Wouldn't it have been easier to scoop the cracklin's out of the pan (leaving the tallow in the pan) and then just dip the wicks into the tallow (in the pan)?
Deer fat birthday candles.. Love it brother. Another thing you could do to save time and give yourself a longer burning candle is if you do have plastic bottle dabris laying around the woods is to just use it as a standing mold for your candle and cut away the plastic after the tallow solidifies.
You are the man dave! You should make a vid explaining all the uses of a deer so that NOTHING goes to waist, and then when you mention something just tag a vid that you did about it when you say it!
In Newfoundland Canada they make something called "Scrunchin's". Which is strips of bacon fat, cut up like dave has done and fried. In Quebec They use a few extra ingredents plus the same fat but rendered to make stuff call "Creton". You spread it over a cracker or as a spread on toast.
The only thing I would change about this method is to dip it into cold water to cool it rapidly. That way the water can be saved and added again to another batch of tallow. And it rapidly speeds the process of making the candle while saving the tallow. Because you will lose a tremendous amount of the tallow that will drip from the bottom and you will lose that precious resource. Fat is hard to come by in the bush. Good stuff, thanks for the post Dave!
Dave, You might want to make a shelter for your candle. Any old tin can makes a great lamp/reflector for directing the beam. I'm sure there are many natural items,like a piece of curved bark to use with your survival mirror as well.
my wife made candles before with wax, on some molds you put a weight or somthing to hold the wick down in the contaner, then pore the wax into the container, then remove the mold after it cools. you could even use duck tape to make a small tube i would think, it could be a time saver doing several at a time then dipping. I made a small briar bowl, wood used for pipes that is fire resistant and keep it in my pack for emergancy candle making. Great video. as always great info!
WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! I and many others view bush craft through a "bear country" grid. So, will the burning candles smell like meat??? Bacon scented candles could be VERY dangerous. I know Dave is busy. Anyone can answer. My GUESS is yes, but maybe candle makers ADD scents to unscented fat. Don't know.
You can go right from the hot tallow and dip the wicks into cold water to speed the hardening process. When making wax candles, this results in an unsightly rippling effect on the finished candle, but for survival purposes, who cares? It'll burn just fine. Thanks for all you do, Dave!
Hi Dave, you can also use animal fat to run a Diesel Motor.
we used to do it on the farm. you have to keep the fat in a liquid state, so we would tie a tin can to the side of the motor and put a little fire under it then put the fuel line into the can. the fat has to be strained well. water pump, generator, car all can use this :) i would suggest using a old motor though ;) but it works in a pinch:) hope it helps love your videos keep em coming
You could use that in the wild as a fire keeper so you don't have to worry about your fire going out and you can get some tinder and use it as a lighter
I have found in dipping parafin candles, that it helps to have the parafin on top of water over low heat. I would imagine the tallow would float on water in the same way. I have made candles 8 to 10 inches long in this way. Good info Dave.
I dont know if this has been discussed in previous comments but if you dunk the freshly dipped candle into cool water immediately after dunking in the tallow you will speed up the candle making process 5x. Hope this helps!
Funny today i was cooking bacon and was woundering if the grease left over was the samething as tallow. thank you for the answer and keep these awesome videos coming
Dave you never cease to amaze brother. Really cool video! I don't think you realize how much of an inspiration you are,and how many people you inspire.
Alwaz enjoy Your Vid's, dont ever hardly leave a comment, but that was a realy cool way to use tallow, never thought about candles, man that explains so much to me now,wonder how come I never thought of it before, as to how Native's even 1000's of YR's ago could see or even excist way in the back of caves,where sign has been found, cause they had lots of animal fat w/many use's,so I realy have enjoyd the last few vid's aBunch
candles that smell like bacon. you touched my heart. now not only do i now have knowlege that can help me survive but also give me a use for bacon fat.
