Fire Danger - Smouldering Ashes in a Pine Forest

[Seppish1]

Great save and good advice Colin, if only more people were as vigilant as you in the woods, there would be a lot less forest fires.

[ColinOutdoors]

@Seppish1 Thank you so much my friend, I really appreciate your kind words. My friend and I are glad we found this and managed to put it out.

[calatorul78]

Good job!

[ColinOutdoors]

@calatorul78 Cheers my friend

[patje0109]

Good job Colin!!!!

I saw quite a few pinewood fires in my youth and i can tell you it is really frightening!!!

Greetings from Belgium

Patje

[ColinOutdoors]

@patje0109 Thank you so much Patje. I am glad we manage to put this one out. I agree the fires that can happen in pine woods can be scary.

[8541LONGRANGE]

YOUR A GREAT GUY COLIN , I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AS A PERSON BRO...YOU ARE A GREAT CARETAKER OF THE LAND....IN MY OPINION , THE MOST VALUABLE SKILL A BUSHCRAFTER CAN HAVE......SEMPER FI!!

[ColinOutdoors]

@8541LONGRANGE Thank you so much my friend, I really appreciate your kind words and support. It means alot to me, take care.

[englishmaninontario]

Good on you for taking care of that Colin, lots of irresponsible people around nowadays :(

[ColinOutdoors]

@englishmaninontario Thanks my friend, yeah its a shame, and it happens quite often.

[romeodelta1178]

good job fellas, I hate when irresponsible people wander into the bush. Good thing you guys stumbled upon this. cheers

[ColinOutdoors]

@romeodelta1178 Thanks my friend, I am glad we found it and managed to put it out

[soufflekingsize]

Nice one mate. I don't know if they teach respect for nature first-hand in schools these days, but I think they should.

[ColinOutdoors]

@soufflekingsize Thanks my friend, I agree it is something that should be taught in schools.

[Ghostsquatter1]

Good looking out, I hate the thought of forest fires caused by careless people.

[ColinOutdoors]

@Ghostsquatter1 Cheers mate, yeah its a shame it was left in this state.

[TheDishD]

Well done and lucky that you came along to take of it, some forest users are just twats, again well done to you and pal on sorting it out and showing proper respect of the enviorment that you use. As posted by others hopefuly pple will take more care after seeing this vid.

[ColinOutdoors]

@TheDishD Thanks my friend, I am glad we found it when we did and managed to put it out.

[ColinOutdoors]

@tupelosurfer Thank you so much my friend, I really appreciate your support

[Killahofosho]

i hate saying this to a buddy but dirt does a great job of putting out coal's it;s just like using water in a wierd way, starve the fire of oxygen and it goes right out! good vid tho you did alot of work . gotta love your respect for the land!

[ColinOutdoors]

@Killahofosho Well the ground was burning and it was full on pine needles so we thought it best to get some water. Thanks my friend, I always appreciate your support, take care.

[ipodtouchguy951]

@ColinOutdoors u gotta hate when people do that to woods and dont make sure the fires out

[ColinOutdoors]

@ipodtouchguy951 Yeah its very frustrating, I am glad we managed to find it and put it out

[nightwalker2830]

id also pee on it as well for extra water

[ColinOutdoors]

@nightwalker2830 Lol, yes that is also a good idea

[vercygentix]

It's disheartening that people leave embers unattended. All it does is make more bloody problems for the responsible blokes. keep up the good work mate, maybe people will make better decisions after watching this.

[ColinOutdoors]

@vercygentix I agree my friend, fortunately we were able to put this one out in time

[knifeguyeddy]

CR8 JOB M8

[ColinOutdoors]

@knifeguyeddy Cheers Eddy

[happymark1805]

Great job you guys did, can't believe someone would leave it like that, he or she has no clue about making a fire and putting it out.

[ColinOutdoors]

@happymark1805 Thanks my friend, yes it a shame and it happens often. I am glad we managed to put this one out.

[RDPproject]

You guys did a bloody good job there Colin.

Your welcome to come camping with me in the aussie bush anytime. You have just proven to me and everyone that you guys are "Bushfire Aware"

Rob.

[ColinOutdoors]

@RDPproject Thanks Rob, it would be a pleasure to go camping with you one day.

[Livingnthewoods41]

Good job Colin!! Glad you were there, can't understand why someone would just leave that like that!

