genius!

    • @stupidman9774
      @stupidman9774 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      now her is a prime example why woman will always out survive the men.

    • @flyingsky1559
      @flyingsky1559 6 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      Stupid Man
      Mate, you're an idiot.

    • @jonathanknobel3550
      @jonathanknobel3550 6 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Stupid Man your name fits you very well.

    • @bairfamilyfarm1336
      @bairfamilyfarm1336 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Cut holes around the top of can and it doubles as a stove!

  • @CynicalPanda1017
    @CynicalPanda1017 5 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Put the can in the end of the torch, stuff in socks let it soak and set, light it inside the can. It doesn't drip and will burn longer and you can just add more chunks of dry resin as you go.

    • @duderino6171
      @duderino6171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Hacker pro

    • @rallywagon261
      @rallywagon261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nah, wouldn't make nearly as much light and would blow out pretty easily.

    • @12201185234
      @12201185234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rallywagon261 Not if you perforated the top half of the can. This would only be advisable, however, if you have two cans.

    • @rallywagon261
      @rallywagon261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ok Fuck you Google, Fuck you Google ok. So tell me then, do you think doing it your way would keep the sap hot enough to continue gassing? I am not certain lighting it in an open can would keep it gassing without an external heat source.

    • @jimandaubz
      @jimandaubz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@rallywagon261 the op and offensively named fellow is reffering to making a pine sap lamp. They work well enough and have an ancient history of use.
      But, then so do torches.

  • @imkwyl_jr
    @imkwyl_jr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Useful resin fact: it is oil soluble, if you got it on your hands/tools and soap doesnt work oil will

    • @WayTruthLife2100
      @WayTruthLife2100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      My grandmother had a Christmas tree farm. We'd head out there in November amd early Demeber to make wreaths.
      To take the pitch off our hands wed take a cube of margerine and wash up with soap after. Margerine works like no other and its super cheap.

    • @Rwy801998
      @Rwy801998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I usually just rubbed my hands in the dirt, it doesn't remove it, but the dirt sticks to it, so you can't tell you've got resin on your hands. Of course, you'd clean it off as soon as you can, but its a temporary fix

    • @varengrey7221
      @varengrey7221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I just imagined somebody making a torch by spraying fat wood with WD-40.
      *I would be that somebody.*

    • @danielhamilton2427
      @danielhamilton2427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@WayTruthLife2100 my grandma always used Mayonnaise. Us kids ran around smelling like sandwiches lol

    • @markrankin3297
      @markrankin3297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danielhamilton2427 Interesting, Mayonnaise and margarine are both made out of oil, good to know.

  • @Minion0ne
    @Minion0ne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'd like to see this experiment again, but with soaking instead of coating. I hypothesize that the cattail burned shortest because it simply had a coating of resin with no reservoir. The cone had the spaces under the tabs of it. the socks worked best due to the fact that the weaving process produces so many small holes and natural wicking action pulled more of the resin into the fabric creating a larger reservoir.

    • @Michael_MW
      @Michael_MW 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good point. That would be interesting to see.

  • @baconlover7747
    @baconlover7747 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I've used hobo stoves mounted on a stick as a torch. Burned for a good hour+ and whenever the wind put it out it just re lit itself like a trick candle. A very good makeshift torch idea I'd say

  • @joeyleerobbins
    @joeyleerobbins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "Keep away from anything that might easily catch fire." ***walks into dense pine forest***

  • @Shinerdeciple
    @Shinerdeciple 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Save lid of can. Cut slit in lid. Cut cloth into strips and pull through slit. Put resin in can and the tail of the cloth. Secure lid on can. Just like a kerosene lamp.

    • @markbergemann1894
      @markbergemann1894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good call! Fun

    • @markbergemann1894
      @markbergemann1894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The sap cooling to a solid would be a problem.

    • @roo1872
      @roo1872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@markbergemann1894 a hot rock or two might give some extra time

    • @claygriff96
      @claygriff96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When refilling the lid will be to hot to touch so it would kind suck if you need light right then and their

    • @granden2077
      @granden2077 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am going to give it a try. The flame should keep resin liquid enough to wick. Good thinkin'.