I am not a brother I am a sister. Old hippie chick. Lets just say my youngest is 28, I learned to cook from an old kiowa woman and she "learnt" me how to read old time receipts (recipe). A pinch, a dab, a dash, a bowlful, etc. And about fats and a whole lot of olde time lore. Done forgot most of it, but some stuck.
Love the utility skills that you've been sharing lately, Dave. Thank you for the video and please continue to bring us more of these lost skills that may need to be used again in the future.. :)
I know these can be hard to find but I have come across them every now and again. Plastic Cigar tubes. Having a slim unit like that I would imagine you leave the wick in there and let it solidify instead of the dipping method. Great video!
couldn't you get some of the cold water from your nearby creek and dip the candles in the water to solidify it quicker between each dipping and that would also make it so you could make the candles before your bulk tallow hardens...
on your own your are realy much better than with the barefoot hippi...i was a german sniper for 6 years and i learnd a lot in this time but im still learning from you..thanks a lot and please keep it up...
If anyone is looking for beef fat to render into tallow I would strongly suggest checking at your local small grocery store. I was making some pemmican and stopped by the grocery store and the butcher gave me 8lbs of fat trimmings for free with the promise I could have as much as I like anytime I wanted to stop by and get it. The cracklings make great dog treats or people treats with some salt.
Be sure that you make a video for the pemican. In a winter survival situation, these candles become a food source! That multipurpose enough for your survival kit?!
Brother, I have read that tallow candles generate a good bit of smoke, with the wind blowing I couldn't tell. Does it? I have also heard that you have chosen a different main cordage than paracord. Is this true? (If so) What is your new cordage and why?
Always great to see what you'll come up with next, you have a good one now.
Learn from each of your video's. 1 question that's been on my mind about SURVIVAL, say I'm lucky enough to bag a deer,where and when is the line drawn between survival kill and poaching?
@KnightInWhite The line is drawn when that deer is the difference between life and death. If you have a way to self extract, you don't need that deer to survive. If you're stuck deep in the woods with an injured partner, and have no way to get him out, and no other source of food, you do need that deer to survive.
@KnightInWhite Taking an animal is taking an animal. Even in a survival situation you could be cited. It really just comes down to whether the concequences outweigh the rewards. Do you want to live, or do you want to save a couple thousand dollars on a fine. You be the judge.
Would it be a good idea to put a candle in a segment of bamboo so the tallow would gather and the wick could light it on fire? or would it make the bamboo more of a fire hazard? Great vid.
@FIyingPengwin Good Idea for a Mold for sure if you split the Bamboo or maybe some sumas, you could make a neater candle but the mold shouls be removed and the candle bare after it hardens.
Dave, thank you for taking the time to place these very educational videos. I know these take a lot of time, and I wanted you to know they are appreciated.
Are you going to try mixing in beeswax with the tallow? If so, would a 50/50 mix of the two make a longer lasting candle? I would be interested to see how well that would (or wouldn't) work. Great videos! Keep up the great work. I have learned a lot from these YouTube videos. Thank you.
No Dave I am sorry I have to disagree. Tallow is hard fat and Lard is soft fat. Bear and Pig and such is soft fat (soft at room temp) tallow is solid at room temp. Any soft fat is Lard and any hard fat is Tallow. Coconut oil is Tallow too. Butter is a Lard.
@RebLin51 I would aggree with your assesment brother, thank you for the edification. I have used soft fats for candles but it was during cold weather and the temps can make a major difference in varying fattypes.
@RebLin51 Your nomenclature is incorrect. Lard is fat from the pig, in any form. Suet is lamb or cow fat. Tallow is rendered fat from a cow or lamb (presumably other animals too, other than pigs) and fats from plants are either oils or shortening. This is all from a culinary perspective, and can easily be looked up. What people call it in the woods really doesn't matter a whole lot....
@RebLin51 Thanks for the info. on the different types of fats. Are u saying that I could use coconut oil to make candles using the same methods taught in this video?
