Best video I’ve seen on friction fire and the information about Australian timber species to look for is invaluable. A few years ago I scoured the internet for exactly this information and couldn’t find anything. Thanks for an excellent video mate
Really enjoy your videos mate, love all the bushcraft and especially the old ways things were done and made, great to see our history being kept alive on your channel mate👍👍
Our History??? Who do you think taught them how to do that? They didn't learn it on the first fleet over here mate. Convicts knew nothing of bush craft or the bush here. Stop making out your race invented it.
Watched this with my 5 year old. Our first friction fire video. We live in SE Aus too. This information is solid gold and the exact thing we were looking for. Awesome. Cheers.
Really good to see some Australian videos on the subject. The American stuff has been great for general info, but to see what species to use here has been great. I'm in Qld, and I've got heaps of wattle around so I'll give it a go. You've got a new subscriber mate 👍
Firstly Thankyou for making this video!!! I just started thinking about and learning about this topic today. I live in East Gippsland and wanted to know what species I should be looking for in our area! You answered all my questions very well! I am looking forward to having a crack and getting my first friction fire going. Cheers and keep up the good work
Thanks for another great vid focused on the SE of Aus. Ive used native mulberry (hedycarya angustifolia) and also coranderrk (prostanthera lasianthos) for fire drill I will definately give black wattle a go now. Cheers
Thanks Scott. I am in the Sydney area and have managed to get a bow drill fire using the stalks of the Xanthorea. I have tried hand drilling with the same material, but think the drill part was too short, plus it hurt my hands for days! I have a longer drill now and probably need to condition my hands a bit before I have another crack at it.
Nice work. Xanthorea is a great resource. Yeah condition the hands as much as you can. I have large tough pads on my hands from doing so much. Good luck with it mate
fantastic video. did my first bow drill on Friday. it was successful but your video gave much more insight on what type of time in Australian timber species and much more in-depth do's and don'ts
Awesome video mate, great info regarding materials for friction fire, one area a lot of folk struggle with. Really great seeing content that's suited to our bush. Feather sticks and battoning aren't needed in the Aussie bush and it's great seeing how we do it. Cheers bruv 👍🏾💪🏾🤙🏾
great video, can you go through tinder bundles, I have got to the stage where i can make the coal, but I can't get the tinder bundle to ignite, not sure whether it is the materials I am using for the bundle of some other factor? I notice that your tinder bundle looks like coconut coire, I am using dry fern leaves, grasses and gum leaves. can you please let me know? cheers
HI there, Yeah, after watching the first video I scrolled through and saw the video regarding the stringy bark. Great video as well. Im north of Sydney, Lake Macquarie area, so not a lot of stringy barks, they are more VIC and high country dwellers. The video did help with breaking down some of the components, and creating more of a birds nest configuration, do you have any thoughts on other suitable materials?
Im not to familiar with that area. However Lomandra would be good to use and cabbage tree palm fibre is up that way, I think. It may just take some experiments with other plants and trees, to see if their suitable for tinder. I've found the inner barks of other Gums and trees work great to. If its fibrous and holds together, it should be good. Its a matter of trial and error. Good luck with it.
Being down in the South East as well, I've always wondered what wood species to use for the bowdrill, now I know! And isn't stringybark a great tinder!
I have only tried a bow drill fire a few times. I had success with poinciana which is not native to Australia but was growing in my back yard and are common in urban and suburban gardens here (Brisbane). I would like to use native trees next time i camp out. I think casuarina would be a likely good one to use because of tge softness of the woof. Have you tried it?
Hi mate. Good to hear from ya. Its all about excitementing with different species, to see if it's suitable. Some Banksia is ok to use. Good luck out there. Let me know how it goes.
Love watching your videos bro, always interesting and engaging. That pack looks pretty decent. Can you do a video on it? Thanks Scott. Looking forward to more.
Thanks mate. I enjoy watching yours to. Yeah I will get one up soon. Its from Swagman Outfitters, a local Australian guy making more traditional looking gear. Thanks for the support mate
Awesome video! Very informative and instructive. Nice to see someone using wood which is common in my area (south east Australia). Gave you a subscribe I’ll definitely check out more of your videos!