  • @alexandergomez9217
    @alexandergomez9217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video! I honestly have not once considered making a torch and I really enjoyed the video! Only suggestion would be regarding splitting the wood for the torch containing the wick. Just wanted to say instead of trying to pull down on the axe, just get a decent sized log about the width of your arm and use that to hammer the axe. Minimize your chances of injury. Great video dude!

  • @TheWoodedBeardsman
    @TheWoodedBeardsman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Nice video as always.

    • @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse
      @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      how to ruin your knife 101 video.

    • @bellpebber63
      @bellpebber63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like your profile name

    • @thetawave2473
      @thetawave2473 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse Do you ALWAYS have to be the center of attention circumcision guy? Jealous much?

    • @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse
      @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thetawave2473 jealous of what?

  • @athanasioslianoudakis9119
    @athanasioslianoudakis9119 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    As x-army officer in greece...we use the same technique with socks...but if u find a dry open pinecone.not so closed.it will keep the flames longer due to some openings of the petals than a sock...at your test you use a pair of socks...thus they can hold more resin than a cone but if you do the test with the same volume , socks will burn almost the same time...all the best

    • @cindykq8086
      @cindykq8086 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nothing speaks like the voice of experience.

    • @SamLopeZz
      @SamLopeZz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right on Greek brother. I was thinking the same thing during the video, just thought "well the socks soak up more resin and can hold a lot more

  • @taohuang359
    @taohuang359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I’ve done this too as a demo for my kids. But there is one very important step that you left out. Avoid trees with poison ivy. No matter how much primo resin is up there, a bad case of poison ivy will make things much worse from a survival standpoint.

    • @superdrunkdnb
      @superdrunkdnb ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also avoid trees that are protected by mountain lions or bears. They do not like people stealing their resin.

    • @Gr3nadgr3gory
      @Gr3nadgr3gory ปีที่แล้ว

      Unless you happen to know for a fact you're not allergic to poison ivy. Then you can use it like fucking Virginia creeper.

    • @jacobb7943
      @jacobb7943 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good point but painfully obvious.

    • @arteshki5779
      @arteshki5779 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He said, use common sense

    • @commoncentsamerican
      @commoncentsamerican ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well duh

  • @nicywicy
    @nicywicy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First time watching your video, thank you so much for teaching me about the tree and also taking the time to make sure you left enough resin for it. It's something so small, but so thoughtful and kind, which is a rare commodity these days.

  • @brotherlove100
    @brotherlove100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Other ideas? Historically, torches were made by soaking natural fibre ropes/cordage in kerosene (or any other mixture you can think of/find) and wrapped on a stick. The idea was that the fuel would be consumed but not the "wick", which could be cooled and resoaked and reused. So if you had any time to prep these "just in case" torch heads, try cutting lengths pf thick manila rope, whip the ends to prevent fraying and pre-treat them in your choice fuel, then you can bag them or better yet, dip them in wax of any kind to seal and preserve them, also adding to the burn time. That way all you have to do is source a good stick.

    • @Holc83
      @Holc83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      kevlar burn realy good. I use it in the army, almoust melted a stove :)

    • @spencerleava2502
      @spencerleava2502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Because we all know how available refined petroleum mixtures like kerosene were throughout history : P

    • @Boldozofurizo
      @Boldozofurizo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or just carry a lamp

    • @frailty7280
      @frailty7280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Torches were rare historically ( I recommend Lindeybeige’s video on it) they were blinding in the dark if too bright and were far less practical than just carrying and lantern or candle.

    • @SamLopeZz
      @SamLopeZz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @LagiNaLangAko23 glass has existed since the Egyptians.
      And yes oil and fats/grease is what was used in lanterns, not kerosene like the OP suggested.

