Hi Becky. A tip for fire starting for you in one word, Straw. A plastic straw will work and weighs almost nothing. If you want a permanent straw just use a collapsable antenna from an old radio. No need to pay the price for the same thing they sell online just for fire starting. Remove the inner section, maybe 2, and you can then direct the air precisely with minimal risk to your hair when the flame starts.

I enjoy just watching you. There aren't many young women over here in the USA that are interested in these skills and today's society. Keep up the good work.

This is the first video I’ve watched that actually explains the birds nest with the different layers. It all makes sense now. Thank you!

I'm watching from the Philippines....

Love your enthusiasm,in southern Oregon enjoying your bush banter. Have always wanted to visit your neck of the woods.thankyou. , Dave Christy.

I know this a year or so old, but it's great seeing young people, getting outside and enjoying nature. I wished more younger people would do it. Btw, great work on the fire steel. I have used a military Magnesium Fire steel for years. Btw, with that dry tinder, please, be careful. Make sure that you have a big enough space around your fire pit.

What a lovely person you are and very good with your crafting skills

bushcraft is my second nature

Jute twine is excellent for flint and steel but also Cattail down, Dried milkweed seed, dried thistle seed heads, Birch bark scrapings and Pine bark scrapings. Some places have something that grows on branches and when it dies it looks like hair dangling off the branch. I think they call it hang mans beard or something like that. It's supposed to be excellent for flint fire. All of these things light up easily with a ferro rod but you will have to practice with different techniques when using flint and steel. This was an excellent tutorial for beginners Becky. You were very thorough in your explanations. The comeback with the magnifying glass more than made up for the camera crash. It was like an advanced course. Hehe. So glad to see that your camera is back up and running and that you managed to get your boat and some of your gear back. Bravo! Awesome Video As Always! Thanks!

No matter what level you’re at, keep practicing your fire skills...Good advice!

Its great to see young folks interact & respect mother nature as well as to have a willingness to learn. Thanks for all the videos you share with us & always wish you the best of luck & keep enjoying the great out of doors.

I thank you did a great job I saw it light up you made the bundle excellently ,you got your charcoal started to burn I think you did a very good job I give you 10. Thank you so much I learn a lot there.

Good Job Becky. Keep up the good work.

It's nice seeing you grow with nature Becky

This was really interesting. Never seen the flint and steel method, but have used the magnifying glass method....You can also use a mirror too! Thanks for this great video.

you're a patient and thorough teacher. thanks.

Good job, snow is almost gone here in the city, so won't be long before the bush is clear and we can get out!! The magnifying glass was a real bonus!! Every kid had one when I was growing up now only Granny had one tucked in her crocheting!!! Love it!!

Being prepared is everything, time taken up front reduces the time when needed 👍

You are an awesome young lady..you did a great job!!!!! I am old enough to be your grandmother and i got my first flint and steel today and a magnifying lens. I hope I can do half as good as you did!! Thank you for inspiring me

pure enjoyment, miss Harriet, you two make a great team.

Congratulations on all your success and your future success.

Becky, you are very good at providing all of the details of what you are doing in your videos! You are a "natural" in the woods! Very nice video!

Outstanding !! I will be starting a fire with the magnifier on my Victorinox this season. I have so much planned. Been incapacitated nearly 7 years. Literally going to crawl back into the forest. Good stuff miss Girl Mississippi Gul Coast USA ~rad~

that was awesome. the fire heat deflector is a nice touch too....

Love to see you learning and growing in your bushcraft skills, it is refreshing to see our youth learning important skills .....keep up the great work Becky

I'm amazed! I have an open fire at home and I need a box of matches, a gas torch, a litre of white spirit and a hot air paint stripper gun...

God bless you Girl. I pray for more Joy in all yo do and with all the protection of the angels.

Becky you have such a variabel skills and important things to learn out . I lock forward to see next videos . Wish you vell .

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Awesome!..i love flint and steel..it becomes addictive once you get the hang of it!

Very satisfying to catch an ember and blow it to flame. I use cotton char rope (like lamp wick)...just so much fun experimenting primitive fire starting. Great job & carry on !!

