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Thank you for doing the video. I have a lot of experience with bushcrafting and just wandering in the woods for fun, but not much with campfires or fires in general. We didn't even have a fireplace when I was a kid and I don't have one in my home that I own now either. So, for some of us, these videos are helpful. A lot of people might not need them, but some of us do need to understand things better.
You mentioned in a more recent video that you were watching the "Outlander" and were halfway through season one. I don't remember whether it is in season one or two, but in the episode titled "The Search," Clare makes a fire and lays logs above and to the side (like a downhill rollercoaster) in such a way, she says, that when one log burns, another one rolls down to feed the fire. I have never seen that fire configuration before and am wondering whether that works and what you think of it.
Next lesson ought to be on "banking" your fire. For the first 10 years of my life, my grandma cooked on a wood fired stove for the family and hands. She was done with her morning cooking fire by 0600. She would move all her embers and unburned wood to one side of the fire box and cover it with the white ash that fell thru the grate to the cleanout. This is essentially the same idea behind making charcoal. The fly ash keeps oxygen away from your wood and embers enough to keep it from oxidizing (fire) too quickly but allows enough oxygen in so that the embers stay live. She would start cooking the lunch meal around 1030. she would rake out the embers from under the white ash, throw on some fresh tinder and hit it two or three puffs with her bellows and poof, fresh fire. I was lucky to learn that as a small child. It is possible to start one fire and NEVER have to create a new one for months. The most important fire is the one you HAVE right now. You have to experiment to get the feel for how much ash you need and what kind. If you pile on too much fine ash, you can kill your embers, not enough, and you burn them up. Teach yourself how to do it and you can cook breakfast, hunt all day and still huff up a new fire out your bank at 2100
Man you are so right. Most people don't know how to make a fire much less set it up to sustain it. Thanks for a much needed video , even if most won't admit it.
I never thought about adding a log cabin formation after I’ve already established a fire. This makes it way easier to use my fire steel to get this going. Gold.
As someone who knows nothing about nothing in regards to outdoors stuff, I very much appreciate that you took the time and effort to make this video. Thank you!
And this is why I watch and follow your channel.. Step by step and easy instruction to follow. It's not always about the size of your log but how you make it work for you!
I've seen and tested a lot of techniques. I gotta say I never heard of the V technique but it looks pretty darn effective and totally makes sense! I'll try this next time for sure! Thx for that Cpl!
My wife has just been watching this with interest. Our fire was reduced to smouldering, we’ve recovered it and now it’s running with good heat and little smoke. Love from the U.K. for your videos mate.
Great tips. Sometimes you forget the basics. And, there's nothing wrong with snagging a new twist on your own fire starting methods. Love the reminder of how to recognize red pine. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!
It kills me how many people out there don't know how to build a fire. Then again, I was in scouts for years before joining the military, and of course, I love camping so practice makes perfect. I'm glad that you care enough to share this knowledge and look forward to even more of your videos! Stay alert, stay alive! Oh and God bless you!
How would you ever assault anyone’s intelligence?? If you don’t keep an open mind and absorb knowledge from everywhere then one is then just egotistical and self absorbed. YOU keep up the awesome job and keep providing us with useful knowledge and common sense intelligence. From an Army guy and cop
Easily one of the best fire making videos I have ever seen. Clear instructions with the reasoning behind why the step is taken, plus smart tips to make things easy going. Outstanding work! Thanks for he great content!!
Like the layered bird nest with fat wood. I grew up without heat. So fire was my job as the oldest son. Just something I did. The bottom layer was three logs (split only) about 1.5-3" in diameter. Gave you air flow and the kindling embers falling lit it. It also gave some air flow under the fire. That way you weren't stuffing out the fire but would end up with good coals that was sustainable. Just another way of looking at it.
I’m glad you did this video There are 1000’s if not 10’s of 1000’s Fire videos But there is always something to learn from a different perspective I like how you tell it and show it In laymen’s terms Thanks for being it to us 👍🏻👍🏻
I know this video isn’t new but I thank you so much for all of your videos. I have never been taught these types of self sustainability but, it has become evident we all need to know these things. I appreciate the detail and thoroughness with which you present in these videos. I appreciate that you explain why you do the steps so we might apply these principals in all relevant scenarios. I also enjoy the bits of humor tossed in Thank you and I look forward to learning much more to know when shifting I might stand a chance.
