CANDLES made off the Landscape- 

Soaking string in salt water fod 24 hours and letting it dry also makes a good wick. My mother taught me that. She was born before sliced bread.

It is so great to see you still teaching and sharing all your knowledge Dave.

That's great Dave. It's simple and effective, I'm loving what you do on this channel.

Hard to hold a candle to that , but he just did !

A good rule of thumb for efficient candle burning is to start with no more than a 1/4" wick and keep it trimmed while it burns. If you don't, the wax will burn quickly and have a lot of smoke. If you are trying to hide your location, keep your wick trimmed.

Just about everything we could need is already in the woods when we get there.

Very cool Dave. You've done a lot of good things for people. Thank you for that. I took your basic class several years ago and bailed before it was over. The heat of the sun was more than I could take. I've regretted that decision, but what's done is done. But I didn't give up learning those skills. I am continuing to learn as much as I can by watching your videos and learning new things, and practicing repeatedly the hands-on skills I learned in your class. Plus other books, videos, and practical information that I can find. Thank you for all the encouragement you gave to not only me, but everyone, while I was there. Peace brother.

Great video first of all! Great subject matter! This is very useful information! Very simple, down and dirty survival hack!

I've wanted to learn how that's done a long time. No more candle buying. Got plenty access to everything needed.

I was homeless for 3 years, you wouldn't believe the candle/heaters I came up with.

It amazes me where you get your ideas from, every day things we all take for granted.

Damn I was thinking it would be pumpkin spice! Neat mold👍

Simple projects, like this, are some of the things many would never think of, common knowledge to old time mountain folks. Now I have a use for my eft over hamburger grease, (it is beef tallow?) I keep a soup can to collect it in. Pork fat does not seem to get solid. You could use the left over wax from old candles too. Dave , this is the kind of stuff we ALL need to learn. ;-)

Pretty cool. Not going to win any candle "beauty" contest or prize at a county fair but makes for a cool project.

Dave loved the video. I've also put a small spoon of pine sap into a beeswax only candle and it strengthened the wax cuz I melted them together, well sap into liquid wax

Now I just need to figure out the difference between tallow and fat/lard, and where on the animal one would find tallow. Also gotta figure out how to preserve it, if it even needs preserving.

this is very cleaver! I have been in the woods for years and never thought about using a small log like that to make a mold.

A wonderful ax (hatchet?). Can You tell me what type it is and where it can be purchased?

Well that's something new... Never seen anyone make a candle off the landscape. Cool video!

That was a first. Heard of, or seeing it done. Thats pretty cool

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your skills.

Great project... I've got left over beeswax from making the waterproofing mix last month...great video Dave!

Try using a dry rush as a wick. They have a spongy interior that wicks wax well. The common rush, juncus effusus is a dirt common wetland species in the eastern USA, and there are many other species as well across the USA and Europe that would work just as well

Great video. Very simple process I will have to try this now thank you very much Dave always love your vids

Thank you for this video and the information. Very helpful. Stay safe.

AWESOME video, Dave. This was amazing. Stay Well Regulated, brother.

Awesome video, can't wait to try this next time out, definitely something new to add to the quiver. Thank you for all the educational content you provide. Love watching and learning, then going out and trying it till I get it right and practice it till I can't get it wrong.

Thank you David, i learn a lot from you and enjoy all your appearances.. a candle is sometimes underestimated in survival, i'm happy you brought it to the forefront. Starting fires, keeping you warm and giving light in darkness.. and you can stretch it's usage very long.. i love that you love nature and i love you brother, and stay strong as you always do.. especially considering the mess and attacks on good people happening now on this beautiful planet.. since i was a kid i played and bushcrafted in nature.. building shelters and traps.. alone and with friends.. you're a joy to watch and invaluable for the younger generations..

That's cool. We made sand candles when camping when I was a kid. Damp the ground, push something into it to make a mold, add a wick melt the wax over a campfire. Good memories.

I heard somewhere that rolling your wicks in ash makes them burn better.

Outstanding Dave! BTW speaking of was - I use your fixin wax from your store as a mustashe wax. Works really well! Also put it on my blades but I did not count on how good it would work as a mustache wax

Loved this video dave it's simple easy to follow and executable for anyone looking for a fun project

What a cool project. Roughly How long would one like that burn for? I’m guessing 2 hours maybe? Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I’ve watched you for some years now and have learned so much. You and your colleagues are awesome.

Dave you give people priceless and timeless knowledge. Thank you.

Neat idea. Got me to thinking about using knotweed stalks as the mold. It would be sacrificial, but there's TONS of it along the river near me. Gonna give this a try!

