Anyone can make it happen in "perfect" conditions. I appreciate you taking advantage of the bad weather to test yourself and teach us. Keep up the good work Dave.
Sensational... I really miss these old school, "oh crap, it's starting to rain and I need heat and shelter now" vids. Raw survival skills... Thanks Dave!!
This is what I like about Mr. Canterberry, no pre-prepared B.S. His stuff has all the hair on: he built his shelter in the rain - ok, lots of "EXPERTS" can do that. He gathered material and started a fire in the pouring rain - nothing pre- set. Love it. I learn from this man: he IS the real deal. Others can talk their trash about him, don't mean diddley. He delivers the straight goods. From HillSleeper
Listening to your terminology is amazing. This stuff comes natural to you because you literally live this life style. And have been for decades. I think common sense and some basic knowledge of the outdoors is so very important. Knife and axe safety go along with it. Also your cordage and knot knowledge is amazing. I absolutely love watching your videos and dearly miss you on dual survival. I highly recommend you to make another tv series your way.!!!! You produce, you hand pick the people involved. I seriously think it would be very successful Dave. Thank you so much. I watch your videos over and over. I learn so much. God Bless. !!!!!!!!!
This reminds me of the last time I scouted in an area of pine woodland and got caught in the rain...I did exactly the same as you did. Started a fire and got dry under my tarp and packed everything away when the rain blew over a few hours later. I then headed home, rather later than planned but it is because of people like you sharing ideas like this, that I was able to cope in that situation. Good work, keep it up :)
Great video Mr. Canterbury. Love the impromptu stuff you sometimes do in your videos. When a situation arises and you can teach us something, we all benefit. Thank you. All the best.
Always like the prompto moments. It shows the reality of being outdoors. Being able to adjust and reset priorities on the fly is what can help save your life. One of the big things I have always liked about you Dave! Keep up the great work!
Even as an instructor with 1000s of fires under your belt, making fire impromptu in the rain & on camera is just plain excellent! I also like how your are revisiting the basics often.
Just want to say that I went backpacking last weekend and my buddy was in charge of bringing extra fuel for the alcohol stoves. Well, he forgot and due to all the millions of fire vids I've watched that you have made really helped. Pulled off a few tricks that I learned from these vids and we had hot meals even in the thunderstorm drenched environment we were in. Had zero thoughts that I couldn't do it, practice enough that my GF says I may be a pyromaniac. Thank "YOU" for everything you do.
As someone that lives in Louisiana with craploads of pine and cedar, I will say that it is fine to cook with pine or soft, resinous woods. The caveat is that you want to wait until it is burned down to coals. Don't cook with the flames! lol That is when you will be sorry. The coals will no longer have any resins so it is a pure, clean heat. With the coals you can quickly stoke a fire back up after cooking, or you can even move some of the coals out of the fire to use just for cooking. Of course some kind of hardwood is more desireable, but sometimes that isn't too feasible when in the woods and all you can see in every direction is pine. Of course that also means the ground will be covered in pine straw... really easy to get a fire going, but also VERY important to keep it safe and under control! lol
***** I can second this. Was out recently and my wife actually came with me. She got hungry and impatient. We had some precut, preseasoned potatoes completely sealed in foil. She put them right in the flames. Despite multiple layers of foil, by the time they were done, they tasted like a burnt pine branch. Disgusting. You can, however, cook over pine (resin) flames if you're using a pot or pan with a lid. I do this with my Fry-Bake pan, but you do end up with a sticky resin soot on the outside. The national forests I camp in are 99% coniferous, so I really don't have much of an option.
Dave, just wanted to say I'm so glad you continue to educate us on here for free and I miss you on the Dual Survival show. Appreciate your hard work and dedication to this channel, brother! Keep up the great work and God bless!
It's always possible the better decision is to keep the poncho on and wait for a break in the weather. You can use this time to plan your setup and therefore stay drier through the process. Great Video. More than 5 years later I still come back to these older videos for the great information.
You go. "Off track" all you want. I learn a lot from your skill & experience. Thanks for all you do. Btw..first time I made a fire with a ferol rod...I was amazed!
