@snaponjohn100 make sure your birdnest is NOT all compressed and is has room to breath. If you're blowing into it and smoke isn't come out the other end then your goal will not be reached.
@wildernessoutfitters I use a Hudson Bay tinderbox purchased from possibleshopDOTcom. I also purchased the fancier steel with the curled ends. This tinderbox actually has history behind it. Check it out. I think you'll like it. Charcloth is good but I have experienced that charrope is better. One little piece seems to burn longer. I make it out of masons rope that has a cotton filler. Enjoy all your vids. Thanks for all you do.
Great stuff Mr C. The need for a robust chat cloth has become really apparent tone recently, and can be used not only in flint & steel firefighting, but also in fire pistons as thicker chat cloth will take more rough handling and not just fall to bits on you.
Thank you so much for this great video my friend!!! A good bird's nest is my Achilles heel. It glows a lot, but doesn't bust into flame. God bless you and your family. John
Hey, Dave. The 100% wool watch cap is out of stock on your website. Can we still place an order on them and have them sent whenever you receive more of them?
@xxzcuzxmoi They will be back in in about a week, we onlt take orders for what we have in stock brother that way you know if you buy it you will get it right away
A fine video. It is a bit ironic that a ferro rod is, usually, easier to come by these days than are appropriate pieces of flint/chert and steel. Ferro rods can even be bought at Wal Mart. Anyone contemplating scrounging for flint and steel should know that many scrounged pieces of flint/chert and steel combinations fail to work in an optimal fashion. Anyway, thanks for an outstanding video, Dave.
Well done again Dave. Love all your videos. You have confirmed what I read in a book once that talks about being a 'Quadrant II' person. This type of person prepares for the situations that are likely to happen & that will happen. The Char-cloth is a perfect example. A Quadrant II person spends the vast amount of his time being ready for the next moment. Not a Quadrant 1 person who is always having to respond to things as they happen, and dealing with urgent things unprepared. Thanks Brother.
I have great respect for you, Dave, and I really appreciate the fact that you create these videos for others to learn from. Also, the fact that you provide all this information for free says a great deal of your character.
That being said, I think I have a small correction for you... Isn't it a ferrocerium rod (F-E-R-R-O-C-E-R-I-U-M) (pronounced "fair-o-sair-ee-um"), and not a "fair-o-see-um" rod?
Hey Dave i watch duel survival all the time and i ws wondering if yall are gonna make a new season or something? message me and tell me or respond to this ty:)
I was wondering if you knew that you can also use the inside of birch bark as a tinder source. If cut a piece out of a birch (not to deep, just so you can see the green of the bark layer underneath) than take that bark, you can dry it in your clothes if you want, and scrape the inside of the bark so you will get a powedry/wool like material. It catches fire with just a few sparks.
In my younger days I kept a piece of oil lamp wick that had been well soaked in lamp grease/oil in a small plastic film can. It was an absolute guaranteed fire, and there was always residual accelerent in the bottom of the container. (plus you could burn the entire container in a pinch) I never once thought of using it as charcloth. Great idea and video Dave, keep up the good work.
This is absolutely great video. Great knowledge to set deepinto mind. Not all times, I should say most of the times, there is no ideal conditions in the borela forrests and so on, maybe only in deserts everything is bone-dry, but for the rest of the world there will be some moisture in the materials ALL the time. And this is prety much advanced if you are able to get fire in wet conditions.
great video Dave,, been watching you and Cody for a while now, love the yurt vids, and the long hunter series, kudos for the self reliance. we've been teaching this stuff for a couple of years in the church group,, keep up the good work,, Also glad to hear you are Christian , we are a diying breed..
You love for your people is amazing, and it truly shows. That is a major reason why I prefer buying from your website. You are a man of his word, and that is rare. by the way, great audio quality! I look forward to hearing the improvement with your camera, on your survival adventure network, because it is always difficult to interpret what is said. God bless.
Sorry to ask again but i asked before what type of camera you were using but what i was mainly wondering what your favorite camera is and what is the exact name of it. I like the cameras you use and i would trust them, knowing you dont use anything that is not bullet proof. My camera is a really cheap one and dosent film in the sun! Also i want to make my own videos like you, so if you could tell me your cameras exact names i would very much appreciate it.
I think you have started a new trend in following old traditions. I tip my hat to you.
I think your videos are creating a new following of younger people, and some of us older ones, that are realizing that we can't depend on the companies that we pay our bills to to provide us with continuous service. If it is weather related or some other disaster we need to know how to take care of ourselves. It is a lost skill that we all need.
Wow, that lamp wick makes awesome char cloth, the whole thing lit up! Thanks a lot for constantly sharing your vast knowledge of the outdoors with everyone! Great skills man!!
Dave you stated that you made that striker out of an old file, I was wondering if you had to do anything to remove the ridges from the file. I keep a small file in my pack for sharpening my axe and was wondering if just the file would work. I would try myself but I have lost the blackpowder flint I had and everything around here is limestone and sandstone.
Great video, but I think you should boost the audio for the videos from here on out. To be honest, the camera you were using prior to these last 2 videos sounded better to me in a closed environment (your yurt). When you're outside though, this new microphone + camera seems great, but the audio is a bit hard to hear. Experiment with it and try to get a better result :)!