The biggest, most common mistake I see people make, is that they don't build their fire BEFORE they light it... Everyone throws a spark into their tinder and THEN they scramble around trying to find kindling and fuel wood. Great vid brother... Thanks for sharing!! P.S. That birds nest was effing BOMBER!
At camp ,, in order to get a good score, they subtracted points for each time you fiddled with the lay, after you struck the match. In order to get a perfect score, you completely built the lay, and struck one match to the tinder, and sat back and did nothing else. Like he said,,, prepare and gather everything first, and there will be no frantic waisted motion.
Spot on as usual! When we teach firebuilding to our new scouts, the main thing we teach them is to have your wood sorted out and ready to add as the fire increases size. You are absolutely right about people building fires and not having follow on fuel to keep it going! Good points for beginners!! Keep up the good work!! Tanker Approved!
i don’t need to watch this, i’ve known how to build a campfire for years, but i’ve seen this 3x in the past. love corporals corner and i’m just hype to go camping this weekend. thank you for the endless and amazing content 🇺🇸
Great video and instructions on the basics of creating and sustaining a fire. This concept is pretty much exactly the same way my dad taught me when I was a kid. One problem I've noticed, whether with friends in the woods or online, is that most people do not collect enough materials. They collect a bit of tinder, a bit of kindling and then a fair amount of fuel and more often than not do not have enough initial materials to get the fire properly started and sustained so as to burn the larger fuel material effectively. I would rather spend longer (if time allows and it's not critical to get the fire going asap) collecting and ensuring that I have enough of all the "smalls" than rush some of it. If I don't use all in the first fire, then I have some to start another at some point should it be needed.
Unless it's fat wood :-) that stuff is worth a few ounces in the pack. With most of the local pines being gone now its a real chore finding it when you need it
I have considered myself knowledgeable on making and sustaining a fire. But I just learned I had very little clue. Thank you for this valuable info. A few take aways for me that I was doing incorrect, smalls and kindling, either non-existent or too little. Fuel, my logs are too big starting at thigh size and larger. Now, I will practice this method, and then I will try to relearn cooking on a open camp fire. Or do you have a video in Your history for that? Because I basically destroyed any food I tried to cook and resort to a stick with a hotdog. 😁🤣😂
Great advice on getting and keeping a fire going. I love how you explained the 3 elements of fire, heat, fuel and o2. Also how you explained the different sizes to make the fire, tinder, kindling, and fuel. Great video. It was outstanding.
The trick to any fire design is to retain the heat that is radiated from the flames while providing enough airflow to evacuate the fumes and any water vapor. Your V design, with a bird's nest at the core is great.
Thanks! This is a super simple and well explained concept! I'll update all my forebuilding processes to mimic it. Also I love the termonology of Pencil, finger and thumb sized gets it started, then "anything larger than a thumb" for "fuel". Makes it easy to explain to kids or non campers of EXACTLY what is needed. Awesome video!
These are the vids I like most bud. Good job, well executed. Pointing out what's wrong with my fire making and showing the science behind it basically. Only thing I didn't understand was because of the lack of wind while making the V
This is a superb video. I especially like the "V-with-a-roof" technique. The "why limit yourself" concept is very good---no one ever used too much tinder or kindling. Thanks for another OUTSTANDING video.☺💛
Another "outstanding" video with tons of solid info, succinctly presented, always including the "why" and not just the how. "Fire likes chaos" is worth the price of admission boss. As always Shawn, God bless you and your family and thank you for sharing. -Dave
All your videos are excellent CK, this one and your wet weather fire video are two of my faves. You clearly demonstrate in both videos the importance of preparation. The actual burning part is easy, it’s taking the time to gather enough smalls to burn and create that hot coal bed that makes the difference between successfully sustaining a fire versus getting a fire started only to have it “smoke, smolder, and die out.”
Love your videos I wish I had friends who were into camping and survival bushcraft etc I once drove from VA out to Montana and Idaho So cool , wilderness is life changing. Good for the soul !!!
