This time I convinced my son to watch your video.. he is just 12 yrs ... really encouraging fathers to try with their kids no one knows who and when need this kind of tricks and tips. .. So thanks
Im raising a 9 year old grandson and im trying to teach him wilderness skills. He likes some of it ,but its hard to compete with the electronic world !
Can you imagine someone with a spirit like yours to live in London (UK)?Your videos are like fresh breathe ,one day i will live all of this and move out to Alaska or Vermont.You sir are living my dream,bless you .
I heard that in ancient times, people would transport the embers from the fire to their next camp by stowing a few bits of burning fungus in their beards. A helpful tip for the winter months.
Fire was transported by lit fungi but I highly doubt the beard part since beard hair like other hair is flammable and attached to a pretty important part of the human anatomy.
Think it through! I like that. Several years ago I found myself "lost." I was down in a deep ravine and what was a lazy little stream 3 or 4 miles straight north was a raging torrent at this point. Who knows how many miles if I tried to follow it upstream. It was dark and too quiet down in the ravine for the middle of the afternoon. No wind. No more distant thunder. Just the crazy rushing water. No compass. After a moments thinking I decided my best bet was as close to straight up that shale wall as I could manage. So up I went. As I came to the top there was the wind and the thunder sounded closer. And that annoying combine sound from a farmer trying to get his crop in before the storm was now a welcome sound. I turned my back on that noise and that put the wind on my right where it should be. A few minutes hiking and I could see our camp and got back in time for supper and got inside just as the rain hit. I admit I was a bit scared in that ravine but pausing to think got me back quicker than following the mushrooms and wild flowers and rock formations got me into that dark ravine!
My brother has birch trees on his land. I look for chaga and never see any. His trees must not have the necessary conditions to produce it. It’s good to see these videos. This gives a person a good example of how to do it.
Yep. Slow down, relax, think about your surroundings, think about the resources around you. Remember your training. Don't rush the preparation. Try to ignite only when everything is ready. Thanks Lonnie!
Cheers from Australia. I enjoyed this video and took away some great common sense. When out overlanding or camping as we call it I was taught the first thing you do when you find yourself in trouble is to make a cup of coffee or tea. This is he most important step of the recovery process. The mind calms down and you think more clearly. It was great advice from an old timer.
Thanks for another great video! I have about 5 projects in queue because of your channel and the list gets longer the more I watch. Homemade Hot tent...in the works, Fire from Pine knots... awesome, emergency shelter knowledge... growing
We really appreciate you! The knowledge you in part is priceless for those who listen and understand.. thanks as always for your wisdom sharing my friend.. May God watch over you always..
My Dad and Grandfather, who both spent years living and working in both Alaska and Northern Canada told me, they always carried a chunk of "Solid Fuel" when in the wild. This would be either an 8 oz. chunk of DuraFlame log or one of the smallish Duraflame "firestarters". These are brick sized, blocks of compressed sawdust that has been permeated with was of patroleom oil. They can be lite with a match. And, when everything near by is soaking wet, might just save your bacon!
Only recently discovered your channel, so nice to have someone calm and relaxing to watch rather than some loud manic ex -army person with death metal intros. Really enjoy your channel and have already learnt a lot . Thanks
I am glad you discovered the channel here as well and just want to give you a hearty welcome. Imagine that your hand was just shook in a welcome greeting.
You sir are a boss. Thanks for the great information you share with us. The knowledge you have passed on to me makes me feel more confident when I go out into the wild. Many thanks to you.
My wife and I just taught a group of kids and adults to use the bow drill fire lighting method. Got it to work using the tips from your previous video on the topic. I recon I will practice this method too.
What I enjoy about yours and Connie's videos is your measured approach delivered in that calm voice and the fact you always give a number of alternatives to the method you are demonstrating, truly gentle and informative instruction. Thank you
I truly love all your videos! I have learned so much even though I haven't put it into use off grid yet. I watch and dream and imagine. Thank you so much for that. One day I will have need of the skills you taught me and I will be prepared!! *smiles*
Birch bark scrapings will work but it requires skill to do so. Below is a video I recently did that may help give you some alternative tinder nest material ideas. Friction Fire And Flint And Steel Tinder Nest Choices ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-axbR2aCEnDE.html
Thanks Lonnie. I hadn't seen this done with quarts and fungi but there's lots of both around here and there's always a carbon steel blade available. Time to experiment.
Amazing. To think there are so called "survival experts" who have quit shows like alone because they lost their ferro rod. You've proven you can light a fire a lot of different ways with virtually nothing. Truly amazing.
