1 year ago about I was mobilizing for Afghanistan and I discovered your page. Your videos reminded me of home and made me miss hunting and fishing and bushcraft. Looking forward to your videos helped get me through the deployment. A year later I'm home enjoying them still. Great channel!

Nothing tastes better than cooking and eating out in nature. Something about the ambience and smells around us and all of God's creations gives us such a blessed feeling. I've had a lot of physical injuries lately but hope to get back to it soon. Thanks for reminding me everything I miss so much about nature, the forest, mountains and just enjoying nature.

Congrats on the lil one, mate! Keep up the good work! Love the viddys!

I`m very glad both you and family are fine. After my daughter was born, it took over 6 months to get to stage when either me or the wife slept more than 2 hours a night. Just soldier through it. I still have some amazing memories of the time.

Swedish torches are awesome. We used them to warm our tents at night in the army. They'd burn for like 4 hours so you could get through the night on just 2 of them. And they made for nice stoves as a bonus. We made them by finding 6 quarter logs that where roughly the same size and strapped them together. Your way is probably better outside, but inside, the imperfect logs allow for much more airflow.

Congratulations on your daughter’s birth! Bringing a new life into the world will change you and make for a new adventure! I bet “grandpa” is thrilled too!

Ref - "Winter":- A Ghanaian contact once asked me when our "Rainy season" was. Answer - "It starts in early January and ends just after Christmas." ;¬)

Since I first started watching your videos, I happen to stumble on the channel of a guy who was showing how to make and use what he calls a Finnish log torch. Basically same as you, he will separate the log into a few wedges but he also removes the core of the log so as to leave an empty cavity in the middle before securing the log with wire. He was using his contraption to heat up his tent but I was wondering if you could cook on it too, since his design does not leave openings in the side for good air circulation. His method to light it up was to stuff bark and small twigs in the middle portion and light it up. Quite interesting actually to see several methods using the same principle.

Well done with the swedish firetorch! But we in Sweden make it easier to start the fire. On one piece of cutted log, remove about 3-4 cm from the pointy edge of the log all the way down. Then at the bottom of the same log, remove about 3x3 cm from the side inwards to the middle and that way you have like an air tunnel getting more oxygen all the time the swedish firetorch starts up the fire faster. Good luck! Love your videos! Best regards from Sweden!

I'd love to do this! Sadly I dont have the time atm! Love the channel keep it up I can live my dreams through the camera 😅🤣

Ummmm, I have two words for you regarding that steak and asparagus... LOOKS DELICIOUS!!! Awesome job as always bro! 👍👍

As you say, there are a number of Swedish Fire Torch instructional videos out there: I have seen my share of them. Each 'take' on the torch adds its own twist or wrinkle: yours was the use of wire to hold the split sections together! Other ideas split out a central core from each section to allow for more shavings and kindling to catch things and to provide more initial fire surface. I feel that this is a 'fuel efficient' set up: boil water and fry in the early going; simmer or use a Dutch Oven later.

Awesome! This is perfect when it's windy or too hot out and you don't want a large fire. You can easily surround this with a wind screen to protect it. Thanks Mike.

Finally some good news, I hope you'll get back to the origins of bushcraft, hiking, camping, travel videos! Maybe some catch and cook fishing + camping can be cool. I can't wait for it :)

Rad vid mike! 😃

Amazing that the early builders of viking turf houses just had a car rim stand set up..lol. just kidding, Mike. Another great show.

Safety tip .... quote “don’t do it like Dad is doing it here” LOL

1) Your old man is a savage 2) you eat like a boss

Never thaught about turning a log into a cook stove. Like it!

Thanks for showing how to make the Swedish fire log. I want to try it some day. Glad your daughter and wife are doing well.

Good stuff Mike. Here's a tip from a Chef. Try dry brining your steak with an equal mix of Kosher Salt, Garlic Powder and fresh Cracked Black Pepper. Let it sit in the fridge for a day or two uncovered on a plate turning it every 12 hours. There won't be any odor at all and the steak will dry naturally. Then you can put it into a zip lock baggie and carry it out into the woods, grill it quickly over an open flame for a min to min and a half each side. Then let it rest for a few minutes and you'll have yourself a perfect Med rare to Med steak. Enjoy and Cheers to you and your Dad!!

Swedish Fire Torch, great idea. Your Dad is absolutely amazing. Nice to know the family is well.

Hey, thank you for all your bushcraft bids. I've been stuck in a city and have no time to go out in the woods. You allow me to live vicariously through all your adventures. Keep it up my brother!

Brand new subscriber. I watch quite a few of these type of videos just when I think I've found the best one i find one i like even better, you're that one now.

