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A VISUAL tutorial on 3 building campfires. Not just HOW to build them but WHEN to use each one! This Campfire Tutorial uses a Thermal Camera to see what the Naked Eye can't. Stay warm this winter camping season!
Comparing the Tipi Fire VS The Log Cabin Fire Vs The Upside Down Fire
I show the benefits of each of these three fires:
•*The Teepee (Tipi) Fire Lay*
•*The Log Cabin Fire Lay*
•*The Reverse (Upside Down) Fire*
And cover and compare the following topics:
•*Ease of Lighting*
•*Heat Distribution*
•*How much Maintenance is Required*
•*When it Collapses*
•*And the Quality of Cooking Coals* - Via a Water Boil Test
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00:00 Introduction
00:18 How to build The Teepee (Tipi) Fire
03:47 How to build The Log Cabin Fire
06:49 How to build The Reverse Fire (Upside Down Fire)
The art of making a campfire seems to be a lost one. With so many levels - what tinder and kindling to use, how to harvest and find dry wood, what types of wood to use, and ofcourse which fire lay to use. It can all get so confusing! I hope to bring some visual knowledge and clarification on these!
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@maryamalkhairy2547 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for explaining in this detail. Knowing the direction of heat and how it'll spread helps in making better decisions depending on need. Sincerely appreciate this from you!

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!! If you wanted to see the Full in depth video - its a really cool one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@maryamalkhairy2547 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials my pleasure and thank you for an even more detailed version! Will definitely check it out 👍

@MrKurayami Жыл бұрын

Very useful

@pattidrier9593 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking!!

@MKrang-hn3re Жыл бұрын

The thermal vision was a great detail!! 👍🏽

@Asian4runner Жыл бұрын

When I go camping, we usually do the “toss a bunch of wood into a pile” fire lol

@Hi-nf5yt Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@eftbro9963 Жыл бұрын

exactly me

@dusannestorovic5699 Жыл бұрын

Yup I use the "light some small branches first and then just toss in bigger peaces as you need to" method

@abhilash9918 Жыл бұрын

@@dusannestorovic5699 this how you i do it. Smaller branches are for quick intense fire and bigger logs keep the fire burning for longer period.

@alienbydfault Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the "blow on fire unnecessarily and move some sticks and logs at times to show that u actually know what u r doing" step.

@rowanbcapr Жыл бұрын

if you’re out camping in like an area that holds moisture, teepee is absolutely the way to go because of how good it works with even with wet wood (i’ve been able to do bow drill fires with just grass fluff, soaked wood, and a bit of pine resin to give the tinder more time to catch). but i do have to admit that if you have like a wood shed or dry wood that the top down fire will burn long and hot, that being because it basically converts the wood to charcoal.

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing some valuable info on here and adding a good discussion point!! You’ll probs get a kick out of the full vid too : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@rowanbcapr Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials absolutely! thanks for responding. top down fire is also really great for making a lot of charcoal in a pinch, just make one in a pit with an air hole and then cover up both holes so the fire goes out

@vibeneko7958 Жыл бұрын

When i was a boyscout, we would build a small teepee in the middle, and place some firewood around it so we could convert it to a cabin type fire when the heat had dried our wood abit

@ICUP570 8 ай бұрын

I live in a swamp and don’t have a building or cover yet for my firewood so I tarp it on pallets but the ground always holds moisture so the wood is always a tad bit wet. The teepee method is how I have to start all my fires and it works every time even with fresh rained on wood as long as I have something to start the fire with.

@deborah5212 7 ай бұрын

Yup !!

@Rainy_Dawn Жыл бұрын

Friendly reminder to all our campers not to use rocks found near rivers around your fire. There might be water inside of 'em, the fire can boil this water and cause the rock to explode, creating what's essentialy a hand grenade.