Dave, what are some techniques or tips for building that fire up in wet conditions, as in anything from branches to wood. because knowing that wood is known to soak up water, what are other burning materials you can use
I just want to look into the eyes of one of our early ancestors and see the wonder of fire as it molded his mind , even modern man with all his power still gazes into a flame and is humbled .THANKS DAVE !!!
Amazing how you and Mitch get that spark on the second hit all the time. I bang away dozens of strikes before I get a spark. You guys have a special source for premium strikers and flints?
Hey Dave I was wondering....I always assumed that dead/dry leaves would make for good material for starting a fire yet it seems that even though you have a abundance of dry leaves you never use them. Why is that? can you maybe give a little explanation as to why you wouldn't go for leaves? THANKS =]
BTW that was the most PRO looking char cloth i ever seen...looks like u bought it from a store already charred LoL =]
Flint & Steel is my current favourite fire starting method! No better feeling than getting your char or fungus to catch a spark! Another great video Dave, Wulamallessin!
DAVE, WHY DONT YOU EVER SHOW ADVANCED FIRE MAKING? LIKE WHEN EVERYTHING IS SOPPING WET HOW TO STAY WARM EVEN WHEN YOU DONT HAVE A FIRE? AND FOR THE 4TH TIME, WHAT ABOUT DENTAL HYGIENE IN THE FOR SURVIVAL?
@jraybu09 Not sure what advanced fire making is I have videos on everything from Hand drill to Parbolic Flashlight lenses? Have done shelter vids many times with no fire, and have spoken about brushung teeth with baking soda or ashes> Check my vids brother there are over 500
For dental hygiene in the woods, try chewing on a green sweet birch branch. My family has done that for generations. I'm sure there are some other woods you could use as well.
Hey Dave, I know you're super busy this new year, but if you ever get a minute will you do (or have you done) a quick review on the Pathfinder Bedroll from Duluth Pack? I just bought one and it should be here in a couple weeks :)
After searching for bank line in my local stores and coming up empty handed, I purchased it from the Pathfinders School. Great price, quick delivery, and Made In America. I do all I can to buy American Made products and thank you Dave for selling only "Made in USA" articles. Buy smart, buy American, every little bit will help our economy and provide jobs for everyone.
Here in Texas we have broomweeds are creosote bush. and that stuff is like gas.even when wet and the stems are big enough to build up you fire with,when the stems are wet I just splinter them out.
why carry a heavy piece of steel, when ya can carry a ferro rod that weighs half the weight, and you can also strike with your knife?, then ya dont have to worry about flint?
Great video Dave well done! you made it look easy. char cloth or char rope as I call it made out of 100% cotton rope close line works great too. and Chaga tender fungas. all natural if you can find it.. or the cotton swab for your gun cleaning barrel makes a good chunk too.
I know it's hard to match the Altoids tin for storage capability but I have been using Crossman air gun pellet tins for making char cloth and storing it. They are round obviously but the lid is threaded so you can screw it down making it more watertight.
@1ghostronin I'm pretty sure there is. The secret to making char cloth is burning the material in a very low oxygen environment. It's the same way you make charcoal. Using an Altoid tin or a air gun pellet tin with a hole poked in the lid has worked for me. You put the tin on a fire with the cotton cloth inside. When smoke stops coming out of the hole you poked in it you are done.
You can light ure entire char piece and break of a litle bit with the ember when it catches a spark, that way it lasts longer while it's still easy to manage while striking.
@theplumbready Amen to that, ppl think auto if they have a ferro rod they are saved...., imho part of bushcraft/survival training is learning multiple ways of doing the same thing just incase you have to adapt. So those who swear by ferro rods and dont learn any other methods of fire lighting will die of exposure ;).
I hate to depend on any one thing/piece of equipment.
have you ever considered homemade napalm in a waterproof container as a fire starting material, i don't see how it would really be dangerous as far as i know napalm doesn't explode or anything ud think u could get surefire from it because of hot easily it burns, it lasts a pretty long time as well i think, its something to think about because its really easy to make (feed styrophome into gasoline and dissolve alot of it)
@mark01318 theoretically.., how would you start fire if you didnt have a lighter or your precious ferro rod?. It never harms to know multiple ways of making fire.
great job dave - thx for this info really appreciate it!
like the idea of using a wick as chared material too....have to take a look where I can get one here (its not as easy as in the US to get to stuff like that or much harder to get a good piece of flint or obsidian)
have a great time and thx again for all your work and effort on those great vids
Hey Dave, just wanted to let you know that i've watched many of your videos, and learned something from every one of them... even when i watch the same one twice, i still learn something new. Awesome. Thanks.
How many out there are preppers learning about how to survive if TSHTF? Econ collapse. I would also like to see footwear, and perhaps Pants.. one pair with built in knee pads and seat pads? how about making jerky the old fashioned way, or salting things... and how about a fishing vid? When are you going to do a school out west? Im with Cody in Arizona.
