The knife safety in this video is pretty marginal, even folks with a lot of experience can be complacent at times, of course I am aware of where the blade is and that I am in no danger but for younger viewers this is not a good example. A couple folks had commented and I took it a bit like trolling but really it is the truth, we should always practice the safest methods even when we are in a hurry-But we are all human
Thanks so much for all your videos on how to survive. I am disabled and in a powerchair, my family and I used to go camping all the time, when I was able to walk better. I've wondered if I could survive, if I was stranded in the woods or somewhere. I keep a fire kit in the pouch on my chair, along with 550 cord and other stuff I've put together. Thanks Dave, your an inspiration to me! :-)
This is one of the most ass-kickin' vids I've seen yet, for surviving when the SHTF. I'm passing it on to my oldest grandaughter, who's the only other member of my family bothered enough to learn these skills. Thankyou, Sir!
That's so funny. I live in ND and its been damn cold out and we got a lot of ice from some recent rain. Today was in the 20's and the ground was pretty damp even had a few little water puddles. On my way home from work I decided to take a drive down into the river bottoms and practice a few skills. One being making a fire from a feral rod and my knife, and the other being making a spear with my knife and some paracord. I successfully started the fire after 20 minutes worth of attempts and experimenting with the fire fuel I found in my vicinity. I used no char cloth because I had none with me. I think if I had the char cloth with me it would have slimed down my time by quite a lot. But in an everyday situation I normally don't have my char cloth with me so really I was practicing an emergency situation. From the knowledge you have given me, Dave, I was a success today. Thank you.
I really respect your demonstration. The skill you have speaks of experience and not theory. It is all fine to show fire making techniques in idea conditions. However as you point out, it's important to be able to make fire when it counts. In the deep woods, in a driving rain, on a moonless night, making the perfect feather stick is not an option. Thanks for keeping it real.
Dave I've been watching your videos for the past two nights and they are simply fascinating. Your a wonderful teacher and a very skilled Woodsman in the best possible way. You dog is like my dog always watching and standing by just in case. Thanks for putting these together.
Good instructive video, clearly makes the point of practicing skills in the worst possible conditions to ensure you can do it when it counts. Thanks for sharing.
Wrap up marginal tender in your bandana and put it next to the body or under the arm inside your outer layer to help dry it out and get it warm to increase your advantage in the fire lay. Another use for your cotton bandana
Now that's classic Canterbury! Don't diddle around. Say what you want to do, demonstrate the process clearly but realistically and a practical useful result is to be had. Thank you very much for sharing and educating us all.
Took advantage of a very cold snowy blowy day yesterday to practice. Had great success, but no doubt would have been in trouble if I didn't have char cloth. Thanks for all you've taught me!
Dave I love the videos you post especially going over the many ways you can start a fire in hazardous conditions. I agree that one should know more than one way to get fire started. I wish I lived closer to attend the pathfinders school.
Excellent example Dave!! That was a very good demo on a real world situation! So awesome. Taking the scout troop out this Saturday to practice, we will be reviewing this vid to give them instruction prior to hands on. Thanks!
I really like these kind of videos. I've learned so much from your videos these past years. I wanted to thank you for what you are doing, and to tell you that what you do, makes a difference in how I see my possibilities in nature. :) So once again, thank you all that you do, and I look forward to watching even more of your videos in the future :)!
Great video dave. I just taught a couple young men this same thing about a week ago while I was hiking the river valley in Edmonton canada. Good old birtch bark and a ferro rod with some dead tree limb fuel. Cheers for now
9 ปีที่แล้ว +2
Hi Dave, now, you have also Snow! : ) Perfect. Great Video. LG Manfred Der Waldläufer
Giving this a shot over the weekend! Going to be in a pine/fir tree environment, so lots of fat-wood for kindling. Also, looking forward to trying my home-made wool hat. More weaving/knitting videos, please!
