How to Start a Fire in a Survival Situation | Basic Instincts | WIRED

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  • Dr. Bill Schindler, a professor of archeology and anthropology at Washington College, demonstrates a couple of the most effective methods for starting a fire in the wilderness with limited resources. "Even though you may never find yourself in a survival situation, I firmly believe that learning and practicing these primitive skills are an essential part of connecting to your past, your environment, and everything it means to be human," says Bill, explaining why it's important for everyone to have some basic survival skills knowledge.
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  • @lord_moist
    @lord_moist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4517

    How to calculate algebra
    My brain: forget
    How to start a fire with your bare hands
    My brain: never forget, burn into memory

    • @usm1le
      @usm1le 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      underrated comment ROFL

    • @awepossum1059
      @awepossum1059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      "burn" into memory. I get it xD

    • @alonetraveler5391
      @alonetraveler5391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      nice tha pun was on *F I R E*

    • @floridaman2806
      @floridaman2806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      I think it has to do with the fact that one can save your life and has more primitive use and the other is, in a survival sense, useless.

    • @JuicyBites
      @JuicyBites 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ow my brain

  • @notinspiredatall
    @notinspiredatall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5826

    As soon as he started mentioning all the types of trees, woods, and plants..I knew I would die if I was in the middle of the forest in winter 😂😂

    • @sub4rctic
      @sub4rctic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      I have this book that might help- Winter Botany: An Identification Guide to Native Trees and Shrubs

    • @tullo5564
      @tullo5564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hi

    • @afbennett3038
      @afbennett3038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Even this guy wouldn’t survive a winter, that’s why early humans lived in Africa

    • @afbennett3038
      @afbennett3038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Mike L Neanderthals were adapted for it, humans like us arrived 40000 years ago

    • @dimidomo7946
      @dimidomo7946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      notinspiredatall ~ your comment = phun-knee

  • @glorious_help
    @glorious_help 4 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    JUST IMAGINE THE AWE ON PEOPLE'S FACES WHEN THEY DISCOVERED FIRE....

    • @chipthedino9504
      @chipthedino9504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Omg lol I imagine a couple of tesnge friends are joking sround tryna create a hole in soft wood for 😉 😉 then they make a fire so they put it on a stick and try to burn each other ten one gets really hurt and they freak out so then they idk go back to putting there weiners in such a significant sight

    • @glorious_help
      @glorious_help 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Chip the Dino they probably hit 2 stones by mistake and saw sparkles... and continued to hit them

    • @Hamood113
      @Hamood113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      GLR Nah a lightning strike probably caused a natural fire and they were like “ooga?”

    • @prettyvirginflaka2345
      @prettyvirginflaka2345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      word

    • @colinparsons9286
      @colinparsons9286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      “AY BOIS COME LOOK AT DIS”

  • @espressocookie8965
    @espressocookie8965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I like how he used the flake for everything, not just when creating the hearth board, but also when cutting the meat, he used it. Dedication.

    • @christopherstein2024
      @christopherstein2024 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      After the camera stopped recording he put it in his mouth to assist in chewing the meat. Then he swallowed to aid his digestion.

    • @Nevertoleave
      @Nevertoleave 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s archaeologists for you

  • @huawafabe
    @huawafabe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4201

    I hope this guy is in my shelter group during the apocalypse

    • @nabilyassin1742
      @nabilyassin1742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      assuming you can afford one

    • @huawafabe
      @huawafabe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@nabilyassin1742 oh i have some skills myself, so I'll be more or less in-demand then :)

    • @darkceptor44
      @darkceptor44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i would personally want kim byungman

    • @onlylonly888
      @onlylonly888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or you can ask John Plant to join you

    • @hellotherewewooooo
      @hellotherewewooooo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I would prefer bear grylls

  • @Vigo327
    @Vigo327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +952

    I like that this video didn't really sanitize or gloss over the sheer effort required to do this, and how much grinding failure you will endure along the way.

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      I really felt for him when that spindle snapped

    • @lorrainecc99
      @lorrainecc99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      And he's experienced at it and it still looks difficult! Imagine how hard it would be for a beginner.