@wildernessOutfitters, GREAT VIDEO DAVE, I mean seriously awesome. Lately, I been practicing & working with flint & steel now, here you are doing this video. THANK YOU. I love these lessons seriously & thank you for loving what you do so much!!
@wildernessoutfitters, Dave, got another off topic question. Your knowledge is so awesome with bushcraft. I know you mainly use BHK, I have some of their knives as well I also ordered A Diving Sparrow knife, but also just ordered A Bark River aurora knife, that's my question, how do feel about that knife.Thanks, Phil (New Jersey)
I use the Seal-a-Meal to vaccum seal enough dry material for two tender bundles/birds nest.It lays flat in the backpack,weighs almost nothing,and fluffs up when processed. Only used it once (getting dark and in a hurry...lit it with a BIC) but it still worked good after a year in the pack and got the campfire going good.
Dave the quality of the shots on that video were fantastic. You have gotten very good at bringing the clasroom to peoples homes, "or work in my case" Just a fantastic video and good instruction.
@flamedrag18 Dont know brother but Horeshoe grows in Ohio but not true tinder fungas that I have found we have alot of River Birch here but have never seen any on them.
@danthman114 I think you replied to the wrong reply. I was saying there were birch and the two tinder fungi here. dave is the one that said they didn't have any where he lives, but had river birch.
That shot of blowing your ember and bird nest to flame was great. I am a Ohio River valley boy living In Cincy area . Please keep up the good work. I hope to attend a class one day at your school.
I agree with you about the missing school approval sheet we had em here in Texas in the 70's and my Grandpa, Dad and I would go elk hunting Co. every year and I mean True Bushcraft Elk hunting cause we we're poor and they saved all year for the tag cost and gas money, but if we got tags for the season when school was in, I got excused for a week with no problem, some of the greatest memories of my life!...I grew up wanting to be a Mountain Man!
@wildernessoutfitters Thanks Dave I really appriciate all your videos and how you reply to our comments so frequently. Your channel and dual survival have taught me alot more about wilderness self reliance. i am now starting to go camping alot more often and have purchased an alice pack and have packed it based on items that you have reccomended on your videos!!! Thanks alot keep them coming!
Like the new intro, Dave! I have to say, the lamp wick as char is probably one of the coolest materials I've seen. I'm going to have to get some and try it out! Oh, and I see it looks like you have a new JVC camera, what do you think of it so far compared to what you were using before?
@TheTradesmith Better with the external shotgun mic, my g12 had no ext mic port, used to use JVC a few years back they are good cameras the files are a bit of a pain compared to canon but I need good sound quality too so.....
I'm glad you talked about using something other than cloth, i watched this old Aussie man on historicaltrekking channel on YT and he is period correct and does it with out cloth...can you please talk about that here's his vid..he's not real clear on what he is using but i think it is wood
@shannonbtanner You can use wood, willow works very well, that is why it is the main Charcoal ingrediant in Black Powder. Same priciple as making any char, heat it up dont let the oxygen in and you will make Char (Coal)
Never used char before but looks very effective. I always use a Gerber BG striker (flint/steel) and Vaseline cotton balls that I carry in my kit. I did view one of your videos on how to make char, I am working on that next. Kudos on your videos Dave, they have helped me a lot in getting my bush craft up to speed. Btw like the Army issue wool sweater, those were always my favorites in the field.
I realize this was starting a fire with char cloth, flint and steel, but I wish you made at least a passing reference to the type of wood and it's readiness to actually make and keep a fire going. Securing dry firewood and having a sufficient supply handy and ready first is just as important. Since twigs seem to soak up water during a rain, splitting larger branches to have dry interior wood to burn and a sufficient supply of it in advance seems to me to be a natural part of it all.
Another good item to make char cloth are cotton washcloths. I regularly find them on sale in packs of 3 for $1. Even the cheap ones are far thicker than old bed sheets or pillow cases.
@snaponjohn100 make sure your birdnest is NOT all compressed and is has room to breath. If you're blowing into it and smoke isn't come out the other end then your goal will not be reached.
MountainMistWanderer 3 weeks ago
@wildernessoutfitters I use a Hudson Bay tinderbox purchased from possibleshopDOTcom. I also purchased the fancier steel with the curled ends. This tinderbox actually has history behind it. Check it out. I think you'll like it. Charcloth is good but I have experienced that charrope is better. One little piece seems to burn longer. I make it out of masons rope that has a cotton filler. Enjoy all your vids. Thanks for all you do.
MountainMistWanderer 3 weeks ago
i bet he has weed in that tin ;)
MortifiedPenguin0319 4 weeks ago
Great stuff Mr C. The need for a robust chat cloth has become really apparent tone recently, and can be used not only in flint & steel firefighting, but also in fire pistons as thicker chat cloth will take more rough handling and not just fall to bits on you.
Thanks again for another smashing vid.
