You're the first person to demonstrate the minute step-by-step details of doing a friction fire to enhance success. Most vids I've seen on UA-cam skip these tiny little steps like tying a certain knot or making the proper notch on the base board (especially the part that allows air flow in the back- never seen that before). The devil makes its home in the details of a thing. Thanks for keeping the devil at bay.
I am an Australian, but I appreciate what America does for the world. Making men like this who willingly fight for the freedom of all. The skills he shows us are incredible.
Spot on. Some 2 weeks ago I was thinking we are losing basic survival skills, next day YT recommended this channel. Subbed straight away. . This is why girls joined the (boy) Scouts. Brilliant.
i love your videos! you're so detailed and thorough. the little specifics like 'lock your wrist against your shin' or 'use green wood for the top piece' are invaluable. and every one of your videos are like that, so information-packed i have to watch them a few times to absorb it all...but like, in the best of ways. i really appreciate the encouragement to think creatively about solutions. like using mre bags for water collection and carrying - thank you for not just saying 'you can use mre bags to get water' instead you showed several different ways to try and left the door open for your viewers to try that and maybe come up with more. your videos are genuinely enjoyable. thank you!
For those not familiar with what a "Cotton Wood" tree is, it is the common Poplar! The name "Cotton Wood" comes from the fact that the seeds of the poplar look a lot like cotton.
Mule fat! Or seep willow! That was my favorite friction fire material when I lived out west! First one to get an ember with using the hand drill technique!
Corporal, Staff Sargent from Army , my uncle was at or in the Battle of Inchon & Chosin Reservoir and help raised me. So I was raised up by a Chester Puller , like guy. ( I loved him, because after Vietnam 🇻🇳 he and I could talk about stuff; sometimes with just a blind of the eye.) But , I like him carried my Tomahawk and my K-Bars (2) plus my Gruber Mark 1 and my Buck 10, in Vietnam 🇻🇳. I also carried 4 ponchos and two large C- 4 for cooking and coffee making. But , I enjoy your videos on everything. I am medical Retired Green Beret. I am crippled only by physical means but your videos my me feel alive again. They remind me of my youth growing up learning from Warriors , like my Grandfathers, my father, and Uncles and family friends. The crafts that you teach. I am damn glad that you are passing it on to your son and other s. Most of all to us old farts that’s mind is still 17 years old but with bodies that tells us we are 117 years ago. I will not munching the damn weight gains from being handicap. Thank you for the time travel!! 👍😎
...I will be using this technique at our Boy Scout Troop meeting this evening, and have directed our Scouts to use this video as a reference. Needless to say, another great video Shawn. Muchos Gracias Amigo...
GREAT ! Exactly what I had TRIED TO teach since 1967 at the USN SERE school, for 12 yrs. but few Inst ( just here on shore duty ever cared .) Sad . YOU have the right mindset 110%. . Thanks ! 2021, I still teach here at my tipi camp in W. Colo. Mtn Mel -,Deweese, Ret USN SERE .
Subscribed a while back watch a lot of your stuff. The bow drill videos were a hit to me. Hell they all were. I like to go toe to toe with Mother Nature especially when it’s cold out. Your videos keep the pain of an outdoorsmen to a dull roar. Who can’t get out as much as I’d like. Keep up the good work. Appreciate your service sir.
This was so helpful. Thank you! I love going out backing take no food or water just a good knife pot and a axe all I need .. thank you for this video I was having trouble starting my fire this was to f******* helpful
I am uploading a bow drill to my channel very soon and have some other fire making methods. I haven't seen your videos until now, but I have to say this has been one of the most informational and helpful videos that I have seen on the bow drill method... Very informative, I wish I could've seen this video before when I was first learning. I feel like it would've saved me a lot of frustration. I've also learned using different woods, harder than this that to expel moisture and get darker dust to ignite is to keep expelling moisture from the wood when you are only getting light dust. As in, bow til you have smoke... remove the drill and let it expel moisture and steam and then repeat until you have fine dark dust. Thanks again for all of your info! :)
Thanks , you have motivated me to give this method a try . For some reason I have never done this before and I'm almost 60 years old . I guess it's time to loose my cherry on this method . Keep the excellent training videos coming . Much appreciated !
This knowledge can save lives but people won't learn how to connect with nature. This video was great and as usual explained with full knowledge and details for making simple.
