Self Feeding Fire Part 2 Basic Bushcraft

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  • @hshideaway3570
    @hshideaway3570 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good LORD Mr. Canterbury... How many super-informative tips have you crammed into your lifetime of being an outdoorsman and helping people?!?!?
    I honestly learn a new SOLID tip EVERY TIME I watch one of your videos... You're truly a masterful educator!

  • @SurvivalOnPurpose
    @SurvivalOnPurpose 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are so right about it being impossible to not mess with a fire. I have been camping with the Boy Scouts for many years now and I have never had a fire get neglected for lack of attention. Whether a new Scout on his first camp out ever or a veteran Eagle Scout, everyone just has to "fix" the fire (myself included).
    Great video, as always. Merry Christmas.

  • @barlotardy
    @barlotardy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Messing with the campfire was the original channel surfing.

  • @usmcretired2112
    @usmcretired2112 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Dave,
    I ran across a video (Blind Horse Knife shop tour) and I went and watched many of your videos yesterday. WOW, it is great to see this information in a NO BS format. Great job and I'm passing the word to my like minded friends. Being a retired Marine myself, I'm always learning.
    Semper FI
    from Missouri
    Hap Smith Jr. 2112
    U.S.Marine Corps (retired)

  • @pmubdeeps
    @pmubdeeps 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I go camping I always build a self feeding fire (or upside down fire) and I can tell you, the absolute key is packing the logs tightly together and not loosely apart. If there are gaps in between the logs, then what happens is the embers from the very top of the fire drop to the bottom, and then before you know it your entire thing just goes up in flames. I've never used square cuts of wood like in this video, but always rounded, straight and even cuts. Also, make sure you don't have any upper layers hanging over that will drop down. It needs to look just like a pyramid. In fact, if you have any gaps in between your logs, I'd recommend using a little dry dirt to fill them in so no embers can get through and prematurely burn your bottom layers. You want it to burn down slowly. That's mainly how it feeds itself. As for the ramp, I've never tried that. Cool idea.

  • @wildernessanad2491
    @wildernessanad2491 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave and team. I'm a stuck in the city guy that has a real hankering to get in the woods. It's been a long time. I write today too thank you for giving me a taste of "smoothin it'" through the videos. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you all. Thanks for what you do.

  • @DeanReadYorkshire
    @DeanReadYorkshire 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year Dave, to you and your family from all my family here in Hornsea, East Yorkshire in the UK. We have all learnt so much from you. I cannot thank you enough for the hours and hours of videos we have watched, where you so generously share you knowledge. Have a great holiday.

  • @karenchakey
    @karenchakey 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Cool Dave...I think I will try this! Merry Christmas to you and Iris and the family and be blessed! Take Care

  • @siremitreppots
    @siremitreppots 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy has good videos. They are short and informative without too much attention on himself. I like them.

  • @jamesgreen4522
    @jamesgreen4522 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for the great videos and the insparation to get back to enjoying the outdoors.

  • @KrisSays
    @KrisSays 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas! Have a Blessed year to come! Thanks for all you do for the survival community!

  • @bushcraphter
    @bushcraphter 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave to you and yours, thank you for everything that you do!!!

  • @1acroyear1
    @1acroyear1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks again so much for explaining this fire lay, Dave. Hope we get to see it in action again in the future.
    Merry Christmas and God bless you and yours.

  • @louisianasniper
    @louisianasniper 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    merry christmas Dave ,Mrs. Iris and family .. also to all in the pathfinder family

  • @Gmecice
    @Gmecice 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Video Dave, may you and your family have a very Merry Christmas. Keep the videos coming, I have learned so much from them.

  • @AlexfromHollywood
    @AlexfromHollywood 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice one Dave. I appreciate the inverse square law as a photo-lighting guy...good to think of how it applies to heat as well.. Good instruction here...thx!

  • @NoogaNewb
    @NoogaNewb 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, Dave. Merry Christmas!