Stay dry.
pompuswindbag 4 weeks ago
Thank you so much for this great video my friend!!! A good bird's nest is my Achilles heel. It glows a lot, but doesn't bust into flame. God bless you and your family. John
snaponjohn100 4 weeks ago
Hey, Dave, would a thick piece of glass work in place of flint or chert?
gigglingwizard 1 month ago
Bother dave top video sir chris
MrChriscainesurvival 1 month ago
Hey, Dave. The 100% wool watch cap is out of stock on your website. Can we still place an order on them and have them sent whenever you receive more of them?
xxzcuzxmoi 1 month ago
@xxzcuzxmoi They will be back in in about a week, we onlt take orders for what we have in stock brother that way you know if you buy it you will get it right away
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@xxzcuzxmoi no sorry, all out bro
TheHotcarlton 3 weeks ago
A fine video. It is a bit ironic that a ferro rod is, usually, easier to come by these days than are appropriate pieces of flint/chert and steel. Ferro rods can even be bought at Wal Mart. Anyone contemplating scrounging for flint and steel should know that many scrounged pieces of flint/chert and steel combinations fail to work in an optimal fashion. Anyway, thanks for an outstanding video, Dave.
Kayakwinds 1 month ago
if you find a bee hive above ground you have found a treasure chest it is dry even in a driving rain
frhans1166 1 month ago
Well done again Dave. Love all your videos. You have confirmed what I read in a book once that talks about being a 'Quadrant II' person. This type of person prepares for the situations that are likely to happen & that will happen. The Char-cloth is a perfect example. A Quadrant II person spends the vast amount of his time being ready for the next moment. Not a Quadrant 1 person who is always having to respond to things as they happen, and dealing with urgent things unprepared. Thanks Brother.
FacetsOfTruth 1 month ago
No Dave, thank YOU!
garrettzkool63 1 month ago
Another great video Dave. I was wondering. What model is that H&R 12 gauge you carry. and is it a 27 and a half inch barrel?
clholsinger 1 month ago
I was just working on this a few hours ago. This really helped. Great timing!
striveformorepro 1 month ago
Thank you...Dave!
Ronniegodfrey 1 month ago
it s always a question of good preparation and as usually a positive attitude
alexgoyettemobile 1 month ago
just tried to make char with a cotton ball... sparked it in a pot in my kitchen to see... that sucker was a lava ball from hell... smoke alarm
VetoBurrito 1 month ago
Love your longhunter serie!!
patje0109 1 month ago
I have great respect for you, Dave, and I really appreciate the fact that you create these videos for others to learn from. Also, the fact that you provide all this information for free says a great deal of your character.
That being said, I think I have a small correction for you... Isn't it a ferrocerium rod (F-E-R-R-O-C-E-R-I-U-M) (pronounced "fair-o-sair-ee-um"), and not a "fair-o-see-um" rod?
0:35 & 9:05
StoneE4 1 month ago
@StoneE4 It is actually pronounced "fair-o-seer-ee-um". The metal cerium is a component of the rod metal, it is pronounced "seer-ee-um".
nelsont03038 1 month ago
@nelsont03038 Right... (shakes head)... I tried to make a correction and incorrectly spelled out the proper pronunciantion.
StoneE4 1 month ago
Hey Dave i watch duel survival all the time and i ws wondering if yall are gonna make a new season or something? message me and tell me or respond to this ty:)
survivalishtegame 1 month ago
Do you know if you can buy one of those hand forged files from anywhere?
thebowhunter921 1 month ago
Great video Dave! Nice to see a man with faith and humility on youtube. Salute!
SPIN091163 1 month ago
Hey Dave,
I was wondering if you knew that you can also use the inside of birch bark as a tinder source. If cut a piece out of a birch (not to deep, just so you can see the green of the bark layer underneath) than take that bark, you can dry it in your clothes if you want, and scrape the inside of the bark so you will get a powedry/wool like material. It catches fire with just a few sparks.
PseudoHuman16 1 month ago
In my younger days I kept a piece of oil lamp wick that had been well soaked in lamp grease/oil in a small plastic film can. It was an absolute guaranteed fire, and there was always residual accelerent in the bottom of the container. (plus you could burn the entire container in a pinch) I never once thought of using it as charcloth. Great idea and video Dave, keep up the good work.
Deriust 1 month ago
This is absolutely great video. Great knowledge to set deepinto mind. Not all times, I should say most of the times, there is no ideal conditions in the borela forrests and so on, maybe only in deserts everything is bone-dry, but for the rest of the world there will be some moisture in the materials ALL the time. And this is prety much advanced if you are able to get fire in wet conditions.
tekknorat 1 month ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
great video Dave,, been watching you and Cody for a while now, love the yurt vids, and the long hunter series, kudos for the self reliance. we've been teaching this stuff for a couple of years in the church group,, keep up the good work,, Also glad to hear you are Christian , we are a diying breed..
preacherjayk 1 month ago 2
You love for your people is amazing, and it truly shows. That is a major reason why I prefer buying from your website. You are a man of his word, and that is rare. by the way, great audio quality! I look forward to hearing the improvement with your camera, on your survival adventure network, because it is always difficult to interpret what is said. God bless.
YTSKI 1 month ago
Sorry to ask again but i asked before what type of camera you were using but what i was mainly wondering what your favorite camera is and what is the exact name of it. I like the cameras you use and i would trust them, knowing you dont use anything that is not bullet proof. My camera is a really cheap one and dosent film in the sun! Also i want to make my own videos like you, so if you could tell me your cameras exact names i would very much appreciate it.