Hi Dave, Thanks for making this combination Shelter & Emergency Fire videos, it really is a great idea. Definitely provides the instruction we need to learn how to deal with & think about solving and preparing these two C’s together on the fly when the weather gets bad real fast! Always enjoy learning from you in these videos! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Dave, I'm moving to the Eastern Woodlands from the west coast, and video's like this are a great resource to introduce me to the basics. Thanks!
The other day I asked you how you would start a fire in extremely wet conditions and you answered " fatwood in your environment." Thanks for showing what you'd do if you didn't have any fatwood. This vid answered my quest to the "T", appreciate that. I live close to Wilmington, NC and it's pretty much all pine forests around here. I'm confident now that I can start a fire in my environment under wet conditions without sureflame methods. I will definitely practice this now....thank you sir!!
Hi Dave, thx for the video. I always have 5 lines permanently attached, 4 to the corners and 1 to the center to pull the tarp up. This gives more head room. The lines are tidily coiled when not in use. You can shave a couple minutes off your setup time with this. Keep up the good work!
Great vid sir. Got my first spider hole started last weekend, made a ridgeline shelter. Got my pack ready and found an old Hickory knife at Ace hardware for 8 bucks. You are an inspiration and got this 36 year old off the couch sir. Thank you. Overhang on this one is a great idea.
Dave just subscribed to your channel not to long ago. I'm very impressed with the knowledge I'm picking up from you and your school. I spend many hours durning the hunting season in South East TN in the woods. This is giving me great confidence in survival capabilities if I ever need it. Thanks for your channel.
I purchased a Trek Light hammock from your store bout a year or so ago and it's a great piece of gear. Doesn't weigh much and a piece of cake to set up. Had to get a mosquito net for it cus n these parts they'll carry your butt off even with repellant on, lol. Just wanted to say congrats on the new store in Indianpolis and thanks for selling top notch gear brother! May the Lord continue to bless you and yours.
I still have friends who can't build fire or understand how IMPORTANT FIRE IS! I practice whenever possible and am always the one they turn to when they say, "I'm freezing, start a fire Bill" excellent video. Thanks again
Thanks for all you do. I always learn something every time I watch your videos. You are hands on and to the point. That is why you are the only wilderness survival channel I watch. You have a God given talent to teach. Thanks again, god bless and be safe.
I love these videos. I swear it feels like magic almost when a fire is created this way. I love being in the woods more than any place else and doing things like this that I've learned from you. I'm a Marine Corps veteran who had lots of survival training and I still learn new things on your videos every time I watch them. The day I quit learning new things will be the day I die. Thanks for all you do, keep up the good work.
As with anything you have to be able to adapt with the current situation. You saw an opportunity to teach in a real world scenario and ran with it. Well done.
I really like the way you have been doing the videos and the topics , I can really see how good you have gotten with the editing and shoting of your videos and I like the music on the sections that are showing the progres of things and have no talking just the music . I really have learned a lot watching this videos and I know the presntation really helps a lot of people that learn and watch your videos great job Dave !
Fantastic video, and it really shows that woodsman mentality that every one of us that go out into the woods get to experience. I'm talking about that feeling you get when you have to think on your feet for a bit. With firemaking, 100 fails is usually needed to understand it properly, but you videos among others have helped me get it just so much quicker than what I would on my own, and I was a boy scouts for 2 years when I was 10-12. I can honestly say that the only thing I learned better in the boy scouts than from your videos is knots, and that's because I'm horrible at knots, and I learn only when taught when it comes to knots. Firecraft, shelter, the 5 c's, everything except for knots, I have learned most of it on youtube, and that knowledge has helped me a lot in getting the dirt time, because when I'm getting that dirt time, I know what to do, I just don't immediately know how. Thanks, Dave, and keep putting up nuggets like this.
I've seen you start probably a hundred fires over the years but I still sit through the vids until the end. I personally have started very few fires and then only just to see if I could do it. If I ever need it I hope these hours of seeing you do it come in handy. Thanks for the vids.
Agreed. It really shows how knowledge makes the difference between success and failure. Dave saw an opportunity and knew exactly what to do to exploit it.
