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"You don't have to be good...just good enough" 👍
I wish I heard that a long time ago lol
Isn't that what survival is about tbh? You don't have to be good at everything, just good enough to survive and then you can focus on getting better
@@IchigoShinagami exactly...
Quite encouraging. This is the best way to hear not feeling dumb about myself.
Man, this is a good word
You didn't mention the touching the wood to your lips trick that I saw you do. Your lips, especially out in the wet and cold where your hands are numb, have way more receptors and it's way easier to tell how dry it is by just using your lips. Seems super weird, but totally works
Yeah, people do this all the time.
Women usually put clothes to their mouth to check if they're dry or not during the colder months here in South Africa.
At least, that's what I grew up noticin.
@@ntombi105 women can put their lips on hard wood too.....
@@theforce5191 💀
Same time if its freezing and you need to tape something
I think that trick is instinctive
“How to start a fire… step one, have a saw.”
You don't need a saw, it just makes it easier.
If you're stuck somewhere, and haven't at least taken a knife and your fire kit, you probably deserve hypothermia tbh.
@@howardchambers9679 the hell is wrong with you?
@@DarthVader-yd9id I have no empathy for idiots
I have a folding tree trimming saw that gets through pieces like he showed in the video that cuts through pieces like he went through in seconds and it fits in an average backpack
And a damn fine saw at that. A Boreal 21 I think
This is how UA-cam shorts should be done. Short, sweet, to the point, teaches a useful skill while demonstrating said skill. Very good!
Teaches us hacks. Skill isn’t cool enough of a word anymore
“You don’t have to be good..just good enough.”
Words to start and end my day on.
I had an economics professor say to wrap up a lesson “ You don’t need to be the best at something, sometimes you just need to be the least worst.”
Don't be sorry. Be better.
Hello from Oklahoma! Good Video! The other little secret left out, he was working with CEDAR. A great wood to start a fire in wet conditions.
Are most cedar trees this thin or do they get pretty thick?
@@d_kortman the ones on my property range from 7" to 11" on the trunk, larger branches about the size he used
Cedar will form dense groves when young, leaving standing dead trees of the size in video They like wet soil, so swampland or shorelines is where I go to look. The old stumps are excellent Fatwood.
Crucial information!! The wood you’re working with will have different properties, and many trees simply will not have enough flammable sap for this technique to work. Know ya trees
Okmulgee here
Remember, if you’re ever stranded alone in the woods while it’s raining, just take out your trusty hacksaw and survival knife
Well I would say the hacksaw is essential. You could kick down the dead timber. You would have to be someone who always carries your survival knife tho. Glad I do lol
@@Dbl_OG_13 same here,I am never without a knife and the means to male a fire. And I allways have a solid knife and so on,with me when out in a forrest. Large knife,small knife and saw. Often carry a axe or a tomahawk. Why would someone go innto a forrest without tools🤷🏼♂️many strange people out there.
I always carry my handsaw in emergency situations. Right next to my emergency generator :)))
That Morakniv is an absolute workhorse for 20 bucks. Highly recommend
Yes. I have the standard and wife got me the heavy duty later. Both 1095 carbon( I'm old school and love to force patina them myself) . I filed the spines to strike a Ferro and I really like them and many others I have. Moraknov is just plain awesome. The 511 basic got me started and then I went from there. So inexpensive I feel like I'm stealing when I buy one. 😂
Is that the name of the tool he's using?
@@Solis855 yup!
Perfect video to show why you need to keep your knife good and sharp. It can literally save your life
I took for granted that I grew up learning about such things. My feeble Southern country mind thought everyone knew how to survive in the wild. Then I moved away from home and saw that not everyone has such knowledge…
Yeppers.. I’d die so quickly 😂😂 but if I could get with someone who knew basic fire starting and sheltering.. I can skin a deer or anything else and cook outside like ya read about! It would take 2 or 3 of us to make one good survivalist 🤣
I'll definitely be adding this to my repertoire of skills I'll hopefully never have to use.