Thanks, Jesse
thebowhunter921 1 month ago
@thebowhunter921 Canon G12
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
I'm amazed at how you keep pumping out the quality videos and enjoy them, even if I don't comment every time.. Thanks again.
Greatbloke 1 month ago
Dave
I think you have started a new trend in following old traditions. I tip my hat to you.
I think your videos are creating a new following of younger people, and some of us older ones, that are realizing that we can't depend on the companies that we pay our bills to to provide us with continuous service. If it is weather related or some other disaster we need to know how to take care of ourselves. It is a lost skill that we all need.
Thanks for your support.
Jeff
lotzoso 1 month ago 12
@lotzoso cool
TheModder011 1 month ago
@lotzoso I know I for one want to get back to basics.
Fordfanforlife777 1 month ago
Wow, that lamp wick makes awesome char cloth, the whole thing lit up! Thanks a lot for constantly sharing your vast knowledge of the outdoors with everyone! Great skills man!!
jstnfshr 1 month ago
Dave your videos are fantastic, I can't say enough about them. Your time in this is very much appreciated. Thank you again Sir.
shadowflight762 1 month ago
Awesome. Thanks for the effort to make this video.
pittsky 1 month ago
To make car cloth,, I didn't finish my last statement.
muddog1561 1 month ago
Another good video, with some excellent info, I would not of thought of using a lamp wick.
muddog1561 1 month ago
Hey Dave. My 8yr old son and I love dual survival. I am enjoying your youtube vids as well. Thanks!
millsdixon 1 month ago 2
Thank you for the informative vid Dave. Can't wait till spring gets here to try this out on some camping excursions.
disillusions 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters could you do a video on your edc carabiner kit? sorry iv'e been asking this so much but id really like to see it
your the man dave!,
matt
mattsoutdoors 1 month ago
Lamp wick, tremendous idea. I was looking for something thicker but couldn't figure it out. Thanks
Mstull68 1 month ago
Dave you stated that you made that striker out of an old file, I was wondering if you had to do anything to remove the ridges from the file. I keep a small file in my pack for sharpening my axe and was wondering if just the file would work. I would try myself but I have lost the blackpowder flint I had and everything around here is limestone and sandstone.
homeinthewhiteoaks 1 month ago
Great video, but I think you should boost the audio for the videos from here on out. To be honest, the camera you were using prior to these last 2 videos sounded better to me in a closed environment (your yurt). When you're outside though, this new microphone + camera seems great, but the audio is a bit hard to hear. Experiment with it and try to get a better result :)!
M4ceman 1 month ago
Dave, what are some techniques or tips for building that fire up in wet conditions, as in anything from branches to wood. because knowing that wood is known to soak up water, what are other burning materials you can use
iShemagh 1 month ago
I just want to look into the eyes of one of our early ancestors and see the wonder of fire as it molded his mind , even modern man with all his power still gazes into a flame and is humbled .THANKS DAVE !!!
cavemanNCC1701 1 month ago
You Have the best survival videos out there keep em goin man.
Djk
bassangler32 1 month ago
Top Work !!
JC
SRSS2012 1 month ago
Dave... Can you use the lint in a dryer screen to make charcloth and is it a good material to use?
rfiguero081 1 month ago
Amazing how you and Mitch get that spark on the second hit all the time. I bang away dozens of strikes before I get a spark. You guys have a special source for premium strikers and flints?
a2eric1 1 month ago
Cool Informational Video...
sbjennings99 1 month ago
as always, another great video dave. thank YOU very much. :D
alzathoth 1 month ago
thanks for showing ;)
regards
streetartist
jkd185 1 month ago
Hey Dave I was wondering....I always assumed that dead/dry leaves would make for good material for starting a fire yet it seems that even though you have a abundance of dry leaves you never use them. Why is that? can you maybe give a little explanation as to why you wouldn't go for leaves? THANKS =]
BTW that was the most PRO looking char cloth i ever seen...looks like u bought it from a store already charred LoL =]
VaNDaL253 1 month ago
Thanks Dave. You always manage to make Flint and Steel look much easier than I've ever found it. Good demo that you can do it even in wet
eskimolishic 1 month ago
Flint & Steel is my current favourite fire starting method! No better feeling than getting your char or fungus to catch a spark! Another great video Dave, Wulamallessin!
CiaranRooney125 1 month ago
Bad Ass Video !!!
mandojb 1 month ago
old red shop towels make good char cloth.
C0VVB3LL 1 month ago
i thought a fire steel was anything like the ferosine rod
arriscado75 1 month ago
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DAVE, WHY DONT YOU EVER SHOW ADVANCED FIRE MAKING? LIKE WHEN EVERYTHING IS SOPPING WET HOW TO STAY WARM EVEN WHEN YOU DONT HAVE A FIRE? AND FOR THE 4TH TIME, WHAT ABOUT DENTAL HYGIENE IN THE FOR SURVIVAL?
jraybu09 1 month ago
@jraybu09 Not sure what advanced fire making is I have videos on everything from Hand drill to Parbolic Flashlight lenses? Have done shelter vids many times with no fire, and have spoken about brushung teeth with baking soda or ashes> Check my vids brother there are over 500
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago 31
@jraybu09
For dental hygiene in the woods, try chewing on a green sweet birch branch. My family has done that for generations. I'm sure there are some other woods you could use as well.
gothnate 1 month ago
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Brasso182 1 month ago
@jraybu09 Watch before you type!