@DiamondAppendixVODs Жыл бұрын

Not something I would ever think of, but thanks, I'll keep that in mind ...for dnd

@A_Ducky Жыл бұрын

Ranatoki you just explained a good part of my favorite Verne book (Mysterious Island).

@MrAlziepen Жыл бұрын

That, and generally it's not great to needlessly disturb the habitat of small animals like salamanders that live under and around river rocks.

@charlesstidham2788 Жыл бұрын

Doesn't explode hard enough to hurt anyone, they just jump slightly and split into a few pieces.

@CeruleanStar Жыл бұрын

@@charlesstidham2788 Is this true for every rock type? I know some rocks shatter when put under stress. I don't know how they react to heat, but I'd be surprised if they broke differently than usual.

@Sanxioned1 Жыл бұрын

Top down is also the least ignitable if any of your wood is even remotely damp. The cabin and teepee can still function if a peice here or there isn't bone dry. EDIT: wow! Thanks for the likes, folks!

@Osprey1994 Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@saeedhossain6099 Жыл бұрын

does the top down also burn though the material faster? seems to me if it burns hotter and wider spread, it's going to run out faster

@thankyoumaam8519 Жыл бұрын

@@saeedhossain6099 Not if the wood is damp.

@ObservationofLimits Жыл бұрын

@@saeedhossain6099 yes and no. It actually depends on how the wood ends up breaking into embers (whether it's a loose wood that will break apart easily early on into large pieces, or tight wood that will hold form until the embers are marble sized when it gives). Teepees tend to burn fastest. The top down ones are a close second but as mentioned before if the wood breaks into large chunks early on the embers can actually greatly inhibit airflow. Your "longest burning" fires would likely be "map marker fires" (where you lay the big logs in an * pattern with however many legs and build a smaller fire in the middle) but that requires regularly pushing the big logs into the center as they're consumed. Or what we called tombstone fires - you build a wall of heavy logs / big pieces (this doubles as a wind break), take two more big pieces and lay them perpendicular off the ends, shallow out the dirt a bit, then build a fire at the base of the wall. Done correctly, this fire will last days (depends on size and dryness of logs), provide a windbreak, and the wall of embering wood essentially acts like a radiant space heater.

@johnevans5782 Жыл бұрын

Yep. While the reverse fire might work better once it gets going, the teepee fire is the easiest type to build and get going in an emergency.

@marcofemto9417 Жыл бұрын

Also depends on how much wood you got, what type and how dry it is depending on your current situation. I found the teepee is more easily ignited in an emergency situation or if the wood is not very dry. Then you can rearrange into a better hotter setup

@christopherwellman2364 Жыл бұрын

I always thought building a log cabin around a teepee was the best

@BlendyStick Жыл бұрын

Using a thermal camera to determine the "best" campfire method is peak techbro

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Haha, next level nerd

@johndododoe1411 Жыл бұрын

Helps if you have it in your phone or toolbag for job reasons. Or maybe its on your head as a soldier trying to keep warm in a winter fight.

@thisnewnamesystemisdumb Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials My kind of nerd! 😁👍

@peteressert5172 7 ай бұрын

That was just a collier overlay. Thermal cameras don't function like that. It was all for show

@906MediaProductions 6 ай бұрын

It's just flirs blended image mode. It is real thermal just overlaying a normal image. Flir does does it because their low end thermal sensors have worse resolution than a potato. @@peteressert5172

@LBCB94025 Жыл бұрын

my method is a "top-down"/(descending size lattice [bigger at bottom*])"/+ "log cabin" (exterior/square stack*) 😁👍🏻

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Link to a more detailed (saveable) vid if interested. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html DJ's Gear List on Amazon www.amazon.com/shop/thebearessentials

@KingBobforever Жыл бұрын

Wow thx this is helpful

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

@@KingBobforever my pleasure!

@KingBobforever Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials thank you I normally use the first method with some dry tinder in the middle and slowly get thicker

@TheKlink Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials changing shorts to watch in the url also works.