Those are sometimes the best skills to have, take any defense martial art for example.
Another tip to make this work even better for you is to try to find dead standing cedar or pine because they contain flammable sap many dead standing pines will turn into what is known as fatwood if you don't know what that is look it up.
That was cedar that he was using.
@@pamgoulette3145 I know but it wasn't fatwood cedar. That would lights like you have an accelerant on it because you do have an excellent on it.
The only problem with that is if it's raining, the interior wood may be dry when you first cut into it but it will get soaked within seconds once you begin processing it.
The ONLY way to start a fire IN THE RAIN is to first have a shelter, a roof or a tarp large enough to allow you to work beneath it to get that fire going.
Without the shelter you will NOT have a fire.
shhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! There are too many people here thinking this video was something novel, new, or a "hack" instead of a childhood skill known by Southern folks since single digit age.
Just let nature take its course.
@@zippitydoodah5693 - (spoken in whisper) you're right....what was I thinking?
Gonna be some cold, wet rats this weekend....
I've been able to do this. The outer layer gets damp but the log doesn't get soaked in seconds. Grew up on a farm, both my sibs did boy scouts, and this knowledge isn't too far off from what I learned from both my siblings and life experiences.
Dampness doesn't prevent fires, but being SOAKED does.
Actually glad this video exists, it's actually good information.
I watched my friend in Australia who grew up with the First Nations people, when camping in the rain, pull a log out of the creek, and light it with a plastic bag from a loaf of bread. He got it going and kept it going, in the rain.
false, i do train for survival situation and you can make a fire UNDER the rain, you then have to know how to PLACE the wood in a manner that some wood act as an umbrella while the small fire keep going under the top that eventually dry and burn. Birch bark is the best flammable material available then, it burn even when wet.
Thank you for this information. Love that fire steel as well.
Always carry a bag of fritos in your pack. Put your wet twigs and tinder in a pile on top of a couple fritos. Light the fritos and they will burn like fuel.
Doritos too
@@DaDaDo661 the list goes on and on.
If you're in a survival state. Gather about a pocket size worth right away & keep it stored
It's a lot of prepping and processing to get dry wood when it's raining. Like he said, you don't gotta be good, but you gotta be good enough, otherwise you could die if your life is on the line and you couldn't make a fire to keep warm and to boil water and cook food or even to dry out your wet clothes and gear. Dam that was a long sentence.
So I'll need to carry a limb saw, pocket knife and ferrel rod? Alrighty then.
Exactly what I was thinking “ you are only good enough as your knife is good and sharp “.
'The inside should be dwhy' 😂 gotta love the aussies accent 😂
This was such an efficient and concise video that I don’t think I’ll ever forget how to do this. Top notch!
I didn’t actually believe this was possible. Thank you!
Something to note about dead wood: you're more likely to find the center wood dry IF there's no bark on the log. If bark is present, the wood will rot before it dries out, because the bark seals in water. Always look for dead standing wood or branches that does NOT have bark on it. This could save your life.
Also, find or make a shelter to get the fire started in because if it's raining,, you're only going to expose that dry wood to water if you don't open it under some sort of shelter from the rain.
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I knew everything you said already, but you did a great job of explaining and displaying the skill. GG, fire man.
It’s actually called hack now…🤷♂️
Trank you very much ! Here in Germany the time is rapidly coming when more and more people need this skills.
That’s sad to hear!!! 😔💕
I believe everyone should have survival skills! I learned so much from my grandma Hilda and my Daddy. Plus cub scouts! I know, I'm a female; but back in my youth there wasn't a girl scouts. But my brothers were cub scouts and my parents were Den leaders. I got to tag along!! My Grandma Hilda always said " plan for the worst and pray for the best." I still live by that today! And I'm nearly 60.