I make Dakota fire pits they are easy and never burn out but the down side is you need an e tool or pick but they're easier to cook on but I respect your build hat's off to you
Greetings from Mexico. I love your channel. I wonder why are there so many people who can't even start a charcoal grill with a ton of devices, liquid fuel, etc. when we humans have been making fire for hundreds of thousands of years.
You may not get a million views but this one view of mine will, as always, be taught to my son and you got 2 generations of well trained outdoorsman Sir. That, is good to go! 👊💯🔥
Cpl. Kelly you are the fire god . With a fire like that you should have enough time to do the 3 S’s and we know what that is . Thanks again for your video , waiting on the next one , carry-on Cpl. !
The kindling V was the biggest takeaway for me. I find that no matter how much I know, I can always pick up at least 1 or 2 tips watching someone else perform a craft.
Thankyou for another brilliant vid. Having been taught in the British Army, I adore seeing as many variations on a common theme as possible (Les Hiddins shout-out). Sterling work, sir. Regards, Mark.
Red pine looks similar to the ponderosa pine we have here east of the cascades of WA, when I process kindling I’ll use the dry branches of spruce or douglas fir and split those down to about thumb to index finger sizes and process about a 5 gallon bucket worth.
Like many things in life, it boils down to preparation, knowing how to use your tools, following the right sequence, not skipping steps, patience and practice. More than just a fire making instruction, it is a life lesson. Thank you for the thorough information and clear explanation. Greetings from Switzerland.
I like watching other people's fire videos, sometimes you learn tips that help in various situations. My thing is when starting fires preparation is the key, a basic understanding of the fire triangle doesn't hurt either. Good video.
I like this video, because even though I can start and maintain a fire already, It's always nice to see how others do it. Because I know there's always someone better than me at something, and if I pay a little attention, I might take something from their experience to make my process better and more efficient! For that reason, I say, put up all the fire videos! I also like that you cover what a lot of people don't, fire maintenance. Most people get the fire and stop the instruction there. Occaisionaly, they will cover how to properly extinguish a fire so you don't run the risk of setting the entire forest on fire as well. Almost nobody covers how to maintain a fire without inadvertently smothering it because you put too much fuel on it, or you used fuel that was too green before the fire was hot enough, or the many other ways you can fuck up a fire. I've personally made those mistakes in my learning experience, so I understand that it's pretty common for people to mess up. You can recover from those mistakes, if you're smart and know what you're doing. In any case, being able to start a fire is all well and good, but rather pointless if you can't keep it going long enough to make use of it.
Terrific explanation of your fire lay. Now I know what happened to all the smalls we dumped under the gazebo last Sunday... I don't know why fire building--or more specifically, boiling water--was so difficult for me last weekend. I only recently graduated from alcohol stoves to a titanium wood gas twig stove, and I don't generally do open fires when I'm backpacking, so I'm going to guess the heart of the problem is simply lack of practice. I'll have to get into the NY forests and practice, practice, practice. Twig stoves make it all so easy, but if I ever hope to get down to a 15 lb. pack, ready for any eventuality, I'll need to acquire this skill. I think before last weekend I would have argued that with that massive pile of fatwood, you wouldn't need the tinder bundle/bird's nest. But that was before I scraped fatwood under short time limit, before I experienced the feeble flame obtained from fatwood. Igniting the fatwood in the bundle gave you immediate, robust flame, and that helped get your smalls going in seconds. So now it all makes sense, which it would not have before my own trials and tribulations last weekend. Layering the dry inner bark and fatwood is a nice little trick I am going to remember. Thank you for a terrific video!
I like the arrow idea and laying the 3rd bunch on top to pull over after ignition. Gives you proper access to the tinder then good placement of the kindling. Plus you have it pointed in the direction of the wind. To be honest a fire like this would be hard not to light. Good video
Brings back memories from my childhood days. Dad had us make up kindling bundles with the same size you use except we went up to pinkie finger size, about 1 ft long and about 6 inch diameter bundles, tied with baling twine We had alot of those bundles for starting fires back then.
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Thank you for doing the video. I have a lot of experience with bushcrafting and just wandering in the woods for fun, but not much with campfires or fires in general. We didn't even have a fireplace when I was a kid and I don't have one in my home that I own now either. So, for some of us, these videos are helpful. A lot of people might not need them, but some of us do need to understand things better.