    • @seanshea8596
      @seanshea8596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Oh, I think he made it look a lot easier than it is. I recall in Boy Scout none of us could do the stick fire and we took hours to do it with a bow and that is kids and scout masters

    • @justaclam9141
      @justaclam9141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@seanshea8596 I was the only one that could do it in my troop. We had a competition during summer camp to see if any troop could start a fire. There were 8 troops that participated and 2 won with mine being one of the winners.

    • @stevenscott2136
      @stevenscott2136 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How to Make Everything did this, and the redheaded girl fought with a bow drill for apparently hours, and hurt herself a few times before finally blundering into actual fire.

  • @feminico2613
    @feminico2613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +402

    Me: aight time to sleep
    TH-cam: How to start a fire
    Me: nah, I'll sleep
    My brain: but but wou- wouldn't it be cool if you you can start a fire with sticks?

    • @codeinDash
      @codeinDash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Literally me right now 😂😂

    • @nazeem1357
      @nazeem1357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is the best comment I’ve seen on the video so far.

    • @kodyrhodes6984
      @kodyrhodes6984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dio... I think it's cool enough that you can stop time itself let alone starting a fire lmao

    • @whonameanimations7598
      @whonameanimations7598 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why would 130yrs old metrosexual vampire want to start a fire ?

    • @danielwelch5006
      @danielwelch5006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly what just happened to me

  • @jacobstr
    @jacobstr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    “Even though you may never find yourself in a survival situation, I firmly believe that learning and practicing these primitive skills are an essential part of connecting with your past, your environment, and everything that it means to be human.”
    Lovely quote. Cool to see this return to the primitive.
    Fascinating to think an ancestor figured this out since it’s so improbable and required a great deal of knowledge of one’s natural surroundings to pick the right spindle, hearthboard, etc.

    • @entropicpedro
      @entropicpedro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Honestly, considering everything, the likelihood of finding yourself in a survival situation increases with each flood and mega-wildfires.

    • @Anonymous-py1sf
      @Anonymous-py1sf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      People need to be more connected with nature...

    • @MiRandom559
      @MiRandom559 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's the part that got me. I loved it so much it made me cry.. in a happy emotional way... I'm weird. Idk. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @lessermook7608
      @lessermook7608 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      facts

  • @skullcrushers1000
    @skullcrushers1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1998

    This guy really has perfected his technique. I've watched many people attempt the hand drill method and I've never seen someone make it look as easy as this guy does.

    • @AlvinCornelius
      @AlvinCornelius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Your name is hilarious

    • @phoenixjklin
      @phoenixjklin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I thought about Rhett while watching this only to scroll down and find this masterpiece of an account.

    • @Bluboy511
      @Bluboy511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Suprisingly enough I actually managed to get a fire with a hand drill on my first try

    • @idontthinkso2431
      @idontthinkso2431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      John Plant: hold my camera!

    • @onlylonly888
      @onlylonly888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well, then you'll need to checkout the channel "primitive technology"

  • @ochacha4567
    @ochacha4567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2296

    Me:
    *in my bed*
    *hasn’t seen the sun in 1000 years*
    *will never need*
    My brain: yeah, but what if?

    • @hellotherewewooooo
      @hellotherewewooooo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Amelia DeVille yes

    • @Mouse_007
      @Mouse_007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      You clicked on the wrong video, try : how to start a fire in your bed using only your pillows.

    • @ImFromIowa
      @ImFromIowa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dave now that’s a challenge (except there’s electrical (plasma) fires, heat source (heat gun/ hair dryer, curling iron, etc)

    • @vehement-critic_q8957
      @vehement-critic_q8957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed, what if something happened and life turned back into primetive atmosphere or what if we were end up in the wilderness where there is a lack of modern energy sources.

    • @xpndblhero5170
      @xpndblhero5170 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now I just need to bust apart my bedside table and give this a try¡! LoL

  • @seb_5969
    @seb_5969 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The masculine urge to learn how to build a fire at 3 am

  • @bhante1345
    @bhante1345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    A while back, I took some of my friends, all of whom lived in towns and cities at the time and brought them to a wild valley. We spent hours gathering fire wood for the weekend, and found a nice little sheltered spot for camping. We had a boulder which helped us draft wind to our fire, and we built rocks up and down to adjust as the weekend went on. Eventually we unearthed a rock slab, and used it to cover our fire, and cook raw meat as though the slab were a hot plate. It was an amazing feast and the hot plate lasted three days before in inevitably cracked.
    P.S. our experiment to cook eggs on a porous rock went about as well as you can imagine, we still ate though.