No apology necessary, I think you did a fabulous job.

i use a gopro hero 5 , its great ,,even in the rain,,i used mine on the london to brighton bike ride ,, clamped to my handle bars ,, a very good video,, no shakes in footage

I've been binge watching your old videos and I love them... I've been watching your vids for about 2 years now and I just love the type of person you are and that you have a passion for this and that you love animals like I do ... keep doing what you do !

So glad you’re back up and running. Good to see you again! This was an awesome video... I enjoy watching videos where one skill is focused on at a time. Thanks for this!

Great job , Becky! Another good video ! If you have any trouble holding your focus with the magnifying glass , you can hold a stick in the same hand with one end on the ground and simply lean the stick down to find the focal point. It's such a pleasure watching you learn these skills, and occasionally teaching this old dog new tricks!

I love this camping trip

Great job Becky! Don't know if you realize it or not. But you are influencing and teach the young and older. In a very good way. I hope you keep bushcrafting. Just be careful. Dont want anything to happen to ya. You're a great individual.

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Glad you were able to retrieve some of your gear glad to see you back making videos wish you all the very best until next time my friend may God bless you and your family

Thanx a lot. I like these kind of videos from you. The best video from you was the one with the boy.

+Girl Outdoors .. You make it look so easy. Your video is thorough showing the steps to be so successful. I've always been a fan of solar fire starting since i was a kid. Thanks for sharing.

Your video's are amazing and really inspiring, ive done a lot of camping in the past myself but to be honest went off it for a bit, watching your vids are inspiring me and i am now wanting to get back into it again, keep up the amazing content Becky

Great video Becky, you have the patience of a saint

Your an insperation becky,i enjoy your videos,thanks and stay safe from me,rob.

Welcome back Becky. Glad your camera was repaired after taking a swim. Nice demo 👏. and encouragement to the newbies.👍

Reminded me a lot of bundling a nest for Boy Scout competitions. Great job, and keep the outdoorsy skills coming!

A great job it’s not easy at times, everything must be just right and preparation is very important as you said. Keep it up!!! God Bless!

Excellent demonstration, one of the best I've seen. you are a natural. well done Becky.

Thankyouv i learned watching your technique...you just be yourself...love your videos

Yea , Glad to hear you retrieved your boat & some of your gear, lesson learned.

Another tip for ya, this one is for the Magnifying Glass, focus the light on one of the flat pieces of the inner bark tinder, that way you are heating everything in the light at the same time. I've found that if I do it on the fuzzy parts it takes longer since the intense heat is on smaller threads. Just something to think about. A great fuel, once you have flames, that is essentially like adding gasoline or kerosene to the fire is what we call Rich Pine here. Rich Pine is the stump of a pine that died. One stump will give you enough small sticks of it to last many many fires. And it will even burn if you dunk it in water first since it is sealed & full of resin so no water is absorbed. You can, if you wish, make shavings of it, but I usually just use a small twig sized piece. It burns very hot.

Very good summary of the stages of learning. Similarly with language: learn a bit, then give it a rest so that it has time to get tucked away in the memory box..☆ I can burn holes through wood, but never got a fire going

I'm glad you were able to get some of the things you lost in the boating accident. Now, I can pack up another way for fire starting. I bet you are glad about the awesome weather change. Take care.

Excellent video Becky, I think that you are doing a great job, keep up, we are with you.👍👍👍👍👍

You make it look so easy!

Very good Becky. I've been using flint and steel for over thirty years now so when I say this it comes with a lot of experience. Next time try holding charcloth under flint and it will catch a hot spark almost always after first strike. Great birds nest bundle👍

Well done! Flint and steel has to be one of my more favorite ways of making fire. Keep practicing and you'll be able to spark your char with one hit.

Glad you have your camera back! Love the videos!

Well done Becky. Cant wait for the hand/bow drill. Keep practicing.

Well done Becky..you,re such an inspiration to the young (and some old)..Keep it up and spread the word :-)

Good job Becky! Now you need to try Fomes Fomentarius trama layer turned into Amadou by boiling the trama layer slices in white birch ashes and water for a couple hours, then lightly smashing the wet pieces with a stick to flatten out, and drying them either naturally or on a stone by a fire. You simply can then scrape the amadou with your sharp flint, or a knife edge, much like you did the wood bark, until you get fuzz on top of the amadou piece, and place the fluffed up amadou on your flint, make a spark into it, and presto! you'll have an ember. I keep these dry in a tin with silica packs. Also, use the spore tubes, dried of course, with magnifying lens and get a coal from them. The smoke dispels bugs too. Good luck.