Oh my that steak looks delicious. Nice to see the firewheel back and was interesting to watch your dad making the Swedish firetorch. Looking forward to your Spring projects. ❤

I love making these swedish fire logs we mainly have oak and pine here in Florida in the U.S.

Thanks Mike, very informative. With both boys in scouting knowing about how to build and how to start the fire really helps a DAD😊👍

Love that fire torch!! Going to prep one and try it out. One cannot beat fire-cooked food!! Nice to see the shelter again. Lol on the sleep deprivation phase. Would love to see baby, mom and home!😉💜🇨🇦

these variations on Finish fire torch are great and so efficient. nice video.

Nice job! I've seen a version where the center point of each log piece is split out to create a rocket stove. Tinder bundle is placed in hollow middle and initially used like a twig stove until log pieces catch. Small sticks are placed between pieces to keep air gap. Cheers

For the Swedish fire log: you can also use a chainsaw, if you have one. Don't make the cuts all the way to the bottom though and it will hold together by itself. Still burns wonderfully and transports easy with no chance of falling apart.

Great to hear all is well and family life is going well. That's all that matters x

1:50 it's not a TA Outdoors video if there isn't some bark peeling involved! 👌

It will be super cool to bring Eve out at least for a picnic one day. Perhaps this summer, but next for sure! Nice video - I was just thinking "where's the mushrooms?" when you tossed one in. Well done.

I like the idea with the old wheel!

Perfect for this time of year, so much more appreciated, the warmth gets right inside you.

I always love to have a Swedish log stove, so unique and 'clean'. Hope all is well with you and your family!

Hi I a big fan you inspired me to do bushcraft a while ago and now I am a ambassador for my local sustainability centre

I'd love to be walking in the woods & see one of ur bush houses they're truly amazing. You have serious skills

One of the best channels around!

Love the fire log. I'm going to try this at some point. Keep seeing it just haven't tried it yet! Cheers from Canada.

Beautiful video TA. Greetings from CANADA 🇨🇦

I like this Mike. Looking forward to a few of your upcoming trips.

Awesome Vid Brotha ✊🏼🧐👊🏼😎🤙🏼! Thank you for the update for your Ladys. Yes newborns first months ARE tiresome, but are Priceless when you look back on them😉👌!! 🍻z Mike from Central Ca. U.S.A. -Mike

No real winter this year in northeast, PA either. Very disappointing. Very neat cooking idea - this is something I may very well try. Thanks for sharing!

If you whittle about a quarter inch off the sharp point of each wedge piece, it will leave you a channel up the center of the log which will serve as a chimney when you reassemble the log.

bro this is absolutely insane and amazing mate.

Another great video!! Before it came up I could of tell the baby is keeping you guys up at night it's in your eyes. Trust me I know I had 5, but it's all a beautiful thing. She's your bundle of joy. 👍👍👍👍

I really love cooking and food videos, especially when your chef buddy makes a feast haha. Great content!

I've been meaning to catch up on these, love it man. Little tip: nice big piece of fatwood would help get the fire going quicker

A tip that I learned was to take some of your featherings from the top two-thirds of your segments so when assembled you have a nice little space in the middle to get your log going, sapwood dries out first on a damp log, try it. btw lay log flat on the ground, but to rock or wall, axe on face wood end, strike back of axe with lump hammer or maul 6 or 8 pieces. greenwood working from Mike Abbot.

Thanks Mike for yet another totally awesome video. 👍😁

I cooked IN a log before . I actually made a BB-Q grill out of a 24" Hickory log ! I had a 30" long piece of a log left over from making an anvil base . A couple of days later I decided to cook out , when I went to the back deck to light the grill , I found an empty space where I had left it ! . With a warming pile of marinated meat , I knew something must be done . Just off the deck was the drop from the tree trunk I had brought home for the anvil project . The wife and I stood the huge chunk of seasoned Hickory up on end . Using an old trick , the tree stump barrel BBQ grill method , we began to burn out the center of the top of that log . A pile of flaming charcoal and an old hair dryer made fast work of it . I had a 12" deep and wide hole , with smoking Hickory embers and a fresh ashy bed of coals ready to cook in no time . Sweetie robbed the grill grate from the kitchen oven , and we were smoking and grilling like pros ! It lasted almost a year . That was my favorite outdoor cooking unit . Oh yeah , a large stainless salad bowl makes a wonderful lid for smoking .

Thanks for this lesson. 👍👍

Thank you for your always great vids! An idea for the log torch: use a small chain with a hook at the end, to wrap around the split log pieces. Reusable, and easier than the wire. You can also use a chain, to lash a tripod - and suspend a pot.