You mentioned in a more recent video that you were watching the "Outlander" and were halfway through season one. I don't remember whether it is in season one or two, but in the episode titled "The Search," Clare makes a fire and lays logs above and to the side (like a downhill rollercoaster) in such a way, she says, that when one log burns, another one rolls down to feed the fire. I have never seen that fire configuration before and am wondering whether that works and what you think of it.
Next lesson ought to be on "banking" your fire. For the first 10 years of my life, my grandma cooked on a wood fired stove for the family and hands. She was done with her morning cooking fire by 0600. She would move all her embers and unburned wood to one side of the fire box and cover it with the white ash that fell thru the grate to the cleanout. This is essentially the same idea behind making charcoal. The fly ash keeps oxygen away from your wood and embers enough to keep it from oxidizing (fire) too quickly but allows enough oxygen in so that the embers stay live.
She would start cooking the lunch meal around 1030. she would rake out the embers from under the white ash, throw on some fresh tinder and hit it two or three puffs with her bellows and poof, fresh fire. I was lucky to learn that as a small child. It is possible to start one fire and NEVER have to create a new one for months.
The most important fire is the one you HAVE right now. You have to experiment to get the feel for how much ash you need and what kind. If you pile on too much fine ash, you can kill your embers, not enough, and you burn them up.
Teach yourself how to do it and you can cook breakfast, hunt all day and still huff up a new fire out your bank at 2100
There’s plenty of people like me who are learning from scratch who enjoy your videos. You explain things in gradual steps that others don’t.
If I ever get stranded in the woods I'm going to smile broad as I hear the words in my mind, "welcome to Corporal's Corner".
Man you are so right. Most people don't know how to make a fire much less set it up to sustain it. Thanks for a much needed video , even if most won't admit it.
I like Kelly's style of instruction. It's spot on, informative and complete.👍🏻👍🏻
And he's back! Thanks Corporal
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Born and raised in New York city. I moved out of state with my wife and had no clue how to make a fire until now. Thanks Corporal!
I never thought about adding a log cabin formation after I’ve already established a fire. This makes it way easier to use my fire steel to get this going. Gold.
I’ve been building fires for 40 years the hard way. This is my new fire lay. Thanks!
As someone who knows nothing about nothing in regards to outdoors stuff, I very much appreciate that you took the time and effort to make this video.
Thank you!
The more I watch ALL your videos, the more I learn. Thank you!
And this is why I watch and follow your channel.. Step by step and easy instruction to follow. It's not always about the size of your log but how you make it work for you!
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I've seen and tested a lot of techniques. I gotta say I never heard of the V technique but it looks pretty darn effective and totally makes sense! I'll try this next time for sure! Thx for that Cpl!
Never gets old. Always good to see how with explanation of why. Faultless formula for an excellent demo.
My wife has just been watching this with interest. Our fire was reduced to smouldering, we’ve recovered it and now it’s running with good heat and little smoke. Love from the U.K. for your videos mate.
Fire videos are my faaaaavorite. There's something primal and human about making fire.
Edit: Loving the beard, rock on
Some of the best, easiest to understand videos out Man
Thank you for the video. I always learn something from your videos.
I can’t believe I’m getting lessons like this for free. Amazing teaching!
Great tips. Sometimes you forget the basics. And, there's nothing wrong with snagging a new twist on your own fire starting methods. Love the reminder of how to recognize red pine. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!
Lesson here is take the time to do "fire" the right way. Well done!
Best fire instruction video yet! Right to the point no BS... see you next time.
I like your stuff. Clear, concise, and succinct. Ooh Rah.
it's always a pleasure to see your videos coming out. strength and respect of France.
It kills me how many people out there don't know how to build a fire. Then again, I was in scouts for years before joining the military, and of course, I love camping so practice makes perfect. I'm glad that you care enough to share this knowledge and look forward to even more of your videos! Stay alert, stay alive! Oh and God bless you!
How would you ever assault anyone’s intelligence?? If you don’t keep an open mind and absorb knowledge from everywhere then one is then just egotistical and self absorbed. YOU keep up the awesome job and keep providing us with useful knowledge and common sense intelligence. From an Army guy and cop
Easily one of the best fire making videos I have ever seen. Clear instructions with the reasoning behind why the step is taken, plus smart tips to make things easy going. Outstanding work! Thanks for he great content!!