[ColinOutdoors]

@Livingnthewoods41 Cheers my friend

[BushcraftSoutheast]

another good vid. I wonder why some douche bag would leave a smoldering fire.

[ColinOutdoors]

@BushcraftSoutheast Thanks mate.

[suvarak]

Yes, in Russia's because of these irresponsible people, there were many fires around Moscow. Then all the people in the city because of this suffering. Yes, many people not to understand that their picnics can burn wood.

You Colin fellow, we were able to extinguish it. Nice to see it. More would be people like you!

Regards, Tim

[ColinOutdoors]

@suvarak Thank you Tim. Yes the wildfires in Russia were very bad. Hopefully the area can recover and that people learn for this.

[investigator76]

Nice work savin the day, Colin!

[ColinOutdoors]

@investigator76 Thanks mate :-)

[Druetty]

Very important thing to show and thank you for it!

A lot of folks don't realize that even though a campfire appears to be out on the surface, roots can still be smoldering underneath for days or weeks especially in loose woodland soil, and indeed start surface fires some distance away.

Even careful people can make this mistake. Solid fire bases can be very hard to find or build in the woods but are extremely important.

Thanks again!

[ColinOutdoors]

@Druetty Thank you my friend. Yes I think this had been burning for quite a while, it was very fortunate we discovered it and I am glad we did.

[CrazyTaileZ]

Jesus! That fire pit is like 5 to 6 feet in diameter! Seriously? Were they cremating someone? There is no excuse for a fire ring of that size. I don't know how many times I have come across crap like this. I watched my favorite wilderness go up in flames about 3 years ago and hundreds and hundreds of acres were completely destroyed. The cause was an idiot who did not put out his campfire. Now I will never get the chance to hike a trail that has now been perminently closed. U saved your forest!

[ColinOutdoors]

@CrazyTaileZ Thanks my friend, sorry to hear about your favourite wilderness burning down. It sure is a shame that some people don't take pride in the land we all enjoy.

[theheathmould]

Well done,the best way would be to dig it out first then soak it,and also rip some bark off a dead tree the same size as the bucket,and place on top of the water,this stops it splashing about when your carrying it.

and you should leave a note,maybe they are just stupid and need teaching.

may the gods be with you.x

[ColinOutdoors]

@theheathmould Thanks my friend, I really appreciate your support, take care :-) 

[n9hxv1986]

Nice job Colin, I sure your good deed will be rewarded some day.

[ColinOutdoors]

@n9hxv1986 Cheers mate :-)

[tangochaser79]

good job , some people don't know or care that leaving smouldering fires can ruin nature for us all.

[ColinOutdoors]

@tangochaser79 Thanks my friend

[FriarTuck1961]

I've had to do the same. Went to a camp site where the pine roots were burning underground 20" from the old camp fire.  Took two hours lots of digging and many buckets of water to fully extinguish. I'm still angry about it 10 years later..

[ColinOutdoors]

@FriarTuck1961 Well done for persevering, its a shame when we encounter these smouldering fires but its worth while to take the time to put them out. Thanks my friend

[Faiscar11]

Hard work for two young & strong men. Any suggestions for a female? -Would covering the embers with dirt done the job?

[ColinOutdoors]

@Faiscar11 Thank you my friend, well it hadn't rained in a few days and most of the ground was covered in pine needles, so it was pretty flamable. Water would be the best thing for the job but if that wasn't possible I would phone the Fire Service.

[playdrums]

im a yank from the states but i still would have called the fire department to report it so those ass holes can at least be on record what site they at. good vid and good on you guys for puttin in out. looks like it took some work but good on you guys...

[ColinOutdoors]

@playdrums Yeah its a shame that it was left like that. Its fortunate that we found it. It sure was tough carrying those buckets with water from down at the stream to the woods a couple of times, We sure were tired after it, but it was a worthwhile job. Thanks my friend, take care.

[SNAFU111999]

I see the smoke in the video. I wonder why some douche bag would leave a smoldering fire. That could destroy the whole forest. Great video Colin.

[ColinOutdoors]

@SNAFU111999 Yeah its a shame it was left in that state, I think it had been like that for a few days and fortunately it hadn't caused more damage. Thanks my friend

[lynette1953]

so, some ass just tried to burn the cabinet and left. not good :(

,jon

[ColinOutdoors]

@lynette1953 I don't think it was intentional, but non the less it could of been a bad wildfire, glad we stumbled upon it when we did.