Awesome Dave. Well executed. I always learn a lot from every video. Next they will ask to make a fire with an ice cube and a freshly caught fish while holding your breath. Keep of the great work.
Dave- thanks for the video. I really liked the pace and tempo of this one; don't know if it was the wind blowing or what but there was an urgency portrayed here that was extremely 'real' as if you really were in a bad situation. Thanks for the reminder that even though we practice all the alternative methods of producing fire that it comes down to what you've got with you when you need it. Thanks again- really good stuff, as always.
Thats impressive Dave for just grabbing whats available in the elements. A rock and your blade. The x factor being the char cloth. Make no illusion that you have made hundreds of fires with ideal conditions and lighters or matches. If you have the right elements even with slightly marginal material you literally threw that fire together in less than 5 minutes. You could save your partners life with your skills. Depending how much dexterity you lose in your hands say falling in water. You still might be able to save your own hide with your set up in 10 minutes. Provided the char cloth didn't get compromised. It sure does get your mind right as in looking for material for a fire. Watching your videos has helped me build a sustainable fire quicker than in times past. My camp doesn't smell like gasoline lol.
Another great video on fire making. Without a doubt your videos would have to be the best instructional videos I've come across on fire making :) Thanks for sharing Dave and stay warm during the snow season mate.
Looks like a fun experiment. Usually you'll need fire the most when the weather is bad. Especially in the winter. It's good to practice in bad weather, because chances are, you'll need that fire when it's bad. Not when it's nice out.
I have learned that in cold or damp conditions it helps to build the fire lay on top of a flat piece of wood and lay the birds nest on that. The base prevents the cold, damp earth from sucking heat from your fire by conduction and makes the fire burn hotter at the beginning.
Billthrasher Best way, IMO, is to look at the bark. Living bark will be tightly attached & generally without cracks and/or splits. Dead bark will have those. Will be loose, and often chucks of it have already fallen from the tree. If needles are still clinging to evergreens they will be brown. Missing needles from a evergreen is also a dead give-a-way that the tree is dead. Broken/fallen limbs can be another indicator.
Here are just a few great trees in Minnesota that all will give decent bird's nest and or good fire lay starts. Russian olive, Buckthorn, Basswood, and Balsam Poplar to name a view good trees in Minnesota. The Buckthorn is invasive so, DNR should not get mad if your removing it but, I would verify with them.
That was a great video, Dave. Can you do a video for me on the Arctic Strap Drill-Mouth Drill? I havent had much luck on Google about making one of these. Ive watched a few video's on TH-cam. Id really like to have your take on this subject. Lately ive been getting into the Bow Drill and Hand Drill. This is something id like to add to the ol'tool box. Id greatly appreciate it. Have a good one man.
Great video as always. One question I have for you is that I do not have poplar trees in my area. I live in central texas and mesquite, cedar, oak and hackberry are common here. We have a massive pine forest about an hour and a half away but none in my area. What other trees do you suggest for bird nests?
Hi Dave! I have been a loyal fan and follower since day 1, I love everything that you do and convey. I live in the Massachusetts and we have many tinder sources but the hardest problem in the winter months is building that foundational bird nest. I was wondering if you would consider doing a video showing different types of bird nests besides poplar since it is not available here. Thank you so much for your great videos either way. Keep kicking ass Dave!
Dave (and anyone else, I guess), you could have tried using the side of that knife & the sheath for a fire roll. I would think you'd use some inner bark fibers & could add the charcloth in the middle the same way people typically use ashes for this kind of thing.
enjoyed the video. WHERE did you get that interesting tin with the two compartments? So handy to be able to keep a flint in a specific place separate from your char cloth. I want one. Do you know a source?
hey Dave, big fan, you've helped me out a lot in my adventures. i recently tried making a Comanche style saddle bow out of red oak. it cracked when we soaked it in water. i still want to make the saddle bow, we tried re-enforcing the limbs with wrapped dried rawhide but it still broke, any tips on wood types, or better tips overall?