    • @ypherrist2792
      @ypherrist2792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This was really cool to hear. I long for such adventures.

    • @gogurletc8170
      @gogurletc8170 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yesss sounds amazing

  • @brotherbonez
    @brotherbonez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2903

    Moral of the story people... Always pack a lighter!

    • @blakkbee
      @blakkbee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

      And a pocket knife, just in case.

    • @walatalalaw
      @walatalalaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      LagiNaLangAko23 make that a beer can, might as well

    • @Ghost_Os
      @Ghost_Os 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Lighters can fail you in a variety of ways. If nothing else, sooner or later you'll run out of fuel. Yes, bring them. Bring several. But have the skill to do it without any man-made materials.

    • @cjr4666
      @cjr4666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@Ghost_Os
      Thank you. If these guys were paying attention to the point of this video ( with your BARE HANDS, in the wilderness) you wouldn't have had to point this out. So the moral of this story isnt bring a lighter (or lots of them), when in fact that couldnt be faryher than the truth. It is always a good idea to be as self sufficient as you can especially should the SHTF, however unlikely or not that is. I bought one of those flint/striker gadgets this way I could start as many fires as I could ever need before such a massive flint wears out. A magnifying glass is useful too in the sense that even though it is only useful if there is sufficient sunlight, there are plenty of examples where a fire could be needed even during daylight hours. Just because the sun is out doesnt mean you wont need a fire for a variety of reasons. If your a smoker, you could light your smoke in seconds, without any fire at all, just heat amplification

    • @embeaston
      @embeaston 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      CJR Are you talking about a ferrocerium rod?

  • @dabunnyrabbit2620
    @dabunnyrabbit2620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +806

    "you gotta lick your hands, if they get dry lick them again"
    sounds good so far.

    • @mazedtvgst6028
      @mazedtvgst6028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      this guy wants to have corona i think

    • @dinh6327
      @dinh6327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      the frick? Bruh there’s a 98% survival rate. Also it only kills people who have health problems or are old. It’s spreads by contaminated surfaces or in contact and your in a forest so that’s not gonna happen

    • @mazedtvgst6028
      @mazedtvgst6028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@dinh6327 yeah he is in a forest which can lead to more serious diseases and do u think that licking your hands are very healthy

    • @dinh6327
      @dinh6327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      the frick? If you gotta make a fire

    • @xpndblhero5170
      @xpndblhero5170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ha, lick your hands.... What kind of survivalist doesn't pack a nice flower scented hand lotion when toughing it in the woods, He's a joke. 🙄 LMAO 😂🤣

  • @AlexBecksfan
    @AlexBecksfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    this guy: "lick your hands to..."
    the whole world right now: "wait, that's illegal"

    • @solomonheppner
      @solomonheppner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Government: you got a permit to take off your mask?

    • @godsnotdead1030
      @godsnotdead1030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@solomonheppner 😂 I’m here for when China and Russia invade

    • @godsnotdead1030
      @godsnotdead1030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@solomonheppner government is really pushing it with this,Corona is pretty much just the flu this is all political when Biden gets in all this stuff will be lifted

    • @godsnotdead1030
      @godsnotdead1030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The left is evil and all the people who voted for Biden will see how idiotic they are when he gets in

    • @pl4life306
      @pl4life306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@godsnotdead1030 stfu

  • @minebr100
    @minebr100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    he is a very good teacher, i've never watched an explanation for this stuff that looked so simple and provided this much information in an easy to understand way. props to the guy

  • @jamuojisan
    @jamuojisan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    13:29 background music will play once you've succeed.

    • @psalmsoffire9074
      @psalmsoffire9074 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @GDCilia
      @GDCilia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your profile picture is a demon

    • @cupnoodles5956
      @cupnoodles5956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It didnt play for me my game bug.

    • @jamuojisan
      @jamuojisan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GDCilia :D

    • @37thraven
      @37thraven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If only real life worked this way 😭

  • @Mysterialic
    @Mysterialic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    Primitive Technology got me covered.

  • @BeeeHonest
    @BeeeHonest 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love the fact that he kept the failed attempt, and how to prep all the necessary materials. Brilliant!

