Making a Dakota fire hole rocket stove using a Humvee folding shovel. Use discount code "WOODSBOUND" for 15% off your first BattlBox subscription purchase
One of the things I learned from this type of fire is to make sure that you avoid tree roots. They tend to smolder for an extremely long time and could possibly ignite, even after being buried again.
@@JacobAnawalt well that's the thing about survival buddy, usually when you use these techniques, you have to worry about your own life. He's probably one of those survival guides that just do content creation on the side or something.
Oh yea , I was working up in Alaska on top of airplane hangar they had had a forest fire south of the runway the summer before this was around may anyways one day all a sudden we see smoke rising to the south the damn fire had smouldered underground all winter burning up peat and permafrost that the original fire dried out pretty crazy
A few tips: 1. Make *SURE* to avoid tree roots, as they can keep smouldering for a long time and cause a forest fire long after you leave the area. If the ground is full of them, you can dig a larger hole, then pack dirt back into the sides as a buffer. 2. Once you've dug your fire hole, dig the draft hole in the direction the wind is coming from. This will help the fire burn better. 3. After you are done using the fire for the night, you can dump the dirt back into the hole and then set up your tent over it for extra warmth. Cheers!
@KeithOlson thank you so much for the extra steps these are a must to know for any type of outing, camping & or just survival tips. Have yourself a Merry Christmas🎄& best wishes for 2023🎉
I think this comment is so far only one to support Dacota fire hole with logical tips. mos others are just complaining abt smolder or underground oxygen without considering underground moisture in soil and live trees. Glad to read yours!!!❤
One more tip in case you are having issues lighting the fire. Most rail roads will have flint in the rock piles. For when your BIC goes missing or stops functioning.
Pretty sure there should be a 2nd half about ROOT FIRES and that when finished you need to dig a large hole 360° around this fire to make sure you don't burn the forest/field down. Root fires can travel for days underground in both grass/brush roots and tree roots.
@@warrenlawhorne Doesn't matter nearly as much since the fire is going to cause an updraft through the bottom regardless. You're not trying to smelt anything, you just need the fire fueled, and the hole is enough.
I made a small shelter to sleep in outside one time and it started pourrrrring outtt and I made this exact kind of fire right on the edge . That 2 extra feet of talking in air and not getting it rained on probably Saved my life. It worked wayyy better than expected.
A trick to make it more smokeless is to make the topof the hole smaller sized than the bottom and have the air hole as close to the bottom of the fire hole as you can. Making it a bit deeper will help also and you can simply place your pan over the hole with a couple of rocks around the outside and it will cook food incredibly effeciently
Motherfucker didn't even pack a small satchel of coffee or to a lesser extent at least some tea for that boiling water. Boiling water and hot dog sounds like something you'd get for breakfast during the colonial war😂
Or you could learn from the same primary sources this guy learned from. Lots of books from top-tier folks out there. No need for some dude on YT to rehash what he read out of a book.
i wouldn't advise this for distilling because there is no temp control so you might end up with methanol with your alcohol, and worse if you are leaking any vapors it's primed for an explosion due to the open flame and excessive heat.
I just bought a percolator like that a couple days ago. just for the purpose of Bushcraft and survival. I don't drink coffee but it can be used for a multitude of other purposes including purifying water. The Dakota fire is perfect stealth camping and remaining undetected
These fires work best in plains or open areas. The stealth is hindered at night by trees and leaves reflecting the light down and out into the surrounding forest. Plus as mentioned in other comments, tree roots can and will eventually get hot and dry enough to burn and spread the fire to unintended areas.