  • @revbobmartin
    @revbobmartin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember my brother and I making those up when I was a boy. We thought that we made that up ourselves. No one ever showed us how to make them but we used pine cones in between a split four way stick and just used a little pine pitch and stone and steel to ignite them.
    When we got a little older 3-4 grade, we found out that this was just one way that was known for as long as known.
    Funny how it all just seemed to be naturally known something that we knew how without being taught or shown one before. Miss those days in the deserts and wooded mtns of the West by northwestern down to the west by southwestern lower 48

  • @whisperaude8057
    @whisperaude8057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I soaked the sock with the pine inside burned for 35 min came in handy I hiked up the mountain went off trail and got lost got dark the torch helped to find the trail again. Thanks a million I saw ur video 2 days before this. 2 miles off .very great full.

  • @chimpchowder5774
    @chimpchowder5774 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great demo! Thanks for taking the time to teach! This answered a life long question of how and what to use. So, The internet does have a little to offer! Thanks Brother!

  • @FelixImmler
    @FelixImmler 7 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    Wowww, what a interesting video. Very exciting comparison between socks , cattails and pine cones . Thank you for this great video !! Greets from Switzerland
    Felix

    • @stanbumstead813
      @stanbumstead813 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Felix Immler s

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its actually pretty dumb though. Almost all recorded fatalities that occur in the wilderness is when someone is alone and injures themselves. You can survive for many weeks with just water, and there are safer ways to make a fire, so traveling at night doesn't make a lot of sense anyway. It would be far too easy to accidentally fall when climbing down a tree like that, or it has a termite infested branch or is more slippery than you thought, or even just the final dismount you hit a root and twist your ankle badly, and now you're immobile with no one for help. The #1 rule for survival is to avoid all unnecessary risk.

    • @sanjayjogdand9102
      @sanjayjogdand9102 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great! You are so resourceful !!

    • @BoopSnoot
      @BoopSnoot 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @louiseleu OK bigfoot.

  • @AMindInOverdrive
    @AMindInOverdrive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These are great videos. After watching the Alone tv series and with me not knowing ny of this stuff, it's great to be able to gain some knowledge from your videos. You never know when you'd be in a real survival situation

  • @bearygoodbeans8169
    @bearygoodbeans8169 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outsider: 1. you are the best, and 2. your audience is a delight. Little did I know when I started browing the comments that I would discover why I need to carry tampons! Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge!! WARM greetings from TOronto!

  • @javierluna56
    @javierluna56 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video man.
    It's cool to learn these things you can do with natural materials.

  • @jasonshaw3267
    @jasonshaw3267 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    great video. I like the torch material comparison, very useful.
    if I know that a pine cone burns at 15 mins and I know the distance to be traveled, I can prep enough cones to walk all night

    • @harmleyten4
      @harmleyten4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Replacing the cones isn't ideal. If you don't have something to light it with. It will probably go out while replacing bit still a good idea

    • @SamLopeZz
      @SamLopeZz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ideally you would carry a few chunks of solid resin in a pouch, and just keep smearing it on the burning torch as needed

  • @WiIdbiII
    @WiIdbiII 6 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    You should always fall out of the tree, it's faster than climbing down .

    • @TheOutsiderCabin
      @TheOutsiderCabin  6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      +WiIdbiII lol

    • @SBVCP
      @SBVCP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i loled, but i actually have more problems climbing down (in vertical) than up so i would probably literally jump (and perhaps, very possible to hurt my ankle tripping on a pine cone)

    • @zindi1138
      @zindi1138 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      into freezing water just before night fall..a wise decision .lol

    • @cassaxiom8019
      @cassaxiom8019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Outsider if you want your torch to last longer mix birch oil with the resin.

    • @bearygoodbeans8169
      @bearygoodbeans8169 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      An unexpected chuckle ALWAYS brightens the day. WARM greetings from TOronto!

  • @oldcodger3509
    @oldcodger3509 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super video! Looks like a great way to 'light' the night plus carry fire from one campsite to another easily, especially if you use several of your torches to keep the fire going! Thanks for such a great tip! Save bushcrafting to you and yours always!

  • @gortnewton4765
    @gortnewton4765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice job, carefully and thoroughly explained.