😮THE MEASURE MARKS ON UR HAMMER IS BRILLIANT!!!! ❤ THIS VIDEO! Sure don't make men like u much anymore. 😊

Cool project. Loved that mold idea. I'm gonna have to try that with my beeswax.

Such a great video Dave thank you 🙏 look forward to more until I can get to a class

Thanks, Dave, that was very interesting and informative.

Thank you for this excellent video! With practice I just might make my own candles.

Do you have a linked video to making natural cordage for the wick? Also a quick guide on making tallow from animal fat? Or did i miss the card links heh. Great video! Tallow ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gphHvKa7fmw.htmlfeature=shared Cordage ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oiettEp4joY.htmlfeature=shared

Ok, be honest... not thaaat much special skills needed for. Anyway nice to watch.

Beautiful!

Great stuff Dave ; I unsubscribed from Corporal cry baby😢 so I have more time to watch your stuff - Cheers

Ok, that was cool. Great idea

Reckon one could pound it into dried mud or some hard, rock free dirt to eliminate the need for any cordage? By making one end pointed and then splitting from the flat end. Maybe save that cordage for a later date? I also think you should do audio book versions of the books you've released. If you ain't already. To help. Thank you very much for sharing.

Would it help the fire to catch if the wick material was at least slightly pre-waxed? I don't think dripping a little wax over it would be too difficult or time consuming if it would help.

Would the wax and all still melt if you put the pot of wax in a pot of water and boiled. Seems like less chance of a fire.

Pardon my ignorance but what's the difference between tallow and lard? Isn't it all just animal fat?

I've got caught out in the woods without what I needed before. For light , I'd find an old pine stump in the ground. I'd get that and make a torch light. Got home several times using pine heart torches

Looks like a homemade stump remover. Till you started the candle making.

What kind of axe is that, Dave? It's a fine looking axe

Fantastic SIR👍👍👍👍👍🙏

That is so much fun! Is that about a 50-50 mixture of the beeswax and tallow?

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Ótimo vídeo Dave. 👍👍👍

awesome! just simply awesome... Thank You!

You are my favorite youtuber! Handsdown and dave. Both daves are awesome

Out of curiosity. How long will a candle that size last on average?

Never thought of it before but a, what's the difference between tallow and lard?

Bro that's awsome but would ranger bands be better than duct tape as you could reuse it over and over again

I like your knowledge sharing but what axe brand is that?

Could paracord be used to hold the mold together instead of Gorilla tape so that the tape isn't wasted?

I so need to rewatch your radio tutorial. Sitting here with my gmrs license, a kenwood nx-5000, a xeigu sdr and an sdr for my laptop and have no idea what im doing. I need you! Lol no, im 67, not that needy, i just need to learn. Stonelick here.

Me and my daughter had fun at the class at the gathering this year. Still have are candles.

How do you recomend clean the wax out of the cup once the project is done?

In a survival situation a candle can make a lot of difference.

The beauty of using tallow is that in an emergency you can eat them.

Man, that saw cuts EFFORTLESSLY

Awesome, thank you. Take care, be well

Next upload, how to steal bees wax from the landscape lol

Love you videos you and I will get along just great

This was super cool to watch. Good stuff

Nice raccoon scented candles. Very cool mold ya made thank

Well done. This is one of the best survivalist channels. Very few gold a candle to David's work. Thank you

You're the man Dave another awesome video thanks

Hell yeah Dave 💯💪🏻 You’re the man

Thanks for all the great videos.

David Canterbury a national treasure.

Great job brother! What a fun project. Thank you so much for posting this one. God bless you, your family, and your business.

great video, thanx for sharing.

Wonderful! Thanks

What hatchet are you using

Will pine sap work for candles.

What is the burn time with that kind of wick?

Thanks for sharing, Dave.

Thank you David, i learn a lot from you and enjoy all your appearances.. a candle is sometimes underestimated in survival, i'm happy you brought it to the forefront. Starting fires, keeping you warm and giving light in darkness.. and you can stretch it's usage very long.. i love that you love nature and i love you brother, and stay strong as you always do.. especially considering the mess and attacks on good people happening now on this beautiful planet.. since i was a kid i played and bushcrafted in nature.. building shelters and traps.. alone and with friends.. you're a joy to watch and invaluable for the younger generations..

Respect Dave! You always able to surprise with something new. A question, what kind of Victorinox is that?

That is so cool - I wouldnt have thought to do that

Awesome video , was that the hardcore corporal kelly hatchet edition you used there.

Brilliant! Thank you!

Cool video thanks 👍👍

Thanks for the video

Is that a sheath for the Silky saw?

Very cool. Thanks

Cheers Dave

Do you ever run out or cool shit to show us

That's cool !!! Thanks

Pretty cool see you on the next one

Excellent knowledge.