Like the layered bird nest with fat wood. I grew up without heat. So fire was my job as the oldest son. Just something I did. The bottom layer was three logs (split only) about 1.5-3" in diameter. Gave you air flow and the kindling embers falling lit it. It also gave some air flow under the fire. That way you weren't stuffing out the fire but would end up with good coals that was sustainable. Just another way of looking at it.
I can watch him teach bushcraft skills all day 😍😍
Georgia The Giraffe same!
Oh yes
I absolutely agree
Sometimes I DO watch him all day. I think his lessons sink in better for me that way.
I’m glad you did this video
There are 1000’s if not 10’s of 1000’s Fire videos
But there is always something to learn from a different perspective I like how you tell it and show it In laymen’s terms
Thanks for being it to us 👍🏻👍🏻
I know this video isn’t new but I thank you so much for all of your videos. I have never been taught these types of self sustainability but, it has become evident we all need to know these things. I appreciate the detail and thoroughness with which you present in these videos. I appreciate that you explain why you do the steps so we might apply these principals in all relevant scenarios. I also enjoy the bits of humor tossed in Thank you and I look forward to learning much more to know when shifting I might stand a chance.
The biggest, most common mistake I see people make, is that they don't build their fire BEFORE they light it... Everyone throws a spark into their tinder and THEN they scramble around trying to find kindling and fuel wood. Great vid brother... Thanks for sharing!! P.S. That birds nest was effing BOMBER!
At camp ,, in order to get a good score, they subtracted points for each time you fiddled with the lay, after you struck the match.
In order to get a perfect score, you completely built the lay, and struck one match to the tinder, and sat back and did nothing else.
Like he said,,, prepare and gather everything first, and there will be no frantic waisted motion.
Thank you for this video. I am guilty of the not enough kindling school. Now I know better.
Spot on as usual! When we teach firebuilding to our new scouts, the main thing we teach them is to have your wood sorted out and ready to add as the fire increases size. You are absolutely right about people building fires and not having follow on fuel to keep it going! Good points for beginners!! Keep up the good work!! Tanker Approved!
I like this guy's videos...no BS. Good info, knows what he's talking about.
i don’t need to watch this, i’ve known how to build a campfire for years, but i’ve seen this 3x in the past. love corporals corner and i’m just hype to go camping this weekend. thank you for the endless and amazing content 🇺🇸
Great video and instructions on the basics of creating and sustaining a fire. This concept is pretty much exactly the same way my dad taught me when I was a kid.
One problem I've noticed, whether with friends in the woods or online, is that most people do not collect enough materials.
They collect a bit of tinder, a bit of kindling and then a fair amount of fuel and more often than not do not have enough initial materials to get the fire properly started and sustained so as to burn the larger fuel material effectively.
I would rather spend longer (if time allows and it's not critical to get the fire going asap) collecting and ensuring that I have enough of all the "smalls" than rush some of it.
If I don't use all in the first fire, then I have some to start another at some point should it be needed.
Thanks for the step by step now I know what I’m doing wrong. Here in Southern Missouri I use fat wood but I rush so it smokes a lot love your videos
Corporal Corner... Excellent educational videos. Best Wishes & God bless America🇺🇸
Don’t bring sand to the beach, that is great. I used to laugh at guys that would bring fire wood to deer camp.
Unless it's fat wood :-) that stuff is worth a few ounces in the pack. With most of the local pines being gone now its a real chore finding it when you need it
I have considered myself knowledgeable on making and sustaining a fire. But I just learned I had very little clue. Thank you for this valuable info. A few take aways for me that I was doing incorrect, smalls and kindling, either non-existent or too little. Fuel, my logs are too big starting at thigh size and larger. Now, I will practice this method, and then I will try to relearn cooking on a open camp fire. Or do you have a video in Your history for that? Because I basically destroyed any food I tried to cook and resort to a stick with a hotdog. 😁🤣😂
Great advice on getting and keeping a fire going. I love how you explained the 3 elements of fire, heat, fuel and o2. Also how you explained the different sizes to make the fire, tinder, kindling, and fuel. Great video. It was outstanding.