SurvivingtoThriving 1 month ago
Excellent video. Good filming and "to the point" explanation.
SlinkingTiger 1 month ago
Great video. Didn't think of using a wick for char. Thanks dave!
ibboat 1 month ago
Hey Dave, I know you're super busy this new year, but if you ever get a minute will you do (or have you done) a quick review on the Pathfinder Bedroll from Duluth Pack? I just bought one and it should be here in a couple weeks :)
FlyingDutchman223 1 month ago
After searching for bank line in my local stores and coming up empty handed, I purchased it from the Pathfinders School. Great price, quick delivery, and Made In America. I do all I can to buy American Made products and thank you Dave for selling only "Made in USA" articles. Buy smart, buy American, every little bit will help our economy and provide jobs for everyone.
toolshedjunky 1 month ago
Here in Texas we have broomweeds are creosote bush. and that stuff is like gas.even when wet and the stems are big enough to build up you fire with,when the stems are wet I just splinter them out.
mogges1 1 month ago
Another great video Dave. Thank YOU for all you share with us, it has been a great adventure. ;-JJD
USMC65UH34D 1 month ago
why carry a heavy piece of steel, when ya can carry a ferro rod that weighs half the weight, and you can also strike with your knife?, then ya dont have to worry about flint?
jerksauce81 1 month ago
@jerksauce81 This was not what you should do all the time but what can be done for another fire starting method.
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago 9
@wildernessoutfitters In japan, carry with knife are arrest thing.
carry with frint and fire strike steels are very safty from arrest thing.
I wish every outdoor mens carry with frint and stone.
777umasuke 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters *frint and steel(not a knuckle type)
777umasuke 1 month ago
Great video Dave, its almost always wet here in South Eastern Kentucky it seems lol. Thanks for sharing.
-Lonnie
KentahtenAyawisgi 1 month ago
Great video Dave well done! you made it look easy. char cloth or char rope as I call it made out of 100% cotton rope close line works great too. and Chaga tender fungas. all natural if you can find it.. or the cotton swab for your gun cleaning barrel makes a good chunk too.
themasterh2o 1 month ago
Thanks
dlvmark 1 month ago
Great vis as always man..
1crimm 1 month ago
Dave, I'm thankful for you, thanks again brother.
JACMAN02 1 month ago
I know it's hard to match the Altoids tin for storage capability but I have been using Crossman air gun pellet tins for making char cloth and storing it. They are round obviously but the lid is threaded so you can screw it down making it more watertight.
rogerpemberton 1 month ago
Hey Dave, is there going to be a Dual Survival Season 3?
brang16 1 month ago
@1ghostronin
There are a ton of videos on making char cloth
winnipegdiver 1 month ago
Hello from Greece...keep up the good job...i have learn so much so far...thanks man
renos1r 1 month ago
good job dave
smd482000 1 month ago
Dave, Somehow this reminds me of your first videos when you were down the hill behind your house doing your thing.Thank YOU very much.
donnya1000 1 month ago
Another great vid... Keep up the great work Bro.
T2U2 1 month ago
Is there a char cloth making vid I can watch? Thanks Dave, love your work.
1ghostronin 1 month ago
@1ghostronin I'm pretty sure there is. The secret to making char cloth is burning the material in a very low oxygen environment. It's the same way you make charcoal. Using an Altoid tin or a air gun pellet tin with a hole poked in the lid has worked for me. You put the tin on a fire with the cotton cloth inside. When smoke stops coming out of the hole you poked in it you are done.
rogerpemberton 1 month ago
@rogerpemberton Ok great thanks.
1ghostronin 1 month ago
Thanks so much for the video. I've bought a few things from your site and will continue to buy from your site. Thanks brother
MrCain81 1 month ago
i just love how he end every vid
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fullfist 1 month ago
dave is the real deal thank you so much for this video u are amazing
cesar201153 1 month ago
You can light ure entire char piece and break of a litle bit with the ember when it catches a spark, that way it lasts longer while it's still easy to manage while striking.
aru05001 1 month ago
Great info !
ratlefty 1 month ago
Dave, will/can u do a review on the Trapper knife from Habilis??
Thx for many nice vids!!
GhostGarm 1 month ago
Dave, this is exactly the kind of basic skill that is lost on 99%. Keep the skill videos coming.
theplumbready 1 month ago
@theplumbready Amen to that, ppl think auto if they have a ferro rod they are saved...., imho part of bushcraft/survival training is learning multiple ways of doing the same thing just incase you have to adapt. So those who swear by ferro rods and dont learn any other methods of fire lighting will die of exposure ;).