If you only knew the amount of times in the winter Ive laid my knife down beside be to after striking a ferro rod and getting an ember you would cringe. I figure as long as you are cognitive of where your blade is all of the time your safe. Thanks for the videos Dave. I need to come see you at your school sometime.
Hey dave im always impressed by your real skills. Your video reminds me of the jack londons film "to build a fire" im sure youve seen it but if by chance you havent its on youtube for free just search for it its only about 1hr long. Take care.
Great video Dave. I'm wondering if you could accomplish the same result if you had a wild bow drill kit? I'd love to see that in action. Obviously, an outdoor enthusiast wouldn't have the need for it; what with lighters, matches, flint & steel et cetera, but I've been challenging myself to create a sustained fire from a bow drill kit that I've literally picked from the woods in the worst kind of weather, and I've had no success. I've gotten a coal generated, but my tinder and kindling was just too damp to take a flame. I'm in the Pacific NW. I'd love for you to demonstrate this method. Thanks!
Great vid as always Dave. You have maybe already shown these methods in past vids but why not show chemical combination fire making methods such as potassium permanganate and glycerol for example also some more primitive fire making methods like a fire pump or fire plough. Thanks 😊
If there isn't any birds nest material, will hair work? Looks like your hair may be good for nest material if it would or could work. Because sometimes there may be no more time to look for a dry suitable nest if your freezing and you only have minutes to spare. The char cloth on hair could be a life saver. Hair will grow back.
G'day, Yay Team..! Fire in the Snow, Man..., with struck with Knife and Flint, and built on Damp Bark and Char-Cloth...; sparklingly cool...! ;-p Ciao !
Dave great video. Question are you opposed to carring a large knife like you have in a across the chest type rig or closer to the waist instead of on a belt for easy access for someone has experience handling a knife. I would like to know your opion. By the way I still enjoy learning from you. Thanks for all you do on your channel.
Hi dave from the uk, great content as usual. Why not recreate some senario survival videos. I for one would love to be involved in some way, I'm a avid outdoorsman and bushcraft self reliance mentor of over 15 years.
Great Vid. Better to know how to do it as many ways as possible and never need them,than the other way around!! Just because we now have modern things like Bic lighters and the such does not negate the need to know how to do this if push comes to shove. Keep em coming Dave.
Bobby it's Bic, not Bick and David is correct. Also even having a lighter won't get you fire under those conditions unless your preparation is correct. Oh and good luck with using a gas lighter under those conditions. Char cloth will stay lit, gas lighters won't.
It's good the have a Bic but when you are in difficult weather, you would want a couple of backups as well. Some matches and a fire steal for example. If having a fire was a matter of you freezing to death or not, I would have at least 3 methods to light a fire on me.
Hope it's just the cold, but you sound a little out of breath. Stay safe in the cold bro. Keep the videos coming, I'm forever checking to see if you've uploaded a new video.
Great wid but I was wandering... I live in a country with no tulip poplars what so ever. What would you suggest as bird nest material. Could be awesome if you made a video with different bird nest material! We have birch, ash, oak, beech, larch and some other spruce, pine and fir. Any suggestions we be appreciated! Cheers from Denmark!
Birch and cedar are my favorites. Birch is the gasoline of the forest. The biggest thing to remember is to really process your material down. When you think you have done enough keep going for another 2 minutes.
Experiment with the plants and trees you have around you. I do. Fluffy, small and dry is the key words. I´ve tried thin birchbark, Juniper bark ( need to be crushed and processed to be small fibers ), old, dead seed stands from example nettles and other flowers. Punky, dry wood is also a good thing. Make three or two layers with the finest in the middle. Have fun :)
Hey Dave, great video, practicing skills in less than optimal conditions is something we all need to do. I'm curious, with a ferro rod strapped to your knife all the time, why carry flint and steel?