I grew up in the South Dakota fire hole...Growing up on a farm,, with a navy seabee dad, he was like a rocket stove, very hot, highly efficient and showed us the constant flow of fresh air, work, work and work. He only had to get rough, once or twice, then I understood where my location was, in the barn....lol
Something I think is very important to mention, is that you should quench these fires very well with water after you are done with them, and avoid very rooty areas. Because the roots can burn and smoulder for a long time. Even buried fires can continue for a while. So it's important to water the hole very well, and if you can't, then don't make this sort of fire or make it above ground on a stone surface
Oh wow i was on the right mind set of digging a hole but since I havent ever needed to use or build one, Ive never dealt on issue of how well it works so thank you for sharing & doing the work for me 😍😍 I Love that shovel as well, thanks
not too tough for old Victor, thankfully he was moseying around at the time that mister benny and his boys took you up to the graveyard, you definitely wouldn’t have survived that bullet to the head if he wasn’t friend
I've always done it with deeper narrower holes. I also put a slight angle on the air intake hole, with its base closer to the fire than the top, and with the mouth wider than the base. I do the same with the connecting hole - the air intake side wider than the fire side. I was always told that makes it work more like a funnel, and it concentrates the airflow better, like a jet, making it heat up more, and faster, and stop smoking quicker. I don't know if it's true, but I've always done it that way. I've HEARD, but haven't tried yet, that putting the holes close together sucks in and recirculates some of the hot air and smoke from the fire, and makes it even more efficient. And I've heard, but haven't tried yet, that making the holes different depths, and putting the fire in the higher (not as deep) hole gets the airflow conning up through the burning wood and helps. I'm curious enough to build three, side by side, and see if there's any truth to any of it, but I haven't had a chance yet.
Be very mindful of the TYPE of forest you're near. If you have a lot of pines, firs, and other pitch-rich conifers, do NOT do this, as it can cause the pitchy roots to smolder and then erupt into a forest fire days or even weeks later.
I like how you suspended an old school coffee percolator over it. It occurred to me recently that there's now a couple-few generations of folks who've never actually seen, let alone used a percolator. A nice light little aluminum one like yours is really just the thing for campfires.
lol, I have no idea why this channel randomly showed up in my feed but I am here for it and am subscribing in case I find myself in the wood and need to build fire.
We call that an "E tool" (entrenching tool) in the Marines. I love your videos! I wish I had seen them decades ago, but you probably weren't born yet! 😅
I am starting on my adventure becoming a survivalist and this is amazing idea. Thank you for your videos. I myself am homeless and disabled. Well about to be homeless..landlords are scum and kicked me for stupid reasons..
This is something that I didn’t know so thank you very much for enlighten me on this and please do more videos so I can learn more and know that information and an education is the number to keep the life so the more you know the better of a person you’ve become. So thank you very much for helping me out with the information and please be careful and God bless
They would have dug these slightly deeper because the Dakota lived on the open plains , so you would have seen the fire from miles around. If any flames or embers licked over the lip, it would have potentially given their location away to their enemies
no, that would be drunk fireworks/ 4th july/ no rain for 30 days in the woods. the Boy Scouts teaches this, for about 100 years. cant be a high risk with so many being made.
If you make the gap connecting the two holes smaller (like golfball size) and dig the air hole at a 45 angle to the fire hole 90 vertical angle, then the rocket/vacuum effect will be much greater and your fire will burn way hotter and cleaner. Just my personal experience from BSA.
Make the fire pit deeper, and make the fresh air hole a little smaller by filling it back in part way. Then you’ll have less wind on the flame and it will be lower. Great video keep it up.
Aaah the ol’ Dakota Firehole. I once encountered a similar situation. Antibiotics for 10 days took care of it.
LOL !
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Good 1
LOL
Hahahahahaha I just got it. That's hilarious
One of the things I learned from this type of fire is to make sure that you avoid tree roots. They tend to smolder for an extremely long time and could possibly ignite, even after being buried again.
Exactly, unless you’re somewhere wet, this is a ticking fire hazard
It also ticks off the tree
@@JacobAnawalt well that's the thing about survival buddy, usually when you use these techniques, you have to worry about your own life. He's probably one of those survival guides that just do content creation on the side or something.
Oh yea , I was working up in Alaska on top of airplane hangar they had had a forest fire south of the runway the summer before this was around may anyways one day all a sudden we see smoke rising to the south the damn fire had smouldered underground all winter burning up peat and permafrost that the original fire dried out pretty crazy
@@gobbo1917 calm down with the "buddy" language kiddo. If your in a survival situation you want more smoke not less.
FIRE IN THE HOLE 🔥🔥🔥
FIRE?
WATER ON THE HILL
A few tips:
1. Make *SURE* to avoid tree roots, as they can keep smouldering for a long time and cause a forest fire long after you leave the area. If the ground is full of them, you can dig a larger hole, then pack dirt back into the sides as a buffer.
2. Once you've dug your fire hole, dig the draft hole in the direction the wind is coming from. This will help the fire burn better.