Corporal Kelly; the kind of guy that has an SOP for creating SOP’s
Best video on this topic I've seen in years. Finally, someone else who can make a sustainable fire with no smoke.
The trick to any fire design is to retain the heat that is radiated from the flames while providing enough airflow to evacuate the fumes and any water vapor. Your V design, with a bird's nest at the core is great.
Thanks! This is a super simple and well explained concept! I'll update all my forebuilding processes to mimic it. Also I love the termonology of Pencil, finger and thumb sized gets it started, then "anything larger than a thumb" for "fuel". Makes it easy to explain to kids or non campers of EXACTLY what is needed. Awesome video!
What a beautiful fire. A bit different than my own way, but I can see the efficiency of your way. Thanks for another great video.
Awesome Sauce my friend!
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Serpentine Fire" comes to mind for chaos fire. thanks for the tutorial, Gyrene. Semper Fi.
These are the vids I like most bud. Good job, well executed. Pointing out what's wrong with my fire making and showing the science behind it basically. Only thing I didn't understand was because of the lack of wind while making the V
Fire knowledge is best knowledge. Thank you for making this and other essential skills videos. Honestly, you're becoming one of my heroes.
Another great video, packed with solid information. Thank you for this and reinforcing the basics that often get overlooked on other channels.
I really got to thank you corporal, this video helped some boy in Toronto start his first fire and sustain it too!
Another great video corporal.
As always a comprehensive and entertaining video. Thanks for sharing Sir.
Apparently the algorithm thinks I need to watch this again 2 years later. So I did. But only because the video is awesome.
This is a superb video. I especially like the "V-with-a-roof" technique. The "why limit yourself" concept is very good---no one ever used too much tinder or kindling.
Thanks for another OUTSTANDING video.☺💛
Another "outstanding" video with tons of solid info, succinctly presented, always including the "why" and not just the how. "Fire likes chaos" is worth the price of admission boss. As always Shawn, God bless you and your family and thank you for sharing.
-Dave
My favorite is the log cabin config. But quickest is probably the teepee.
All your videos are excellent CK, this one and your wet weather fire video are two of my faves. You clearly demonstrate in both videos the importance of preparation. The actual burning part is easy, it’s taking the time to gather enough smalls to burn and create that hot coal bed that makes the difference between successfully sustaining a fire versus getting a fire started only to have it “smoke, smolder, and die out.”
Love your videos
I wish I had friends who were into camping and survival bushcraft etc
I once drove from VA out to Montana and Idaho
So cool , wilderness is life changing.
Good for the soul !!!
I’m getting a great education, getting ready for the basic course in the spring. Thank you for this.
Great video, as always.
I make Dakota fire pits they are easy and never burn out but the down side is you need an e tool or pick but they're easier to cook on but I respect your build hat's off to you
Hey corporal can I ask you a question im looking for a good outdoor hat mine wore out after a year any ideas?
Greetings from Mexico.
I love your channel. I wonder why are there so many people who can't even start a charcoal grill with a ton of devices, liquid fuel, etc. when we humans have been making fire for hundreds of thousands of years.
Outstanding!
You may not get a million views but this one view of mine will, as always, be taught to my son and you got 2 generations of well trained outdoorsman Sir. That, is good to go! 👊💯🔥
As always just a great straight forward explanation! Keep up the great work!
Cpl. Kelly you are the fire god . With a fire like that you should have enough time to do the 3 S’s and we know what that is . Thanks again for your video , waiting on the next one , carry-on Cpl. !
It's amazing how some people believe that a single spark could set a whole log on fire. Great video, as always!
The kindling V was the biggest takeaway for me. I find that no matter how much I know, I can always pick up at least 1 or 2 tips watching someone else perform a craft.
It’s about time you decided to look the part
Great job like most things in life, proper preparation is the key. You had all your elements ready before lighting it.
Thankyou for another brilliant vid. Having been taught in the British Army, I adore seeing as many variations on a common theme as possible (Les Hiddins shout-out).
Sterling work, sir.
Regards, Mark.
Best fire I’ve seen made
Outstanding and good to go!