[TheSurviver72]

Nice work, Mate. Good thing you stumbled along when you did. Don't envy you having to haul that water though.

[ColinOutdoors]

@TheSurviver72 Thanks my friend, yeah a couple of trips carrying that water tired us out big time, but worth the effort in the end.

[sweetypie000]

just call the rangers lmao

[ColinOutdoors]

@sweetypie000 It was better for us the try and put it out ourselves I think

[absolutgsxr]

job well done

[ColinOutdoors]

@absolutgsxr Cheers my friend 

[spannernuts]

Nice work Colin, it's good to know that some of us will clear up after other fools. So far over the years we've come across some messy camps, litter left strewn about and we've had to take that back to our camp and burn it, but so far we've never come across a smouldering fire.....some people realy do spoil it for us guys.

[ColinOutdoors]

@spannernuts Thanks mate, yeah the surprising thing was it was free from litter and looked like it was used often. But I am glad we found it and hopefully managed to prevent any further damage.

[spannernuts]

@ColinOutdoors Free from litter because they burnt it lol.....but joking aside it's realy bad show for us guys to be wanting to do our pastime and then get fools spoiling it for us.

[ColinOutdoors]

@spannernuts Very true, it unfortunately means that land access can sometimes be hard to get because the landowners just don't want this mess on their land and a few silly people can spoil it for the rest.

[delta2131]

there's probly not a hill like the one yall walked down to get water for 100 miles around my house thats not man made.

[ColinOutdoors]

@delta2131 Lol, yeah it was a bugger of a hill to carry the water up thats for sure. Well worth it though.

[MINDWISEMAN]

It's the peeps who do this that make a bad name for the likes of us who respect the outdoors and LNT Leave No Trace. Good for showing this example and frigging lucky you guys came across it and considered doing what you did, respect to you m8ee

[ColinOutdoors]

@MINDWISEMAN Thanks my friend, yeah it was very fortunate that we came across this today. Hopefully showing this can teach the Leave No Trace to some new people to the outdoors.

[Waldhandwerk]

Fatal, ...what happend in Russia seems to be forgotten. Well done Colin and friend. Best regards Sepp

[ColinOutdoors]

@Waldhandwerk Thank you Sepp. Yeah it was a very bad summer for Russian wildfires. It serves as an example of just how deadly and destructive they can be. Prevention is better that cure.

[thegeneral123]

Well done mate!

[ColinOutdoors]

@thegeneral123 Thanks my friend.

[TheVTHILLBILLY]

good vid some people are just plan dumb

[ColinOutdoors]

@TheVTHILLBILLY Cheers mate, yeah some people sure don't know what damage they can cause.

[jkd185]

well done mate ;0)

[ColinOutdoors]

@jkd185 Thanks mate, its good to here from you, hope you are doing well :-)

[scruffymeigs]

Good job. Smokey the Bear would be proud of you two!...??google it.

[ColinOutdoors]

@scruffymeigs Thanks my friend, i'll have a look :-)

[thawkins426]

If it wasn't for guys like you others wouldn't have woods like that to use. Some people just don't understand when we say leave nothing but tracks. Good job.

[ColinOutdoors]

@thawkins426 Yeah its a shame that people can leave the woods in such a state. Thank you my friend.

[bcafotw]

Colin thank you sir, some people are members of the Galacticly Stupid !!

as always my best, JC

[ColinOutdoors]

@bcafotw Thank you JC, yes it is unfortunate that there are some who just don't take pride in the land.

[bonesword98]

I hope the people who did that are seeing all this

[ColinOutdoors]

@bonesword98 I hope so too my friend.

[MadBadVoodo]

★★★★★

[ColinOutdoors]

@MadBadVoodo Cheers MBV :-)

[Mrcaffinebean]

Thanks for helping. Some people are just stupid.

[ColinOutdoors]

@Mrcaffinebean Thanks my friend. Yeah there are some silly people out there who can cause more damage than they know.

[imbroglio1]

Could you do a video on camp fire safety in different types of areas? For example how to build a fire in the forest and not set all of the trees on fire and how not to leave behind a situation like you came across.

[ColinOutdoors]

@imbroglio1 Thanks mate, yeah hope fully I can make a video of your suggestion in the near future.