3. After you are done using the fire for the night, you can dump the dirt back into the hole and then set up your tent over it for extra warmth.
Cheers!
@KeithOlson thank you so much for the extra steps these are a must to know for any type of outing, camping & or just survival tips. Have yourself a Merry Christmas🎄& best wishes for 2023🎉
@@norasanchez7459 You are most welcome. /bows
I think this comment is so far only one to support Dacota fire hole with logical tips. mos others are just complaining abt smolder or underground oxygen without considering underground moisture in soil and live trees.
Glad to read yours!!!❤
@@KY-ym1gq Thank you for your kind words. /bows
One more tip in case you are having issues lighting the fire. Most rail roads will have flint in the rock piles. For when your BIC goes missing or stops functioning.
This is the only video I've seen on fires that everyone should know.
Thanks for watchin!
Pretty sure there should be a 2nd half about ROOT FIRES and that when finished you need to dig a large hole 360° around this fire to make sure you don't burn the forest/field down.
Root fires can travel for days underground in both grass/brush roots and tree roots.
Whaaaat? No stop drop and roll???
i learned this in the boy scouts.
then you should search the guy that can start a fire putting various things between to boards and rubbing, like ash.
FIRE IN THE HOLE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️
If you do it wrong enough, it'll be known as a "The start of a root fire"
How can this be avoided?
one thing he didn’t mention, make sure your breathing hole is toward the wind, and has a bit of a slope.
I was wondering if that made a difference about wind direction. Which way should it slope, toward the fire or away?
@@warrenlawhorne Doesn't matter nearly as much since the fire is going to cause an updraft through the bottom regardless. You're not trying to smelt anything, you just need the fire fueled, and the hole is enough.
Can use a stick to finish connecting the two holes too, little easier than using a shovel for that bit.
What?
I made a small shelter to sleep in outside one time and it started pourrrrring outtt and I made this exact kind of fire right on the edge . That 2 extra feet of talking in air and not getting it rained on probably Saved my life. It worked wayyy better than expected.
A trick to make it more smokeless is to make the topof the hole smaller sized than the bottom and have the air hole as close to the bottom of the fire hole as you can. Making it a bit deeper will help also and you can simply place your pan over the hole with a couple of rocks around the outside and it will cook food incredibly effeciently
Wow, thats an extremely valuable piece of training. Thank you for posting it. Respect 🙏
Hot dogs and boiling water. Dinner of champions. Lol. Nice tip though.
I heard a little kid in the background. Little kids "dig" hotdogs.
Motherfucker didn't even pack a small satchel of coffee or to a lesser extent at least some tea for that boiling water. Boiling water and hot dog sounds like something you'd get for breakfast during the colonial war😂
You honestly should make a book about these survival skills
I thought about it, I think I will
SAS and Green beret survival books, easily found on amazon and book stores. both the ones i have go into detail on how to further improve it.
Or you could learn from the same primary sources this guy learned from. Lots of books from top-tier folks out there. No need for some dude on YT to rehash what he read out of a book.
@@ParadigmUnkn0wn it’s easier for some to learn by seeing than by just doing. sometimes instructions aren’t very clear
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Finally! Something for me to know during the zombie apocalypse.
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the fist time I used this type of fire was in 1958
Best idea yet thank you
That's so Cool. I'm 26 now but I haven't ever used it but will now. Cool to imagine what the Nights were like back in 1958
Learned this fire technique in Scouts in the early 70's.
That is some good info. Seen it before though. Still, good to be reminded as a city dweller.
awesome idea! I love it because it also makes it easy to bury the ashes and coals after!
Definitely, just kick the dirt right back in
Probably regenerate the soil in the process.
so its people like you causing those horrible forrest fires
@@arcticman1522 the soil will also suffocate it
@@randomgeminiastronaut46 unless it catches the roots then you've just burnt down half the forest
That’s a good one for them moonshiners, so they don’t give up their location!! Thank you 🙏 for the awsome tip!!
i wouldn't advise this for distilling because there is no temp control so you might end up with methanol with your alcohol, and worse if you are leaking any vapors it's primed for an explosion due to the open flame and excessive heat.
We used these the in Marine corp
Semper Fi!