  • @BorealWoodsrunner
    @BorealWoodsrunner 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Dave for all you do for us ....merry Christmas to you and your family

  • @redman8067
    @redman8067 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man I learned so much valuable information from this video thank you so much part 1 was amazing to I got turned on to you through corporals corner and I am so glad I did you and him are the only ones I watch and I try to apply what I have learned I am learning Leaps and Bounds you guys make it simple thank you so much

  • @mmrtactical7764
    @mmrtactical7764 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool. Thx for the info Dave, Merry Christmas to you and all your family and staff.

  • @bushcraftchip
    @bushcraftchip 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave and family
    Have a blessed Christmas and thank you for your knowledge and sharing all that you do...Chip M.

  • @CaptnAllIn
    @CaptnAllIn 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Dave!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @monty5583
    @monty5583 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Dave If you set the feeders up on 3 sides with larger logs used with the back feeder and slightly smaller ones used on the 2 side leaving the the front open (which faces you) and the top and allowing sufficient airflow through the front but restricting on the sides your fire will burn hotter and slower, because it will have a wood gas effect it would also feed from 3 directions, not only that by trapping the heat in a 3 sided "cabin" like that it would exponentially dry your wood out faster and serves as a wind break for the fire forcing the heat forward through the only available opening for it to escape...just something that has worked for me thought I would share Merry Christmas

  • @TNT73BLF
    @TNT73BLF 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave, Iris, and Family.

  • @alangrosinske3244
    @alangrosinske3244 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    You read my mind Dave...pretty cool..thank you...definitely a cool idea

  • @wyattoneable
    @wyattoneable 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just when I think you've run out of ideas you share another good tip. And your right, a man can't leave a fire alone. That was funny.

  • @ChuckRichardsHandmadeKnives
    @ChuckRichardsHandmadeKnives 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent
    Merry Christmas Dave and team wildernessoutfitters

  • @EatCarbs
    @EatCarbs 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave..
    And thanks for all the great videos.

  • @mikestone8438
    @mikestone8438 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    That looks great Dave. You have a lot of awesome info. Merry Christmas.

  • @ThunderingCreation
    @ThunderingCreation 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy Xmas Dave, watched your channel since 2010. Many thanks for the educational gold. Good will to you and your family, may you get much more dirt time in the new year.

  • @TheHiddenWoodsmen
    @TheHiddenWoodsmen 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for another good video dave

  • @FacetsOfTruth
    @FacetsOfTruth 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Brother Dave. And thanks for all you've done to share this wisdom. I've been trying to come up with a good idea for a self feeding fire for many years. You're right! It is hard to do one that doesn't require attention. But while watching this video of yours. I thought of how we could use a 'dead fall type construction perhaps'? But instead of an animal tripping it, it would be the slow burn of the fire tripping it. I can see a platform of medium logs as the dead-fall and perhaps a large figure 4 construction in the base of the fire. Once the fire ate through the trigger or main beam? Bingo! The wood supply platform would come down with the new wood to burn then. Hmmm!

  • @nathan42304
    @nathan42304 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave I wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year you and your family God Bless

  • @wnchillbilly1
    @wnchillbilly1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video Dave :-) I've used that set-up a few times myself, always found it a help to split the whole wood a bit ( but not all the way down ) You had a good angle on the leaning wood , and I've found that when using wet wood , as the fire grows, it'll help to dry it out as well. If you have it available, a mix of pine & oak works right well. Ok, got to let Santa in, so Merry Christmas to You and yours.

  • @phrankus2009
    @phrankus2009 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ooops ... Yeah ... Merry Christmas to you and yours, Dave.

  • @gman77gas
    @gman77gas 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for another year of great vids and info. Merry xmas!

  • @sidneylandrum9126
    @sidneylandrum9126 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave and loved this fire lay

  • @bushfalke
    @bushfalke 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Big Fan of your Vids,learnt a lot over the years,wanna say thank you.I wish you and yours a very merry Xmas and a prosperous new year. ATB Falko

  • @MountainRaider
    @MountainRaider 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the tips!
    Merry Christmas to all!!