  • @revbobmartin
    @revbobmartin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for the memories, these old skills will be the what will matter if the world ever tried to do that “green new deal” or extremely bad electric grid destruction no matter if natural, terrorists or war attack, these skills will be the difference between living or dying. Life of the pioneers, mtn men and the first peoples, including my father’s blood father and my mas grandma’s ancestors skills of survival.
    How many Idahoans remember back in the 60’s the schools would try to teach some desert survival skills in the class rooms before and while out in the desert to learn about the pioneer history by partnering up, two by two, to make a shelter, fire using one of a few different techniques, find water and or make a ‘watergen’ water collection system using rocks, dirt, fine cloth or plastic garbage bag with homemade water catcher. Make up own hunting traps and other hunting/self protection tools using natural materials as well as any other tools to help survival chances such as fire signaling setups and great SOS signs with contrasting materials.
    I remember the only things that they supplied to us was a plastic bag, roll of string and rock of obsidian if I remember they also let those who brought a lunch could keep it for the end of the trip.

  • @dmitriygula61
    @dmitriygula61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yes, wrapping birch bark tightly and inserting resin in between layers.

  • @wesleymarkmusic403
    @wesleymarkmusic403 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great ideas!! I could almost smell the resin. Love it.

  • @patrickschwartz5790
    @patrickschwartz5790 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Something else for a torch? Flashligth burns very long. Seriously doing this with a voiceover was very professionnal, clear, very educative. thumbs up!!

  • @JoseLopez-hx2gs
    @JoseLopez-hx2gs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    i liked your turch and no anoing music you got a suscriber.
    nice.

    • @michaelnorman4476
      @michaelnorman4476 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jose Lopez I hate when videos play background music. And it is inevitable on a short loop and it just gets really annoying and repetitious.

    • @Cody4K420
      @Cody4K420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You right tbh

  • @VTPSTTU
    @VTPSTTU 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The first thought that came to my mind for another wick test was Spanish moss, but regular moss might work also. If you lashed reeds tightly together, they might act as tubes to hold the resin.

    • @dustinsmith8341
      @dustinsmith8341 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spanish moss isnt really a moss. But what regular moss were you thinking would work?

  • @kimberlyduncan1053
    @kimberlyduncan1053 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a VERY useful video! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @homayounshirazi9550
    @homayounshirazi9550 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the demonstration. Years ago when my semi-dry Christmas tree caught fire I discovered how potent a fire hazard its resin was. I learned to stuff a few cones as "accelerant" when I would start my wood stove. Now, my son's old socks would be used as Tiki torch for summer lighting and mosquito repellant on our porch. 25 minutes is a lot of time for one pair of old socks! LOL.

  • @thehipmyster
    @thehipmyster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I did not expect a mohawk

    • @traininggrounds9450
      @traininggrounds9450 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's possibly doing a Native American tribe style cut. I thought maybe he might have Native American blood in him and that he was following in the footsteps of his ancestors. But yes its possible that all it is, is a mohawk and that's how he rolls. Either way, it doesn't matter.

    • @scotiancoast3648
      @scotiancoast3648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's not a Mohawk, it's a Hawk named Mo.

    • @SkinnySkinch
      @SkinnySkinch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@traininggrounds9450 dude get over yourself and stop trying to tell everyone what you THINK this man's haircut is for. You're wrong. It's 2020, thats why he has a fu**en mohawk. Not because of some Native American tribute.

    • @traininggrounds9450
      @traininggrounds9450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SkinnySkinch Man I said nothing wrong or pretentious. You come at me like you've got something to prove. The thing you said of me is true of you, get over yourself. And what does 2020 have anything to do with my comment? Are you inane? Yes you are

  • @carlrooker
    @carlrooker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I was in Boy Scouts, about fifty years ago, we would sometimes put the pine sap into a can, heat it up, and then light it directly.

  • @bobbyhill4118
    @bobbyhill4118 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always made my resin torches using nothing but resin, some cedar bark, and some sort of clothing or something to hold the resin in place. The finer in the bark would help hold and contain the resin as it burned, and the thing holding it in place would keep it in place. It’s a really good survival/bushcraft skill to have as well.

  • @ReeceDee
    @ReeceDee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just Wow. I had no idea in the forest nature really does provide everything you need. Awesome video 👍

  • @coryboyd7958
    @coryboyd7958 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    great video as always. I swear you need to call audible and start reading books for them. your voice is incredibly soothing. LOL. Thanks for the informative video. that could come in very handy.

