DAKOTA FIRE HOLE

[Zaharkl]

i have the same etool!

[candigirl1970]

nice vid dude but u should really talk louder so i can hear u.

[mcepic8]

Perfect video

[m2me1952]

great vid

[sbhuiyan]

good job!

[Stormclouds777]

Great video! Thanks! I cant wait to try this. I wonder if a wooden tent peg could be driven down to make the diagnal vent? Hey man, not being nosey, but when do you think you will be able to use your arm again? That must be difficult! Thanks for posting, and your time. Calvin.

[wetcanoedogs]

i'll add that we just dug a trench and put a section of stove pipe in and covered it,if we were really into it a elbow was added at the intake end.

[wetcanoedogs]

we made these in Scouts back in the 50's,at the time they were were almost "science fiction" compared to the ring of rocks type fire places.

[mojokiss]

I can just imagine how some rocks in there would store a ton of heat and make this even more handy. Plus the forced airflow is handy in general as a concept when air flow is useful. Great vid

[MrDroowl]

Is your arm always in that sling or what?

[LightIsTruth11]

I saw those tomatoes in the background and now I'm craving one! YUM! :)

[PACER2320]

Very nice

[dkman4life123]

hell ya i got a fire named after me....thumbs up!!!

[ProjectEndure]

A bit long, but a very informative video, cheers!

[jmg1957]

nice.

[grandillusional]

if you dug a secondary hole to remove the fumes would that help stop the ash buil up? and how efficient is this method, obvously the heat is concentrated straight up but does it thus burn through more wood??

[qpalaz]

the dakota fire hole, so easy you can make it with one arm.

[ascorpio09]

excellent vid bro!!!!!

[jawbone83]

the problem ive had with dakota fire holes are teh ashes buildup and block the vent. you know of anyway to prevent this?

[patinnova]

Would re-purposing an existing critter hole make digging the airhole easier?

[WreakCreational]

Thank you for this video demonstration - I'm going to be doing alot of camping this year and will be teaching my kids this technique - thanks again

[panzerbaer]

Won't collecting ashes intervere with the air-intake? (Pile up at the bottom?) Or will ash just blow away because of the chimney-effect?

[californada]

Nice work.

[JustinBaker2567]

This might be a pain in the ass if you are somewhere where the ground is very soft and squishy.

[Adam160]

On the rain going throught air hole, they not just dig a small divit into the tunnel, so as the rain runs down it will be caught in that divit?

[deanznz]

the air hole looks hard work, what about using the spade to carefully cut out a V shaped channel and lift this V plug out in one piece, cut some off the bottom of the V to allow the air to travel along and cut some off one end for the down part of the vent and then drop the plug back from where it came.

[knifecollector93]

if anybody ever gets tired of digging holes JUST to smoke stuff then make the dakota and simply cover holes.

[Ikefis]

Great demonstration. Dakaota is great for fuel conservation(slightly cover airhole for slower consumption). Used the Dakota on the teams!

[organbient]

Nice video, Bro. And it can be done one handed... the true test of survival tactics.

[jailarson]

Dig the hole a few inches deeper and line the bottom with rocks. It will extend the life and intensity of the fire.

[northwoodsdude]

thanks for the video

[daddad77]

these things are such a pain in the ass to make but theyre unbeatable if you need a small fire that stays hot..

5stars bro, keep em comin..

[backscan3030]

Is this mostly for cooking? I ask because it looks like you would have trouble keeping rain from running down the air vent and flooding the fire.

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

it is for cooking..but the fire inside is so hot from radiating off the walls that i believe it ou evaporate so quickly is may not mateer. i guess it depends on how quickly the water ran into the hole,,,even then the side would be so dry that it make soke it up quickley aswell....thx for watchin

[ncbookz]

@THREEFLOORSDOWN1 next time dig out the trench put a thick piece of wood from hole outward cover with dirt and then remove the wood and your hole is dug automatically

[NaxTactical]

@THREEFLOORSDOWN1 I think it's mostly for military use, as it is very low profile and low in smoke, when used with good buring materials. What you say about the warmth is true. I was able to burn lots of different types of garbage and materials that are normally not suited for fire, just because the inside was so damn hot. This fire works well in snowy condidions too! Good video! -Nax

[KretinBassist]

i put rocks on 2 sides of it then 1 long one across so i don't have to worry about my cooking surface burning but this is good if you can't find a long rock

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

ya i hear wut ur sayin. ive wanted to try that

[HandyKindaGuyUK]

@KretinBassist Only one problem with that. They get really hot and eventually crack and explode, said from experience not to be confrontational. An ideal mix is both, having a stone on top of the wood, the wood will release the heat slower (until of course it collapses ;) ) and the rock will keep the heat longer before cracking.

Great tutorial used it myself to make one :), cheers!

[envirosponsible]

Well done threefloors. Thanks and keep 'em coming.

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

THANKS

[realbushdoctor]

thanks from germany

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

thx

[PSNTheMoleMan]

same shoe size =) i saw this in my army survival manual.

[capreolus4]

great vid very clear.thanks for posting.

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

thankyou

[kmikesell]

Too cool! I'd love your opinion of my video's too!

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

your gonna have to respond to my slar oven video again..i accidently pressed ignore

[haiysmomma]

amazing video! thanks for taking time out of your day to enlighten us with some basic survival tips :D

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

no problem,,,thanks for watching

[iamnetminder]

great vid

[charper3006]

Excellent video. Its funny you do that, I was researching the Dakota Fire hole yesterday and thinking I wish someone would do a demo on that.

How well did it cook?

[vonhismean]

nice video

[smokeie]

Thats really cool man, Im sure that would work well, And prolly help the fire not spread, Great vid! Peace

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

yes..thats a plus aswell

[FriarTuck1961]

Super video Chris!

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

thx

[elstyr]

These fire holes are very good for wild camping, especially if you stick with the "plug" idea to recover the place before your leave. I carry a little piece of mesh wire fence with me to cover the hole for cooking. It's lite and you can easily refill the fire with more wood.

Nice video man, hope your arm will get well soon!

[survivalistboards]

Pretty cool

[campingenthusiast]

lol i was going to make a video on 1 of these today after watching man vs wild i might hold n this for a while

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

go ahead & make it,post it as a response to this vid if you want. i looked & as far as i know, mine is the only vid on youtube on how to make it.

[Josiah531]

Very Good Vid TFD. Yep keep the dirt right next to the fire like that. If it gets out of hand, you got an easy way to put it out. You are getting better at this.

[achampag]

interesting...never seen one like that before...