Hey man, love your videos! Just wondering, do you ever have any major problems with bugs, snakes and other critters? There is this idea that Australia is just full of nasties, but how bad is it really?
Gday. Thanks for the support. Honestly its not that bad. I see snakes every now and then. The main issue in my area would be ants. I have 2 species of ants Im always on the look out for ,when setting up camp., that being Jumping Jacks and Bull Ants. Both very aggressive and very painful sting. All in all, its not as bad as you may hear 👍
Thank you for making this video, there's very little info on suitable Aussie trees for fire drill work👍 Is that Hazel a NSW/QLD tree ? Because I've never seen it in Victoria or SA... A double line bow is easier for beginners...
@@Southernlandbushcraft Ahhhh wet/cool area tree, thanks for responding 👍 If you want to check out the bow technique I mentioned, search for Felix Immler Double rope bow drill👍
I was fishing the upper Yarra River some years ago and as I was wading along I came on a flock of Yellow Tail Black Cockatoos enjoying the bounty of grubs in a wattle about 6 metres tall later in the day when I was heading back to the car I passed the tree which was totally destroyed part of the trunk was left but all the branches were on the ground they must have been hungry ,having said that I was a parrot breeder for many years and contrary to popular belief Australian Parrots all need some animal protein in there diet as do Honey eaters
I subscribed and commented in the hope that one day you can afford a lighter. How much more effort would it take to do the same with generic eucalypt, which is widely available? And was that done with a boot lace? Because who walks around with cordage in an emergency, hell it's Aus, so you'd probably be wearing thongs and either be tipsy or suffering a hangover. So how do you make reliable cordage in the bush when all you have is a wife beater, footy shorts and thongs and possibly a beer? That seems to me, to be a more valuable bush crafting skill.
Best video I’ve seen on friction fire and the information about Australian timber species to look for is invaluable. A few years ago I scoured the internet for exactly this information and couldn’t find anything. Thanks for an excellent video mate
Awesome video mate. You're bloody awesome. Not enough of this for Australia on UA-cam. I'm glad i found your channel.
Im glad you liked it, and thanks for the great comment.
its soo good to finally find a bushcraft channel that's got knowledge for around where I live. I'll be sure to stick around
Thanks for joining the channel mate
Awesome video, brother. Thank you for creating this for everyone to learn.
Happy you got something out of it. Thanks for stopping by
Really enjoy your videos mate, love all the bushcraft and especially the old ways things were done and made, great to see our history being kept alive on your channel mate👍👍
Thanks mate. I'm glad you enjoy the content. Stay tuned for more, soon
Our History??? Who do you think taught them how to do that? They didn't learn it on the first fleet over here mate. Convicts knew nothing of bush craft or the bush here. Stop making out your race invented it.
Watched this with my 5 year old. Our first friction fire video. We live in SE Aus too. This information is solid gold and the exact thing we were looking for. Awesome. Cheers.
Thanks for watching. Good luck with it.
Wow so beautiful I love the Australian bush the area your from is just stunning ! When I go in I rarely want to walk back out to civility 😂
Thsnks for watching. Yeah its a nice area. I hope your getting out bush as much as possible. Cheers
Awesome. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Really good to see some Australian videos on the subject. The American stuff has been great for general info, but to see what species to use here has been great. I'm in Qld, and I've got heaps of wattle around so I'll give it a go. You've got a new subscriber mate 👍
Thanks mate. Welcome to the channel
Nice one mate. I've also had luck with Cherry Ballart (native cherry), and I believe native White Cypress is also a go-er. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks mate, for the support as always. I hope your doing well.
Nice Swanny. Cheers from NZ.
Great vid mate. Tks vm for posting.
As always another great video. I love the “no frills” approach you take to your videos. Keep it up mate. 👍🏻
Very informative & well explained. All the pros & cons. Makes the old Bic lighter a pure luxury!!!
Long live Aussie bush craft.
Thanks for watching mate. I do love a good old Bic Lighter.
Hai hello sir I like this UA-cam channel 👌
Good demo, thanks!👍👏😃
Thanks mate
Great video this is exactly what i was looking for 👌
Thanks mate. I hope it was useful for you
Firstly Thankyou for making this video!!!