  • @FatherAndSonFun
    @FatherAndSonFun 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Awesome video! it's nice how you tried three different materials to see which would burn longer! Thanks for sharing!

  • @nellyparidise
    @nellyparidise 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I bet it smells amazing🙏 thank you for another helpful video!

  • @bobbyhill4118
    @bobbyhill4118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I usually get some birch bark curls, some eastern red cedar bark, and some resin to make a torch. The cedar traps the pine resin in as it burns, and the birch bark also burns, but it prevents you from losing any resin. I once had burning tree resin burn me. It wasn’t fun.

  • @acet7
    @acet7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice tip, thanks for sharing

  • @danofiremano
    @danofiremano 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I think Jute Twine would make a great wick for a pine resin torch. You could even use it with an open (seedless) pine cone by wrapping/weaving it through the cone and the natural scoops may even hold the resin better.

    • @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger
      @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jute twine is interesting; I think it would make a marvellous wick for any given candle, the twine can be put to use as lashing or made into rope, if the circumstances TRULY called for it you could drop the whole roll into resin, soak it, and light it to have a decently long lasting torch. I would say that might last as long if not longer than the socks honestly; will test when next I habe a spare roll.
      (I made a garden fence from it once before, lasted all year in the desert despite bad monsoons. The elements calcified it so it took some time to actually light)

    • @mikenono4756
      @mikenono4756 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jute Twine is one of those things I always have a roll of in every pack I own , truly awesome stuff... Light weight , takes up next to no room , dirt cheap & much like Duct Tape has a 100 uses..

  • @barrett9631
    @barrett9631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We soaked cat tails in gasoline for torches when we was kids. We explored the sewer systems using them for light. Good video. Thanks.

  • @phillipnunya6793
    @phillipnunya6793 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like your videos about this stuff. Very useful information for anyone who goes outside often.

  • @Mat-A
    @Mat-A 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    i remember as a kid my dad wanted to chop a tree down in the garden i hacked at it with my toy hammers and plastic saw the next day we went to chop it down. my mum said the tree had been crying snd that was the sap at that point i told my dad i didnt want to chop it down. the tree still stands!

  • @retiredshitposter1062
    @retiredshitposter1062 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    There are mushrooms that grow on trees called conks. There's on called a tinder conk and it will last for a super long time. It's very hard and dense, and it's very common. You don't need sap, it doesn't hold a flame, but it will keep an ember for a long ass time. It's safer to travel with IMO. It also has some medicinal uses but you need to alcohol extract the compounds.

    • @gustopher6500
      @gustopher6500 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      horseshoe or charcoal Fungus works like that too.
      charcoal Fungus is recocnisable by its charcoal like appearance. and horseshoe Fungus by its crème like horseshoe appearance

    • @palehorsesurvivalandtactic9771
      @palehorsesurvivalandtactic9771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Echo Chamber Infiltrator
      You are referring to a woody mycelium known as chaga.
      Very medicinal.
      A double decoction of alcohol then water will extract all of the available bio nutrients however a hot water extraction will suffice as well. I routinely perform long decoctions using water only.
      You are correct in using a piece of chaga to transport a coal from one place to another.
      One technique is to bore a hole through one end of the piece of chaga and attach a lanyard.
      This allows for easy carry and the lit chaga can be twirled occasionally to ensure that it remains lit.
      Primitive skills instructor and herbalist
      30+ years experience
      Bill

    • @SamLopeZz
      @SamLopeZz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great tip guys didn't know about that fungus. But to be fair that wouldn't work as a light or to fence off wildlife

    • @halfpipefreak
      @halfpipefreak 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tinder bundle fungus. Grows on dead Beech and Oak trees. In WWI the soldiers got their wounds treated with those fungus to help stop the bleeding and to counter infections and bacteria from doing nasty things in the wounds.