When i was a kid.. I seen actors do this in movies.. And i laugh and thought not a chance. One day as a child i tried doing this. And yes.. Once again didnt happen " just like the movie " so i thought no way does this work. Now that i am older.. I know it does. And watching you make this look vert easy.. Me once again i will try and once again..not a chance.. ( but now that you went into more detail i have a chance ..) Thank you for all these great vids. You produce for us so we maybe able to help ourselves of make it in case we get loss and get stuck in the middle of the woods.
Just another crazy Auzzie here. Thanks for the video mate. I really appreciate your no frills but effective approach. You've got yaself a new subscriber.
Bow drill fire is not guaranteed. You did a good job teaching the basic method. Now, it’s up to the students to get out there. Give it some practice. Remember, it’s not practice that makes perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Listen to this instruction. Get the details. Get out there and practice.
Corporal I got outside today after crafting my own bow drill set out of drift wood from months ago and I have to say that anyone who makes this is going to realize it is no easy task to use. If your spindle is too short your bow rides up the spindle to the top and binds or pulls the spindle at the top. If your bow is too short its double the work. If your holes in both your bearing block and your and hearth board are too shallow the spindle slips out or wobbles too much even with direct pressure. This is a skill and must be practiced make a set and try it before you think you can just make one and it will work in the wild. It also takes alot of strength and energy to do. If you suffer from illness this is probably twice as hard because the energy it takes and if you have muscle weakness in your legs or Arthritis in your knees you are going to hate doing this lol.
When I head out to the woods, I always try to focus on at least one skill. Headed out to the woods this weekend, and this my focus for the trip. Last time out was your hobo fishing reel. Thanks for the great class, Teufel Hunden.
very detailed and informative... I like how you provide the principals and reasoning on why and how to do something, rather than showing a rigid step by step one way only... Outstanding video as always - Thanks CPL Kelly!!!
When I was a kid, I was messing around with a piece of dowel rod and 2x4 in my dads living room trying to see if I could start a fire and I ended up catching the carpet on fire within a few minutes.... 30 years later and I just spent over 2 hours trying to make a bow drill and start a fire, after swearing and sweating I finally got a little smoke.
Awesome I'm going to start going every weekend down by the creek near my apt so I can get some experience in doing this thanks for teaching me how to make a bow drill I love learning new things
Tried this for the first time a couple of days ago. Used pine for the board, and ghost gum for the spindle. What I had the most trouble with was the spindle flicking out of the bow. But still, I had it going pretty quickly. Didnt quite get to an ember (I wasnt actually trying to start a fire, just practising) but I got heaps of powder and smoke. Not bad for a first attempt. I'll try for an actual fire next time. Thanks for the tutorials.
Very clear presentation on a rather difficult skill to learn. Excellent details on the construction techniques for a bow drill. Outstanding video lesson.
I keep hearing you say people skip through your videos, I watch them completely rather 20mins or 30mins. Honestly I would watch even an hour , I learn SO MUCH from you!! I really like the videos because you show us how to use what we salvage in order to make everything we need to survive. I would love to see videos showing how to store food for long term survival also Tips on urban survival. Can you recommend any good survival books that we could purchase in case we cannot pull up UA-cam or use the internet.
That was a great video. Thank you for the information truly you explain to everything really well and always try to be compared for all different kinds of woods is important OK main thing is. To keep a level head and a open mind to succeed. And overcome any situation survivor is. Staying calm thanking through the situation.
Just subscribed! Excellent presentation and step by step instructions. I've made plenty of bow drills, but even the experienced can learn new tricks. I've never tried making an air flow channel, but most definitely will this next time. Great job!!
Great video, I appreciate this information. I've never tried to light a fire like this, but your straight forward teaching makes me think I could do it! I'm gonna practice this weekend. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your skills. I started practising this method but without the bow just with hands. I touched the tip of the stick after a while amd felt a slite burning sensation. So looks liks im on the right track. Im just gona make a bow to use instead.
You're the first person to demonstrate the minute step-by-step details of doing a friction fire to enhance success. Most vids I've seen on UA-cam skip these tiny little steps like tying a certain knot or making the proper notch on the base board (especially the part that allows air flow in the back- never seen that before). The devil makes its home in the details of a thing. Thanks for keeping the devil at bay.
This is the best tutorial on friction fire I have watched, precise instructions. Excellent.
