I did a video way back called Friction Fire 3 ways. That's before I learned the Bamboo Fire Saw. So for a long time now, I've been wanting to make this all inclusive video... I start off with the very easy Cotton and Ashes Fire Roll and show how the ignited Fire Roll can linger for 3 minutes and still be brought to flames. Then I show the Hand Drill (Horseweed on Pine) and use 100 floats (still trying to improve my float endurance) and 3 passes down the spindle to get the ember. Then onto the Bow Drill using the Pine 2x4 set. Notice how much sap was in the dust. It wouldn't even knock off my board. Then the Bamboo Fire Saw went off without a hitch. For many more videos, and tutorials on these 4 Techniques, please follow the LINKs below and SUBSCRIBE. Thank You! Rudiger Roll, Fire Roll Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLkoXX8XsMW3kLMA7kY_LznhzK5nOrA3Wd Hand Drill Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLkoXX8XsMW3nvAanTlr7IhGt1Kjk3SNzp Bow Drill Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLkoXX8XsMW3kw-EXlvpLS68aJjR89P4ae Bamboo Fire Saw Playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLkoXX8XsMW3nP5PEuie-50OUO0EozakwJ
no dramas, no music, no text voting, no panics....... just a guy with a few ounces of wood and a few hefty pounds of integrity and knowledge to share - thumbs up from me
I'm 75 years old, and gotta say your video was the most enlightening fire-starting video ever. I would have paid to see this (NO, I didn't say that.). I'm Bookmarking this wonderful video to review to never forget. Thanks for sharing. Also, you made it quite enjoyable by not talking so much like some do but allowed the viewer to appreciate the magic. Thanks again for a quality view. God bless, ciao.
I teach a home school class of high school aged kids. I showed them how to make a fire using the fire roll method. I'm now the coolest teacher in the whole association. Thanks David!
Not an outdoorsman. Can't even remember last time I spent a night outside camping style. Unlike many a RU-vid video I actually FEEL educated . Like this was very good lesson and an important one I didn't know I was lacking in. I also appreciate you not being condescending and straight to the point no bullshit and fake frills all in a take. Thumbs up and subbing as well as roommate in tow. With all the tablets and phones and smart this and that we have strayed far from these basic and primal skills that paved the way for our ancestors to even evolve to what would begat us. Thank you for reminding us and the lesson. I look forward to learning more from you sir !
That was so cool, I really enjoy watching your techniques of fire making, that was the first time I had ever seen it done with bamboo and I have a lot I mean a lot of bamboo on my property, I'm going to pass those skills down to my twin grandboys that are 14 years old now but also teach them the safety of fire also 👍
I have always wanted to see these done in order to learn them. You see it in camping / survival books but it's just not the same. This gives you an idea of about how long it should take to get things starting. Thanks.
Normally when I’m watching these instructional videos, I skip and fast forward parts of it. This is the first video where I watched every second of it to the end. Amazing techniques and very educational. Thanks for the upload. 👍🏼👏 fantastic job.
My son asked me to take him rustic camping for his birthday this May. I can handle myself outdoors but I’ve raised him in the city. Your videos have given him a little taste of what’s in store. He doesn’t know he’ll be pooping in the woods, or bathing in a 60 degree lake yet...Bahaahaaa!!!
Your video is absolutely excellent! I’ve never seen the bamboo fire method before and it was very informative. You really make look so easy and I’m sure that I can do it too. I can do flint and steel, but never tried the bow drill methods. Thank you
You are the only fire-starter I've seen yet on RU-vid that's actually NOT afraid of fire. All the other guys, though talented in the art, for the most part, are so nervous when the kindling starts, hands shaking, jumping, etc. This, to me, speaks deep volumes as to what kind of man you are - and, of course, I mean that in the best way. AND - one of the ONLY ones that gets his fire going in one take with no film cut to the final flames!
Bloody awesome video thanks mate. I know a lot of the young peeps who never knew you could make a fire like this, will get heaps out of it, and if they paid attention, just might save their butts one day. Keep up the fantastic work!!!!!!!!
It would be awesome to have him as a neighbor...Awesome video, very informative. I'll be learning/teaching my kids using this video. One can never have too many survival skills.
When i was in 5th grade and i was a boy scout i started to make a fire in a bamboo friction...becoz we have a challenge how to survive in the mountain,the thing is we have to cook rice, to boil eggs for our group for lunch into a big fresh bamboo...in that way we got the championship award from our district boyscout camping....that was 1989...thnx for reminding that thing sir,i really appreciate it.
I really enjoyed this video... I was a Boy Scout was young, we had to make fire. It was not as easy as you make it seem... but practice makes perfect... I had never seen the ash & cotton roll technique before this video... thanks for taking the time.
Not really practical. Who carries all of that crap or has it just laying around when the skill is needed. I spent 20 years in the Marine Corps and taught wilderness survival. Let me tell you.... this is good for RU-vid and that's about it. The one method that is practical is the bamboo. The other methods are not achievable in a true wilderness survival situation. If you notice he has all of the tools he needs right there. Who carries all of the exact tools around has them ready when needed not in a toolshed. Go into the woods basically with a knife and make fire and we can talk business. This is mostly entertainment. If you are at home and the power goes off ok. In the woods you're in big trouble!