I hate to depend on any one thing/piece of equipment.
frazz00769 1 month ago
have you ever considered homemade napalm in a waterproof container as a fire starting material, i don't see how it would really be dangerous as far as i know napalm doesn't explode or anything ud think u could get surefire from it because of hot easily it burns, it lasts a pretty long time as well i think, its something to think about because its really easy to make (feed styrophome into gasoline and dissolve alot of it)
dannyv233 1 month ago
i would rather do this than ferro lol
VetoBurrito 1 month ago
Thank you for sharing. love the series...
Modifier54 1 month ago
Thanks Dave I was starting to get worried if you would shut down the videos again but thanks for the info
jefferson1232757 1 month ago
I still prefer my magnesium rod i dont have to look for a rock to spark it and it works fine without charcloth
mark01318 1 month ago
@mark01318 theoretically.., how would you start fire if you didnt have a lighter or your precious ferro rod?. It never harms to know multiple ways of making fire.
frazz00769 1 month ago
Thank you! Swiss Knights lost in Rome...NON NOBIS DOMINE...
steelalive2011 1 month ago
great job dave - thx for this info really appreciate it!
like the idea of using a wick as chared material too....have to take a look where I can get one here (its not as easy as in the US to get to stuff like that or much harder to get a good piece of flint or obsidian)
have a great time and thx again for all your work and effort on those great vids
cheers from Austria
Mike
survivalmike 1 month ago
Hey Dave, just wanted to let you know that i've watched many of your videos, and learned something from every one of them... even when i watch the same one twice, i still learn something new. Awesome. Thanks.
masterblastertkd 1 month ago
What is the best way to hold a carbon steel knife when striking chert or flint?
CoastalBackWoods 1 month ago
That's great!
wyattoneable 1 month ago
Hi Dave, cool skill and lesson! Thanks. Have a great weekend, Sepp
Waldhandwerk 1 month ago
Thanks Dave
cashcow1981 1 month ago
Dave, love the videos. Also, I would like to suggest lager more detailed pictures of the products on your website in the future. Thanks
semicircular1 1 month ago
@BartlyJ, Try checking out Dave's older videos, he shows everything you mentioned. -NBANDPA-
nbandpa 1 month ago
As always great bushcraft. Thanks
walusz73 1 month ago
I'll probably missed it but how do you make char cloth?
kraonoch 1 month ago
Awesome!
flyndublin 1 month ago
Wow that was cool!
robcas631 1 month ago
An amazing man. Thanks Dave, for all that you do.
mostlymichaelcanada 1 month ago
Thanks for teaching us!
robcas631 1 month ago
How many out there are preppers learning about how to survive if TSHTF? Econ collapse. I would also like to see footwear, and perhaps Pants.. one pair with built in knee pads and seat pads? how about making jerky the old fashioned way, or salting things... and how about a fishing vid? When are you going to do a school out west? Im with Cody in Arizona.
BartleyJ 1 month ago
Lol; Dave's ADD kick in or what? I'll just take out my flint and oh look; deer shit.
Ilovetheplatypus 1 month ago
@wildernessOutfitters, GREAT VIDEO DAVE, I mean seriously awesome. Lately, I been practicing & working with flint & steel now, here you are doing this video. THANK YOU. I love these lessons seriously & thank you for loving what you do so much!!
Thanks, Phil (New Jersey)
nbandpa 1 month ago
thanks Dave, fantastic tip about lamp wick char, going to give that a try.
waveman0 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters, Dave, got another off topic question. Your knowledge is so awesome with bushcraft. I know you mainly use BHK, I have some of their knives as well I also ordered A Diving Sparrow knife, but also just ordered A Bark River aurora knife, that's my question, how do feel about that knife.Thanks, Phil (New Jersey)
nbandpa 1 month ago
I use the Seal-a-Meal to vaccum seal enough dry material for two tender bundles/birds nest.It lays flat in the backpack,weighs almost nothing,and fluffs up when processed. Only used it once (getting dark and in a hurry...lit it with a BIC) but it still worked good after a year in the pack and got the campfire going good.
nerblebun 1 month ago
wish we had some of that water here in tx
rdnkrfnk 1 month ago
I bought some para cord off ur sight, just to test things out....I am pleased indeed, look forward to more business with ya'll!
K0M0NER 1 month ago
Dave the quality of the shots on that video were fantastic. You have gotten very good at bringing the clasroom to peoples homes, "or work in my case" Just a fantastic video and good instruction.
homeinthewhiteoaks 1 month ago
i too use kerosine wicks cut in squares see my video
RJBURG 1 month ago
thank you. i was out at my spider shelter and its too wet for fire so i diddent have one. thank you Dave that will help for next time
blowgunhunting96 1 month ago
I wonder, does true or false tinder fungus/horse hoof fungus grow in Idaho? I'm in eastern Canada and both exist here.
flamedrag18 1 month ago
@flamedrag18 Dont know brother but Horeshoe grows in Ohio but not true tinder fungas that I have found we have alot of River Birch here but have never seen any on them.