@tomschmidt9923 Жыл бұрын

Last one is also Friendship Fire as it burns from top down much slower than Teepee.

@zizimugen4470 Жыл бұрын

My preferred social fire is the teepee in a cabin in a teepee in a cabin in a teepee in a cabin in a teepee with plenty of branches piled outside the circle. I did that at a geologist retreat, and I friggin loooooove how because I started the fire, everyone assumed I’m the one to tend to the fire. Keeping the light and warmth for everyone was such a good feeling for me, seeing them chatting and laughing, bonding and talking science, and of course I joined because we were all geologists. I was just the fire master as well ☺️ But thanks for this!

@asseenontv247 Жыл бұрын

There is also an improvement to the log cabin style that borrows from rocket stove techniques. If you seal all the gaps except for the outlet and a small slit at ground level using logs, tree bark, or other organic material you can find (it can be damp too) then you can benefit from also causing an airflow that stokes the fire for you. You'll just need to make a starting fire inside the structure to get it going.

@nathanieldellapenta8200 Жыл бұрын

Bruh and here I was thinking Charizard was the most popular fire type

@Cyno0442 Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥

@VLuee Жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️

@rean192 Жыл бұрын

🗿

@A_Ducky Жыл бұрын

California.

@VLuee Жыл бұрын

@@A_Ducky the “bruh” ruined this comment

@mosesbarron4200 Жыл бұрын

Definitely going to try this. I’m usually a teepee guy and then throwing large logs which require monitoring for a long time. I do enjoy watching the fire when all the kids go to bed though. The size of the wood pieces in this vid has me thinking more strategically about what I need to accomplish with the fire and how long I’ll need it for. I’m a snob about mallows and tell the family we have to wait for coals. Goal: get to coal stage faster. Ha ha.

@lindboknifeandtool Жыл бұрын

Sometimes the KZfaq shorts are EXCELLENT. Everything about this one is great. Would’ve never even considered this.

@ChiefScout_Outdoors Жыл бұрын

Such a really good information video. most of us know how to build a fire, but very few of us know how fireworks on a different build. over the years I’ve built many different builds, but until this day, never ever thought it would make a difference of how I built it. love this information fantastic video thank you and well done. 😊👊🔥

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thanks you so so much! You can see the really in depth version here if youd like - some great info!: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@rageflash9 Жыл бұрын

These infos are sick..thanks bro

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!! Thx for writing!

@tzackaria7 Жыл бұрын

sick or SLICK?

@utkdimebag Жыл бұрын

You need some medicine for your info?

@rageflash9 Жыл бұрын

@@utkdimebag hahaha..i like you, you're funny 😂

@feralbluee Жыл бұрын

i know that sick is term used for great now! i’m 77!! how come i know and some of you don’t. i love it. we used say “that’s cool, man.” and i still do. but groovy, does not work any more. and, yeah, this info is sick, man. :) 🪵🌷🌱

@Wildwestwrangler Жыл бұрын

The upside down fire is also best in a wood stove or fireplace as it also burns cleaner and has a more complete combustion resulting in less creosote in your chimney.

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

You’re 100% right!!

@Captaraknospider Жыл бұрын

The best fire is the one you don't have to burn all your wood early. You want to get a good Cole base and set a larger log and cross it on one side the cross can be wetter as it will dry. Brake your smaller stuff as needed keep crossing it and every second one use wetter wood. Lay your wetter stuff around the fire to get a system of drying. Never burn all your good stuff at once.

@ObservationofLimits Жыл бұрын

Mmm lean-to fire

@CloakedJ24 Жыл бұрын

At first I wondered why this common sense was being stated…. Then I realized I was just lucky to have had a grandpa who shared so much of his knowledge with me

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Ya!! You’re really fortunate to have learned this as passed down wisdom. I only learned it later in life

@HotMonkeyDik 6 ай бұрын

Fire nakes heat. It is common sense bruh

@RVingwithG Жыл бұрын

GOOD TO KNOW 👍😮😊

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thanks G! Full vid here if you wanted to watch : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@clapton79 Жыл бұрын

We might need this knowledge in the close future so thanks.