That big fire for drying clothes vs a small fire seems like some great advice Dave. Thanks! Of course I live in the Nevada desert and very rarely have to worry about rain. when it does rain the big worry is not being in a low spot when the flash floods run through the area.
Thanks for the tips on specifying that it's the properties of the tree or plant that is important. I had a cottonwood tree nearby that the bark was torn and shredded from a big winter storm last year. I stored as much of that as I could and have been using that as a fire starter for campfires all summer. :) It was a peeling tree bark, but because the wind did the work, it was torn and broken down into stringy lengths
Was nice to see you build that fire in a real world scenario. I've gotten in the habit of looking for pine sap every time I'm in the woods. Thanks Dave.
Hi Dave. Thanks for the videos. I have been trying them out to learn the skills so that I can teach them to my Scouts. I plan on teaching them the survival skills by taking them outdoors and actually showing them real world application and letting them practice these same skills at campouts and other events. Thanks again....your videos are the best.
It's been years since this was posted and it's amazing to me that no one's learned from this what making a REAL fire is about in poor (aka emergency) conditions. You'd think that wilderness survival channels on YT would be all over Dave's stuff and reproducing what he's taught already and spreading the good knowledge. And not that I'm anybody to grade Dave, but that is textbook firecraft. That will give you fire practically every time. Snow, hail, storms, pouring rain, nightfall, no light, blindfolded, windy, poor materials, with the proper tools, it's almost impossible to fail for the skilled woodsman (not impossible, but almost impossible). Get up your fast burning soft/resinous woods first, built that heat up and those coals, then find some hardwoods for the long burn once that fire is breathing on it's own. I've made hundreds of them in these conditions. No two are ever alike. There's no format other than learning how to adapt to what your region hands you and making it work for you. This is why Dave's still one of the absolute best on YT. All the fancy graphics and gimmicks on the other channels and all the challenges and made up silly stuff is never going to supercede pure practical basic fundamental survival skills. When I begin to do my videos, these will be my foundation. These will be my standards; Dave's videos.
GR8 Video Dave and an EXCELLENT use of opportunity by taking advantage of the weather and including what I would consider an "emergency" fire to dry out clothes!
Another great video. Definitely my smartest subscription to any channel ever. Thanks for all the hard work, Dave. I hope this doesn't end anytime soon.
great tip on the big fire v small fire for drying clothing! you always have some small piece of info you have never shared before! glad to see you go "full speed" setting up a tarp, would love to see how fast you can really do it when not worrying about teaching and moving a camera. great vid as always brother!
Good stuff. I'm doing an overnight Friday into Saturday. They're announcing scattered thunderstorms for Friday. This info is very useful. Although my plan is to build a modified brush shelter, I'll be initially setting up a tarp to use at the start.
Awesome job thinking on your feet and also teaching a very valuable lesson that you have to adapt to the enviroment and be level headed enough to chanfe the plan when you need to, cause mother nature doesn't care what your plans are you are at her mercy.
Living up here in Maine "the pine tree state" this is the common practice for getting a fire started. It is almost impossible to fail once you have that clump of pine sap! I fill a chewing tobacco tin with it and keep it well stocked during my tramps. If you have a metal chew container you can place some on the lid and use it for a candle or mini heat source for cooking under your canteen stove. It does make things soot up good though. Thanks Dave!
Nice fire, I never used pine sap before. I have been camping all my life, And it is good to learn something new I`ll have to try it next time. Thanks for the video Dave.
Great vid, In the british army we were taught not to break timber with our knees or legs, can't tab with peroneal nerve damage. Keep info coming, your an inspiration!
I am so blessed to have found ur vids and I enjoy the knowledge but wish I could download ur knowledge into my head, you didn't just start this lifestyle yesterday and I didn't have the opportunity to join the Boy scouts as a kid in the early years, thanks so much for ur efforts in helping us, when you start out behind the eight ball it is frustrating when you see how much you don't know.
Thanks for the tips on starting a fire in wet conditions. Really helpful to get the ideas of what to be on the lookout for when you are in this situation.
I like the urgency in this video. It shows that. you my friend are very proficient tying knots. I know you have some great tutorials on it, need to learn and practice. Thank you sir.