  • @music4you110
    @music4you110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Me in the wild trying to make a fire in a spruce forest: “welp…. according to Bill, I’m screwed”💀✋🏼

  • @Chilly_Billy
    @Chilly_Billy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Bill, you really need to have a greater presence on TH-cam. Whether it's experimental archaeology, primitive bush craft, nose-to-tail meat eating or natural sourdough, this is an enormous audience eager for your knowledge and skills. You need to have your own channel.

  • @stevenhs8821
    @stevenhs8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Make sure everything you will need is at your disposal, like within arm's reach. Learnt that the hard way changing a baby's diaper.

    • @SilentHotdog28
      @SilentHotdog28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hate the word 'diaper'.......'nappy' doesn't sound as gross.

    • @soffren
      @soffren 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SilentHotdog28 no one in the USA west of the Mississippi river knows what a "nappy" is

  • @edwardfry8488
    @edwardfry8488 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Wow! The fire style was dead on, but the fire starting with a drill or a bow was really spectacular. Everybody has read the boy scout manuals, survival books...but actually watching it happen was invaluable. I'll give it a try tomorrow. Thanks!

  • @DarkWolf80s
    @DarkWolf80s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how he got angry when the stick broke and just started swearing at it. 😂 But eventually after 5 tries and you can see that on the drill holes he finally got an amber and then fire. he's a good teacher!

  • @Superchickenman159
    @Superchickenman159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    now i feel like walking outside, grabbing the nearest stick and rock, and building rome with a space station in the middle.
    gimme a half hour.

    • @xpndblhero5170
      @xpndblhero5170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Just remember that when you are trying to make a fire, Make sure you take your left shoe off.... I tried for hours and as soon as my shoe came off almost everything around me burst into flames.
      Just a little FYI.... 🤣

    • @justADeni
      @justADeni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@xpndblhero5170 was your left shoe full of gasoline?

  • @Frank-Reynolds
    @Frank-Reynolds 4 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    Imma burn this into my memory.

  • @fokentertainment571
    @fokentertainment571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    we should all appreciate the fact that they showed us how difficult & tedious the process is. making fire without tools is no joke.

  • @grantnelson
    @grantnelson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best hand drill & bow drill fire making video on TH-cam. Bonus explanation of the advantages of the teepee & parallel stick fires. Excellent.

  • @workwithnature
    @workwithnature 4 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Finally someone who actually knows. Good job.

  • @manishbalmuchu9598
    @manishbalmuchu9598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    I had tried this and failed and now I know why. Also after watching the whole thing its makes sense why this video is 25min long.

    • @purplenugget8466
      @purplenugget8466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      well? why'd you fail?

    • @ZaK_O_Vallentine
      @ZaK_O_Vallentine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He doesn't have a flint'n steel

    • @Fadexd888
      @Fadexd888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ZaK_O_Vallentine "Hey steve can you pass me some wood"

  • @TRoysAdventures
    @TRoysAdventures 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Good tutorial, it's definitely not as easy as you made it look. I've done friction fires just for the novelty and practice, but I definitely prefer my ferrocerium rod. Thanks for sharing!

    • @mbs6652
      @mbs6652 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @lauradana22
    @lauradana22 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is amazing! The creativity, actually the immense leap in imagination that our ancestors did to be able to create this mechanism out of the simplest of materials is simply amazing.

  • @purpviper
    @purpviper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Man has conjured one of the four elements. Man has just demonstrated its strength.

  • @kuromikendall
    @kuromikendall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    doctor: “you have 25 minutes and 30 seconds left to live”
    me:

    • @dabunnyrabbit2620
      @dabunnyrabbit2620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      beef jerky time!!!

    • @_._._._._._._._._._._._._.
      @_._._._._._._._._._._._._. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Ah yes, learning survival techniques before death because you never know when you may need it, very smart!

    • @MegaSockenschuss
      @MegaSockenschuss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Typical millenial... useless! :D

    • @4udarren421
      @4udarren421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      U clearly forgot about the ads unless you’re using premium

    • @_._._._._._._._._._._._._.
      @_._._._._._._._._._._._._. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@4udarren421 or an adblocker...

  • @jdryak
    @jdryak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing channel! Best teacher I have seen in a long time! Clear, detailed, thorough, passionate, masterful. What Bill failed to say is that all of this takes an amazing amount of dedication, determination, endurance, callus and *strength* (or at least at the beginning of mastery).