The knife safety in this video is pretty marginal, even folks with a lot of experience can be complacent at times, of course I am aware of where the blade is and that I am in no danger but for younger viewers this is not a good example. A couple folks had commented and I took it a bit like trolling but really it is the truth, we should always practice the safest methods even when we are in a hurry-But we are all human
Thanks from japan
Thanks so much for all your videos on how to survive. I am disabled and in a powerchair, my family and I used to go camping all the time, when I was able to walk better. I've wondered if I could survive, if I was stranded in the woods or somewhere. I keep a fire kit in the pouch on my chair, along with 550 cord and other stuff I've put together. Thanks Dave, your an inspiration to me! :-)
This is one of the most ass-kickin' vids I've seen yet, for surviving when the SHTF. I'm passing it on to my oldest grandaughter, who's the only other member of my family bothered enough to learn these skills. Thankyou, Sir!
That's so funny. I live in ND and its been damn cold out and we got a lot of ice from some recent rain. Today was in the 20's and the ground was pretty damp even had a few little water puddles. On my way home from work I decided to take a drive down into the river bottoms and practice a few skills. One being making a fire from a feral rod and my knife, and the other being making a spear with my knife and some paracord. I successfully started the fire after 20 minutes worth of attempts and experimenting with the fire fuel I found in my vicinity. I used no char cloth because I had none with me. I think if I had the char cloth with me it would have slimed down my time by quite a lot. But in an everyday situation I normally don't have my char cloth with me so really I was practicing an emergency situation. From the knowledge you have given me, Dave, I was a success today. Thank you.
I really respect your demonstration. The skill you have speaks of experience and not theory. It is all fine to show fire making techniques in idea conditions. However as you point out, it's important to be able to make fire when it counts. In the deep woods, in a driving rain, on a moonless night, making the perfect feather stick is not an option. Thanks for keeping it real.
Dave I've been watching your videos for the past two nights and they are simply fascinating. Your a wonderful teacher and a very skilled Woodsman in the best possible way. You dog is like my dog always watching and standing by just in case. Thanks for putting these together.
Thank you for sharing this. "You don't want to add fuel to a fire, until the flame is above the level of fuel" Very lifesaving!
You need your own TV show Dave, I stopped watching that show when you left. Legend.
That was awesome! I really appreciate that you used charcloth, its great to see sustainable methods being used.
Great video Dave. Don't let the people who only watch videos and never go to the Field get you down.
***** Dave, that was a great example of practical bushcraft.
Good instructive video, clearly makes the point of practicing skills in the worst possible conditions to ensure you can do it when it counts. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the demo and Thank You for your dedication to us viewers, that wind was brisk and cold today.
OUTSTANDING job sir you are the uncle of the woods I wish I had growing up
Dave, thanks for sharing these great tips with us. Good job!
excellent demonstration. Thanks Dave
Wrap up marginal tender in your bandana and put it next to the body or under the arm inside your outer layer to help dry it out and get it warm to increase your advantage in the fire lay. Another use for your cotton bandana
Now that's classic Canterbury! Don't diddle around. Say what you want to do, demonstrate the process clearly but realistically and a practical useful result is to be had. Thank you very much for sharing and educating us all.
Took advantage of a very cold snowy blowy day yesterday to practice. Had great success, but no doubt would have been in trouble if I didn't have char cloth. Thanks for all you've taught me!
Good skill to know , and it is satisfying to make a fire in this manner. Good demo thanks for sharing .
Dave I love the videos you post especially going over the many ways you can start a fire in hazardous conditions. I agree that one should know more than one way to get fire started. I wish I lived closer to attend the pathfinders school.
Enjoy your videos Dave you make me want to get out in the woods...Thanks
Excellent example Dave!! That was a very good demo on a real world situation! So awesome. Taking the scout troop out this Saturday to practice, we will be reviewing this vid to give them instruction prior to hands on. Thanks!
Great video Dave glad to see every thing prepared and done at one time depicting real events situations.👍awesome!
Rad! Thank you SO much for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Rev
Rufus said, hurry up get that fire going he's cold.
I really like these kind of videos.
