Thanks Jaime. The whole time I was shooting this I was thinking about how boring this was going to be. That why I did all the fast forwarding. But, yeah, I could have faked it but "a Scout is Trustworthy" ;-)

Yep, I have total trust in this guy.

I wasn't sure if this was going to be too boring but I decided to go with it and just show my screw ups.

A Scout is Trustworthy.

Prepare Learn Survive! Thanks for watching this stinker.

Survival On Purpose; Heck, I enjoyed it. This what really happens when you go out into the woods sometimes or trying to teach. 👍😄

I agree

Thanks. I appreciate it.

+toddrm2009 I always endeavor to persevere. ;-)

I almost always have fatwood with me but, for some reason, I didn't have any when I shot this.

Survival On Purpose Harvest some? I harvest in the middle of winter n still am able to get a fire goin. :)

GrizzlyHillbilly Believe it or not< i looked for some likely candidates close by where I was taping this but it was getting dark soon and I was having no luck. Like I said, I almost always have fatwood but I had just cleaned my truck out and was just planning to shoot a quick video and run back home. But you are right, it doesn't matter when you harvest it or how wet it is, fatwood is pretty much guaranteed fire. (But so is Live Fire).

Fatwood is better :) good video man. i uploaded 2 new vids today and the bigger one is uploading atm.

Amen to the multiple ways to start a fire. Also stay in practice in all kinds of weather. My kids make fun of me for still doing the bow drill fire.

Tony Stites It's usually easier for me than this disaster.

magnus andersson You are right Magnus, but I still feel a little ashamed for trying to skip doing a good preparation so I could get the video done faster. It would up taking me longer than it would have if I had just done it right to start with. Which is the way it is with a lot of things in life. But the Live Fire would have saved me if I'd really been in a bad situation.

+rahim jalil Thanks.

Yep

Yeah. I know I should have started with more feather sticks but I usually am able to make do with about what I had. Be prepared!

Survival On Purpose Well this showed things are not always "optimal" and that you actually show when things don't go as planned! Nothing staged in this vid!

lightwavemikala That's for sure.

05generic I follow that advice. I was about 1 mile from my house and had none of my usual gear with me except my Tahoma Field Knife, which luckily has a Live Fire in the sheath pocket.

Stacy Cornett Well here's a shameless Amazon link (benefits this channel): survivalonpurpose.com/Live-Fire

Haha, nothing wrong with a shameless plug. Its all good. Lol

Thanks for the info link.

Thanks Charles. It's not always how you get there as long as you make it.

Charles Larson I agree

Just being real.

Thanks for watching.

Thanks!

Lazy will get you every time.

Very true

Gary Herring I agree. I think they are both excellent tools.

+Survival Chris me? Hard headed?

DWI (Deal-With-It) I'm glad you liked the "combo" format. I'm going to try to do more of that and hopefully they won't all be this painful.

Hah. One of my favorite movies too Michael. My favorite line " I notice when you get to disliking somebody they ain't around long neither"

Dying ain’t much a livin Boy.

Too bad I didn't put the effort into the tinder prep

Sweetened with scorpion legs

Thanks for watching.

steve mcphaul I really never like using pine straw. it just never seems to burn well for me. Maybe I'll re-consider. I want to have as many options as possible.

mooseman "realism" huh? I have to admit that's not the first word that came to my mind ;-)

Garrett Chan I should have done better prep.

Thanks for watching.

I agree

Thank YOU Ray

+Huadong Feng I just can't get into that.

Agnos Junior Thanks,

tom a Love this guy but I was thinking the same thing...Hey Bryan are you philosophically opposed to burning dead pine needles and leaves?!?

imjeff88 Yeah, you could burn it but I'm not sure it would be enough fuel to warrant destroying such a valuable tool.

duxdawg I've always had good success with poplar but I usually do a much better job of preparing than I did on this video. The easy way is rarely the best way.

Survival Preacher Yep, that's what I was trying to do, I just didn't do a good enough job.

I think this is a great tool.

I like the versatility of this size for general camp use.

+River rat Just keepin' it real

I think so too

It is, True That.,,.