  • @darrenparkes9805
    @darrenparkes9805 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent, excellent, cant wait to give it a go , big thanks from daz in Australia. Our winter season here spending heaps of time in pine forests, during this COVID time keep well keep safe

  • @fyremanjef
    @fyremanjef 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job! . I like had you had 3 options and compared the 3 honestly. 👍👍
    Some people just like to share their opinions or even leave out their failures. I liked your approach

  • @lennydestefano6285
    @lennydestefano6285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent work. I would be interested to see some fibrous material stuffed into the sock and the resin poured into it. That may make it hold more resin and burn longer. Maybe stuffing the pine cone into the sock first??

    • @danaharrelson5294
      @danaharrelson5294 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had a similar thought but found this comment first lol

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    >In college, the middle of a blizzard.
    >Walking to class.
    >Suddenly, blizzard becomes really intense.
    >Whiteout.jpeg
    >See an orange light in the distance.
    >My best bet for survival.
    >Walk towards it.
    >See a man in a hoodie with a fucking torch made from a pine branch and resin..
    >We have to walk to class together.
    >Get to the class.
    >Torch is extinguished is the snow.
    >Fin

  • @packtor1012
    @packtor1012 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honest and good review brother! Great job! If you lightly wet the things you have before putting the risen or however you spell it in English on it lenghtens the burning time although it crackles a bit more and is a bigger fire hazard. Live Wild and Free

  • @azguyazdesert417
    @azguyazdesert417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good idea, well plannd, simple tools. Thanks for the information.

  • @HyperionBadger
    @HyperionBadger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    6:36 damn.. Where do you live to have a forest that dark in the daytime.

    • @dentonet2
      @dentonet2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A fairytale forest.

    • @knigthfigth
      @knigthfigth 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably late afternoon or early morning with good tree density

  • @CuDylan
    @CuDylan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It would be interesting to see how well a tightly balled up piece of old man's beard does. Maybe it would act as the sock being porous enough to absorb the sap well. Although it would have to be harvested somewhat alive so combustion would be prolonged.

    • @kevymoranski3887
      @kevymoranski3887 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're scaring me!!!

    • @CuDylan
      @CuDylan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Kevy Moranski Not that kind of Old Man's Beard! Nice beard though.

    • @melodoobie
      @melodoobie 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm curious to know where I can get some old man's beard!?

    • @kevymoranski3887
      @kevymoranski3887 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Melo M
      $5/" here, I have 7.5".

    • @melodoobie
      @melodoobie 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      + Kevy Moranski
      you lost me at + Melo M
      ;)

  • @johanponin1360
    @johanponin1360 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    delighted that you left resin on that bark :)

  • @jdryak
    @jdryak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cut the socks into long strips about 4 inches wide (if possible). Smear the fabric along the length of the strip with warmed (not melted) resin. Roll each strip up, strip over strip and place into the receptacle you fashioned from the green wood. Great channel!!! Thanks!

  • @boberoni7518
    @boberoni7518 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    R.I.P socks

    • @drkn9t
      @drkn9t 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boberoni no toilet paper? good bye socks

    • @wh3472
      @wh3472 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boberoni. All these celebrities deaths lately and all the RIP comments to who ever. The one guy that gets it right is saying R.I.P. To socks. That's cracks me up. Thanks.

  • @omid-nasi
    @omid-nasi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    A safe way to melt anything from wax to resin would be to have put the can in a pot of boiling water so the temp never goes above 100 degrees C

    • @xWHITExEAGLEx
      @xWHITExEAGLEx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SamLopeZz No, if it's immersed in the water, the water will keep it at 100 degrees.

    • @Thalanox
      @Thalanox 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've melted wax in a BBQ before. It's a charcoal BBQ. The wax chunks are placed in a tin can, and a small tea candle is placed in the bottom of the cheap charcoal bbq. Then, the lid is closed as the temperature slowly rises. The BBQ is meant to sit on a table, and isn't that great in general, but it's been good for this and other small projects. It takes a long time for the wax to melt, but it's very low heat and safe. I also use the same method to try to render cooking grease and fat to make little tuna can burners with cardboard wicks in them.

  • @dyllansieveking3404
    @dyllansieveking3404 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kathy makes a good point grind in the cats tail or anything fibery to add to the integrity of the resin when it cools might add a little time too it. Excellent video I’ve learned a lot

  • @RobertBeriault753
    @RobertBeriault753 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I now know of a good use for my old socks! Thank you for the tip.