And still could be seen from near space probably
These were mentioned in the Lewis and Clarke expedition as being used to not give away a person's location.
Don’t look this up. Everyone knows it’s Meriwether Lewis. What is Clark’s first name?
@@alanratay4583 william
Thank you for sharing so many important tips with your audience. I appreciate it and always look forward to your videos ❤
I just bought a percolator like that a couple days ago. just for the purpose of Bushcraft and survival. I don't drink coffee but it can be used for a multitude of other purposes including purifying water. The Dakota fire is perfect stealth camping and remaining undetected
Cool thing about the Dakota firehole. You can dig a hole big enough to lay in to keep warm
These fires work best in plains or open areas. The stealth is hindered at night by trees and leaves reflecting the light down and out into the surrounding forest. Plus as mentioned in other comments, tree roots can and will eventually get hot and dry enough to burn and spread the fire to unintended areas.
I grew up in the South Dakota fire hole...Growing up on a farm,, with a navy seabee dad, he was like a rocket stove, very hot, highly efficient and showed us the constant flow of fresh air, work, work and work. He only had to get rough, once or twice, then I understood where my location was, in the barn....lol
best fire to have inside a hut or small survival shelter. less smoke and nasties to breathe in. thats why they’re so well used.
Excellent informative video/host.
Be sure that the ground is wet and root free when you do this. Also, insulate with rocks or sand. Root fire is no joke...
Great idea! 👍😎
That dog looked good.
Great advice buddy . Thanks a lot .
This guy has so many inconvenient solutions for camping problems that haven't existed in 100 years.
Super cool! I used this technique to make a grill with an old steel rim and a grate!
And burn the forest or field down as the roots burn beneath you for days before reaching the surface
sure buddy
Something I think is very important to mention, is that you should quench these fires very well with water after you are done with them, and avoid very rooty areas. Because the roots can burn and smoulder for a long time. Even buried fires can continue for a while. So it's important to water the hole very well, and if you can't, then don't make this sort of fire or make it above ground on a stone surface
You can’t go wrong with an Army issue E-tool.
That's Clay? Laughs in Oklahoma. Lmao.
Red clay troubles for sure.
Laughs in South Carolina** lol
@@sethharper6544 wasn't aware SC had a song written about its red dirt roads, lol good try though.
One of the best tricks I’ve seen
FIRE IN THE HOLE 🟢🗣️🔥🕳️
Thanks, I'm survivalist thinker & you just gave me something new to my brain. Excellent. ROCKET STOVE.
FIRE IN THE HOLE🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
Oh wow i was on the right mind set of digging a hole but since I havent ever needed to use or build one, Ive never dealt on issue of how well it works so thank you for sharing & doing the work for me 😍😍 I Love that shovel as well, thanks
Never thought of this. Thx for advice
No problem!
GOOD JOB ! THANKS.. NEVER KNOW WHEN ONE IS NEEDED OR JUST BUILD A BETTER ONE (same concept) IN YOUR BACK YARD THATS BRICK LINED OR WHATEVER!
you should see the clay out in the mojave Desert. now that is tough!
I could imagine
not too tough for old Victor, thankfully he was moseying around at the time that mister benny and his boys took you up to the graveyard, you definitely wouldn’t have survived that bullet to the head if he wasn’t friend
I've always done it with deeper narrower holes. I also put a slight angle on the air intake hole, with its base closer to the fire than the top, and with the mouth wider than the base. I do the same with the connecting hole - the air intake side wider than the fire side. I was always told that makes it work more like a funnel, and it concentrates the airflow better, like a jet, making it heat up more, and faster, and stop smoking quicker. I don't know if it's true, but I've always done it that way.
I've HEARD, but haven't tried yet, that putting the holes close together sucks in and recirculates some of the hot air and smoke from the fire, and makes it even more efficient. And I've heard, but haven't tried yet, that making the holes different depths, and putting the fire in the higher (not as deep) hole gets the airflow conning up through the burning wood and helps. I'm curious enough to build three, side by side, and see if there's any truth to any of it, but I haven't had a chance yet.
That was a damn good video. 👍
Very practical and useful video! Thank you sir.
that's all it took?! wow this is incredibly good information
Yep, not much to it
@@WoodsboundOutdoors I could definitely see myself using this in a real application! Thank you
I’m going to do this when the rain clears up. Excellent video made simple. Thanks man!