Calvin Foster yeah that’s what I was thinking. He’s good at making the fires but then again he has all the necessary tools. In an actual survival situation a person won’t have most if any of those things. It pretty much makes this video useless if you’re trying to teach someone something. I’d rather see someone start a fire in a realistic survival situation.
I thought great it's going to take him 28 minutes to start one fire. Wow I am impressed this is one video I am glad I watched. And you were not in any hurry during any of the demonstrations. From other videos I always got the impression you needed to move to get this done. Wow great video thank you!!!
Hi David, Thank you very much for making this video. Straight to the point, pleasant to watch ... well done sir :) I had never heard of the bamboo Fire Saw, pretty cool!
Wow, an amazing video! I knew of the hand drill and bow drill techniques, but the fire roll and bamboo fire saw are completely new to me. Thanks, very educational!
Sure a very interesting video! Having scouted in my early years and biv-wacked in military excursions these are "sure-fire" ways of rustling up a good fire in many different areas of the world. Thank you for the instruction.
I had all the ingredients to try this on our apartments balcony and was in the process of trying out your technique. Great by the way. But, my wife stopped me when I took her cutting board out.
You make hand drilling a fire look bloody easy. I think I managed to get an ember once or twice as a kid, and I'll stick to bow drills since I'm not caught dead without cordage in the bush. :)
While watching, i was thinking something like "Damn.. this guy makes it look so easy.." :D This has to be the best such tutorial i've seen so far. Both educational and enjoyable to watch.
Not really practical. Who carries all of that crap or has it just laying around when the skill is needed. I spent 20 years in the Marine Corps and taught wilderness survival. Let me tell you.... this is good for RU-vid and that's about it. The one method that is practical is the bamboo. The other methods are not achievable in a true wilderness survival situation. If you notice he has all of the tools he needs right there. Who carries all of the exact tools around has them ready when needed not in a toolshed. Go into the woods basically with a knife and make fire and we can talk business. This is mostly entertainment. If you are at home and the power goes off ok. In the woods you're in big trouble!
Not really practical. Who carries all of that crap or has it just laying around when the skill is needed. I spent 20 years in the Marine Corps and taught wilderness survival. Let me tell you.... this is good for RU-vid and that's about it. The one method that is practical is the bamboo. The other methods are not achievable in a true wilderness survival situation. If you notice he has all of the tools he needs right there. Who carries all of the exact tools around has them ready when needed not in a toolshed. Go into the woods basically with a knife and make fire and we can talk business. This is mostly entertainment. If you are at home and the power goes off ok. In the woods you're in big trouble!
That's amazing! The bamboo friction fire demonstration! Where did you learn that one!? That was KEWL! I've learned more from watching 2 videos of yours than a whole year of a 10% of demonstration and 90% BS & hype. That's one reason i like your channel. You do...you explain while you're doing it, and you do it real-time! Thank you SO much. You're a FINE teacher!
After the 2 1/2 years of this video being up, let me give you a FRESH INSIGHT on an interesting part that has never been noticed before... Look how strong the updraft at 5:40 when I tried to throw scraps of tinder into the stove. WOW!!!
You know there's another technique using a hardwood stick in a groove/notch on another hardwood board with a little feathering in the notch to catch your ember
Incredible video! Thank you so much for sharing with everyone. You were clear, concise, and very meticulous; great qualities in an effective instructor. I would've liked to have seen your floating technique (your hands were cut out of the shot). Aside from that, Keep it up!
I didn't know about the bamboo. That one surprised me and well done on this video. I agree with the other comments stating that this is "no fluff", informative content on fire making 🔥
Great job! I wish you would give the names of each piece you are using when you pick them up. My daughter likes camping and now has three little boys and a teenage daughter who she would love to teach your techniques.
I did a video way back called Friction Fire 3 ways. That's before I learned the Bamboo Fire Saw. So for a long time now, I've been wanting to make this all inclusive video... I start off with the very easy Cotton and Ashes Fire Roll and show how the ignited Fire Roll can linger for 3 minutes and still be brought to flames. Then I show the Hand Drill, Horseweed on Pine, and use 100 floats (still trying to improve my float endurance) and 3 passes down the spindle to get the ember. Then onto the Bow Drill using the Pine 2x4 set. Notice how much sap was in the dust. It wouldn't even knock off my board. Then the Bamboo Fire Saw went off without a hitch. Come check out these 4 different Friction Fire techniques. Please SUBSCRIBE at the end of the video. Thanks!
Finally, somebody noticed and commented. LOL... getting tired adds a lot to the difficulty. NOW, I'll share something with you that hasn't been talked about yet. When you get tired you start making mistakes. How dangerous it was to leave my knife stuck in that tree when I got the bamboo fire saw ember? If I had gotten tripped up and started to go down, I'd have been blindly reaching for anything to regain my balance. I learned my lesson though. That's the first thing I remove, now, before I ever start blowing on the ember.
WOW your techniques are amazing you make them look so easy, thank you for your videos, and knowledge I will be watching more of your videos. I've never seen some of these techniques good job thanks again.