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    He will never be able to get that knife (or that sock) clean again.

    • @vibhupande
      @vibhupande 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i had the same thought.. pine resin is damn hard to get off things. any solutions to this problem?

    • @ricardorodriguez-sq5sk
      @ricardorodriguez-sq5sk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yes but it would make a handy knife torch...!!!

    • @radraven5757
      @radraven5757 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      vibhupande you could use anything... you could sharpen a stick and then take it off with that, then only use that stick to take of the resin 👍👍🌲🔥

    • @Dover939
      @Dover939 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +vibhupande
      Late response, but alcohol works well to get rid of sticky substances.
      Flour will also work, but not quite as well.

    • @douggie4223
      @douggie4223 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      heat the knife, stick the knife tip into hot coals for about a min and let the pine resin drip off, be careful if you have a nice handle (which i would ask "why are you using a good knife to scrap pine resin?").

  • @MUDSWAT
    @MUDSWAT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I want to know how to hold the torch so I can see! If you hold it in front of you, you can't see a thing!

    • @TheOutsiderCabin
      @TheOutsiderCabin  7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Good point. I generally hold it at my side, and even tilted slightly behind myself if possible. Or if you're wearing a hat with a peak, just hold the torch above your brim's line of site. Just like how you put down your visors in the car when driving toward the sun when it's low on the horizon.

    • @joeanonimous1105
      @joeanonimous1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would add that if you want to take the time to make a more effective torch, you can attach a piece of thick bark that cover 90 - 180 degrees around the flame, so you can shield your eyes from the direct light and retain at least some of your night vision. Then you can see fine.

    • @fjb4932
      @fjb4932 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hold your other hand up between the fire and your eyes.
      Must everything be explained...

  • @Filip_Wessman
    @Filip_Wessman 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I've been looking for this solution.

  • @hotrodhotrod-wc3bu
    @hotrodhotrod-wc3bu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video man thanks for sharing .love learning new things every bit helps .

  • @williamramsay346
    @williamramsay346 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You shoulda edited that tree climb bro

  • @tranqz7736
    @tranqz7736 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    resin is mother nature wax.
    obsidian is mother nature glass.

    • @yurivandenakker7618
      @yurivandenakker7618 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep.. and also a game developer.. :D

    • @filonin2
      @filonin2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, bee's wax is mother nature's wax.

  • @michaelzimmerman8959
    @michaelzimmerman8959 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was awesome!!! thanks for sharing.

  • @jeromeg429
    @jeromeg429 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was awesome, thanks for sharing this with us.
    God bless you brother

  • @driftertravelerman6893
    @driftertravelerman6893 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    4:31 a wild pidgeotto appears!

    • @Serjo777
      @Serjo777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Literally nothing appeared there..

    • @leonmack5699
      @leonmack5699 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the dude looks like pidgeotto

    • @rjiggy07
      @rjiggy07 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      DOOO! made me look..lol...

  • @Superintendent_ChaImers
    @Superintendent_ChaImers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I used a John Wick DVD.

  • @ShikamaruXT
    @ShikamaruXT 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I once tried to make a torch from beeswax(as a beekeeper, i have no problem getting enough), but i lacked the piece to soak the wax in. Now i may be able to do it, but this version is really survival tech! Probably tight packed twigs or evergreen needles might work.

  • @mattjohnston5807
    @mattjohnston5807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoever invented this is a genius!

  • @Mr2at
    @Mr2at 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    A twinkly, a corndog and a Yorkshire Terriers

  • @dragom2009
    @dragom2009 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Be awere of flaming pieces falling of the tourch and starting an accidental forestfire it can decimate whole forest ares of Wood.

  • @mikemaners4411
    @mikemaners4411 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great vid, thanks from Montreal!

  • @bacchusquintilis7356
    @bacchusquintilis7356 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video! Positive vibes from America!

  • @michaelweigel6230
    @michaelweigel6230 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i use to make torches like this... i used spider webs as the wick 1 time (an experiment). they work OK but burn too quickly,.