Agree. His instruction is very clear.
I am an Australian, but I appreciate what America does for the world. Making men like this who willingly fight for the freedom of all. The skills he shows us are incredible.
Thomas Cameron
Wow. I think your the first person who isn't from America that doesn't despise us!
LOL, I'm the second one then! :-)
Spot on. Some 2 weeks ago I was thinking we are losing basic survival skills, next day YT recommended this channel. Subbed straight away. . This is why girls joined the (boy) Scouts. Brilliant.
I am from Australia as well
boi i aussi
i love your videos! you're so detailed and thorough. the little specifics like 'lock your wrist against your shin' or 'use green wood for the top piece' are invaluable. and every one of your videos are like that, so information-packed i have to watch them a few times to absorb it all...but like, in the best of ways. i really appreciate the encouragement to think creatively about solutions. like using mre bags for water collection and carrying - thank you for not just saying 'you can use mre bags to get water' instead you showed several different ways to try and left the door open for your viewers to try that and maybe come up with more. your videos are genuinely enjoyable. thank you!
For those not familiar with what a "Cotton Wood" tree is, it is the common Poplar! The name "Cotton Wood" comes from the fact that the seeds of the poplar look a lot like cotton.
What was the tree he made the bow with? I couldn’t understand what he said.
@@tarrantcountykid he never specified what wood he used... I don't think it matters hugely
y rite
Cedar works great 👍
Mule fat! Or seep willow! That was my favorite friction fire material when I lived out west! First one to get an ember with using the hand drill technique!
Corporal, Staff Sargent from Army , my uncle was at or in the Battle of Inchon & Chosin Reservoir and help raised me. So I was raised up by a Chester Puller , like guy. ( I loved him, because after Vietnam 🇻🇳 he and I could talk about stuff; sometimes with just a blind of the eye.)
But , I like him carried my Tomahawk and my K-Bars (2) plus my Gruber Mark 1 and my Buck 10, in Vietnam 🇻🇳. I also carried 4 ponchos and two large C- 4 for cooking and coffee making.
But , I enjoy your videos on everything.
I am medical Retired Green Beret. I am crippled only by physical means but your videos my me feel alive again.
They remind me of my youth growing up learning from Warriors , like my Grandfathers, my father, and Uncles and family friends. The crafts that you teach.
I am damn glad that you are passing it on to your son and other s.
Most of all to us old farts that’s mind is still 17 years old but with bodies that tells us we are 117 years ago. I will not munching the damn weight gains from being handicap.
Thank you for the time travel!! 👍😎
...I will be using this technique at our Boy Scout Troop meeting this evening, and have directed our Scouts to use this video as a reference. Needless to say, another great video Shawn. Muchos Gracias Amigo...
Did they have a great time?
Me too lol
GREAT ! Exactly what I had TRIED TO teach since 1967 at the USN SERE school, for 12 yrs. but few Inst ( just here on shore duty ever cared .) Sad . YOU have the right mindset 110%. . Thanks ! 2021, I still teach here at my tipi camp in W. Colo. Mtn Mel -,Deweese, Ret USN SERE .
This is awesome. Thanks a lot, my teacher said that if we can start a fire with bow drill we will get 100% the entire term. This is really helpful.
Subscribed a while back watch a lot of your stuff. The bow drill videos were a hit to me. Hell they all were. I like to go toe to toe with Mother Nature especially when it’s cold out. Your videos keep the pain of an outdoorsmen to a dull roar. Who can’t get out as much as I’d like. Keep up the good work. Appreciate your service sir.
As you say: Outstanding! Take a bow. I am a city boy, and learned more from your stuff....
Nice demonstration ,I've only just started the bow drill technique. Took a while to make fire, but got there in the end. 🔥🔥🔥
Please audition for Discovery Channel’s NAA. You’ll blow the competition out of the water. Your calm demeanor combined with your knowledge.
Clearest & BEST explanation of a Bow Drill I have seen! Thanks.
"Play like it's real", good advice. Can't wait to get out there and play.
well i've found a new channel to binge watch
This was so helpful. Thank you! I love going out backing take no food or water just a good knife pot and a axe all I need .. thank you for this video I was having trouble starting my fire this was to f******* helpful
Great philosophy! I try to every time I'm outdoors because you never know when these skills come in handy and I am notorious for losing my lighters!