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

youre very welcome, always good to know!

@A_Ducky Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials You never know when you'll need it. I was 14 when a war suddenly broke out in my country. Prior to that - everyone laughed at my Mom for buying a wood stove. As soon as Serbs cut off electricity to the whole city - those people stopped laughing and started bringing bread to be baked (some would bring a log, some a bit of coal, whatever anyone had. Mom never refused anyone, even without that). Literally whole neighborhood was fed on our stove for 3.5yrs! All the fancy electric shit was useless.. especially after we used up every car battery & generator available. So big thanks @The Bear Essentials. 🤗 Request/suggestion: In Bosnian war, we used to make candles out of regular cooking oil caps...by filling them with little oil & water ... adding a bit of rope or something as a wick. I kinda forgot how exactly that went though, been in USA for 30yrs so I'm now just flipping switches or telling Alexa to turn on the lights. If you know this method, would you please post a guide on it? TYSM in advance!! It's a very tiny candle but can be made quickly and is sufficient in many cases when you need just a bit of light. It provides as much as a tea candle (if that's what those mini ones are called.. usually come in bags of 20 or so).

@BurnBass13 Жыл бұрын

The reverse fire is perfect and it burns long without too much smoke!👌🏼

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

agreed!

@LooseGripHandle Жыл бұрын

Top down only works well if you can get it hot enough to create a pillar of flame. I usually use this when using a incinerator, usually I create a guide path with cardboard/dry leaves.

@reallifeandgamingchannel9196 Жыл бұрын

This is really interesting nice

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@rickconnock7578 Жыл бұрын

Now that's a decent shorty. Good job young man

@alexandervictor4310 Жыл бұрын

The reverse fire was how I was taught in my earliest campfire days...cool

@lars_of_the_north Жыл бұрын

The reverse fire made no sense when I first heard about it (a few weeks ago) so this is something I needed. Thank you.

@luvmechanix Жыл бұрын

That's because its actually BS

@HuJack007 Жыл бұрын

Past year i really started liking the top down fire

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@george2113 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials the fortune five hundred fire

@allex975gaming Жыл бұрын

I prefer wearing the clothes wet and then setting myself on fire , this way it is wayyy more efficient and its dries up quickly

@Eazy-V Жыл бұрын

There's another strategy ?

@CaptainFrankBlack Жыл бұрын

This is the universally preferred method.

@benzamg32m68 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Java_Ram_जवा_राम Жыл бұрын

I was watching this video and then my neighbour came and we watched it together. He said that this video changed his life and touched his heart. I then went and rented a projector in a big field and my entire town watched it and it changed their lives too. We all are so grateful. Thank You for this video....

@mikuspalmis Жыл бұрын

😐 😄

@felixdogan6776 Жыл бұрын

Didn't know the last method and your explanation really helped

@hindsight_is_2020 Жыл бұрын

I usually start with the teepee until its burning strong . then push them flat . great info showing the direction of heat 👍

@1NTU1T1V3 Жыл бұрын

Great content brother. I love it! Keep at it

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Zakk!! If you are interested in the longer form of this badboy here it is : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@monadamus42 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's so cool! Different fires for different occasions. Thank you so much

@dexterm2003 Жыл бұрын

I like the reverse fire method but with two large logs on the bottom and tinder between them. It makes lighting easier and allows you to have a very long burning fire. If there is heavy wind you can angle it to shield the tinder or if the wind is light you can angle it to stoke the embers. When the upper layers burn down to coals you have the two large logs to keep pots eleveated or you can move them to expose more coals. Also refeeding the fire is as easy as laying additional layers since the base logs will still be entact.

