My god. I haven't thought of using a pencil sharpener to make super fine tinder material. Probably gonna throw one in my kit now.
@hugeenzo78848 жыл бұрын
me to
@joshporter57738 жыл бұрын
Well, there cheap, easily accessible, I'm a 13 year old and I can just go into WHSmith (or a stationery shop) and buy one.
@poldi22336 жыл бұрын
Oh Lord I feel stupid now :D
@smokeythehuman35966 жыл бұрын
If your around palmtrees and its wet and theres a bunch of dead palm frons laying around or still connected together you can always shake off the palm frons crumble up the leaves and break the actual branch part into peices and use the crumbled palm fron leaves to help the fire get going and the broken branch parts to help light bigger pieces as long as you have a lighter or if you have magnesium and a striker
@davesmith17716 жыл бұрын
A knife works nearly as good and I would assume everyone has one.....
@BruceNitroxpro8 жыл бұрын
This is just so well structured and correct that it deserves a rating of A+.
@kwf92257 жыл бұрын
In Britain it's A*
@randalflagg90867 жыл бұрын
Didn't used to be lol
@cockbreath017 жыл бұрын
It's Randall Flagg btw
@Mati-nx4nn4 жыл бұрын
@@kwf9225 9 now
@kwf92254 жыл бұрын
@@Mati-nx4nn You have found an old comment of mine. Well done.
@ericpowell153310 жыл бұрын
You throwing that match on the wood pile and it catching in seconds was more bad ass than a man slowly walking away from a car explosion without turning around
@erikkitvisets2135 жыл бұрын
Eric Powell compare this with Gangnam style...
@andychase76935 жыл бұрын
Except he obviously used some sort of accelerant that he didn't show for that shot. Fake news!
@theaslam97585 жыл бұрын
Idiot!
@AKAxeMan5 жыл бұрын
@@andychase7693 he used pine resin. Mentioned it at 3:15
@amandab41025 жыл бұрын
Movie logic
@johngo62839 жыл бұрын
I like your voice over style of narrating. Generally, this makes videos much more concise and to the point, rather the oh-so-common how to videos that are mostly "blah blah blah blah blah . . ." Great material, thanks for posting!
@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse4 жыл бұрын
how does anyone do bushcraft in the UK, there's barely any bush.
@AlyxAesthetics2 жыл бұрын
@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse I know its depressing. there's a small woodland near me that I go to frequently but seeing people and few animals is all too common. it's also not an ancient woodland, so there's no bluebells. it was planted like 100 years ago for a wood farm and now it's just a woodland. so a lot of trees are in stupid perfect lines. it's good enough though. I wish there was a coniferous forest near me though. there's only so much I can do with birch
@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse2 жыл бұрын
@@AlyxAesthetics birch is an extremely useful tree, the aboriginals in Canada used it for pretty much everything. but don't be too discouraged, the train networks in Europe are extensive enough to be able to take a week long trip anywhere and be in the middle of nowhere in only a few hours. Thankfully for me Canada is few and spacious. When I lived in a very rural area with few trees I made due with camping along a river lol you just have to make due with what you have sometimes, that's life. Have you made birch oil yet? I use it to seal my wooden utensils and bowls (just be careful and use is sparingly the taste is foul if you use too much) just remember, your situation is entirely up to you to determine. If you want something, say "This is what I want and I'm going to make plans to do it." I mean, you don't even have to uproot everything, you just have to set aside some time. A week, a month? Take a backpack and go somewhere you know would be an excellent place, secluded and just give it a go. Use the trails, then go off the beaten paths, if its annoying YOU to get there, it will annoy anyone else to get there too. I've lived in my own woodland encampment on and off for 17 months, I've gone through 2 winters in my tipi, and my camp has been found just once lol because someone managed to follow my foot prints in winter out of curiosity, said hello, and left. Too many people think there's obstacles in the way, when its mostly just them. Even when I lived in the city, I used to bike 2 hours away to camp.
@ronerkkila824510 жыл бұрын
Pencil sharpener...brilliant.
@ChrisWildmen10 жыл бұрын
indeed, never considered it... may just end up as a primary in my rucksack.
@lesterclaypool19 жыл бұрын
Maurice Weiss If you carry a ruck sac , try these keep a pill bottle with Vaseline laden cotton in it starts fires very fast , even when soaked ,,, or a 9 volt battery and steel wool ,just rub the battery ends back and forth on the steel wool ,, there are many other but these are two cheap very good reliable ways of fast fire making ,,, try them out in your yard , or some where safe ,, cheers from Canada
@shawnfox11009 жыл бұрын
lesterclaypool1 is right. You can do these things.