@Evy Darling I never watch "Alone" since we do not have TV and are limited with upload/download internet data limits. But if he was very experienced at bow drill and were limited to how many items he was allowed to take with him, it sounds to me like that might have been a smart decision since not taking a ferro rod means that he was freed up to take something else I presume. However as you pointed out, apparently he was not as experienced at bow drill as he thought.
I forgot to add that Arctic cold does not have as much effect on bow drill success as people would think. I have done quite a few winter bow drill fires and have not noticed any loss of bow drill set efficiency. I will admit however that I do not recall doing any friction fires below zero Fahrenheit. I very well may have, but do not specifically remember doing so.
Thanks to you Lonnie, I got started with the bow drill and got immediate success with flint & steel. Agate works very well too and I was able to get some sparks with Labradorite (only exists in Labrador), but not as much as with Quartz. Quartz gravel that is opaque and granular, the stuff people put around flower beds, does not work for me at all, but I bet these are tumbled stones. I found some rocks that break in flat layers and contain a lot of quartz that work really, really well and are super easy to break to renew your edge. Obsidian is too brittle and breaks off like mad, but you may be able to get a spark or two if you're desperate enough.
nice I always have a ferro rod many people in california get lost and die some get rescued but I always go prepared no joke in the woods those rocks were pieces of a quartz vein I would start walking back maybe the mother lode gold vein later boss
Nice one Lonnie, those silky big boy's sure do throw nice sparks. If you ever do find another chunk of that jasper save me a piece, that stuff is hard. Thanks for another great lesson of fire making. In Alaska, knowing how to make a fire can save your life.
You've got it my friend. I will save you a piece since I do have several pieces currently. Also the plan is to go down to the river tomorrow so I might keep my eyes open for another piece while there as that is an ideal location for searching.
The wind was really working in your favor today. That was nice man! Locally we have a variety of quartz known as herkimer diamonds, google them they’re a really interesting variety of quartz. Anyway, man spark beautifully. There’s always a decent piece in my pack. I used it in my bushclass flint and steel video. I have a ton of chaga but went with charred punk to take the ember. Really cool stuff. Great video as always Lonnie thanks for posting! You are a really knowledgeable woodsman.
great vid as always i imagen crossing a river and my bag get swept away with all my equipment exept my hand saw and u have just shown how to turn a problem in to a bushcraft camping trip with the hand saw shelter no probs now i can make fire and i can make basic traps eg log fall, box trap ect so great vid keep up the great work mate respect from the uk.
I so enjoy watching & learning from you, Lonnie ! Look-E Look-E way Up High Drone Footage, Wonderfully Done, Connie ! Love your Videoing skills ! Be Well, Friends & Scratch For Our Friend " BUCK " ATB T God Bless
You can also make "char-cloth" like they used back in the old days. You need a small round tin like they use for mentos or chewing tabbacco. Punch a small round hole in the lid. Get some old cotton cloth such as from a pair of old blue jeans or an old cotton t-shirt and pre-cut into one inch squares. Put those squares into the tin, put the lid on it (the one with the hole) and throw it in the camp fire. The cloth will start to smoke and the smoke will come out the hole in the lid. Take it out after a few minutes and you'll see the cloth has turned black. Now it's ready. get a spark on the char-cloth and blow with kindling material and start a fire. Oh ... chordage ... use small roots from trees ... works great too. Thanks for the video.
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Howdy, Lonnie. I love your videos. Very informative and they're like listening to my favorite uncle Lawrence who passed several years ago. Keep sharing your bushcraft knowledge with us lower 48ers. Cheers and best wishes!
One of my favorite ways of starting a fire is with flint and steel. if you've got char cloth and a high carbon steel blade you can use it to start a fire. Great video brother.
You might enjoy another video I did that is related to what you are talking about. Camp Cooking Lid Starts Fire ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HQHnh5mTp6Q.html
Great video Lonnie. We have many of the same rocks and minerals in this area as well so makes searching a bit easier, but again one needs to know what they are looking for. Good job.....cheers Fred
Hey Lonnie, Another good one. Again it shows that the most important part of survival is keeping wits about ya. The best thing you did for your survival was to marry Connie !! Thanks for another good video and give Connie an extra hug for all of us.
Hi Lonnie (and Connie of course), enjoyed this one very much. Especcially your technique how to hold the chagga on the stone to create the ember. I will try that one out definitely myself! Thanx a bunch and till the next one!