  • @injegomontoya370
    @injegomontoya370 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow this is the best video I've seen on the subject. Everyone just tells you how to do it; he actually explained why each step is important and what not to do. Great job brother.

  • @jesskelsey
    @jesskelsey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I don’t why this was recommended to me, but I’m here and I’m intrigued.

  • @Bluboy511
    @Bluboy511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I did a wilderness therapy program a while back and in order to make fire we had to use friction like what is shown in the thumbnail which is known as a hand drill. Although the majority of the fires we made were actually done with a bow drill. I was better at hand drill than I was at bow drill so when ever I could I would use a hand drill. The only problem with that was it left my hands heavily blistered.

  • @justindelagarza2692
    @justindelagarza2692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I used to be obsessed with this kinda stuff when I was in the Boy Scouts, I’m so happy, most of what I remember is actually accurate down to the making the rope, this is awesome! I hope this guy makes more videos 😁👍👍

  • @andylewis3461
    @andylewis3461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for taking the effort to make this video. And to do so, warts and all and without condescending to your audience! Again, thank you. Hats off.

  • @user-sq1fp8rr5p
    @user-sq1fp8rr5p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    21:19 Who hates that sound?

  • @workwithnature
    @workwithnature 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    brambles are great fiber plant.

  • @37thraven
    @37thraven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Saving this to a survival USB thumb drive for when there's no internet servers, and everyone else is whining they don't have toilet paper or lighter fluid.

    • @router9717
      @router9717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Could you perhaps share what other videos you keep as tutorials?

    • @shinobi1014
      @shinobi1014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have a whole file about survival in various situations. Army stuff. Boy scout stuff. Etc.

    • @axelpatrickb.pingol3228
      @axelpatrickb.pingol3228 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why not write it down in hard pencil?

    • @atticusfinch3536
      @atticusfinch3536 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Books are a thing you know

    • @nathanielfuentes5294
      @nathanielfuentes5294 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Someone call 911. My eyes are stuck in the back of my sockets 🙄

  • @antonioallen1763
    @antonioallen1763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That requires as he said a strong understanding of the materials you need, shaping them and muscle and observation. The movies make it look so easy.

  • @allyxchoi
    @allyxchoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    youtube: how to start a fire with bare hands
    literally no one:
    me: *just in case*

    • @lalboimanlun1230
      @lalboimanlun1230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I see you're embracing your basic instinct.

    • @spengbabsquorponts2064
      @spengbabsquorponts2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Memes before 2019:
      Memes after 2019: nobody:
      Blablablah:

    • @sabinfigaro7334
      @sabinfigaro7334 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spengbabsquorponts2064 everybody gangster untill....no body is gangster, plz stop.

    • @spengbabsquorponts2064
      @spengbabsquorponts2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sabinfigaro7334 nobody:

    • @cattyhatty7574
      @cattyhatty7574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂yes just in case!

  • @playernova7431
    @playernova7431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Him: *makes fire*
    Me, a primitive: wo hoh huh hoh huwoh huhah reeeeeeee!

  • @RandomPerson-zx9vv
    @RandomPerson-zx9vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That's very cool. Never knew starting a fire was so freaking complicated.

  • @oddpeacockovo6432
    @oddpeacockovo6432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    absolutely love how informative and direct the information is, very easy to follow and very detailed right down to proper materials. This video is just overall fantastic would love to see more
    I also liked that even in this instructional video some things still went wrong but he brushed through it and showed you how to correct them just as easily which I find helps make you more prepared for inconveniences you may face and how to quickly requite the situation

  • @divermike8943
    @divermike8943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    His last statement was the best part of this whole video. Learning how to do this connects us with our past, our environment and what it means to be human. At least in part what it means to be human. There are more aspects to humanity than this, of course.

  • @L3GIQN
    @L3GIQN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    "Oxygen is already in the air" What do you know? You learn something new everyday.

    • @visvlogs255
      @visvlogs255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @João Maverick nah we don't use up all the oxygen when we breathe in, so there's both carbon dioxide and leftover oxygen when we exhale

    • @visvlogs255
      @visvlogs255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @João Maverick oh yeah, true!