Well done, man. This is precisely how I start a fire after DAYS, in the wettest, cold, slushy, deep snow. This works. I’ve done this to dry out my body, clothes and boots, with a small pocket knife and a small ferro rod (2 inches long, less than 1/4 inch diameter). I was able to find some birch bark, off a dead standing tree. Put it in my pocket, while hiking, saving for later fire. I’ve carried that tiny ferro rod, in my left front pants pocket, ever since, years. Haven’t gotten into that situation since that hike (not my smartest hike). I was able to get out of trouble and get home by doing what this man is teaching, a good skill to learn and practice. Kentucky
I saw a comment on a recent video, the guy said "Making this torch will be great, but step 1 is learning to start a fire in the rain"
I'm not sure if that was this guy, but it's pretty cool 😂
It was a vid about making a tree sap and grass torch.
Brother. You just helped saved many people lives teaching this. May God bless you!
Thank you
It doesn't matter what direction I face the smoke's always blowing towards me
Yeah that’s a real thing, it’s due to how your body affects the air flow around the fire. I believe Sci Show did a video explaining that.
Guys,
Just do not forget to bring those tools like set of hacksaw and a knife if you want to be lost in the forest. Most importantly, bring your fully charged cellphone for your videography! This will prove you learned from his instructional video
What kind of grown man doesn't carry a knife and a fire source with him every day? Serious question btw.
@@GunGuy258 Left pocket: bic, SAK, 12' hanked paracord, keys.
Right pocket: 4" folder pocket clipped, RovyVon E3 flashlight.
Belt: Leatherman 300 Supertool
Everyday. Everywhere. Always.
@@zippitydoodah5693 sweet carry.
@@GunGuy258 Thank you. I've tried a lot of different EDC items over the years, but in my retirement years now, this is what I carry. There's always an extra mag in a horizontal Sticky mag holder on the back of my belt as well. I have task specific load-outs depending on my plan-of-the-day. But my EDC goes everywhere with me.
I was in the Boy Scouts way back when they were a valuable program for young men and not a politically correct social org.
Some of the scouting lessons stuck with me.
@@GunGuy258 right on. I’m a woman and I keep a few supplies in my purse.. well it’s a bag in my purse that I can grab easily and run if I need to. Basic items like you just said plus energy bars bc I’d die quickly.. gotta have something while I’m waiting on the rabbit 😅and a solar power bank to charge my phone lol 😂👌
Such great comfort to have such knowledge when the SHTF.
Most grateful.
Great short video on starting a fire in wet conditions. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
I had to do this last weekend when it snowed unexpectedly.
Am I the only one who noticed this is how they make those wooden Christmas trees ?
I was always taught to have little candles when I go out to the bush. That will burn soaked, and stop your fire from going out before it gets going.
can confirm: THIS WORKS!
it takes practice to become efficient but it will get a fire going in the Pacific Northwest
Too tip: If it’s still raining when you harvest your wood, process it into tinder and kindling under cover. Either under a tarp or even just under your coat. It could be the difference between a fire or no fire and therefore between survival or death!!
See your comment is an example of what I love about the survival/camping/prepping &/or homesteading community. The video is fabulous but you had something to add to it. You did so in a respectful & positive way & your comment adds another layer of value to an already fabulous, informative video! tyvm for that. Peace & Blessings
People don't realize how important survival skill are...but they will soon 😏
@Norberto Fontanez ARf ARf !!!
@Norberto Fontanez hey I thought it was good!
We're going to need more than survival skills for what will soon be coming upon the Earth. The masses at large are not ready.
You say it like it's a good thing?
Yeah but in some situations hopefully just having guns is good enough
Your AWESOME!!!! I'm 71, only had 1 yr living in the country, was in 6th grade. I learned more survival skills in tht 1yr than my whole life. I child survive for awhile, it wud be tough cuz I'm old & disabled but I'm a fighter & don't believe in giving up. I hope your videos will do well because more people need to know this...just in case. God bless you & stay warm, dry & safe. Thank you for sharing this VALUABLE information!!!