Red pine looks similar to the ponderosa pine we have here east of the cascades of WA, when I process kindling I’ll use the dry branches of spruce or douglas fir and split those down to about thumb to index finger sizes and process about a 5 gallon bucket worth.
Thank you showing us how to keep the fire burning
Awesome vid. Got a couple different ideas from this one. Thanks.
This video was really helpful informing me how much smalls are needed for best results. Thanks!
Good useful vid there Shawn. Its always good to see a fire started and maintained well, which you do exceptionally. Keep the faith Corp.
Like many things in life, it boils down to preparation, knowing how to use your tools, following the right sequence, not skipping steps, patience and practice. More than just a fire making instruction, it is a life lesson. Thank you for the thorough information and clear explanation. Greetings from Switzerland.
I like watching other people's fire videos, sometimes you learn tips that help in various situations. My thing is when starting fires preparation is the key, a basic understanding of the fire triangle doesn't hurt either. Good video.
Down fires, upfires, and just great thought. Thanks!
I like this video, because even though I can start and maintain a fire already, It's always nice to see how others do it. Because I know there's always someone better than me at something, and if I pay a little attention, I might take something from their experience to make my process better and more efficient! For that reason, I say, put up all the fire videos! I also like that you cover what a lot of people don't, fire maintenance. Most people get the fire and stop the instruction there. Occaisionaly, they will cover how to properly extinguish a fire so you don't run the risk of setting the entire forest on fire as well. Almost nobody covers how to maintain a fire without inadvertently smothering it because you put too much fuel on it, or you used fuel that was too green before the fire was hot enough, or the many other ways you can fuck up a fire. I've personally made those mistakes in my learning experience, so I understand that it's pretty common for people to mess up. You can recover from those mistakes, if you're smart and know what you're doing. In any case, being able to start a fire is all well and good, but rather pointless if you can't keep it going long enough to make use of it.
And don't forget to clean up after you are done with your fire. Leave no trace. Great video! 👌
Just tried dryer lint, that stuff works really well.
Try char cloth. 1 spark will light fast and easily. Some mushrooms you can char or punk wood.
I've always been a natural at building fires but always open to more knowledge and never disappointed with the content I get from your channel!
Superb instruction. Thank you.
Yup! Ratios matter. It took me a longer time than I'd like to admit, to really understand and apply that.
Terrific explanation of your fire lay. Now I know what happened to all the smalls we dumped under the gazebo last Sunday... I don't know why fire building--or more specifically, boiling water--was so difficult for me last weekend. I only recently graduated from alcohol stoves to a titanium wood gas twig stove, and I don't generally do open fires when I'm backpacking, so I'm going to guess the heart of the problem is simply lack of practice. I'll have to get into the NY forests and practice, practice, practice. Twig stoves make it all so easy, but if I ever hope to get down to a 15 lb. pack, ready for any eventuality, I'll need to acquire this skill. I think before last weekend I would have argued that with that massive pile of fatwood, you wouldn't need the tinder bundle/bird's nest. But that was before I scraped fatwood under short time limit, before I experienced the feeble flame obtained from fatwood. Igniting the fatwood in the bundle gave you immediate, robust flame, and that helped get your smalls going in seconds. So now it all makes sense, which it would not have before my own trials and tribulations last weekend. Layering the dry inner bark and fatwood is a nice little trick I am going to remember. Thank you for a terrific video!
spot bollock on as usual, and your bang on to many people dont fully know or understand or they forget the fire triangle Good Drills
Exactly how its done!! Glad to finally see a video of a proper fire lay. Thanks for sharing brother!
Thank you Corporal for showing us how to start a proper fire.
Very informative, I've always enjoyed your presentation style
I like the arrow idea and laying the 3rd bunch on top to pull over after ignition. Gives you proper access to the tinder then good placement of the kindling. Plus you have it pointed in the direction of the wind. To be honest a fire like this would be hard not to light. Good video
I can honestly say I have never seen this method. Always great to have additional options in the tool box. Thanks!
Brings back memories from my childhood days. Dad had us make up kindling bundles with the same size you use except we went up to pinkie finger size, about 1 ft long and about 6 inch diameter bundles, tied with baling twine We had alot of those bundles for starting fires back then.
Your fire lay is the best!
Thumbs up!!!
Clark