I've learned so much from your videos these past years. I wanted to thank you for what you are doing, and to tell you that what you do, makes a difference in how I see my possibilities in nature. :)
So once again, thank you all that you do, and I look forward to watching even more of your videos in the future :)!
Great video dave. I just taught a couple young men this same thing about a week ago while I was hiking the river valley in Edmonton canada. Good old birtch bark and a ferro rod with some dead tree limb fuel. Cheers for now
Hi Dave, now, you have also Snow! : )
Perfect.
Great Video.
LG Manfred Der Waldläufer
Giving this a shot over the weekend! Going to be in a pine/fir tree environment, so lots of fat-wood for kindling. Also, looking forward to trying my home-made wool hat. More weaving/knitting videos, please!
Great video, great skills, still lot to learn from you Dave. Keep with good work, thanks for sharing your knowledge
great reminder for us fair weather bushcrafters, i need to practice in all weather types.
Good video Dave. I appreciate your hard work.
Awesome Dave. Well executed. I always learn a lot from every video. Next they will ask to make a fire with an ice cube and a freshly caught fish while holding your breath. Keep of the great work.
Dave- thanks for the video. I really liked the pace and tempo of this one; don't know if it was the wind blowing or what but there was an urgency portrayed here that was extremely 'real' as if you really were in a bad situation. Thanks for the reminder that even though we practice all the alternative methods of producing fire that it comes down to what you've got with you when you need it. Thanks again- really good stuff, as always.
Thank you for another useful video. We are waiting for new
Dave that was pretty cool I want to make my own fire. I also want to try to do it from scratch one day.
Thanks Dave!
Thats impressive Dave for just grabbing whats available in the elements. A rock and your blade. The x factor being the char cloth. Make no illusion that you have made hundreds of fires with ideal conditions and lighters or matches. If you have the right elements even with slightly marginal material you literally threw that fire together in less than 5 minutes. You could save your partners life with your skills. Depending how much dexterity you lose in your hands say falling in water. You still might be able to save your own hide with your set up in 10 minutes. Provided the char cloth didn't get compromised. It sure does get your mind right as in looking for material for a fire. Watching your videos has helped me build a sustainable fire quicker than in times past. My camp doesn't smell like gasoline lol.
Another great video on fire making. Without a doubt your videos would have to be the best instructional videos I've come across on fire making :)
Thanks for sharing Dave and stay warm during the snow season mate.
every time i now watch Dave i wonder when "the new adventure's of grizzly adams" is coming out :)
Good stuff here Dave. I need to practice more as I have failed too many times.
Looks like a fun experiment. Usually you'll need fire the most when the weather is bad. Especially in the winter. It's good to practice in bad weather, because chances are, you'll need that fire when it's bad. Not when it's nice out.
I have learned that in cold or damp conditions it helps to build the fire lay on top of a flat piece of wood and lay the birds nest on that. The base prevents the cold, damp earth from sucking heat from your fire by conduction and makes the fire burn hotter at the beginning.
Another great video Dave.... whats the best way to tell whats dead or not in winter... everything looks the same
Billthrasher Best way, IMO, is to look at the bark. Living bark will be tightly attached & generally without cracks and/or splits. Dead bark will have those. Will be loose, and often chucks of it have already fallen from the tree. If needles are still clinging to evergreens they will be brown. Missing needles from a evergreen is also a dead give-a-way that the tree is dead. Broken/fallen limbs can be another indicator.
I actually went out to my teepee today in Michigan, with snow up to my knees in some places. Got a fire going first try, it's all about preparedness.
That tulip polar sure is amazing stuff. I wish we had some up here in Minnesota.
I wish I had Chaga so we are even
***** what exactly is chaga
patrick hartwell True Tinder Fungus
Here are just a few great trees in Minnesota that all will give decent bird's nest and or good fire lay starts. Russian olive, Buckthorn, Basswood, and Balsam Poplar to name a view good trees in Minnesota. The Buckthorn is invasive so, DNR should not get mad if your removing it but, I would verify with them.