@poldi22336 жыл бұрын
Late response but another thing that works really well is melting a wax candle in a jar, tearing pieces of tissue paper and twisting them to create sort of sticks out of it and then dipping those sticks in the wax. They can easily be ignited by a lighter even in wet weather and provide substantial and long-lasting heat.
@alloypaulson75206 жыл бұрын
If you can, try to find a pencil sharpener for carpentry pencils. They are much larger, and allow you to use larger sticks that won't break, and create much larger shavings. I recommend getting a yellow one, because I always lose mine.
@alessandrotorres19629 жыл бұрын
I will be homeless eventually so I watch these videos so I am prepared to survive. I've watched some of your videos and I come back for a refresher. Being prepared is great.
@Ghost5727 жыл бұрын
Yeah I thought it was always handy to know things like this to avoid making mistakes if there is ever the situation I need to build a fire.
@fuckantifa21627 жыл бұрын
Alessandro Torres haha I'm in the same boat. Soon to be homeless. These.tips will keep me going. Just need whisky now.
@huraira4486 жыл бұрын
Fuck Antifa how's your life now?
@brianrios95616 жыл бұрын
Alessandro Torres .
@DARKNIGHTMM6 жыл бұрын
Me too. Hahahaha. I thought i was alone in life. Humans. One minute you hate them, next minute you love 'em. Its complicated. Lol
@Lightzrave7 жыл бұрын
Haha. 'We all go through that phase of makin' shit fires.' Legend.
@mrdave228 жыл бұрын
gg well played mother nature lol
@herohour64966 жыл бұрын
G spot? What do u mean?
@ygatesatellite49646 жыл бұрын
This is just superb, I've been looking for "skill survival" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Lidacoob Protection Percipience - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got cool results with it.
@JasonR19986 жыл бұрын
dave22 haha I died when he said that 😂
@OkoYT5 жыл бұрын
clearly a gamer
@TheBrawz9 жыл бұрын
*drops match* ... *walks away like a boss*
@Oozywolf7 жыл бұрын
Cool guys don't look at combustion
@brianmyers99897 жыл бұрын
He took that match and Threw it on the Ground.
@andyw31526 жыл бұрын
4:26 threw it into the middle.
@kristinadk5 жыл бұрын
@@brianmyers9989 😂 "I dont need your handouts...I'm an adult"
@brianmyers99895 жыл бұрын
@Kristinadk........ha! So funny I jizzed my pants!
@LeonRFpoa8 жыл бұрын
This is the most excellent explanation of fire making on KZfaq. Kudos to you, sir. I know it well myself but could not have said it better.
@chuckfox54965 жыл бұрын
Building the platform is absolutely clutch and its something that the Boy Scouts never properly taught me. Great video.
@awesomewizard9910 жыл бұрын
I'm going to use this every time I need to cook over a fire when I got camping. Great tip!
@1212zeek12129 жыл бұрын
Damn, what a great video. Thanks for making it! Really clear with everything you say, camera positions are all solid, easy to follow. I've been practicing fires since I was a little kid, and mostly just learned from fucking up a lot, haha. As you put it, the "shitty fires stage". I really like your platform though. I would always just put one layer down on the ground and build atop that. Yours allows much needed airflow though. Really great. Going to make mine like that from now on.
@mike79610 жыл бұрын
Hey dude, by far you are my favorite survivalist youtuber so please keep up the awesome videos!!!
@TheElvenArcher8 жыл бұрын
4:31 that had to be some British woodsman magic. that spread really fast.
@punknhead237 жыл бұрын
TheElvenArcher Well he said he was going to use pine resin which is extremely flammable, but only like that if it is already liquid which you would need recent heat to create. It is very curious. Did he use a fire to melt the resin to create a fire?
@lithiumlight61287 жыл бұрын
solid resin works, too
@whynottalklikeapirat6 жыл бұрын
Lyoko Code Yeah but not like that ...
@kristinadk5 жыл бұрын
@@punknhead23 I was thinking the same thing
@colec.64775 жыл бұрын
Or lighter fluid
@yvetteholder17933 жыл бұрын
OMG, I'm going to binge watch this video. I found the jackpot of the answers to ALL, and I mean ALL of the answers to my questions in one video. PLUS, there is no RAMBLING on in this video....straight to the details. Thank You!