This was a great video that you showed. This is one of the most important survival traits that everyone must know to survive in the wild. There are other ways to find tinder, but this is by far the best way for most areas in wet conditions. 👍
If your wood is moist put it right in the middle and just go HARD.
Got it 👍
Tip for ferro rod: shave off some ferro particles onto your tinder before sparking.
I was searching for a comment like this. Shave some off before striking and you'll have better luck.
After watching thousands of examples of this technique demonstrated this provided something new! Stay Warm!
Excellent. I always wondered how to go about things in all those situations where:
1) All the trees around me were wet
2) I needed to start a fire
3) All I had on me at the moment was a saw
So wait you mean the outside is wet but the inside will be dry. This is a game changer.~
Yes 👍🔥
As a life long woodsman and survivalist I sure hope you carry a rifle and pistol when out in the rough..Also, well done on the fire..All your excess wood that you are going to use on the fire, build a small shelter for the extra wood gathered during rainy days in the wilderness.
Very true..
It's been years since I last camped. I always thought of using a torch to keep wild animals away. Knowing they don't like fire.
I could only carry a knife and bow as a child. Colorado mountains during the 80s.
We don't all live in the US
Do you have to hunt the trees?
@@therealzahyra i can do the same. I live in Norway.
Just rewatched you and your bro on Alone . I can't say how much you guys helped me get my relationship with my own brother kindled again.
Hey Keith. Love that. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate it. I'm very glad to hear that.
I have lots of awesome vids with my brother on my other channel if interested. Also, it's just called Ted Baird and had the expedition vids with talking etc. Have a great day
Thank You Caption!!! Yu just saved someone life... if im ever in a situation where im in the woods in the rain and i need fire jus kno ill think of yu!!!!
Oiiii. Muito importante treinar tudo o que aprendemos no Escotismo.
"Put it right in the middle and then just go hard" That's what she said.
Feather sticks! always a good technique.
One thing that will help emensly is fat wood. If there are pine trees, there will be fatwood. Very flammable and easy to find. Douglas fir can also have it as well as cedar. But pine has the most.
This guy sounds like the turtle from finding Nemo
😂 bro I’m crying …when he said “Dry”
thank you
I was thinking bubbles from trailer park boys but now I hear crush “F-I-R-E Little duuuude”
Not a bad thing. He’s the coolest character in that movie. “Righteous righteous” 🌊 “and what brings you to the EAC this fine afternoon?”
@@debrajol3585 who in there right mind would think that's a bad thing? lol
@@jamesbyrne4494 it does look like Nova Scotia bush
There's something so satisfying lighting a fire with flint and steel
I have to add a hand saw to my holiday shopping list 🙃
If it’s raining or very wet the number 1 priority is to actually make a shelter not a fire.
A fire can be very easy to make to extremely difficult in some environments. But what’s much more consistent is you gathering some twigs, gather some leaves, moss or bark and create yourself a bed first because the ground would much more insulated afterwards. Then you create the roof where you cut some branches and gather more leaves, moss, bark to keep most of the rain out and now you have a full shelter.
Great advice! Love the demo. Thank you!!
You can only light specific woods like this with a striker, otherwise you’re gonna need some dry tinder to help you out. This will work with fat woods like pine or spruce with a high sap content. Deciduous trees will make this extremely hard, and never put your tinder down on the wet ground, always start a fire lay on a piece of split wood for a dry base.
Yes. Create a dry spot under the fire.
No,any wood will start right away. Just make the feather super thin,that's all you need to do.
I like the shaving thing you did. I always just use lighter pine.
Thanks Ted!
when you split the wood into kindling not only do you have the dry wood from the center, but you have sharp edges for the fire to catch on
I've seen fire and I've seen rain 🎶 🔥 ☔
Bro! You straight saved lives with this! I know you saved mine!