Interesting to see you wearing Arborwear tee shirt Dave, as an arborist I respect and wear their pants, 2 different types and they wear really well under heavy use. Keep on keepin on brother.
Great stuff as always! I've seen a ton of your videos but I always learn new stuff from the 'beginners' series whenever you bring out a new batch. Thanks a million
Lucky you had pine available! Finding enough dry tinder might entail carving a dead branch to get the core for fire starting and kindling! Nice demonstration worth a thousand words!
Thanks for sharing. The best tip i got was drying my gear. Music was cool for the fire. I find music in the back ground while people are talking a distraction playing while were just watching the fire was cool.
Hey Dave, Something you might want to point. Will be speaking to the chour to some but being basic.. I even noticed it in one of the other Basic Vids. Showing how to get the dead UPPER branches on that Pine tree. You would be surprised at how many out there don't know how to get those branches down. Awesome vid. Great Series!
Thank you for the post. One of the best Video I have seen and my new favorite one. Thank you for showing and sharing your skills. Now i am going to watch that all over again.
Nice job brother. I just want to say thank you for all the info. You channel is by far my favorite on youtube. I have learned a great deal just from watching thanks again and keep up the good work.
Great vid! I was taught by uk forces to not break timber on knees or shins, could end up not being able to walk from peroneal nerve damage. Looking forward to the next instalment. Take care.
(I'm not Dave, but I have an answer.) Pruning shears can only cut up to 2 in. diameter sticks (and is a struggle at that dia.) and they work best on green wood (live wood). If you try to cut hard wood that is seasoned, which is best for fires, you will have more difficulty than you would if you just busted the sticks over your knee with slow pressure, not to mention using your knife with a baton for cutting/chopping. Tin snips might be a good idea though, serving as both shears and snips!
very well done, the fire bonus is a plus since it shows how potentially easy it is to make a fire if you have patience and keep a level head, camp where your fuel is, make your fire sustainable and always go a little bigger than what you think is optimum for your initial kindling bundle(which ever shape you choose), no use in risking having a failure due to a small mistake or being too lazy to get more. without needing to film, you would have had that whipped up and lit in a couple minutes.
Anyone can make it happen in "perfect" conditions. I appreciate you taking advantage of the bad weather to test yourself and teach us. Keep up the good work Dave.
Never any fluff in your videos Dave, just no-nonsense information that works when it matters. Thanks for this one.
Sensational... I really miss these old school, "oh crap, it's starting to rain and I need heat and shelter now" vids. Raw survival skills... Thanks Dave!!
This is what I like about Mr. Canterberry, no pre-prepared B.S. His stuff has all the hair on: he built his shelter in the rain - ok, lots of "EXPERTS" can do that. He gathered material and started a fire in the pouring rain - nothing pre- set. Love it. I learn from this man: he IS the real deal. Others can talk their trash about him, don't mean diddley. He delivers the straight goods. From HillSleeper
Listening to your terminology is amazing. This stuff comes natural to you because you literally live this life style.
And have been for decades.
I think common sense and some basic knowledge of the outdoors is so very important. Knife and axe safety go along with it. Also your cordage and knot knowledge is amazing. I absolutely love watching your videos and dearly miss you on dual survival. I highly recommend you to make another tv series your way.!!!! You produce, you hand pick the people involved.
I seriously think it would be very successful Dave. Thank you so much. I watch your videos over and over.
I learn so much. God Bless. !!!!!!!!!
What Dave didn't mention was a tool he takes everywhere. The same tool we all carry. It's his brain. Thanks for sharing it with us, Dave. Nice work.
I swear you're the Bob Ross of survival videos! I could watch all day.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
David, you're awesome. I've learned a lot of knowledge from your videos. I loved watching you and Cody on t.v., Dual Survivor. Watched all the time.
This reminds me of the last time I scouted in an area of pine woodland and got caught in the rain...I did exactly the same as you did. Started a fire and got dry under my tarp and packed everything away when the rain blew over a few hours later. I then headed home, rather later than planned but it is because of people like you sharing ideas like this, that I was able to cope in that situation. Good work, keep it up :)
Great video Mr. Canterbury. Love the impromptu stuff you sometimes do in your videos. When a situation arises and you can teach us something, we all benefit. Thank you. All the best.