@traveln3 Yes. Because it is a hard fat. Soft fats do not make good candles. You can use soft fats for candle if the fat is put into a container with a wick like the turtle shell lamp on the previous vid. Oils are liquid at room temp. Coconut oil is a bit softer than beef tallow, or deer but yeah as long as the candles are kept cool enough to keep them in a solid state it will work. Coconut fat is called an oil because it is from a vegetable source but technically it is a tallow..
thats very cool stuff! i've learned more from you and watching your videos then i have anywhere else when it comes to the outdoors and survival. your the man dave keep the video's coming!!
when i first saw the thumbnail, i thought it was someone on their knees with a hood on, and a gun being pointed into the back of their head. have i really seen that many news stories of brutality and violence that my brain will tend to interpret images like that upon first glance?
Mr.Dave i love your show and i love your youtube videos i have learnded so much from them even though im only dagum 15! and it shows me how-to stuff in my woods out yonder in the yard
Dont know if its been mentioned brother...but you can also have a container of cold water setting at the ready...and dip the candles in the cold water between dips in the tallow...this makes them set faster, and you can wipe the moisture off to keep from getting water in the tallow...I have made candles like this
Amazing video Dave, Love that you show all the problems (Like not having enough tallow) and solve the problems on camera
Just a little tip or trick. I like to fill baby food jars with tallow and then put a jute wick in it. It makes a portable candle that doesn't drip and is more windproof. Also good emergency food
Also... is that a King of the Mountain shirt?
Love the video, honestly learn a lot more from these than Dual Survival. Can't thank you enough for all you do
@wildernessoutfitters G'day... Ah, memories..! When I was 16 (1977), at a Boarding-School, 500 miles from home, a 3 day blackout had me collecting melted Wax on the 2nd day, heating it in a tin- can over a fire, & pouring it into Moulds of rolled-Paper Tubes, strung with old Shoelace between 2 sticks & a Mud Plug at the bottom. The 2nd night I was the only one with candles...! It was a built-up area, and with no Grid Power, Sheeples is helpless !
Outstanding! I'm gonna remember this for my Civil War reenacting (we're the cooks). Great job Dave. I wonder, what is the solidification temp where liquid tallow starts becoming hard? Like if it's 80 degrees outside is this even possible?
@tdegazio u definetly could..........this method is just more"historically accurate' in the old skool method for candle making......great question btw(^.^)
@tdegazio es you could mold the candles, I was just demonstrating an historical method, this also makes multiple candles with small amounts of Tallow and 2 is one and 1 is none brother. Awesome observation.
great video Dave i have learned much by watching your videos and hope to come to your school next year. I think that the skills learned will make a great hand me down to my granddaughter.
I have been watching your video's for a while now and I have really enjoyed them. I have found them very informative and entertaining. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and keep up the good work.
Good videos man, like your show too....your a lot easier to take seriously than Cody with his barefeet and all but you both are very skilled and informative.
could just leave the tallow in the cup and put two or three wicks in it and burn all three at once.
TheRiggenbach 2 weeks ago
The first one I made had a burn time of about 1hr 45 min. thanks for all the info!
woodedacresminis 3 weeks ago
Wouldn't it have been easier to scoop the cracklin's out of the pan (leaving the tallow in the pan) and then just dip the wicks into the tallow (in the pan)?
Or is my thinking off the mark here?
Cayoot 1 month ago
hmmmm, could you make a 12 gauge shotshell candle? leave the spent primer in and just fill the shell with tallow, wax, ect and pop the wick in :D
flamedrag18 2 months ago
Deer fat birthday candles.. Love it brother. Another thing you could do to save time and give yourself a longer burning candle is if you do have plastic bottle dabris laying around the woods is to just use it as a standing mold for your candle and cut away the plastic after the tallow solidifies.