Thanks for posting, this is great
Great video. I just showed my wife and kids this method while out on a hike. Loved watching you and your brother on alone. I was so happy to see you guys win. I picked you guys to win from the 2nd episode.
Brilliant video!! I must show the toddlers I work with this essential life skill asap. 🙌
You made it look easy a testament to your skills.
Thank you for showing this . God bless you!
One thing that gets me about the survival world is using a good knife to split wood 💰💰💰💰
This knife is a Mora it is around 20$ and is very popular in the outdoors community
I love and enjoy videos like this. I live in Maine and these types of survival tricks can come in real handy. Thanks for sharing.👍
Fifty years ago, my webelos leader taught us (In fall and winter camp outs) that one can always find dry wood, no matter what the weather. This is another method that works
Not a hack, just essential skills
Really cool idea of cutting 3 identical 2 inch tall wooden discs wafers out of a small branch of damp green wood to support the cooking pot instead of using rocks. That's super cool. I heard rocks can explode in fire too so this prevents that and if the discs start to burn you can just cut another. Also it's more balanced than using stones because you dont want boiling water to spill! You can also soak the coasters in water to make them last longer
Hey! It’s one of the ALONE winners! I absolutely love that show!
Great tip, thank you! I would add… bring gloves, a collapsible saw, knife, and a large flint.
Now this is the stuff we should be teaching in school real life skills .
Good tip I love to be able to start fires in many different ways.
Great video!
Just watched your season on alone. Very well done.
Awesome! Appreciateit . I have a bunch of other adventures on my other Channel with my bro Channel named Ted Baird if interested. Talking and expedition videos
Just came back from 12 years in Panama. This is a good skill for there in the jungle and the 9 month rainy season.
Thank you.
Preparation is key.. have ALL the things you'll need there and ready when you begin to start the fire.
Thanks!!!
If I ever need a fire in the woods and it just rained… you got me BRo!
Another really cool tip/trick is to look at the thick bark trees like Pine or Poplar and if they have any areas that have a bunch of sap coming out or they look like they're crystallized areas that are like chunky looking, take your knife and chip off a couple pieces of that safely and then when you want to go start your fire, get some kindling just like he showed you, but put some of that sap in it and that sap will light instantly on fire.
Attention to detail is your best friend when making sure your fire starts.
You did well. Nice video. No arrogance. I like your style.
Burch bark is also good for fires when its raining
Skills ... survival skills ! This was fast and concise. Great information. Thumbs up.
One of the first things cub scouts learn up here 👍
Makes sense, as the more surface area the wood has to burn the more likely it is to do so, even when wet. Even better if you can find something with a lot of pitch on it as well.
Pine and cedar trees are best for starting a wet fire. Pine has sap within and outside and if the Pine is dead,go for the base or roots and you will usually find tons of good pine pitch /fat wood that will definitely help start your fire. A pocket bellow is another great item for your fire starting kit and you can even purchase magnesium,which goes up in flames very fast but doesn't hurt to carry either. Another is the Bowdrill or if done properly can be done by hand. Fire pistons,char cloth thar you can make yourself. There's a plethora of fire starting items and techniques out there and it's always a good thing to carry each one in your fire kit.
Well first step is learning to sharpen a knife really well. Most people dont own a knife sharp enough to do this.
Rubber Inner Tube in the the rain is really GOOD ! 😁🔥🔥🔥🔥🇦🇺👍
And very poisonous to breath.
The sound of burning wood in the forest relaxes me like the sound of a stream.
When the raindrops 🌧️ are a landin.....look for the dead an standin 🪵
I’ll be sure to practice this technique next time I’m in the forest. Thanks
I subscribed this channel for these tips. Looks like I won't regret it
Thanks for sharing these survival tips bro
Thanks man! Really good tip
Superb, especially if carrying a wooden hacksaw to get to the dry wood 😂
Loved the flint