[MBlackford100]

Your video is a great example of a couple of outdoorsmen taking stewardship of the environment we all love, be proud of what you did. Good Job...both of you! I think I will be sharing this with my scouts as a Leave No Trace lesson. Keep it up!

[ColinOutdoors]

@MBlackford100 Thank you my friend, I appreciate your support as always. I am glad that we found this today and managed to prevent a major fire. It is a shame that there are people out there that do not look after the land we all enjoy.

[dudesonsrock23]

that took a lot of water to put out!

[ColinOutdoors]

@dudesonsrock23 It sure did, it must have been burning for a few days at least. It was very hot. Thanks mate :-)

[jolietjake1970]

Alot of hard work to save such a nice area, But well worth the effort!

[ColinOutdoors]

@jolietjake1970 It sure was alot of work lol. Those buckets of water were heavy. but well worth it as you say, and hopefully it doesn't happen again. Thanks my friend, I really appreciate your support

[DigitalUrbanCamo]

Great video m8. Cheers

[ColinOutdoors]

@DigitalUrbanCamo Thanks mate :-)

[delta2131]

we've got alot of pine in the woods in and about the pasture, it is really dangerous burning around them for sure. when I was young I remember a neighbor starting a forest fire by burning paper in a barrel, and when the little flying embers came out it lit the dead fall needles stuck in a pine and just began roaring. I had to dig up a root and axe it one time because of that, its like a burning coal seem lol. p.s yall got enough damn hills?!?!?!?!?! lol.

[ColinOutdoors]

@delta2131 Yeah it can be a nasty out come with Pine, very prone to burning. Yeah plenty of hills round here lol. Its hard work on the old legs.

[SyrianKnight01]

Rock on bro.

[ColinOutdoors]

@SyrianKnight01 Thanks man :-)

[Yakfuji]

Top work dude.

nice to hear the voice cameo of your mate :)

[ColinOutdoors]

@Yakfuji Cheers my friend :-) Yeah lol, I think he was upset because I put more water in his bucket lol. 

[bonesword98]

There are assholes and idiots all over the world. Colin thanks for a good example for all.

[ColinOutdoors]

@bonesword98 Yeah its a shame that some people don't treat the land with respect. Hopefully it doesn't happen to often.

[tamww]

I'm sure my buckets were much heavier than yours!

[ColinOutdoors]

@tamww Yes, that may be true, however you need to build up your strength for the forthcoming activities. That is why you carry the heavier bag also :-)

[bushcraftbartons]

Excellent work Colin...good thing you got there on time.

[ColinOutdoors]

@bushcraftbartons Thank you Mike, it was quite fortuitous that we found this. I am glad we did, hopefully the roots underground were not burning.

[n1ck3o7]

well done, if only everyone was as 'useful' as you are... the world would be a better place!!!

keep up the good work!

[ColinOutdoors]

@n1ck3o7 Thank you my friend, I really appreciate your kind words of support.

[TheDaytonDevil]

Great job!

[ColinOutdoors]

@TheDaytonDevil Cheers mate :-)

[BrewByU]

Collin...We're going to have to get you a Smokey Bear award. Great job!! Nice to see responsible outdoorsmen taking the time and making the effort to do the right thing!

[ColinOutdoors]

@BrewByU Thank you my friend, it was quite a bit of work to get it put out but it had to be done, it is fortunate that we managed to find it. It was my friends curiosity to go and look at a blue tarp he spotted from a distance. I am glad he went to investigate and we could help prevent a major fire.

[Vhammer2010]

to bad you didn't need to go to the rest room... gotta love ppl that don't take proper care of camp fires.

[ColinOutdoors]

@Vhammer2010 Yeah I agree, its very frustrating when you see this, I think it had been going for a few days at least, yeah a bathroom break would of been useful but I doubt I could of posted that on YT :-)

[skrevan19]

I'm glad you're a good person and were there in time. Great work!

[ColinOutdoors]

@skrevan19 Thank you my friend, I am glad we found it and were able to put it out.

[asg00001]

great job saveing the trees,it would be a shame to see a place like that go because of a fire

take care Colin

[ColinOutdoors]

@asg00001 Thanks my friend, yeah it was fortunate that we found it and managed to put out the embers

[ColinOutdoors]

@StrykingHawk Cheers mate