I just started thinking about and learning about this topic today.
I live in East Gippsland and wanted to know what species I should be looking for in our area!
You answered all my questions very well!
I am looking forward to having a crack and getting my first friction fire going.
Cheers and keep up the good work
Oh cool mate. I glad it helped. Please let me know how you go.
Thanks for another great vid focused on the SE of Aus.
Ive used native mulberry (hedycarya angustifolia) and also coranderrk (prostanthera lasianthos) for fire drill
I will definately give black wattle a go now.
Cheers
Thanks mate. Have fun out there
Thank you for the useful information. That has made the whole process a lot more clearer to me now. I like your no nonsense approach.
Glad it was helpful mate. Have fun
Love ya style... simple and complete. Also in SEast and love getting away. Although Lockdown is hard to take.
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Nice work brother
Great information
Thanks Scott. I am in the Sydney area and have managed to get a bow drill fire using the stalks of the Xanthorea. I have tried hand drilling with the same material, but think the drill part was too short, plus it hurt my hands for days! I have a longer drill now and probably need to condition my hands a bit before I have another crack at it.
Nice work. Xanthorea is a great resource. Yeah condition the hands as much as you can. I have large tough pads on my hands from doing so much. Good luck with it mate
Enjoyed that. Thanks mate.
fantastic video. did my first bow drill on Friday. it was successful but your video gave much more insight on what type of time in Australian timber species and much more in-depth do's and don'ts
Great news! Well done on the successful Bow Drill John. Keep up the skills and keep trying different species. There's a lot out there. Cheers
Nice sharing
good work mate
Awesome video mate, great info regarding materials for friction fire, one area a lot of folk struggle with. Really great seeing content that's suited to our bush. Feather sticks and battoning aren't needed in the Aussie bush and it's great seeing how we do it. Cheers bruv 👍🏾💪🏾🤙🏾
Enjoyed your method with the bow drill as well as your knowledge of the wood.
Great video Scott and well presented too mate. Now I know what species of wood will work in our neck of the woods. All the best, Brian.
Thanks Brian, I appreciate the support mate
Feken sick bro! Love it subscribed! Love watching people sharing their passion and excellence, can’t wait for the next one! Cheers
Thanks for the sub! I really do appreciate it. ATB
What a great video mate. First I have seen of your channel but highly impressed. Keep them coming, you do an excellent job 👍👍👍
Thank you kindly mate, I love the support. ATB
Wow amazing
Good info, enjoy your vids, cheers from the far south coast NSW 👍
Thanks mate. Cheers for the support
Good channel mate.
Good stuff.
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Great video thanks mate
great video, can you go through tinder bundles, I have got to the stage where i can make the coal, but I can't get the tinder bundle to ignite, not sure whether it is the materials I am using for the bundle of some other factor? I notice that your tinder bundle looks like coconut coire, I am using dry fern leaves, grasses and gum leaves. can you please let me know? cheers
Hi. Thanks for watching. I have another video covering bit on tinder. Check it out, it might help.
HI there, Yeah, after watching the first video I scrolled through and saw the video regarding the stringy bark. Great video as well. Im north of Sydney, Lake Macquarie area, so not a lot of stringy barks, they are more VIC and high country dwellers. The video did help with breaking down some of the components, and creating more of a birds nest configuration, do you have any thoughts on other suitable materials?
Im not to familiar with that area. However Lomandra would be good to use and cabbage tree palm fibre is up that way, I think. It may just take some experiments with other plants and trees, to see if their suitable for tinder. I've found the inner barks of other Gums and trees work great to. If its fibrous and holds together, it should be good. Its a matter of trial and error. Good luck with it.
Awesome vid mate, well presented and detailed info. Have used wattle for a fire plough (bloody hard work!), very useful tree. Cheers mate👍
That is hard work. Ueah very useful tree. Blackwood is a nice timber too
Cool mate🙏🙏👍👍
Great video mate, very informative and well filmed 👍
Cheers mate. The pack is going great too.
In the beautiful forest
Fantastic information mate! Thanks for your knowledge, really appreciate!!! Cheers :-)
Thanks mate I appreciate it
Being down in the South East as well, I've always wondered what wood species to use for the bowdrill, now I know! And isn't stringybark a great tinder!