Love your accent love your videos from a Rodeo Cowboy from California USA

Becky you could make your twig outer shell while your wood is green and let it dry out that way you have the outer shell made in advance then when you need one you could just add your other tender to it to start a fire

You done a great job

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2 yrs ago 😱😱😱😱 , can't believe I've been watching this whole time

Thanks for another great vedio. A well prepared bird's nest is the trick.

I have never seen it done this way. Thank you

You made it look easy

Your so awsome lol. Your camera had a little dip in the last video. That s authentic I think your great.

WOW! Awesome video yet again Becky! You have indeed come a long way and your Mom came to the rescue when you *thought* that you had failed to demonstrate the flint method. Very good camera work, Mom! Some advise for you, Becky, never be your own critic...you will succeed and you will fail, however, THE measure of success is your personal determination and fortitude...of which, you have no lacking :) Sending much love from the Great Smoky Mountains...yes, it IS beautiful here too...come and visit sometime :)

Great video. I love lighting fires with flint and steel. fantastic work.

Lovely video enjoyed watching

Nice instructive video. Thanks

I think you did a great job with your flint and steel and you showed good confidence in explaining to those who are new to this. Thanks. Can you help me with filming my bushcrafting exploits that I've been practicing? I want to show off the things I have accomplished.

Nice job! I just started learning Flint & Steel as a second fire craft skill. Thanks for the video.

Well done learning the flint and steel. What a good day out there no weather.

So beautiful...stay safe!

this brings back some nice mamories

Still love your videos!!! I just ordered a hand made Flint and steel from a channel in the states. You gave me a lot of great ideas to start with. Thanks again for everything you do blessings 😇🇺🇸

Hay Becky I bet your glad that its spring now and I'm very glad that you and your friend are ok that is so cool with the birds nest and F/S can't wait to see more vids also tell you dad that i'm loving his vids as well you guys keep up the great work

Becky, You did a fantastic job. Well done and a great video.

Wonderful job. Great camera work. Fantastic awesome fashion. Amazing hairstyle. Beautiful scenery. Really love your videos

Becky as always love your videos my friend.

Looks like a great outing, Becky! You're already better with flint & steel than I am...more of a firesteel person myself. But it's a great skill to have, looks like I need to practice it a bit.

Hello from Georgia in the U.S! Good video...you make the flint and steel fire look so easy!!

Love from Vietnam

Glad to hear about your recovery of your boat and jackets .Be careful dear.

Excellent vid! Good beginner advice and practice makes better, your steps and stages advice were very clear to understand..... thanks for sharing your knowledge..👍🔥🌬🔥

Very well done! You've done well in improving your skills. BTW, cotton balls (pure cotton, not cotton and synthetic mix) works great is one of my go-to for flint fire starting. Your perseverance has indeed paid off!

very good Becky . nice Vlog ,thanks for sharing , Bobbyb from Philippines.

great to see you back after your river incident and good to hear you got some of your stuff back! this was a great video about the F&S and like you say we saw it light :) the important bit is the prep of the birdsnest which you worked through perfectly.. and great job with the glass too

Detailed and informative. Great job.

Becky well done, another great little video.

Good job, very great lesson and many thanks

nice video Becky. And such a great spring day you were enjoying there. Still snow here.. lol We really enjoyed it and it's nice to see you sharing what you've learned and passing along the skills. And as you said ... The practice will give success, and as the number of successful attempts grow, so will your confidence. Then, when you have 'success' with every attempt in all kinds of conditions.. then, you have 'Mastered" the technique. Until that point we are students practising the technique.. mastery will eventually come with continued success. Thanks for sharing. Glenn & Maureen.

body line is so good.

Great video Becky, and also glad you got your gear recovered! :-) Things happen but, at least this time thankfully, not all was lost.

Great bundle. You have clearly mastered the technique. Bravo! 👍🏻 P.S. You are an enthusiastic and talented instructor, too. Your instructions are very clear and detailed. 👏🏻