Almost a decade old, and still the best realistic E Fire instruction on YT.
Always like the prompto moments. It shows the reality of being outdoors. Being able to adjust and reset priorities on the fly is what can help save your life. One of the big things I have always liked about you Dave! Keep up the great work!
Even as an instructor with 1000s of fires under your belt, making fire impromptu in the rain & on camera is just plain excellent! I also like how your are revisiting the basics often.
Just want to say that I went backpacking last weekend and my buddy was in charge of bringing extra fuel for the alcohol stoves. Well, he forgot and due to all the millions of fire vids I've watched that you have made really helped. Pulled off a few tricks that I learned from these vids and we had hot meals even in the thunderstorm drenched environment we were in. Had zero thoughts that I couldn't do it, practice enough that my GF says I may be a pyromaniac. Thank "YOU" for everything you do.
As someone that lives in Louisiana with craploads of pine and cedar, I will say that it is fine to cook with pine or soft, resinous woods. The caveat is that you want to wait until it is burned down to coals. Don't cook with the flames! lol That is when you will be sorry. The coals will no longer have any resins so it is a pure, clean heat. With the coals you can quickly stoke a fire back up after cooking, or you can even move some of the coals out of the fire to use just for cooking. Of course some kind of hardwood is more desireable, but sometimes that isn't too feasible when in the woods and all you can see in every direction is pine. Of course that also means the ground will be covered in pine straw... really easy to get a fire going, but also VERY important to keep it safe and under control! lol
***** I can second this. Was out recently and my wife actually came with me. She got hungry and impatient. We had some precut, preseasoned potatoes completely sealed in foil. She put them right in the flames. Despite multiple layers of foil, by the time they were done, they tasted like a burnt pine branch. Disgusting. You can, however, cook over pine (resin) flames if you're using a pot or pan with a lid. I do this with my Fry-Bake pan, but you do end up with a sticky resin soot on the outside. The national forests I camp in are 99% coniferous, so I really don't have much of an option.
Dave, just wanted to say I'm so glad you continue to educate us on here for free and I miss you on the Dual Survival show. Appreciate your hard work and dedication to this channel, brother! Keep up the great work and God bless!
It's always possible the better decision is to keep the poncho on and wait for a break in the weather. You can use this time to plan your setup and therefore stay drier through the process. Great Video. More than 5 years later I still come back to these older videos for the great information.
You go. "Off track" all you want. I learn a lot from your skill & experience. Thanks for all you do. Btw..first time I made a fire with a ferol rod...I was amazed!
After all these years you still get excited about perfecting your skills and passing along the knowledge. Thanks for all you do here Dave.
Hi Dave, Thanks for making this combination Shelter & Emergency Fire videos, it really is a great idea. Definitely provides the instruction we need to learn how to deal with & think about solving and preparing these two C’s together on the fly when the weather gets bad real fast! Always enjoy learning from you in these videos! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Dave, I'm moving to the Eastern Woodlands from the west coast, and video's like this are a great resource to introduce me to the basics. Thanks!
The other day I asked you how you would start a fire in extremely wet conditions and you answered " fatwood in your environment." Thanks for showing what you'd do if you didn't have any fatwood. This vid answered my quest to the "T", appreciate that. I live close to Wilmington, NC and it's pretty much all pine forests around here. I'm confident now that I can start a fire in my environment under wet conditions without sureflame methods. I will definitely practice this now....thank you sir!!
Seriously one of the best videos SHOWING how to do emergency shelter building. Fire, imo, is included in that.
Hi Dave, thx for the video. I always have 5 lines permanently attached, 4 to the corners and 1 to the center to pull the tarp up. This gives more head room. The lines are tidily coiled when not in use. You can shave a couple minutes off your setup time with this. Keep up the good work!
The second half of this video really had the intensity of some DS episodes but way more real. Nice one Dave. Thanks for all you do, God bless.
Great vid sir. Got my first spider hole started last weekend, made a ridgeline shelter. Got my pack ready and found an old Hickory knife at Ace hardware for 8 bucks. You are an inspiration and got this 36 year old off the couch sir. Thank you. Overhang on this one is a great idea.