    • @MarioGoatse
      @MarioGoatse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      João Maverick There’s always some douche trying to be a contrarian. Blowing simply displaces the smoke and adds oxygen via your breathe, and the air around you. You don’t blow out 100% carbon dioxide. Not even close.

    • @ppal64
      @ppal64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @João Maverick Exhaled air 16% oxygen thats why CPR requires breaths to be given. By blowing you are able to supply oxygen directly where it is needed.

    • @ppal64
      @ppal64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @João Maverick "saliva has water, therefore, oxygen." No he doesn't mean that - He is not a moron.

  • @TealCheetah
    @TealCheetah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really appreciate all the details Bill provides.

  • @JohnZipperer
    @JohnZipperer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for not making this look too easy. I can't wait to give this a go. Thank you!

  • @antosavo3558
    @antosavo3558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Absolutely encouraging! Thanks a lot! You are among those 4-5 people in the world who can do this!

  • @Soy_Preinaugural
    @Soy_Preinaugural 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I worked for a wilderness therapy/primitive survival program… this guy taught me more than my time there 😅
    *We used the bow drill FYI

  • @anthonyo455
    @anthonyo455 ปีที่แล้ว

    What he said at the end there was powerful. Much respect.

  • @mackenzierivercasey6752
    @mackenzierivercasey6752 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been looking for someone to explain this to me in a way I can remember and understand....and you sire have successfully done that. Thank you!

  • @videoswithsubscribers-xk5hb
    @videoswithsubscribers-xk5hb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I guarantee it starts raining as soon as I get an ember going

  • @WYJAFAK2
    @WYJAFAK2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Anyone also watching this because: “ just in case”? Lol

  • @gizmo6001
    @gizmo6001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    11:21 Thanks for showing that, reality is pretty comedic when it times itself like that.

  • @eternalfreesoul
    @eternalfreesoul ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for all the tips and details explained in such a thoroughly manner! Great channel, man, have a nice one

  • @tiffy9090
    @tiffy9090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How to start a fire in a survival situation
    60000 City Kids: I'm going to need this

  • @darksoul479
    @darksoul479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow!
    I've always wondered how to do that.
    Well done.
    You made that look so easy, I wonder if I could actually pull that off myself?

  • @Accu53Mation
    @Accu53Mation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My survival method in cold weather hunting, is to create a hole about a foot deep, three feet wide, filled with branches of fallen trees(hardwood trees), creating a few shovel loads of hot coals. Place those coals in a bed about six feet long, two feet wide, 10 inches(less than a foot, in extreme cold...below 0), and lightly cover the coals with the soil, and not packing-it-down. Put mattress over the soil bed, sleeping bag(SeaToSummit, makes awesome sleeping bags) on top, climb-in. Oh, the shelter wall/lean-To, would obviously be blocking the wind/cold air direction. Good for a couple hours of heat.

  • @jesuschrist7833
    @jesuschrist7833 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve used oak before for a Bow Drill. We found maybe only 3 or 4 when we were hiking the Appalachian Mountains in NC. It’s funny when you look at trees and you can see the hidden value it can have. An Oak Bow just in itself just sounded cool. An for an eleven year old it was the coolest thing I ever made.

  • @cc8729
    @cc8729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I’m watching this because of the Corona Virus, just in case

    • @CodakKody
      @CodakKody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CC87 facts lol

    • @mattyyaaaa
      @mattyyaaaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      What does making a fire have to do with corona virus

    • @-h2oproof-94
      @-h2oproof-94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sameee lawl

    • @kareemsalah2866
      @kareemsalah2866 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here 🤣

    • @MoreTrenMoreMen69
      @MoreTrenMoreMen69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      CC87 yeah cus a virus that is comparable to the flu will end the world , not viruses that have taken out almost an entire continent like the plague

  • @ericcook2423
    @ericcook2423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Big fan of this dude, and his lists.

  • @Destroymaster100
    @Destroymaster100 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks man for teaching us this. something this simple can take us a long way in times of need

  • @zxcytdfxy256
    @zxcytdfxy256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy is an absolute delight to watch.

  • @purrp96
    @purrp96 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Only thing i would have a hard time with is finding the right wood for spindle and the hearth but anybody would if you are in the forest You would need the luck of the irish but if u in thewoods and are still alive then you must have luck already so finding the materials would be possible. Great Video Thank You‼️

    • @X.L.B1
      @X.L.B1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially when everything around you is soaked with rain or snow.