@Mr.Bojangles4 Жыл бұрын

Apparently in the scouts a reverse fire is called a “council fire”

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Ah I’ve never heard that before. Thx for sharing! Are you in scouts?? You might like the full vid of this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@fattymatty823 Жыл бұрын

Cub Scout/Boy Scout for almost 9 years, probably the best information on fire building I've ever seen

@ObservationofLimits Жыл бұрын

Huh? There was almost no valuable information here.

@fattymatty823 Жыл бұрын

@@ObservationofLimits everyone processes information differently, read between the lines and don't be a troll.

@justdumpit9789 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this. This is so super useful and I cannot wait for my next camping trip to try these out.

@aceknowledgable9403 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the options if I want to be an outdoorsman in the future. If I could, I'd use all three versions for the purposes you described. Once again, thanks!

@BirdAndBearFinishing Жыл бұрын

My dad always told me the first way was the only way to start a fire. Once I started lighting fires the reverse way he never started the fire again. Said "You do it better, so do it your way" 🤣

@Hybridsixtynine Жыл бұрын

TFW ur elders learn from you and are nice about it.

@peggyscott66 Жыл бұрын

Well that's first one is old school boy scouts. That was everywhere. I did it too lol

@ObservationofLimits Жыл бұрын

@@Hybridsixtynine TFW the reverse way only works with seasoned/dry wood.

@Martian74 Жыл бұрын

I like stoking and tending to a fire so I never do a stacked style fire. Plus those styles need perfectly cut wood, my fires have a longer log put in the middle to burn in half and then I move the 2 separate parts onto the fire to burn. Much less chopping before the fire and gives you something to do while the fire burns.

@larryvaughn4688 Жыл бұрын

I was the Boy Scoutmaster of Troop 08 in Sausalito, of Marin County CA. I had that pleasure, and challenge for 12 years as my sons matured from Cub Scouts to wilderness survival skills, as girls became more important than the out of doors, or camp fires, I kept our troop together for another three years past their interest in outdoor adventures, I put together quiet a number of first aid, land navigation, and how to catch, and cook from rabits, to fish. I have never seen, or created a better guide for creating a campfire for filling the need of the moment, If you agree I'd be honored to sketch a reproduction of these three fire lays and the advantages of each. Well done, and thank you!

@iNekizalb Жыл бұрын

The spread of the heat just depends on the amount of fire at once. See heat has 3 different ways of propagating: Conduction (via physical objects which is not the case in a fire), Convection (hot air is less dense so heat goes up or towards the direction of wind that moves the hot air around) and radiation (which spreads everywhere from the hot object's surface). Therefore, the only way to make wood spread more towards the sides is to increase the heat or heated surface so the radiation is also increased. EDIT: not to make wood spread, but heat from the fire

@elale8016 Жыл бұрын

Why isn't the pile with extension to the sides the hottest one? The fire coming from the top down doesn't make sense to me to be hotter.

@harlicon Жыл бұрын

Finally not a "feel" answer but a fact answer

@jegr3398 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, someone who actually knows what they're talking about

@ddr526 Жыл бұрын

Useful interesting information

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@hamoostaffat Жыл бұрын

The last one is how I build my fires, gets a nice bed of embers going in the middle and just falls in on itself, teepee can slip and fall sideways, the cabin stack.. if all sides are not the same size wood one side falls first

@cristymenapace677 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Situational fire!!! Thanks!❤❤❤

@not.ur.avg.jo. Жыл бұрын

Wow man, this channel is a blessing. Keep it up

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Jo! Will do

@sanikamil09 Жыл бұрын

This is so professional.

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Full and more detailed vid is here if your interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@sanikamil09 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials appreciate it.

@sanctuary6689 6 ай бұрын

My grandma taught me how to make all kinds of camp and cook fires. It’s cool to see what you can normally only feel.

@linx.b5246 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining. Will try this next time.