    • @gametrue2229
      @gametrue2229 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Weigel tf did you get spider webs from?

    • @tomroberts1105
      @tomroberts1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gametrue2229 Spiders, I'd imagine.

    • @gametrue2229
      @gametrue2229 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tom Roberts ... how would he harvest it

    • @tomroberts1105
      @tomroberts1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gametrue2229 Broom (esp a straw broom). When we moved out of a place, we'd 'walled off' a section of the storage area with boxes and furniture. The area under the stairs behind that wall, when we moved out, I swear there was enough cobwebs to weave a swimsuit for a Drow!

    • @gametrue2229
      @gametrue2229 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tom Roberts cool, i thought it would be too old and be brittle

  • @KeillorChristopher
    @KeillorChristopher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Combining the spruce cone with the cat tail in the resin save the socks to keep your feet warm

  • @MrSottobanco
    @MrSottobanco 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like your videos. They make me want to go out into the backwoods and forage.

  • @stevecarlson3779
    @stevecarlson3779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOVE your channel

  • @benjoseph8387
    @benjoseph8387 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    cotton or wool socks ok...synthetic socks = toxic smoke 😫
    😌👍

    • @rebeccamiddleton6465
      @rebeccamiddleton6465 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ben Joseph Ben survival nuff said

    • @imre8623
      @imre8623 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Socks you already wore= toxic

    • @jonbyron38
      @jonbyron38 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Burning wool may emit cyanide

    • @SamLopeZz
      @SamLopeZz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you're doing it right the socks aren't suppose to burn much. Remember it's just a wick

  • @malgremor85
    @malgremor85 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish I could still climb like that...So, the socks burned longer & brighter, but they probably stank the most...

  • @Man-jf6lz
    @Man-jf6lz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best survival torch I've seen is not getting lost in the first place 👌

  • @mariaotero5601
    @mariaotero5601 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are amazing and smart, clever young man!

  • @drinkalotofwater
    @drinkalotofwater 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    warning, common sense, swear I laughed! just use common sense people please

  • @dmk351
    @dmk351 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "keep it away from anything that might easily catch fire. basically just use your common sense."
    yea. like lighting a non secure fireplace in a dry clearing, adding fire-accelerants, and then running arround with that in spruce woods....

    • @tommysullivan9972
      @tommysullivan9972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No good story EVER started with, "after I took the proper safety precautions I proceeded with care"

    • @harmleyten4
      @harmleyten4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You got a point

    • @c.j.rogers2422
      @c.j.rogers2422 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Killjoy

  • @peterfotopoulos8325
    @peterfotopoulos8325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Focusing on the Mohawk you end up missing the heavenly glory
    Very good video thank you
    Getting bush oil out of dead tree roots is a hoote as well.

  • @jennyandre5729
    @jennyandre5729 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutley freggin awsome videos!!!

  • @driftertravelerman6893
    @driftertravelerman6893 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    hello, i am a evergreen tree... i love being burned down.... not only am i made out of wood... but i also PUMP MYSELF FULL OF FUCKING NAPALM

    • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
      @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      puppy in pants evergreen cones are built to survive fire and some will only open if they are burnt- giving their young a chance to out grow the other trees in the burned spaces and fill the canopy using the ashes as fertilizer- fire climax forest creatures have predictable habits

  • @ResetGovernment
    @ResetGovernment 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Hillary's emails as a wick

    • @TheOutsiderCabin
      @TheOutsiderCabin  7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      lol

    • @dougyankunas3104
      @dougyankunas3104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lmao . nice one.

    • @shade38211
      @shade38211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mario Gutierrez or trumps family tax returns.

    • @AniMaTheEarth
      @AniMaTheEarth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      shade38211 i thought they releases them?

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Trump's wig as tinder

  • @FenixMajere
    @FenixMajere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You sir look nothing like the typical outdoorsman. I approve so very much lol. Thanks for the content.

    • @thomaspayne6866
      @thomaspayne6866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No, he looks like a skater who got lost in the woods in 1981

  • @jimwagner6260
    @jimwagner6260 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this with all the Bushcraft I know this is the first time I've seen this