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters ok, because that would have been a great addition to your fire kit, very authentic.
flamedrag18 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters Got a picture of it?
robcas631 1 month ago
@flamedrag18 if you have birch trees there you should find true tinder fungus...
danthman114 1 month ago
@danthman114 I think you replied to the wrong reply. I was saying there were birch and the two tinder fungi here. dave is the one that said they didn't have any where he lives, but had river birch.
flamedrag18 1 month ago
That shot of blowing your ember and bird nest to flame was great. I am a Ohio River valley boy living In Cincy area . Please keep up the good work. I hope to attend a class one day at your school.
scrappywelds 1 month ago
Dave did you change sound gear?if s i like the other sound setup better.keep up the good work.
werb1961 1 month ago
I agree with you about the missing school approval sheet we had em here in Texas in the 70's and my Grandpa, Dad and I would go elk hunting Co. every year and I mean True Bushcraft Elk hunting cause we we're poor and they saved all year for the tag cost and gas money, but if we got tags for the season when school was in, I got excused for a week with no problem, some of the greatest memories of my life!...I grew up wanting to be a Mountain Man!
shannonbtanner 1 month ago
hey dave... another question for you do you know if it is legal to hunt deer with a 410 slug?
XxStarpooperxX 1 month ago
@XxStarpooperxX In Ohio it is, depends on state laws
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters Thanks Dave I really appriciate all your videos and how you reply to our comments so frequently. Your channel and dual survival have taught me alot more about wilderness self reliance. i am now starting to go camping alot more often and have purchased an alice pack and have packed it based on items that you have reccomended on your videos!!! Thanks alot keep them coming!
XxStarpooperxX 1 month ago
@XxStarpooperxX in texas you can hunt deer with anything thats centerfire
rdnkrfnk 1 month ago
Every single day I learn something new to pass on, thanks Dave.
judomoose00 1 month ago
Amazing, I'm going to have to add this to my kit
glynslloyd 1 month ago
Like the new intro, Dave! I have to say, the lamp wick as char is probably one of the coolest materials I've seen. I'm going to have to get some and try it out! Oh, and I see it looks like you have a new JVC camera, what do you think of it so far compared to what you were using before?
TheTradesmith 1 month ago
@TheTradesmith Better with the external shotgun mic, my g12 had no ext mic port, used to use JVC a few years back they are good cameras the files are a bit of a pain compared to canon but I need good sound quality too so.....
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
Hey Dave...can you buy one of those metal strikers like you have there..or did you have that one custom made?
Nacholibre1968 1 month ago
@Nacholibre1968 That one I made but you can buy them on the web
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@Nacholibre1968 We also carry a combination striker and blanket pin on my site
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@Nacholibre1968 you can also make one from a old file.
flamedrag18 1 month ago
i have a rossi 22/410 interchangable barrells how much ammo do you think i should carry with me?
XxStarpooperxX 1 month ago
hey dave you ever use a fire piston to start fires?
MrMatt5252 1 month ago
@MrMatt5252 IMHO the ember created is too small and must be combined with other highly combustable material so may as well use a Ferro Rod or F/S
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
Once again great video Dave!
Bassghost007 1 month ago
I'm glad you talked about using something other than cloth, i watched this old Aussie man on historicaltrekking channel on YT and he is period correct and does it with out cloth...can you please talk about that here's his vid..he's not real clear on what he is using but i think it is wood
shannonbtanner 1 month ago
@shannonbtanner You can use wood, willow works very well, that is why it is the main Charcoal ingrediant in Black Powder. Same priciple as making any char, heat it up dont let the oxygen in and you will make Char (Coal)
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters Thanks!
shannonbtanner 1 month ago
Never used char before but looks very effective. I always use a Gerber BG striker (flint/steel) and Vaseline cotton balls that I carry in my kit. I did view one of your videos on how to make char, I am working on that next. Kudos on your videos Dave, they have helped me a lot in getting my bush craft up to speed. Btw like the Army issue wool sweater, those were always my favorites in the field.
AetiusPraetorian 1 month ago
I realize this was starting a fire with char cloth, flint and steel, but I wish you made at least a passing reference to the type of wood and it's readiness to actually make and keep a fire going. Securing dry firewood and having a sufficient supply handy and ready first is just as important. Since twigs seem to soak up water during a rain, splitting larger branches to have dry interior wood to burn and a sufficient supply of it in advance seems to me to be a natural part of it all.
MrToshTogo 1 month ago
@MrToshTogo I made a video last week on how to find Pitchwood that stuff burns wet or dry.
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
@wildernessoutfitters My bad! I should keep up with all your videos. I considered later that you might have covered this topic in the past.
MrToshTogo 1 month ago
Dave is this a new camera your voice sounds lot different?
fridaysnewspaper 1 month ago
@fridaysnewspaper Yes, JVC with Shotgun Mic
wildernessoutfitters 1 month ago
Another good item to make char cloth are cotton washcloths. I regularly find them on sale in packs of 3 for $1. Even the cheap ones are far thicker than old bed sheets or pillow cases.
aephix73 1 month ago
@bowmad100 try quartz, plenty of it here in WI
jnsX2 1 month ago
old blue jean materiel works good too
odieyoung 1 month ago
Never thought about lamp wick, thanks again..
rockinglock 1 month ago
As usual, great video Dave. Knowledge is power. You're a great teacher.
denimal07 1 month ago