Oh, there are wind and the woodcandle very close... Be careful...oh!is for to be able a support to cooking!!! VERY ORIGINAL!!!I LOVE YOUUUUU....MY CAPTAIN!!! KISSES!!! 🌹🌾💞. You are beautiful with this look... The hair just wake up!!! Hahahahaha!!!! Very tender.

Wow that steak looks so good and you make building that shelter so fast and easy, but I know it takes a lot of time to gain such skills. Thanks for the quality of your posts and the building. It is really a good quality and sturdy shelter. Truly you obviously have good skills and experience. How old were you when you first began building these shelters and gaining your skills? Who taught you these skills, your father? What a great legacy to leave someone. Your daughter will have a lot of good memories of camping and partaking of your delicious meals as she grows and remembers all her great memories her parents give her. It is the simple times we share that bring us together and help us bond as a family with our little ones.

Pretty cool bush craft! Try it by replacing that wedge in the center with a piece of fat wood that size. Light it from the bottom and see what happens.

I love the woods. So beautiful! 😊❤

Congratulations on your baby girl!

Nice, Mike. So many different ways of doing this.

AMAZING!

Don’t do it like dad did 😂 I want a dad like yours, he’s brilliant & has me cracking up. Jeez you’re looking so handsome at the minute. What’s changed. I can’t put my finger on it?

This is Mike's version of a hard day at the office!! Brilliant - atb snack.

Always really enjoy the videos, keep up the great work!

Great video, thank you...👍

looks so lonesome without the doggy! :)

All that was missing was a horn of mead.

Nice to hear that your family is doing well!

That’s a great idea!

The very best to you and your family!

Cool video 😎 keep them coming👌

Thank you for sharing your time and skills, congrats on getting a bit more sleep! Be well and take good care from here in the Allegheny National Forest in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Sweet!

awesome, keep up the great content bro

The way I learned to do this, is very different, but it was called a Finnish Stove. I would use fresh wood, rather than dried and the log would be much taller, since the primary purpose is to use it in deep snow. When the log is much taller, like a meter or so, the grooves are also much deeper and the flames coming up from far below, slowly dries the inside of the log, allowing it to burn. The grooves can be below the snow line as long as there is room around the log itself, because the fire will suck in air as it blows the fire upwards. You don't split the wood, but leave 20cm or so uncut at the bottom. The length of the wood is what provides the great heat, because the flame is forced straight up, ideally allowing pyrolysis to take place, allowing you to burn the carbon monoxide. Ideally, there should be almost no smoke and the flame should be much less orange and more blue and white. This gives great efficiency. The fact that the wood is not dry, is a good thing, because it allows the stove to go on much longer. I would also only use four grooves rather than six, both to reduce the inner surface area and to protect it from the wind. You want the convection to suck in air, not the wind to blow it in. And finally, this being a Finnish Stove, a bit of alcohol in the center to help get it going, doesn't hurt. :)

This video enhanced the flavor of my pizza.

Nice video and congratulations on the birth of your daughter.

Man what feast , looked great

Love cooking outside! Thanks for sharing this interesting video. Next time will cook a steak too

Looking forward the inevitable bush craft playground for your little one in a couple of years.

This is the content i need

Love this technique.. I saw it called a "Swedish Candle" . I really should try this some day, it looks pretty useful

Thanks for the video. I want to try the fire torch :)

Looks amazing and stake that's new as you mostly cook chili

Great film thanks, sending best wishes to your wife and little daughter, the beginning of life is a real test of stamina, thanks for the Log burner tutorial, i hope i get a chance to do that this year. :)

I have used the same procedure to burn out more than one stump on my property. Never burn a stump from the outside in always burn it inside to out.

With the Swedish fire torch if you’re lucky once it’s burned out you can make a small stool

Watched the camping in the snow video it was good

Great video i`m already waiting for the next one! inspiring to watch your videos as I try to make my own aswell

Dude, are you an ex boyscout or something? Who taught you everything about build shelters and survive? Thats its amazing

Was great tip the asparagus. Bleech 😯😆

The only two things this episode are missing: Justin and Viking :D :D

It is a Canadian torch and you forgot the wire you loosely wrap around the log so that you do not loose the pan and ten dollar steak to the fire ! We would split the log and cut the heart wood out of the center . Some how lost in Sweedish translation ! Scott from N.H. and Canada !!!

Wow, I have never seen anyone achieve that. Impressed

Nice set up

Congrats bro!!

I like a good Scotch Fillet Steak, cooked tomatoes cut in half where you slightly burn them, they taste really nice that way. Potato slices cooked on the frypan with a bit of butter, thin strips of carrot, fried onion, fresh green beans & sweet corn kernels. Just the simple types of veg & a nice steak to go with it washed down with a couple of cans of pre-mixed bourbon & cola drinks.

so you're a well done kinda guy.

That's not a knife... This is a knife!