    • @toeFreeze
      @toeFreeze 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clever fire design.

  • @kennethworde862
    @kennethworde862 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave a technique from up here in N-MN I carry a couple prices of aluminum as a reflective surface behind fire, vastly improves the heat, can also cover with aluminum foil Very easy to carry in pack, also have Mylar reflector in the shelter, requires much less wood/fuel Should show more on how to optimize

    • @DavidCanterbury
      @DavidCanterbury  11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just did 2 videos on the Super shelter within the last 2 weeks

  • @congamike1
    @congamike1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave! Excellent video. Its been a long while since you first referred this fire lay, I am happy to finally see the videos. OBTW: If you press the logs together, it will tend to tame overly dry firewood like what you get at camp stores.

  • @war877
    @war877 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave and Happy New Years

  • @kaseycoble8916
    @kaseycoble8916 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've done this fire lay b4 and having the fire a little wider helps burn the logs that roll in more complete and helps the logs from just burning in the middle and the ends burn more and don't keep the logs from rolling in its not perfect but it helps just my opinion we all know bout opinions lol thanks for the vids great work keep it up

  • @JohnRobertson22
    @JohnRobertson22 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have a very merry Christmas Dave!

  • @rickguilbeault3187
    @rickguilbeault3187 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey merry chist in a mass my friend good stuff keep on coming . To you your wifes, family , affiliates and friends.....

  • @dlvmark
    @dlvmark 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Merry Christmas!

  • @TheBlackB0X
    @TheBlackB0X 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave!

  • @gonecampin11
    @gonecampin11 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the vid and Merry Christmas

  • @jimmyggh1
    @jimmyggh1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas Dave

  • @silvermediastudio
    @silvermediastudio 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    With all the damp wood, I think I would have had a second "birds nest" ready to put on top of the first once it started to burn down. That would help build up an even bigger bed of coals. Likewise, I would have filled some of the gaps with fine material to help the flame transfer from one log to the next. Also, I might even introduce some smaller batoned hardwood pieces under the top layer; they would dry out faster and burn faster (due to small size), producing nice red-hot cherries in the coal bed.
    There's a method named after some European country (maybe Norway?) where they take two large logs laid on top of each other, with smaller logs and tinder between them. That tinder is lit along the length of the logs and it slowly burns both up and down, providing a long slow fire that supposedly lasts all night. I've never tried it myself but hope to sometime soon.

  • @Vx777infonet
    @Vx777infonet 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think bigger logs would demonstrate this better like you say they would, I figure the surface area and down weight might help to auto change as it were

  • @livingsurvival
    @livingsurvival 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, I will have to try this too ;)-

  • @livincabolife
    @livincabolife 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Dave Merry Christmas!

  • @FacetsOfTruth
    @FacetsOfTruth 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got me thinking now. LOL You could actually create a second fire lay on the deadfall platform just in case the fire got too small to create enough heat for just the new small logs that fall when the figure four burned through. That way, even if the fire was small, you would have a new fire-lay and logs fall on top the 'spent' fire you first built.

  • @timothystacey2999
    @timothystacey2999 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave I have a question that might sound crazy but instead of a flint and steel could a person carry a flame striker with extra flints to get char cloth to light it does not weigh any more and will get thousands of strikes from just one flint head please let me know if this will even be feasible to consider thanks

  • @dataphreak
    @dataphreak 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just an idea to make the fire feed better, have your feed stack rest on top of your bottom layer.

  • @oisinfitzpatrick3886
    @oisinfitzpatrick3886 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video but how do you light a fire in wet,dam conditions

  • @GunPowderReign
    @GunPowderReign 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    MERRY CHRISTMAS DAVE

  • @phrankus2009
    @phrankus2009 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Inverse Squares ? ... I guess THAT is the beauty of a Super-Shelter (and variants) ...
    ... Having that clear membrane to trap all the infra-red, from the fire AND your body ... I am just guessing THAT makes a big difference. ... And ... Hydration and carbs are very helpful. ... I got caught out on a low carb diet and also lost my sleep system once ... It was a very rough night,

  • @bigfootbushcraft7063
    @bigfootbushcraft7063 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Merry Christmas to you & yours brother

  • @cloudsrain8753
    @cloudsrain8753 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave, can I get a hat like yours in this video and where? thx.