@connorlegeyt Жыл бұрын

I'm a boy scout, so this helps

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Sweet, thx Connor, if you liked this and want a more thorough understanding this may help you too: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

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@shizanepimp1 Жыл бұрын

I use the top down method for a month now. Absolutely love it

@YouTube_4u Жыл бұрын

Well thanks for the information, now I can put this knowledge in my "I'll never remember it when I'll need it" drawer. Have a nice day wise man.

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@deusvult6920 Жыл бұрын

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@vipe650r 6 ай бұрын

Saving this to my survival playlist that I’ll 100% have internet access to be able to watch when the need arises.

@vsevolodkuksin2658 6 ай бұрын

Great video and very informative! Just a friendly reminder to everyone watching: Please remember to only make campfires in designated fireplaces or areas specifically designed for this purpose. Avoid creating fires in random areas, especially pits, as this is one of the leading causes of accidental fires in the wild. Safety first for ourselves and the environment.

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@Mighty_Atheismo Жыл бұрын

Game changer. Solid advice. Gonna try that upside down fire next chance I get.

@Cliffdog01 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a test to see which will warm you the quickest? Maybe you could stick a damp cloth a couple of Meters/Yards away and put the thermal cam on it, waiting for it to get warm.

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, in the longer version of the video I cover this with a wet wool sock: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

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@andrewverburg1805 3 ай бұрын

I'm pro liento fire. I like that it kicks back the fire. It gets your Fuel started early.

@roy.h.barrett 6 ай бұрын

Reverse is and has been for some time, been my go to fire

@joshscharnick9520 Жыл бұрын

Fun lil story! I made the 3rd fire shown in our back yard with my dad one day. He and I are both responsible pyromaniacs. He brought home a couple skids from work, we used 3 for some diy projects, had about 11 left. He told me to stack them, and fill them. We had a really big yard we were fixing up (no grass), no power lines overhead, and a crap ton of dry rotted firewood. 😈 The flames were at least 50ft high. After it was all burnt the flames were hot enough to melt a pop can

@NevilleBamshu23 Жыл бұрын

This is brilliant..I'm about to undertake my own outdoor adventures and this is perfect..

@JesseJames-ig7gu Жыл бұрын

Thank you for confirming my intuition is on point.

@11_EVERYTHING_OEFx2 Жыл бұрын

As we barrel towards a dystopian hellscape, information like this has never been more important.

@anthonyray2872 Жыл бұрын

A very good piece of information. Thank you👍

@HeloYoutube Жыл бұрын

The reverse has been my go to for a long time, definitely my favourite

@Big_Man__ 6 ай бұрын

The method I've developed over the years as a scout was to make a hybrid lean-to/cabin fire with a solid 1" thick stick base. I used this method with great success in wetter environments that made starting a fire difficult. The lean-to would use a large log (preferably split) with a bird's nest next to it on top of the wood base. As the fire would first start, it would be easy to slowly add kindling and tinder depending on the spread of the fire. The heat would then be soaked into the log and the embers would rest on the stick" floor. Eventually as the fire grew, it would become more of a cabin as a second log would be placed parrallel to the first and medium sized sticks placed between them depending on needs of the fire and people using it.

@alharrison1038 Жыл бұрын

What about the wind tunnel? That's my preferred one, I might have made it up, but works great

@salamanteri_ Жыл бұрын

My favourite is the lean-to-fire, where you put one big log sideways on the ground, place smaller sticks to lean to the side on the big log, and light the fire under those sticks. It's great if you want most of the heat facing a specific direction, like when sleeping in a "laavu".

@dondonovan2778 Жыл бұрын

Works in a insert for a fireplace very well

@Ogrematic Жыл бұрын

We used the reverse fire to build our end of the summer bonfire at camp. 25' high and 20' across at the base. You could still cook on it the next morning.