  • @rw4578
    @rw4578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    More of this guy, please. Very interesting and educational at the same time.

  • @mgerard1224
    @mgerard1224 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant. Thanks Bill. Definitely BEST and most thorough video on the subject I’ve ever seen. Thank you!

  • @bjames1200
    @bjames1200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent overview of making fire. Thanks for this

  • @michaelgaryscott969
    @michaelgaryscott969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    This man looks like hes done some wrestling

    • @suinguiringi
      @suinguiringi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      the ears gave it away ; cool video

  • @Dork_knight
    @Dork_knight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Starts a fire in the wilderness, brings all the material in a basket

    • @Ironsix6six
      @Ironsix6six 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm not a survivalist or an outdoors man but I'm sure some of the details about the materials he used doesn't have to be so perfect

    • @skullcrushers1000
      @skullcrushers1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's not a hard basket to weave in a primitive situation. He just has done preparation which is necessary for success.

    • @Ironsix6six
      @Ironsix6six 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@skullcrushers1000 yah I get it all I'm saying is if I got stranded and the sun was getting low and I needed a fire maybe the notches on my stick board wouldnt be so perfect (lol at your profile name)

    • @SoftNoise98
      @SoftNoise98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also wears a t-shirt, jeans and boots...and films on digital media. Very unauthentic.

    • @pyrrehraus6571
      @pyrrehraus6571 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      watch Primitive Technology if you're not okay with the preparation

  • @Forever-411
    @Forever-411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Trial and error my dood. Thanks for showing how difficult it really is to start a fire. People assume it's easy because it's normally made to look that way. But you've shown just how difficult it really is.

  • @VKURDR
    @VKURDR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good, easy to understand, informative, this is good stuff to know and you make it easy to learn it.

  • @aIkaIi
    @aIkaIi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    "Fire needs Oxygen to burn"
    My Big Brain: *_We could live on the sun_*

    • @jossbox4794
      @jossbox4794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      CarlosTomon wtf is wrong with you

    • @aIkaIi
      @aIkaIi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Elijah Kim 김기성 Oh uh...I was kind of...joking...

    • @sowhat5428
      @sowhat5428 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting

    • @xpndblhero5170
      @xpndblhero5170 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What if I wanted to make fondue when I was on the moon.... What do I do then¿! LoL

    • @S0METHING_I_GUESS
      @S0METHING_I_GUESS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was joking dude

  • @seanshea8596
    @seanshea8596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy has great advice, follow his every word, but he makes it look SOOOOOOOOO much more easy than it is in real life. In Boy Scouts it took me hours to make fire with a bow.

  • @HWCism
    @HWCism 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, I have never seen that done before. You hear about it but seeing it done was great. Thanks

  • @jsel9705
    @jsel9705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching the process and creation of the fire was so fun and exciting!

  • @worlore1651
    @worlore1651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    12:09
    when you are actually making the fire make sure you keep your back leg at a 90 degree angle and lean your back to exert downward pressure
    for the bow drill string you do what he does at about 17:00 but if you dont have that rawhide you can use things like stinging nettle, tree bark and roots but each has a way to be prepared, best bet is to look on youtube stinging nettle, tree bark and root cordage. if you do stinging nettle it will sting your hands so use something like a sleave and then you can either put the nettle into water or you can put it over flame for a second but water is better if you clearly dont have fire already

    • @wilsjane
      @wilsjane 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Once they have been used for lighting fires and moving the burning tinder around, you do not even feel nettles though your calloused hands any more than using them to put burning paper out or stubbing your cigarettes out. .

  • @RodrigoMendes-bd3bp
    @RodrigoMendes-bd3bp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've been watching this video for 800 years I hope the fire step starts soon

  • @carnivorecaveman
    @carnivorecaveman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    FINALLY! I could understand how to make fire with woods... Perfect explanation, thank you very much!

  • @redplanet76
    @redplanet76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great content. Wow. Thank you for finding this expert. Best tutorial on fire making I’ve ever seen.

  • @melchizedekpsj
    @melchizedekpsj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have much more respect for the ancient people now. Fascinating video. Thank you.