That helped me, i has in the forest without lighter. This took me one hour but i succesfully I lit the cigarette
Bwahaha love it
I am uploading a bow drill to my channel very soon and have some other fire making methods. I haven't seen your videos until now, but I have to say this has been one of the most informational and helpful videos that I have seen on the bow drill method... Very informative, I wish I could've seen this video before when I was first learning. I feel like it would've saved me a lot of frustration.
I've also learned using different woods, harder than this that to expel moisture and get darker dust to ignite is to keep expelling moisture from the wood when you are only getting light dust. As in, bow til you have smoke... remove the drill and let it expel moisture and steam and then repeat until you have fine dark dust.
Thanks again for all of your info! :)
Excellent instruction like this greatly increases the chance of success for the student.
Thanks , you have motivated me to give this method a try . For some reason I have never done this before and I'm almost 60 years old . I guess it's time to loose my cherry on this method . Keep the excellent training videos coming . Much appreciated !
Wow dude, the beaver trick literally probably saved me 30 minutes of my time.
It's smart doing correct the first time, developing variation later, well done thank u. Special guy,God bless you.
The best bowdrill tutorial so far I’ve ever seen
This knowledge can save lives but people won't learn how to connect with nature. This video was great and as usual explained with full knowledge and details for making simple.
Thank you so much for your military service!!!! I loved your video!!
That was awesome. Many important small details that I was totally unaware of.
Thank you corporal for all the films I miss being outside for I'm in a wheelchair now
Outstanding as always. You are a super teacher. Good practical skills to practice
What a stud. I'm going to practice this soon with my son. I need to learn more about Montana trees!
midwintersdream ya I am in NW montana , I use birch and cedar for a lot of outdoor tasks...
as per the General's advise these instructions are not just easy to understand, they cannot be misunderstood, thank you!🔥
Thanks for the great video
My son and I love doing bushcraft together
Have a nice summer
that was a GIGANTIC AMBER. never seen such a big one from a bow drill
When i was a kid.. I seen actors do this in movies.. And i laugh and thought not a chance. One day as a child i tried doing this. And yes.. Once again didnt happen " just like the movie " so i thought no way does this work. Now that i am older.. I know it does. And watching you make this look vert easy.. Me once again i will try and once again..not a chance.. ( but now that you went into more detail i have a chance ..) Thank you for all these great vids. You produce for us so we maybe able to help ourselves of make it in case we get loss and get stuck in the middle of the woods.
Nicely done
Best bow drill tutorial I have ever seen. 👍
Just another crazy Auzzie here.
Thanks for the video mate. I really appreciate your no frills but effective approach. You've got yaself a new subscriber.
Thank you sir for sharing your wisdom and knowledge. And for your service.
Bow drill fire is not guaranteed. You did a good job teaching the basic method. Now, it’s up to the students to get out there. Give it some practice. Remember, it’s not practice that makes perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Listen to this instruction. Get the details. Get out there and practice.
Ty for tour content. I love learning new stuff.
Corporal I got outside today after crafting my own bow drill set out of drift wood from months ago and I have to say that anyone who makes this is going to realize it is no easy task to use.
If your spindle is too short your bow rides up the spindle to the top and binds or pulls the spindle at the top. If your bow is too short its double the work. If your holes in both your bearing block and your and hearth board are too shallow the spindle slips out or wobbles too much even with direct pressure. This is a skill and must be practiced make a set and try it before you think you can just make one and it will work in the wild. It also takes alot of strength and energy to do. If you suffer from illness this is probably twice as hard because the energy it takes and if you have muscle weakness in your legs or Arthritis in your knees you are going to hate doing this lol.
Down South in Alabama we often speak of "Playin' Possum!" But "Possum Mentality"is a new term to me.
When I head out to the woods, I always try to focus on at least one skill. Headed out to the woods this weekend, and this my focus for the trip. Last time out was your hobo fishing reel. Thanks for the great class, Teufel Hunden.
Thank you for your service and great information.
Wow very nice and amazing sharing
This is seriously the best video on friction fire.
Best bow drill video on UA-cam, thank you.
Thank you please share my videos and channel with others and thanks for watching
I appreciate that you really went into detail with each step. Thank you 👍🏼
You are a very good teacher thank you 👍🏻
Awesome video. I am going to have my class make these soon. Thanks for sharing.
very detailed and informative... I like how you provide the principals and reasoning on why and how to do something, rather than showing a rigid step by step one way only... Outstanding video as always - Thanks CPL Kelly!!!