The first time I saw one of these I was astounded.
Be very mindful of the TYPE of forest you're near. If you have a lot of pines, firs, and other pitch-rich conifers, do NOT do this, as it can cause the pitchy roots to smolder and then erupt into a forest fire days or even weeks later.
‘Didn’t take time at all’ - Day time when he starts, Night time by when he’s done 😂
Lol
We were taught this in cub scouts!!!
same
Learned how to do this in the Marines! Love it
I like how you suspended an old school coffee percolator over it. It occurred to me recently that there's now a couple-few generations of folks who've never actually seen, let alone used a percolator. A nice light little aluminum one like yours is really just the thing for campfires.
Still the best way to make coffee. I have a more recent one I purchased at Menards but also have an old original one I found at a thrift store.
Love your informative advertising for that shovel...
Want one?
fire still makes light so it'll still be seen
IR signature at night 🎆 NOD happy people see all that
Thank u for that information
First thing I made was the Dakota fire hole at work perfect thank you
"Fire in the Dakota Fire Hole!" This is a great piece of knowledge to have.
There is no such thing as a stealth fire! You can smell it from 1/2 a mile away.
What are you, injun?? JK 😜
thanks i wanna try this one time.
lol, I have no idea why this channel randomly showed up in my feed but I am here for it and am subscribing in case I find myself in the wood and need to build fire.
This is badass, thanks for the knowledge
Dakota firehole is awesome......thanks !
We call that an "E tool" (entrenching tool) in the Marines. I love your videos! I wish I had seen them decades ago, but you probably weren't born yet! 😅
Love the spade (shovel) brother looks like its strong
I am starting on my adventure becoming a survivalist and this is amazing idea. Thank you for your videos. I myself am homeless and disabled. Well about to be homeless..landlords are scum and kicked me for stupid reasons..
New favorite channel
Been using this in my backyard to enjoy the cool weather safely with some fire cooked foods🙌🏼
Very cool. I live in city and i want to do more outdoorsy stuff. I made smoked meat last year and i like your ideas cool and helpful
If you don't want your location to be known? What are you up to Bud 😂
Alright, unlike the video about putting dirty stones directly in your drinking water, this one is bang on.
This is something that I didn’t know so thank you very much for enlighten me on this and please do more videos so I can learn more and know that information and an education is the number to keep the life so the more you know the better of a person you’ve become. So thank you very much for helping me out with the information and please be careful and God bless
Glad to hear I'm helping people out, and same to you!
They would have dug these slightly deeper because the Dakota lived on the open plains , so you would have seen the fire from miles around. If any flames or embers licked over the lip, it would have potentially given their location away to their enemies
That's honestly a beautiful fire.
That was awesome
I use this a lot on the river when we stop and cook out. It is easy to fold back in and leave no trace
Exactly that what i have learned during Basic Drill for infantry some 30 years ago.
This is awesome!!!! Thank you!!!
Nice idea!
The best way to start a ground level forest fire :)
no, that would be drunk fireworks/ 4th july/ no rain for 30 days in the woods.
the Boy Scouts teaches this, for about 100 years. cant be a high risk with so many being made.
Nice work.
From La Paz, B.C.S. México, I love your vídeos.
I see how it can work it's a great idea
This is awesome! I do this with a leaf blower in my back yard until it’s red hot and then I drench it with water to make char!
Nice work 👌
Your videos are awesome
Awesome and simple.
how do you think natives used to have fires in their teepees
If you make the gap connecting the two holes smaller (like golfball size) and dig the air hole at a 45 angle to the fire hole 90 vertical angle, then the rocket/vacuum effect will be much greater and your fire will burn way hotter and cleaner. Just my personal experience from BSA.
Wicked dope!!! im diggin your content bruv
Glad to hear!
Yeah I love using this method the only negative thing is it can catch the underground on fire if it's very dry
why do we always result to insulting each other? Respect.
1 of my my favorite fires it heats the ground can burn wet wood kinda and is mostly smokeless
How cool 😎
Make the fire pit deeper, and make the fresh air hole a little smaller by filling it back in part way. Then you’ll have less wind on the flame and it will be lower. Great video keep it up.
I was literally talking to my friend about this close to an hour ago. Thanks google
Lol weird how that works