@SCRnflz10 жыл бұрын
One thing I would add to this fire for longevity of warmth is add some good sized stones if available. They'll heat up and retain heat for a long time in case the fire goes out. Great presentation.
@ZeroGHome2410 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, I have been using this method of upside down fire for time (3/4y) so it's totally tried and tested. I love the way the fire lasts much longer then a normal fire (prep is key). I made a sort of paste with Vaseline and sawdust and spread it around just to help it along when it's really wet.
@DennisChaves9 жыл бұрын
This looks like an awesome fire. I'm going to try it as soon as camping season starts, with or without rain!
@Ingeb919 жыл бұрын
Very thorough. I tend to not put as much work into my firemaking as this, but this will definitely help me in awful conditions, and believe me, we have those. The place I live is one of the wettest places imaginable. Thanks =)
@REVERSE_BIAS7 жыл бұрын
Mate, I thought you narrated this video brilliantly and structured it absolutely spot on too. Well done. I could listen to you and remain interested for hours!
@andrewpullen54547 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. No excuse for a poor fire from now on. All your vids are so informative. Big thumbs up. 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
@arpc5 жыл бұрын
I am addicted to this guy's videos - another awesome video. Had to subscribe!
@Joxman2k7 жыл бұрын
I have never seen a fire ignite and spread from a single match in such a way without an accelerant, especially in wet conditions. Pine resin cannot be underestimated in its effectiveness. It is truly a necessity in wet conditions.
@JohnnyPalmer8 жыл бұрын
awesome video mate! Direct, to the point and technically spot on
@oldbatwit51026 жыл бұрын
Practical advice, well explained, and no bollocks about 'survival'
@sandravalani3599 жыл бұрын
Another Awesome Video Alfie!!! Your Brilliance, Hard work, and great sense of humor and joyfulness truly make your Video in the top Fire making Videos on the Internet!!! Plz keep on being the genuine and very creative Soul who you are!!!
@nothing-wp9ti5 жыл бұрын
This taught me I'm not using nearly enough wood
@erikvosenmd6768 жыл бұрын
"We all go through that phase of making sh** fires." Love this explanation!
@thomasstewart731710 жыл бұрын
i just started building fires a few days ago and as you go on you find ways of getting it better bigger and warmer
@malapoyo4 жыл бұрын
Best fire starting video I've seen. And you blew me away with that pencil sharpener trick! Awesome!
@garrity510 жыл бұрын
Subscribed, the pencil sharpener is genius. Great sense of humor and well filmed. Cheers
@musicisbrilliant8 жыл бұрын
I love you Alfie. Keep it up.
@queenanne941013 жыл бұрын
WOW. Excellent wet fire video. I live in the Pacific Northwest USA so for 8 months of the year, every fire is a wet fire. Thanks for taking the time to share this information. Cheers! 🔥🔥🔥🏕😎
@fritz19904 жыл бұрын
Great video. I know the tricks, but it's nice to know that others haven't forgotten them.
@m0onst9er10 жыл бұрын
Detailed and straight to the point. You should earn some sort of reward for doing what 98% of most videos fail to do nowadays.
@Bl4CK.S1TE2 жыл бұрын
I every time came to this channel , in hope he has continued his outstanding Wildernis Skills Explanations. BigPlayer through his good and enjoyable Humor , the accuracy of his informations and the visualisation all on Point. Huge Respect from Germany
@pedroqueiroz27353 жыл бұрын
Saturday I'm going camping on a waterfall, this video is gold
@andyw31526 жыл бұрын
Wow, that is how to make a fire, excellent demo. I've seen so many people think that they can pick up wet twigs and larger pieces from the wet floot.
@TheCarrotCutter10 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so high quality, love em'
@valiantknight84838 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video I found it quite informative and very helpful my father and i are moving to Alaska soon and i think these tips you have provided just might come in handy
@wolf106610 жыл бұрын
Great video, Alfie. Very nicely demonstrated and getting all the important points across. With good techniques like that, you can generally light a fire with just what you can forage and a match or lighter, without using any specialised tinders or fire-starting aids carried on your person - saving those pre-prepared tinders and such for those really extreme cases when they're absolutely necessary.
@trailtrackersurvivalstande1627 жыл бұрын
Always informative and helpful and it's good to go over things you once knew
@19ghost739 жыл бұрын
Clear, concise, easy to understand, no unnecessary blah-blah -> very well done!