+patrick Hartwell it's a form of tree fungus.
That was a great video, Dave. Can you do a video for me on the Arctic Strap Drill-Mouth Drill? I havent had much luck on Google about making one of these.
Ive watched a few video's on TH-cam. Id really like to have your take on this subject. Lately ive been getting into the Bow Drill and Hand Drill. This is something id like to add to the ol'tool box. Id greatly appreciate it. Have a good one man.
Great video as always. One question I have for you is that I do not have poplar trees in my area. I live in central texas and mesquite, cedar, oak and hackberry are common here. We have a massive pine forest about an hour and a half away but none in my area. What other trees do you suggest for bird nests?
Awesome vid Dave
Very Nice Dave
You are the standard by which all other survivalists compare them self to. Your in the survivalists and bushcraft hall of fame i'm sure.
Thank you,
VERY Informative and well explained, GREAT VIDEO!!!
Well done Dave. Stephen, Ohio
This video was fantastic!
Hi David all the way from Scotland👍🏻
Top video bruv 👍🏻
Another great video!
Again thank you for sharing you knowledge
Hi Dave! I have been a loyal fan and follower since day 1, I love everything that you do and convey. I live in the Massachusetts and we have many tinder sources but the hardest problem in the winter months is building that foundational bird nest. I was wondering if you would consider doing a video showing different types of bird nests besides poplar since it is not available here. Thank you so much for your great videos either way. Keep kicking ass Dave!
Dave (and anyone else, I guess), you could have tried using the side of that knife & the sheath for a fire roll. I would think you'd use some inner bark fibers & could add the charcloth in the middle the same way people typically use ashes for this kind of thing.
Good video good job. That knife looks great to have what knife is that. Thanks. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Great job buddy !
Great video
Dave, you look awesome with that hair.
great vid as always, sir.
enjoyed the video. WHERE did you get that interesting tin with the two compartments? So handy to be able to keep a flint in a specific place separate from your char cloth. I want one. Do you know a source?
hey Dave, big fan, you've helped me out a lot in my adventures. i recently tried making a Comanche style saddle bow out of red oak. it cracked when we soaked it in water. i still want to make the saddle bow, we tried re-enforcing the limbs with wrapped dried rawhide but it still broke, any tips on wood types, or better tips overall?
If you only knew the amount of times in the winter Ive laid my knife down beside be to after striking a ferro rod and getting an ember you would cringe. I figure as long as you are cognitive of where your blade is all of the time your safe. Thanks for the videos Dave. I need to come see you at your school sometime.
Hey dave im always impressed by your real skills. Your video reminds me of the jack londons film "to build a fire" im sure youve seen it but if by chance you havent its on youtube for free just search for it its only about 1hr long. Take care.
Thank you for the video kind sir.
good video dave
Great video Dave. I'm wondering if you could accomplish the same result if you had a wild bow drill kit? I'd love to see that in action. Obviously, an outdoor enthusiast wouldn't have the need for it; what with lighters, matches, flint & steel et cetera, but I've been challenging myself to create a sustained fire from a bow drill kit that I've literally picked from the woods in the worst kind of weather, and I've had no success. I've gotten a coal generated, but my tinder and kindling was just too damp to take a flame. I'm in the Pacific NW. I'd love for you to demonstrate this method. Thanks!
CKZ0MBIE I have several videos on the bow drill from the landscape on my channel
Thanks for the comment, I'll start browsing more of your playlists. Have a great weekend!
Great vid as always Dave. You have maybe already shown these methods in past vids but why not show chemical combination fire making methods such as potassium permanganate and glycerol for example also some more primitive fire making methods like a fire pump or fire plough. Thanks 😊
thumbs up if anyone's tired of watching the 2 farmers poncho/votivo commercial to get to dave's videos
I do practice these skills. But the secret is not to have to, be smart and be safe.