Say Heah, I sent in my money a while ago, I got replies on promoting the WoW Folding Saw. But no saw. I finally inguired about it and my reply was Jerry couldn't L@@K into the saw until this Saturday. What the $&%#, Man survive is paramount. He's got me worried. I deal with alot of guys and companies. I never experienced this to wait until Saturday to know anything about a item that's already paid for. What do you say to that Brian.,,.p

+Brad Barber Yes we do.

Especially when you are in too much of a hurry ;-)

Some days you're the windshield and some days you're the bug ;-)

Survival On Purpose You stated..."Some days you're the windshield and some days you're the bug ;-)" Haw! ** Well Sir....that is the short and simply well stated truth!!!! I must remember that line! >;)

Charles Larson I don't remember where I heard it but it fits.

Buckhorn Outdoors Thanks!

HighCarbonSteel Love Thanks Dave. I should have prepared better.

Lt Survival I know what you mean Louis. That just felt very awkward with this axe.

Indeed it would. But Worth a try .

Thanks Marc. I just wanted to keep it real.

Thanks!

yep

Guy Montag What a great story. Even if you knew nothing about Jack London, you could tell the writer was someone who knew what he was talking about from real life experience.

40belowful Glad to hear it.

Yeah it was pretty damp. The pine log I was using for a chopping support at first was soggy.

I think those are excellent testing conditions; frustrating in the moment, but how else do we discover where and how we need to improve our preparations?

Shoto Kido It was pretty humbling, even though I was prepared in the end.

I know it may seem like that, especially since I did a little Schrade "marathon" on Thanksgiving to sort of emulate what a lot of TV channels do. But, as I said in my most recent channel update, I created the Schrade Saturday concept so my "regular" Friday videos can be about other various subjects. I also mentioned I'm going to make a serious effort to increase the percentage of skill type videos and to also try and combine some product reviews with practical skills in the review videos. Having said that, I also explained why I am a big supporter of Schrade and why I intend to continue the Schrade Saturday videos. And, at least so far, the Schrade videos seem to generate a respectable amount of views. Anyway, I hope you stay tuned and continue to watch the videos that interest you. If Schrade videos don't float your boat I understand. I appreciate your feedback and your support.

Chris Martin Thanks Chris.

+paulie 4x :-)

He was a master wordsmith.

@@SurvivalOnPurpose I've been to his Wolf House several times. He was a complicated Man. I've read everything he wrote.

Cool

I have not had much consistent luck with leaves. But if it works for you go with it.

I like them both.

Could you tell I was getting tired?

A little, that's the way it is when you get older lol

Eric Blades I am not going to dignify that remark with a response ;-)

I'm no youngster myself😄

+Nether Dominator I have never had a lot of luck using pine needles.

Thanks.

I have to admit I had a few until I remembered the Live Fire.

kaizoebara Yeah, but they were pretty damp at the time.

+Ali Jalloul thanks

Outsider Let me know how it goes.

Survival On Purpose I need to learn some leatherworks first. I do have some design idea's though. :)

inspireAson Ohhhhh! I have such a hard time with "favorite" questions. I usually have several "favorites". I really like my Wetterling's Hunter's Axe just because it's old school cool, but I have to say for shear versatility this one is hard to beat. Can they both be favorites?

I'll allow two favorites. :) I've been eying the Wetterling's. I honestly don't have a big need for an axe, but who couldn't find a need right?

Want- 4 letters ; need- 4 letters. Pretty much the same thing aren't they?

Lol yup. :)

+Richard Lambert . Well after watching some other vids my concerns seem accurate so im gonna get the 2l.

+Richard Lambert I know Schrade has done some work on their saw blades but I don't know if the SCAXE9 was tweaked, That was my biggest issue with it. You can't go wrong with the SCAXE2L

I think if they just forgot about the saw they would have a great tool.

As a matter of fact...kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbB3qc2Dq9KVY2Q.html

Works for me

I can’t really comment on what they are like now. I just don’t know since the company was sold to BTI

I really have no idea. I have to assume there's a reason. It doesn't seem to hurt anything.

Ok Thanks, I just thought that there was something along with the specs that mentioned it. I'll check out Schrade

;-)

I try

Ivan Quin Thanks.