@MountainGardenGirl9 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Learned a lot from this video and we agree, the pencil sharpener is a wonderful idea. Thanks for packing so much info into this presentation. Finally some answers to why our fire has not been starting under damp conditions. Thanks!
@danofiremano8 жыл бұрын
WORD . . . Absolutely one of the greatest fire making videos of all time! No shameless promotion or plugs to buy gear.
@guycarrwuzright71895 жыл бұрын
Hey Alfie, you're one of the first outdoor/bushcraft/survival youtubers I ever watched. My first debri shelter I learned from your videos as well as my first wet weather fire, which I referr back to quiet Often. Thanks man. Keep up the good work.
@vole128 жыл бұрын
Very nice video mate . Nothing happens without a decent fire . Many thanks .
@roberttakacs198 жыл бұрын
Hi Alfie I think youre so cool mate I love your videos you do an amazing job ☺ I was just wondering have you got any hints of making fire in rain? any kind of protection against wind and wet weather? would you make a video of it pls? or you think its just best leave it for a while even if rain lasts all night? what do you think? thanks
@harrisonking81569 жыл бұрын
That is an incredible way to make fires, i can't believe i never thought, or have seen that, before! Great work!
@cherylcampbell93695 жыл бұрын
I've been collecting pine pitch in ziplock bags. Good to see this.
@mayhembeading37378 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. It's got clear instruction with good video. Again, thank you.
@Not0riousNarwhal10 жыл бұрын
You just encouraged me to start a fire on tomorrows camping trip. It had been raining, so I thought all hope was gone. Then I watched your well explained how to video! Thanks
@sixteenstringjack6 жыл бұрын
Everything about this video is fantastic
@netherdominater99609 жыл бұрын
My favorite firefeul that I make at home is I take the dry, curling bark off of birch trees, then impregnate it with wax. Best firefeul ^^
@allenbarrow49044 жыл бұрын
Alfie, thank you for this video. I Iiked the presentation and the use of the pencil sharper 😃😃😃. It will help save lives and more importantly give hope to someone in trouble!!! Thank you this presentation.
@MountainGardenGirl7 жыл бұрын
It has been some time since we watched your video, but not avid bushcrafters so we are still making those fires you mentioned at the end...but we are learning and processing why not to. So thank you again...its registering better this time.
@kambing28346 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO straight forward and no adlibs...thanks for sharing man :)
@AndrzejKarol-ri8rl7 жыл бұрын
I have never seen the tip#1 before. Easy and great!
@yngvark9 жыл бұрын
Wow, so amazingly concise and informative talking! So many people could learn from your way of communicating!
@damionandy6 жыл бұрын
This is an insanely good fire. Great job!
@ronr.534007 жыл бұрын
yes indeed, the procurement of such wood for such a fire is KEY .... and weather conditions add to A FORMULA,, be safe, .B welllll
@ScottyT473 жыл бұрын
If this guy kept posting even once a month still he'd be huge. Such an amazing channel
@LeSadW6668 жыл бұрын
I love your videos by the way! You're quite thorough with the advice and tips you give. The way you deliver the information is great, I've already learned some pretty cool stuff from these videos! I'd love to go camping with you, I expect it would be a laugh and I'd learn a bloody load!
@cowboyfromkettins10 жыл бұрын
I am waist deep in the phase of making shit fires (:
@butterfliesandtape5 жыл бұрын
Clear, well structured, to the point and very well concluded. A+
@ihernandezsolano2 жыл бұрын
This dude did a terrific job
@leonetv44257 жыл бұрын
so well structured and informative, great video
@starguard4122 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. It was very useful and informative
@petalss53256 жыл бұрын
I don't plan any outdoor activity whatsoever but I'm sold. Subbed.
@invisiblefiddle16455 жыл бұрын
3:18 dark souls consumables will come in handy.
@Krissy_Bunnie5 жыл бұрын
So many of these videos are just a guy standing there, droning on... THANK YOU for actually DEMONSTRATING it!!!
@tristanrl1940 Жыл бұрын
Resourcing kindling on one’s own property in suburbia is a wee problem indeed. I have recently purchased a half cord of hardwood and was repeatedly assured - that the batch had been sufficiently dry. My first go at a fire in the fire pit was an utter failure as I used an empty paper towel roll with a ball of paper as starter, spritzed with veg oil and tucked inside. I then gathered all the dried twigs about the garden and set the logs just above! Alas, once the kindling bits burned-off, the logs received a bit of a char but were never went alight
@specificallyopened10 жыл бұрын
YEAH!