  • @AngryKittens
    @AngryKittens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You missed one tool: the fire piston, which was widely used in Southeast Asia. Granted, it's harder to make with just stone tools, but it's still one of the most convenient and fastest ways of starting a fire, short of having match.

  • @georgefreemangr
    @georgefreemangr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing.. you cover every detail

  • @BoudujanWarriors
    @BoudujanWarriors 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much! You are right, we will need these skills now more than ever!

  • @sealobo
    @sealobo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    i like how the raw meat just magically appeared in the end.

    • @diasteroid
      @diasteroid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      sealobo What? Did you want to see him grab a spear and hunt?

    • @501thtrooper4
      @501thtrooper4 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They prolly ate the camera man 😭

    • @Shrektopuz
      @Shrektopuz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@501thtrooper4 The camera man never dies

    • @stevenscott2136
      @stevenscott2136 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The hunters of his tribe don't like to be on camera -- it steals their souls.

  • @dead2675
    @dead2675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Imagine how many lives this video is gonna save in future

    • @dogfromjojo3113
      @dogfromjojo3113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jammy none cause we are all to lazy to go outside and lighters are a thing

    • @electricfield9380
      @electricfield9380 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      depends on the situation

  • @ryanali5969
    @ryanali5969 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yo I fuckin YELLED out when that first spindle broke. Haven't been so invested in what was going on in a youtube vid for a while. Could you imagine as a tribe of humans the frustration and joy of this experience, the hearts sinking and rising? We would have been dancing and singing by that fire once we got it going. Such pure victory.

  • @S.Clause
    @S.Clause 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That making coals part was really good, I had never thought of it like that.

  • @MarcMarvels
    @MarcMarvels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Who's here because of the potential of WW3 and you're trying to get your survival skills up? 😅

    • @keydanielle
      @keydanielle 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Loolllme

  • @JoseRodriguez-cx1tx
    @JoseRodriguez-cx1tx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was dead when the spindle broke💀

  • @Danwell86
    @Danwell86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I made my first bow drill fire today. I was so happy! Good bushcraft day

  • @rc100baby
    @rc100baby 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw someone on the show survivor use a bow drill and I was amazed it’s been years and finally I want to learn some survival skills, nice tutorial, nice vid

  • @alyssacarranza7725
    @alyssacarranza7725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Instructions unclear my house is now on fire

  • @Mavrck-it2kq
    @Mavrck-it2kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Was hoping you'd make a fire set since that's easily the most complicated part of this.

    • @embeaston
      @embeaston 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mavrck2711 How so?

    • @Mavrck-it2kq
      @Mavrck-it2kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@embeaston Go make a proven kit and you'll find out.

    • @embeaston
      @embeaston 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mavrck2711 I have. And I’ve failed a lot too. Even when everything felt the same in my eyes. I just think there’s a gate keeper of fire and will only let humans have successful coals when they feel like it. Haha

    • @Mavrck-it2kq
      @Mavrck-it2kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@embeaston Lol I hear ya. The problem is moisture it's always moisture. Moisture in the air or in the wood. The reason why I wanted to see him make a kit is simple he kept saying in a survival situation. In a survival situation you don't have your fire kit you have to go get one. You have to dry it out. There are some tricks to drying wood but ultimately finding that right dead standing not punky tree that is also the right species is as hard as spinning the spindle. Also once you've found it making the board with a primitive edge would also take tons of finesse. He said a cat tail for spindle. Cat tails are in the water. No mention on how to prepare a cat tail just use a cat tail. That's gonna kill someone (ok overly dramatic it probably won't but you get the idea). Those times you couldn't get a coal I'm willing to bet it was just enough moisture to not allow enough air spaces between those tiny dust particles and bam no coal no fire.

    • @Mavrck-it2kq
      @Mavrck-it2kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Tiitus Lehtonen You must not know what a fire set is. When you're watching videos like this and you see someone say fire set they're talking about the components of a friction fire (hearth board, spindle, with optional bow, string and bearing block. As far as I'm concerned him bringing a proven pre made fire set into the woods is almost the same as bringing a lighter. He could have just done this in his back yard. Going to the woods was just for added effect.

  • @Shirou230
    @Shirou230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we need more people like this man

  • @pepper669
    @pepper669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just learned a lot, thanks!