Glad it helped mate. Let me know how you go with it
Great Stuff Brother Scott. I'd love to come take a wilderness walk with you some day.
Thanks Ed, That would be great. Maybe one day we can get state side
Sukses terus kawan
I have only tried a bow drill fire a few times. I had success with poinciana which is not native to Australia but was growing in my back yard and are common in urban and suburban gardens here (Brisbane).
I would like to use native trees next time i camp out.
I think casuarina would be a likely good one to use because of tge softness of the woof. Have you tried it?
Hi mate. Good to hear from ya. Its all about excitementing with different species, to see if it's suitable. Some Banksia is ok to use. Good luck out there. Let me know how it goes.
quality as always
Love watching your videos bro, always interesting and engaging. That pack looks pretty decent. Can you do a video on it? Thanks Scott. Looking forward to more.
Thanks mate. I enjoy watching yours to. Yeah I will get one up soon. Its from Swagman Outfitters, a local Australian guy making more traditional looking gear. Thanks for the support mate
Awesome video! Very informative and instructive. Nice to see someone using wood which is common in my area (south east Australia). Gave you a subscribe I’ll definitely check out more of your videos!
Thanks mate! I appreciate the support and comment.
Mais um escrito muito bom 👍
Hey man, love your videos! Just wondering, do you ever have any major problems with bugs, snakes and other critters? There is this idea that Australia is just full of nasties, but how bad is it really?
Gday. Thanks for the support. Honestly its not that bad. I see snakes every now and then. The main issue in my area would be ants. I have 2 species of ants Im always on the look out for ,when setting up camp., that being Jumping Jacks and Bull Ants. Both very aggressive and very painful sting. All in all, its not as bad as you may hear 👍
i found this helpful
If cassette boy ever see this video, it's all over.
Thank you for making this video, there's very little info on suitable Aussie trees for fire drill work👍
Is that Hazel a NSW/QLD tree ? Because I've never seen it in Victoria or SA...
A double line bow is easier for beginners...
No worries mate. Im in Victoria. You'll fine it in gullys and near creek lines. Very useful for Bushcraft projects
@@Southernlandbushcraft Ahhhh wet/cool area tree, thanks for responding 👍
If you want to check out the bow technique I mentioned, search for Felix Immler Double rope bow drill👍
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great info good vid, and now i can say to yowee hunters who show those trees (saplings) broken up high that its more likely the cockatoos. thanks
Lol Nice. Glad I could help
Another rippa vid mate. Thanks
Just wondering where do you get your outdoor clothing?
Cheers mick
Pants are Strike Pants from 511 and the top is just a quick drying one from BCF mate and wool shirt is a Swanndri
Great info mate, good to see you out with a new vid. Cheers.
Thanks mate. Hope ya well. ATB
Hey mate, what string do you use for the bow.
Great video.
In this vid I was using Bank Line. Parra cord works good. I've also made sting out of bark to use too.
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I was fishing the upper Yarra River some years ago and as I was wading along I came on a flock of Yellow Tail Black Cockatoos enjoying the bounty of grubs in a wattle about 6 metres tall later in the day when I was heading back to the car I passed the tree which was totally destroyed part of the trunk was left but all the branches were on the ground they must have been hungry ,having said that I was a parrot breeder for many years and contrary to popular belief Australian Parrots all need some animal protein in there diet as do Honey eaters
Hi Rod. Yeah they can really get into the trees cant they. Thanks for tuning in mate
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Now try it with Banksia 😆
😅🤣🤣🤣. Definitely didn't work as hard as we did on our trip ay mate
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Sub'd you bruce !
I subscribed and commented in the hope that one day you can afford a lighter. How much more effort would it take to do the same with generic eucalypt, which is widely available? And was that done with a boot lace? Because who walks around with cordage in an emergency, hell it's Aus, so you'd probably be wearing thongs and either be tipsy or suffering a hangover. So how do you make reliable cordage in the bush when all you have is a wife beater, footy shorts and thongs and possibly a beer? That seems to me, to be a more valuable bush crafting skill.
Stay tuned mate