Dave just subscribed to your channel not to long ago. I'm very impressed with the knowledge I'm picking up from you and your school. I spend many hours durning the hunting season in South East TN in the woods. This is giving me great confidence in survival capabilities if I ever need it. Thanks for your channel.
I purchased a Trek Light hammock from your store bout a year or so ago and it's a great piece of gear. Doesn't weigh much and a piece of cake to set up. Had to get a mosquito net for it cus n these parts they'll carry your butt off even with repellant on, lol. Just wanted to say congrats on the new store in Indianpolis and thanks for selling top notch gear brother! May the Lord continue to bless you and yours.
I still have friends who can't build fire or understand how IMPORTANT FIRE IS! I practice whenever possible and am always the one they turn to when they say, "I'm freezing, start a fire Bill" excellent video. Thanks again
Dave...I truly enjoy the level of explanation and detail you provide in all of your videos.
Thanks for all you do. I always learn something every time I watch your videos. You are hands on and to the point. That is why you are the only wilderness survival channel I watch. You have a God given talent to teach. Thanks again, god bless and be safe.
I love these videos. I swear it feels like magic almost when a fire is created this way. I love being in the woods more than any place else and doing things like this that I've learned from you. I'm a Marine Corps veteran who had lots of survival training and I still learn new things on your videos every time I watch them. The day I quit learning new things will be the day I die. Thanks for all you do, keep up the good work.
As with anything you have to be able to adapt with the current situation. You saw an opportunity to teach in a real world scenario and ran with it. Well done.
I really like the way you have been doing the videos and the topics , I can really see how good you have gotten with the editing and shoting of your videos and I like the music on the sections that are showing the progres of things and have no talking just the music . I really have learned a lot watching this videos and I know the presntation really helps a lot of people that learn and watch your videos great job Dave !
Fantastic video, and it really shows that woodsman mentality that every one of us that go out into the woods get to experience. I'm talking about that feeling you get when you have to think on your feet for a bit. With firemaking, 100 fails is usually needed to understand it properly, but you videos among others have helped me get it just so much quicker than what I would on my own, and I was a boy scouts for 2 years when I was 10-12. I can honestly say that the only thing I learned better in the boy scouts than from your videos is knots, and that's because I'm horrible at knots, and I learn only when taught when it comes to knots. Firecraft, shelter, the 5 c's, everything except for knots, I have learned most of it on youtube, and that knowledge has helped me a lot in getting the dirt time, because when I'm getting that dirt time, I know what to do, I just don't immediately know how. Thanks, Dave, and keep putting up nuggets like this.
I've seen you start probably a hundred fires over the years but I still sit through the vids until the end. I personally have started very few fires and then only just to see if I could do it. If I ever need it I hope these hours of seeing you do it come in handy. Thanks for the vids.
Agreed. It really shows how knowledge makes the difference between success and failure. Dave saw an opportunity and knew exactly what to do to exploit it.
Great tip about big fires to dry out clothes! A friend of mine burned the end off his socks a few weeks ago. Keep up the great work Dave!
That big fire for drying clothes vs a small fire seems like some great advice Dave. Thanks! Of course I live in the Nevada desert and very rarely have to worry about rain. when it does rain the big worry is not being in a low spot when the flash floods run through the area.
Thanks for the tips on specifying that it's the properties of the tree or plant that is important. I had a cottonwood tree nearby that the bark was torn and shredded from a big winter storm last year. I stored as much of that as I could and have been using that as a fire starter for campfires all summer. :) It was a peeling tree bark, but because the wind did the work, it was torn and broken down into stringy lengths
This is possibly the most important video I have seen on survival skills. Thanks for posting it
Always like a fire starting bonus in your vids! Probably the most important skill to have, especially in a wet cold environment!
Was nice to see you build that fire in a real world scenario. I've gotten in the habit of looking for pine sap every time I'm in the woods. Thanks Dave.