  • @threeredstars
    @threeredstars 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave, tell Everyone we said Merry Christmas

  • @DrHalon
    @DrHalon 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Personally, I think Dave should plan on doing a Christmas Show next year. "Dave Canterbury's Christmas in the Woods". You can have how our forefathers would made camp during Christmas, the foods they would have served and how they would have celebrated. If it's good enough, maybe a network will pick it up. Just sayin' .....

  • @BR3W3R1994
    @BR3W3R1994 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    So your telling me Dave that the further you get away from a fire the less heat you feel? My mind is blown! Only joking my friend I hope you have yourself a good Christmas :)

  • @alwingametime
    @alwingametime 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey man, i want to build a little chimney for my fire place outside, but i dont have any metal and stuff to do it with. have you any suggestions of some sort? sorry for my bad engilsh

  • @shanebowie5704
    @shanebowie5704 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do a two sided self feeding fire? would it last longer or burn hotter?

  • @Bear304inc1
    @Bear304inc1 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    This dude is the lost leboski twin who grew up country,, awesome.

  • @Earthether
    @Earthether 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you show how to build a tee-pee type shelter with a fire inside for long term shelter( like 1 week time). Thanks.

  • @TheKlickitat
    @TheKlickitat 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the #'s Dave

  • @roachi
    @roachi 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you ever tried making a "rakovalkea"?

  • @wildnatureadventure5489
    @wildnatureadventure5489 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Form Luxemburg meri Christmas an a happy new year

  • @tgrsaint
    @tgrsaint 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    … (chuckle)…. nice, but I'm thinkin' an improvised Swedish Torch or Stump-Stove might be a lot less "fiddly". I've done numerous Stump-Stoves with nothin' but a decent axe & a basic saw to make sure my centre-splits don't go all the way through the height of the stump; but a guy needs a little cheap re-bar wire to bind the stove back together after splitting out. They burn "clean" & for ages if the stump is fair-sized.

  • @JohnSmith-us6ir
    @JohnSmith-us6ir 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do you tell if an animal has ray-bees ??? I hunt a lot of small game and don't want to eat the wrong thing

  • @dougallen7890
    @dougallen7890 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ohio wet, it was. Any fire is a good fire in those conditions.

  • @raywalter3992
    @raywalter3992 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks much

  • @TwoFeatherChannel
    @TwoFeatherChannel 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good burn time from that small amount of self feeding logs, enough for a good sleep.

  • @benlobin
    @benlobin 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could live the rest of my life out in the sticks, if i had the chance.

  • @NirrumTheMad
    @NirrumTheMad 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Inverse square law would dictate that you are not getting 100%, you're getting a comfortable amount but 100% would well, catch you on fire

    • @DavidCanterbury
      @DavidCanterbury  11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is based on 100% of heat felt at comfortable distance in the case of shelter generally 3 feet-

    • @NirrumTheMad
      @NirrumTheMad 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That'd do it

    • @BruceNitroxpro
      @BruceNitroxpro 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      Defining the maximum safe amount of heat from a fire to be at three feet would be a good rule of thumb. Other fires, other distances, but the inverse square relationship ALWAYS holds from whatever the "closest distance" is defined to be.

  • @ryanmaus6450
    @ryanmaus6450 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This honestly doesn't seem worth the effort. If you have to keep fiddling with it to get it to work/feed correctly, its just as easy to add fuel as needed. If the wood had been dry, I suspect the bottom log would burn faster, igniting all the logs on top of it along with the uprights. Cool concept, but I doubt it works as advertised.

  • @unfi6798
    @unfi6798 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cowabunga.!