Outstanding Corporal Kelly. You make it look easy.
When I was a kid, I was messing around with a piece of dowel rod and 2x4 in my dads living room trying to see if I could start a fire and I ended up catching the carpet on fire within a few minutes.... 30 years later and I just spent over 2 hours trying to make a bow drill and start a fire, after swearing and sweating I finally got a little smoke.
Outstanding video. Love OG Corporal. Gotta save this one
this is litterally the most helpfull video on youtube
Best friction fire video !!!
Love your videos, you present good solid material and you don't talk down to your viewers. Keep up the great job.
thank you and thanks for watching
Thanks for the idea.
Nice utilization of the elements around you. You make everything look "easy peasy, lemon squeezy" lol
Awesome I'm going to start going every weekend down by the creek near my apt so I can get some experience in doing this thanks for teaching me how to make a bow drill I love learning new things
Excellent. Simple and easy to follow. The best.
Tried this for the first time a couple of days ago. Used pine for the board, and ghost gum for the spindle. What I had the most trouble with was the spindle flicking out of the bow. But still, I had it going pretty quickly. Didnt quite get to an ember (I wasnt actually trying to start a fire, just practising) but I got heaps of powder and smoke. Not bad for a first attempt. I'll try for an actual fire next time. Thanks for the tutorials.
Great job. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent! Thanks.
Very clear presentation on a rather difficult skill to learn. Excellent details on the construction techniques for a bow drill. Outstanding video lesson.
Great job! Thanks for your tips and tricks, that you are giving us. Greetings from Serbia! 🌲🌲
You are the best! Thanks a lot.
I keep hearing you say people skip through your videos, I watch them completely rather 20mins or 30mins. Honestly I would watch even an hour , I learn SO MUCH from you!! I really like the videos because you show us how to use what we salvage in order to make everything we need to survive. I would love to see videos showing how to store food for long term survival also Tips on urban survival. Can you recommend any good survival books that we could purchase in case we cannot pull up UA-cam or use the internet.
Amazing video as always my friend 😇
Very informative, clear, well explained and demonstrated
Great video and great instructions. Thanks for taking the time.
I would say once you make one, save it for another trip. Good item to have in your camp equipment or bug out bag.
That was a great video.
Thank you for the information truly you explain to everything really well and always try to be compared for all different kinds of woods is important OK main thing is. To keep a level head and a open mind to succeed.
And overcome any situation survivor is. Staying calm thanking through the situation.
Just subscribed! Excellent presentation and step by step instructions. I've made plenty of bow drills, but even the experienced can learn new tricks. I've never tried making an air flow channel, but most definitely will this next time. Great job!!
That was fun. I enjoyed it.
I'm from indonesia I like this is video
Great video. Learning alot.
Thanks for the encouragement and the skills lesson.
Thank you Corporal Kelly for a informative and entertaining video Keep It Coming
Great video, I appreciate this information. I've never tried to light a fire like this, but your straight forward teaching makes me think I could do it! I'm gonna practice this weekend. Thanks!
Greetings from Utah. Thank you for your videos.
Another straight forward and informative video. Well done.
Always wondered, now I know and I can't wait to give it a try
Excellent video.. thank you
it's dang good as always corporal - thx & i thumbed it up!
Great video, thank you!!!
When the world collapses I will be sure to use this information thank you
Outstanding!
I hope I never have to make a fire that way ,I have tried and tried with only getting wear out good video 👍
Really well explained.
Lovely to see the passion for teaching you have .. would love to see the wood you would use in Aussie land 😀
Kick ass, dude. Thank you
Thank ya brother for the information.
Great stuff!
LOVE THE KNOWLEDGE BOMB BEFORE THE ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION!! LOVE THE VIDS ALSO! KEEP EM COMIN..
thanks for watching, please share this video and my channel with others so that it can continue to grow
Excellent tutorial, great explanation of every step. 👍👍
Thanks for sharing your skills. I started practising this method but without the bow just with hands. I touched the tip of the stick after a while amd felt a slite burning sensation. So looks liks im on the right track. Im just gona make a bow to use instead.
The eldris is a lil badass
Great video always informative. As always thank you for what you do.