@martinjolly7 жыл бұрын
one of the best ive seen, nice work
@blackhatbushcraft10 жыл бұрын
Nice! very efficient presentation!
@izil1fe3 жыл бұрын
BY FAR the best tinder for starting a fire in wet conditions(rain, snow, wet wood) and where you need it to work 100% of the time, is the inner tube of a bicycle tire.
@dustinbrandel595 жыл бұрын
Im sure u won't see this cause it's so many yrs later, but I build a "log house" type of fire, but I leave a little "door" where a door would be on an actual house, that way I can make a little bitty torch to stick inside the "door", thereby placing a good lit fire starter in the bottom of the house shaped campfire bundle.
@cessnacoffelake20127 жыл бұрын
Best video for fire making in wet conditions. Love ur vids!!!
@theMickBrittle10 жыл бұрын
"GG, well played, mother nature" you caught me off guard on that one
@WalkingOnWater863 жыл бұрын
Great epic and all that stuff
@jasonkirkwood87435 жыл бұрын
Lovely weather you're having. Pencil sharpener is brilliant!
@thokozani0319 жыл бұрын
Great video! Straight to the point and informative!!
@bastiendietemann61157 жыл бұрын
Why haven't I seen this Video before? Awesome.
@bobbyhill41186 жыл бұрын
I used to use a method really similar to this when making winter fires. I’d look for branches laying on top of the snow but not fully submerged in the snow, and I would break those top pieces off and use a couple to make fine shavings. Pine works best because of the resin in the shavings which prolongs the burn time. I put a small base down and fill it up with shavings, and then add very small twigs to it. A few millimeters thick to a few centimeters thick. I just have to make a fire last until I have enough embers to ignite new sticks I add on. It’s important to have it there, as all you need to do to re-light a burned down fire is add a little dead grass and use small sticks to ignite new, larger sticks. As we all know, fire rises due to the work of gravity. The air around the fire weighs more because it is less dense, making the flame buoyant, so it’s important to build up in cold and wet conditions. I can tell that Alfie has years of firemaking experience due to how much he knows about it.
@cybersoil1007 жыл бұрын
Great video, very well done. Thanks.
@kotaksampahdeh9 жыл бұрын
very well researched, prepared and executed, mate. all your vids are top notch qualities. keep them coming.
@user-vu1nc1bb4b10 жыл бұрын
Love the presentation style
@thoughtyness6 жыл бұрын
DOn't know if you've mentioned this somewhere, but if you cover up the fire with an inch or two of ash you can relight it 5-20 hours later after uncovering the ash. This only works when you have a bed of coals. I have tried it several times and it works wonders.
@sirplebs4898 жыл бұрын
great Tutorial ... your doubtless one of the best Outdoor / Survival youtubers
@chamikeradharmawardene8506 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Very informative and well filmed.
@davidanderson525910 жыл бұрын
Lots of good advice here... One way of generating kindling is to gather materials _before_ they get wet, or well before you need them. Even damp bark or twigs will dry out sufficiently if you carry them under your coat next to your body where the heat can get at them. Candle stubs or cotton balls soaked in paraffin wax are also excellent, as they store indefinitely and are easy to keep with you in a survival kit. If you have the foresight to carry matches or a firestarter, you should also be wise enough to carry kindling materials.
@diy.survival679110 жыл бұрын
Thanks,this fire making tecq is AWESOME!!!!
@thecleaner12376 жыл бұрын
I like watching stuff like this I just started staying in the woods I watched other videos and first time watching this one I Learned a lot things. Only 23 but I love beginning in the woods .. #Woodslife 🤠👀
@ZoroX5000010 жыл бұрын
Nice, I had some problems recently keeping my fire going, Thanks man!
@peterhinnen53128 жыл бұрын
Alfie boy. Probs, from the Netherlands 👍.a specially your fungi teaching wil be doing me some good.taking ours skills ( military background of my self.) this summer for a go. 3weeks solo survival in the Belgium Ardennes. Thanks buddy.keep up your channel up.! 👌
@WeGameHard10 жыл бұрын
I need more Alfie! keep up the videos
@We_are_the_light2 жыл бұрын
Well done brother.
@martinorlofsky727110 жыл бұрын
Thank u so much I would be lost with out you're videos