@bushcraftboys Жыл бұрын

Tbh we have to make the best of whats to hand.. Meaning weather conditions, wood type.. Any fire is a life saver an any info is great fully taken.. Thank you

@KingDoomfist 2 ай бұрын

Can confirm 100%. Reverse fire is also the easiest to build... you don't even have to place anything properly, just toss in several handfuls each of lil twigs, then big twigs, then lil sticks, then big sticks, then lil logs etc. I learned this the hard / interesting way ... very low on rest and energy / blood sugar.

@vincentbarnett4222 3 ай бұрын

The teepee works best in inclement weather when you don't want to mess around. The log cabin is great when you have a little more time to spend building your fire. Notice the cabin is built around a teepee. The reverse fire is when you have decent weather and have the time to make a leisurly fire. All 3 are great fires and all will, eventually, make a nice, even, hot fire with great cooking coals. My personal favorite is the pile of tinder and wood with a nice garnish of gasoline! 😊

@rubygreen1249 Жыл бұрын

I usually use a leaning hut sort of deal. one large piece and then tinder,paper next to and lay kindling slanted using the big piece as the support. I've had this start every time and works great in wood stoves where you don't have much room to build a log cabin.

@Hamraazsingh Жыл бұрын

Great video!!🥰

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@jasentheawesome Жыл бұрын

I like trench fires for cooking. Nice level surface and fun to use

@blakecloutier6891 Жыл бұрын

Love learning new things to try great video

@davidt5200 Жыл бұрын

Good to know a few different ways to burn. Each having their use

@powerdude_dk Жыл бұрын

I'm a boyscout and I've never made a reverse fire. We were always taught to lit the fire from the bottom. But I gotta try it!

@reginalynn9856 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, this is brilliant. 👍

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

thx for saying that!! if you'd enjoy a more thorough vid too, I made one here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html

@reginalynn9856 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBearEssentials Will do 👍

@DerbyCounty_1884 Жыл бұрын

Thank you I'm going camping this weekend and I'm definitely going to try this. My camp fires have been fairly crap

@brizzle8797 Жыл бұрын

Will say I use top down method every day to lightht my furnace. Works great. As far as teepee method goes I only ever use it to get the fire going. Once it's up and going I just add logs as usual.

@lincroyableprocrastinateur5414 Жыл бұрын

Never heard of the reverse fire but damn can't argue with the results!

@SC-RGX7 Жыл бұрын

Log cabin is bae when lighting large logs in my fireplace, but I often use the reverse technique to start a log cabin, and it works wonders.

@jessefleming1421 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been using the heck out of my solo stove lately. I’ll test a couple of these out !

@rockjockchick Жыл бұрын

Very useful. Thank you!

@biswajeetdassh9305 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information 👍👍👍🙏

@FurryNonsense Жыл бұрын

I love how he said the third one is the most rare one, yet its the one everyone uses XD

@mizzwitty1042 6 ай бұрын

Good to know👍 Thanks a bunch❤

@reemsz5735 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much this was/is really helpful I always knew that there were more ways to build a fire but I kinda was relying on the social fire I really don't know why I never tried doing it in a deferent way soo thx much appreciated

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! The teepee / social is a great one. But the others have some cool unique functions if you can master em!

@mevenstien Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Good info. For me when thinking of the perfect fire (depending on needs or conditions) , will try to make it so can light with only one match but mostly it's about least to no smoke when burning. Again nice video.

@suntaog 4 ай бұрын

That's really helpful. I always built the log cabins, thought they were pretty close to perfect. I'm going upside down now.

@apple11117 Жыл бұрын

reverse fire is my go to as it usually (when done well) completely smokeless while it is burning, but it requires more set up as it is harder to get going.

@stunt- Жыл бұрын

First fire building technique is the most energy efficient as the heat from the fire inside isn’t escaping the logs its burning and the heat from the burning logs around it radiates

@TheBearEssentials Жыл бұрын

You’d be surprised actually, check out the full video to see the in depth results, it’s actually the least efficient kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxkp9qXva2WpY0.html