Great video, really shows the importance of not only knowing the skills but putting in the "dirt time". Great job
Hi Dave. Thanks for the videos. I have been trying them out to learn the skills so that I can teach them to my Scouts. I plan on teaching them the survival skills by taking them outdoors and actually showing them real world application and letting them practice these same skills at campouts and other events. Thanks again....your videos are the best.
It's been years since this was posted and it's amazing to me that no one's learned from this what making a REAL fire is about in poor (aka emergency) conditions. You'd think that wilderness survival channels on YT would be all over Dave's stuff and reproducing what he's taught already and spreading the good knowledge.
And not that I'm anybody to grade Dave, but that is textbook firecraft. That will give you fire practically every time. Snow, hail, storms, pouring rain, nightfall, no light, blindfolded, windy, poor materials, with the proper tools, it's almost impossible to fail for the skilled woodsman (not impossible, but almost impossible).
Get up your fast burning soft/resinous woods first, built that heat up and those coals, then find some hardwoods for the long burn once that fire is breathing on it's own. I've made hundreds of them in these conditions. No two are ever alike. There's no format other than learning how to adapt to what your region hands you and making it work for you.
This is why Dave's still one of the absolute best on YT. All the fancy graphics and gimmicks on the other channels and all the challenges and made up silly stuff is never going to supercede pure practical basic fundamental survival skills. When I begin to do my videos, these will be my foundation. These will be my standards; Dave's videos.
GR8 Video Dave and an EXCELLENT use of opportunity by taking advantage of the weather and including what I would consider an "emergency" fire to dry out clothes!
Another great video. Definitely my smartest subscription to any channel ever. Thanks for all the hard work, Dave. I hope this doesn't end anytime soon.
great tip on the big fire v small fire for drying clothing! you always have some small piece of info you have never shared before! glad to see you go "full speed" setting up a tarp, would love to see how fast you can really do it when not worrying about teaching and moving a camera. great vid as always brother!
life saving no nonsense approach to being caught short outdoors.. brilliant
Here in NJ it is always wet and swampy. This video was very informative and your pointers are terrific.
Good stuff. I'm doing an overnight Friday into Saturday. They're announcing scattered thunderstorms for Friday. This info is very useful. Although my plan is to build a modified brush shelter, I'll be initially setting up a tarp to use at the start.
thank you for the basic skills videos. My girls and I study them in our homeschooling.
Awesome job thinking on your feet and also teaching a very valuable lesson that you have to adapt to the enviroment and be level headed enough to chanfe the plan when you need to, cause mother nature doesn't care what your plans are you are at her mercy.
Living up here in Maine "the pine tree state" this is the common practice for getting a fire started. It is almost impossible to fail once you have that clump of pine sap! I fill a chewing tobacco tin with it and keep it well stocked during my tramps. If you have a metal chew container you can place some on the lid and use it for a candle or mini heat source for cooking under your canteen stove. It does make things soot up good though. Thanks Dave!
Nice fire, I never used pine sap before. I have been camping all my life, And it is good to learn something new I`ll have to try it next time. Thanks for the video Dave.
Great vid, In the british army we were taught not to break timber with our knees or legs, can't tab with peroneal nerve damage. Keep info coming, your an inspiration!
your doing great, think in the 20 or so videos ive watched so far ive learned more useful stuff than all those years of school combined
I am so blessed to have found ur vids and I enjoy the knowledge but wish I could download ur knowledge into my head, you didn't just start this lifestyle yesterday and I didn't have the opportunity to join the Boy scouts as a kid in the early years, thanks so much for ur efforts in helping us, when you start out behind the eight ball it is frustrating when you see how much you don't know.
Thanks for the tips on starting a fire in wet conditions.
Really helpful to get the ideas of what to be on the lookout for when you are in this situation.
I like the urgency in this video. It shows that. you my friend are very proficient tying knots. I know you have some great tutorials on it, need to learn and practice. Thank you sir.
No worries, "getting off track." Thanks for making use of a great opportunity Dave!
Interesting to see you wearing Arborwear tee shirt Dave, as an arborist I respect and wear their pants, 2 different types and they wear really well under heavy use. Keep on keepin on brother.
Fantastic video...you have shown the quickness that must be stressed in a life saving situation...your own!
