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[HikerJohn316]

Good video. Everyone - can we just stop it with the exploding rocks!!! I've camp all over Missouri, Georgia , and the AT. When I was a scout we tried to get this to happen... super large fires etc. and never did! Its a myth! An old wives tale.

[misternylon]

This is an excellent video and pretty much covers everything. Good to see the water source being considered and the flat stone base will reflect heat back into the fire and stay warm for hours rather than allowing the damp ground to sap heat away from the fire.

A good reflector can also be a wall of small logs, it also warms them in readiness for going onto the fire.

Thanks for a good video.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

Oh, and practice the fire fire bow drill and or hand drill.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

good work. you should think about doing this while it is raining and or snowing, this is more important and a greater challenge.

[Rugghead98]

Thanks, i've gone through half a brick of magnesium, and three knives and have yet to get a decent fire started without a bic

[RebelRabbit308]

Be very careful when choosing stones for your fire, sedimentary rock like sandstone and limestone can contain moisture within, and if heated by fire can actually cause the water inside the rock to boil and the rocks to explode! I learned the hard way, thank the powers that be i didnt get mutilated. Just a precaution.

[enjoythewildUSA]

Nice dog.

[WHITERACIALLOYALIST]

Thank you very much for taking the time to teach us these things. You are giving us great information. Please keep the videos coming.

[sinbadinall]

shit out of luck lmao good video 5 stars

[SouthernSky]

you better watch out for stones that look wet because you dont want them to burst into pieces and hurt you really bad. no remark on wet rocks in this video I give 4/5. Very informative though.

[enjoythewildUSA]

I've never thought of such a problem. Good advice.

[Spaceman7o]

lmao things that may catch on fire.. your dog? lol

[benberry4488]

can't river rocks explode if you use them as a barrier or a base?

[supertasticasian]

yup, but many rocks are usually only found by the river so you gotta try to get the driest rocks, so something thats a little bit away from the river

[proseller115]

Excellent Video, another good job! Thanks!

[kidbilly1970]

Great information. Thanks for the video!

[shMoulisko]

I would like to warn: placing stones which are wet (from the river) around your fireplace can be dangerous - they can explode!

[ncpi801]

Love the video and the german shep too :)

[electroapprentice]

Question.... How well do you think one of those silver emergency blankets will work for a heat deflector? I know it might melt but what if you could get it far enuff away from the fire that it wouldnt but close enuff that it would deflect heat to where you are sleeping?

[ryanjcus]

Yes you have to be careful how you set it up. One setup is having the blanket over you slanted(like a roof). The fire would be an appropriate distance away. It depends on how intense the fire will be. Once the blanket melts, it's gone. That would be a big loss, if you were lost. I plan on making a vid somtime. I'll have some freetime around Christmas, so maybe then. Thanks Buddy

[cheekymonkey69er]

Brilliant

[egamir]

Nice video man,5/5.

[jdwood43]

Watching this one I was thinking I live in the desert of So California, and most of the time Wood is scarce , some schrubs....like your dog by the way.

[wolfbushcraft]

good tips

[syco4420]

awesome vid bro. the idea of the reflector fire is right on..a+++... most ppl say that a eastern slop of a mountain is the best to setup camp, although i think differently. also, as some of the other comments have stated,, about "that is too much wood" honestly as a rule of thumb gather times the amt of wood you will need per night, every night. ryan i know u already know this. but ppl, gather as much wood as you can carry and then some, then get more, another awesome vid ryan. plz keep Alive

[ryanjcus]

Thanks Man, I didn't see this comment untill now. Yeah, Get a shitload while it's still light. The last thing you want is to sprain your ankle while your trying to look for wood in the dark. Thanks Brother.

[charper3006]

Good video man, keep up the good work.

[05MagnumSXT]

Great job Ryan. Your videos keep getting better. Just a word of caution on putting wet rocks in the fire. A wet porous rock can explode due to the build-up on steam within it. I've actually had this happen.

Looking forward to part 2,

5*****

[robinkoeman]

Excellent. Loads of info & tips. And not to forget a good demonstration. 5/5

-Cant wait to see part two..!

[pwnstr08]

is their any way to boil water in the wild without a pot or any kind of container brought with you

[ryanjcus]

My friend THREEFLOORSDOWN1 (a fellow suvivalist) mentioned he keeps aluminum foil in his wallet at all times. I've seen "Survivorman" boil water with hot rocks in his hat. "Nessecity is the mother of invention". Theres prob a way you could carve out some living wood to make a container, I'm not sure though. Any ideas anyone?? Thanks Man

[pwnstr08]

maybe you could make a clay pot but really i dont know

[jwtjoker1984]

@pwnstr08 if you luck out and find river clay you could make a pot or make one from tree bark

[ToddIngram1000]

@pwnstr08 tin foil

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

COOL VID BUD!

[askAlanNow]

Man i always had trubble starting fires and getting then to kindling (pretty much then i am set) thanks for thee info.

[KASPLARFO]

Brought back a lot of memories.

There's a place I call "Magic Circle" - it's a stream-side spot ringed with trees like a grove. Very similar to your spot. It's in Rockwood, Ontario.

Many good times there, and many Comforting Fires too.

Excellent work, Brother. (*****)

[eigger12]

Very informative, easy to understand. Nice video 5/5

[spencer0590]

Glad that you mentioned placement. In extreme cases a heat reflector i.e. large bolders are ideal for heat and light.

I cant remember where I heard this but someone said rocks are a bad idea because intense heat can cause them to pop and explode. Any geologists out there that could possibly enlighten us?

[ryanjcus]

Thats can be true, but remeber people keep rocks around their fires all the time for walls. From all my experience I've never seen one explode. The ones that are dangerous are ones that were submerged for a long time in a river. The water will boil and expand possibly exploding the rock. Thanks For the Support Spencer.

[earthbowl]

Nice job Ryan. Clear, easy to follow. Thanks