If there isn't any birds nest material, will hair work? Looks like your hair may be good for nest material if it would or could work. Because sometimes there may be no more time to look for a dry suitable nest if your freezing and you only have minutes to spare. The char cloth on hair could be a life saver. Hair will grow back.
G'day,
Yay Team..!
Fire in the Snow, Man..., with struck with Knife and Flint, and built on Damp Bark and Char-Cloth...; sparklingly cool...!
;-p
Ciao !
Amazing as always.
That Camo jacket that you are wearing Dave is totally bad ass! Where did you get it and who is it made by? Looks like something from King Mountain.
Looks cold
Dave great video. Question are you opposed to carring a large knife like you have in a across the chest type rig or closer to the waist instead of on a belt for easy access for someone has experience handling a knife. I would like to know your opion. By the way I still enjoy learning from you. Thanks for all you do on your channel.
No not really, I just like to minimize Straps across my body
Hi dave from the uk, great content as usual. Why not recreate some senario survival videos. I for one would love to be involved in some way, I'm a avid outdoorsman and bushcraft self reliance mentor of over 15 years.
That jacket looks nice and warm. Would be good to have here in sweden i imagine. Where did you buy it?
Great Vid. Better to know how to do it as many ways as possible and never need them,than the other way around!! Just because we now have modern things like Bic lighters and the such does not negate the need to know how to do this if push comes to shove. Keep em coming Dave.
Bobby it's Bic, not Bick and David is correct.
Also even having a lighter won't get you fire under those conditions unless your preparation is correct. Oh and good luck with using a gas lighter under those conditions. Char cloth will stay lit, gas lighters won't.
It's good the have a Bic but when you are in difficult weather, you would want a couple of backups as well. Some matches and a fire steal for example. If having a fire was a matter of you freezing to death or not, I would have at least 3 methods to light a fire on me.
Yet another great video! What kind of can was that you had your char cloth in?
It is just a tin I found with coffee or something in it at a dollar store
I like that it has 2 lids. Perfect for making char cloth!
I wanted to subscribe... but then I realized: I am a subscriber already. Lol. Greetings from Hungary.
Keep doing the challenge videos there fun
Hope it's just the cold, but you sound a little out of breath. Stay safe in the cold bro. Keep the videos coming, I'm forever checking to see if you've uploaded a new video.
Great wid but I was wandering... I live in a country with no tulip poplars what so ever. What would you suggest as bird nest material. Could be awesome if you made a video with different bird nest material! We have birch, ash, oak, beech, larch and some other spruce, pine and fir. Any suggestions we be appreciated!
Cheers from Denmark!
th-cam.com/video/CQ41weWv8L8/w-d-xo.html
Make your nest with birchbark and cedar bark scraped from outer bark.
Birch and cedar are my favorites. Birch is the gasoline of the forest. The biggest thing to remember is to really process your material down. When you think you have done enough keep going for another 2 minutes.
I hear ya.. I wish I had tulip poplars as well. If and when I get the time.. I want to practice with different materials.
Experiment with the plants and trees you have around you. I do. Fluffy, small and dry is the key words. I´ve tried thin birchbark, Juniper bark ( need to be crushed and processed to be small fibers ), old, dead seed stands from example nettles and other flowers. Punky, dry wood is also a good thing. Make three or two layers with the finest in the middle. Have fun :)
Hey Dave, great video, practicing skills in less than optimal conditions is something we all need to do. I'm curious, with a ferro rod strapped to your knife all the time, why carry flint and steel?
***** I am not carrying flint and steel brother I am using a rock and my knife-What if I loose the ferro rod ?
You must have been cold. I don't think I've ever seen you rush like that.
Rufus is like, "What you doing guy?"
Looks great to me.
It's nice to see you in a little bit of a hurry for once, what was the wind chill that day? You looked cold.
How often do you have to redress the spline of your knife to maintain your 90% after using it as a steel?
Very Nice.
This is definitely an area that I can improve.
You are the man!
Thank you