Some of the best teaching / learning opportunities are the ones that present themselves on the spur of the moment. Great way to take advantage of one!
Great video, educational as always! I'm glad you added the impromtu fire starting it really makes us think of how we need to use what we have on hand.
Great stuff as always! I've seen a ton of your videos but I always learn new stuff from the 'beginners' series whenever you bring out a new batch. Thanks a million
Wow Dave you always out so yourself brother!! You were born to teach, thanks so much for all the knowledge!!
Love that you added the fire making to this vid. Very educational "on the fly" lesson.
Great video! I think impromptu is always cool. It lends credibility and it emphasizes an ever present component of survival, flexibility.
Lucky you had pine available! Finding enough dry tinder might entail carving a dead branch to get the core for fire starting and kindling! Nice demonstration worth a thousand words!
Dave, I really appreciated the tip about big VS small fires for drying clothing.
I think it's great the way just having a fire makes you feel a whole lot better.
NO HOLDS BARED dave has thee best videos out there.
Thanks for sharing. The best tip i got was drying my gear. Music was cool for the fire. I find music in the back ground while people are talking a distraction playing while were just watching the fire was cool.
I could smell that fire after you got it going and I'm in CA...great instruction Dave, thanks for sharing it.
Awesome, great to see actual fire starting during a more realistic (rainy/damp) condition like this. As always you're the real deal bro! :)
Wet fire information is huge for me. Even if it was off topic, Im glad it was covered.
great vid mate. i love the way you answer all possible questions so no one can pick.
Hey Dave, Something you might want to point. Will be speaking to the chour to some but being basic.. I even noticed it in one of the other Basic Vids. Showing how to get the dead UPPER branches on that Pine tree. You would be surprised at how many out there don't know how to get those branches down. Awesome vid. Great Series!
This has to one of the best videos, it seams I am always camping in the "suck". keep passing the knowledge.
by far my favorite channel on youtube.... or tv for that matter
Thank you for the post. One of the best Video I have seen and my new favorite one. Thank you for showing and sharing your skills. Now i am going to watch that all over again.
Absolutely spot on, that was a real treat to be part of, even though I was not actualy there, I WAS there, all the way. You are the MUTS NUTS.
Great video. Tarp setup and making fire in the rain was good something a little more realistic. Thanks for sharing.
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the realistic take on fire starting!
The fire begins to burn and the guitar in the background ... almost home :) Greetings from Italy
Nice job brother. I just want to say thank you for all the info. You channel is by far my favorite on youtube. I have learned a great deal just from watching thanks again and keep up the good work.
Dave you are awesome ,cant get tired of watching your video
this video is educational as well as pleasant to watch! thank you and greetings from Holland
I really enjoy watching your videos Dave. You are such a great guy.
Great vid! I was taught by uk forces to not break timber on knees or shins, could end up not being able to walk from peroneal nerve damage. Looking forward to the next instalment. Take care.
Even thou you made this video so long ago it is still relevant. Thank you for your expertise
LOVE UR VIDEOS... I would love to take your classes !!!
Thanks Dave, I love pine to, wood, cones and sap can't fail with all that. Good job and thanks for all the vids.
(I'm not Dave, but I have an answer.)
Pruning shears can only cut up to 2 in. diameter sticks (and is a struggle at that dia.) and they work best on green wood (live wood). If you try to cut hard wood that is seasoned, which is best for fires, you will have more difficulty than you would if you just busted the sticks over your knee with slow pressure, not to mention using your knife with a baton for cutting/chopping. Tin snips might be a good idea though, serving as both shears and snips!
very well done, the fire bonus is a plus since it shows how potentially easy it is to make a fire if you have patience and keep a level head, camp where your fuel is, make your fire sustainable and always go a little bigger than what you think is optimum for your initial kindling bundle(which ever shape you choose), no use in risking having a failure due to a small mistake or being too lazy to get more. without needing to film, you would have had that whipped up and lit in a couple minutes.
Thanks for taking the time to make this important video Dave.
keep me comming back this is one of my favorits vids, thank you so much dave an hope 2022 will be good on you
I sure found my favorite youtube channel. Thanks for another priceless piece of knowledge.