Ebonforge 2 months ago
nice, very usefull
shortndirty 3 months ago
what can you substitute for jute twine making yourself in the woods?
pulsar1323 3 months ago
You are the man dave! You should make a vid explaining all the uses of a deer so that NOTHING goes to waist, and then when you mention something just tag a vid that you did about it when you say it!
lawcorp 3 months ago
dave you are awesome
polarbear666666 4 months ago
mans 1st flashlight- eh? hahaha Thanks Dave
VERN186 4 months ago
@VERN186 naw i think the first flashlight is a torch, which is as close to as a candle as you can get i suppose.
TheUprisingNinja 4 months ago
I thought you would be a Marlboro guy not a PM guy lol thumbs up for using kill to full potential!!
TheWildboarbacon 4 months ago
In Newfoundland Canada they make something called "Scrunchin's". Which is strips of bacon fat, cut up like dave has done and fried. In Quebec They use a few extra ingredents plus the same fat but rendered to make stuff call "Creton". You spread it over a cracker or as a spread on toast.
clinmo 4 months ago
Excellent video series Dave, Thanks again for your time.
shadowflight762 4 months ago
The only thing I would change about this method is to dip it into cold water to cool it rapidly. That way the water can be saved and added again to another batch of tallow. And it rapidly speeds the process of making the candle while saving the tallow. Because you will lose a tremendous amount of the tallow that will drip from the bottom and you will lose that precious resource. Fat is hard to come by in the bush. Good stuff, thanks for the post Dave!
sigma3survivalschool 4 months ago
Would it be better to hold the wick in the center of the bowl, then pour the tallow into the container...then let it dry/solidify?
RealRickyRoss 4 months ago
A steel cup will make a bigger candle and a burner to cook with if only fill it with fat and some cardboard
Sambo170 4 months ago
I've been wanting to try this. I have plenty of bacon grease to spare.
thelastpatriot65 4 months ago
Great stuff.
Greatbloke 4 months ago
Dave, You might want to make a shelter for your candle. Any old tin can makes a great lamp/reflector for directing the beam. I'm sure there are many natural items,like a piece of curved bark to use with your survival mirror as well.
USMC65UH34D 4 months ago
awesome series Dave
you can also use rendered tallow as biodeisel.
keep em comin Brother
g0strydr 4 months ago
Great video, I really like this series! Thank you !
Mrlnwizard8 4 months ago 2
Bacon grease or pig fat is known as lard not tallow.
ducedogs 4 months ago
i remember making candles in art class like that in elementry. fun times
washingtonboy1986 4 months ago
do rabbits have alot of tallow?
washingtonboy1986 4 months ago
@washingtonboy1986
Rabbits don't have much fat on them really. They're full of protein, but low in fat. Good for two things... stews and mittens.
crazymoo56 4 months ago
@washingtonboy1986 no, use a groundhog. they have plenty of tallow.
wolvenblacktalon1 4 months ago
my wife made candles before with wax, on some molds you put a weight or somthing to hold the wick down in the contaner, then pore the wax into the container, then remove the mold after it cools. you could even use duck tape to make a small tube i would think, it could be a time saver doing several at a time then dipping. I made a small briar bowl, wood used for pipes that is fire resistant and keep it in my pack for emergancy candle making. Great video. as always great info!
scott
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WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! I and many others view bush craft through a "bear country" grid. So, will the burning candles smell like meat??? Bacon scented candles could be VERY dangerous. I know Dave is busy. Anyone can answer. My GUESS is yes, but maybe candle makers ADD scents to unscented fat. Don't know.
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do you boil the fat in water to render it?
defuzed28 4 months ago
You can go right from the hot tallow and dip the wicks into cold water to speed the hardening process. When making wax candles, this results in an unsightly rippling effect on the finished candle, but for survival purposes, who cares? It'll burn just fine. Thanks for all you do, Dave!
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Hi Dave, you can also use animal fat to run a Diesel Motor.
we used to do it on the farm. you have to keep the fat in a liquid state, so we would tie a tin can to the side of the motor and put a little fire under it then put the fuel line into the can. the fat has to be strained well. water pump, generator, car all can use this :) i would suggest using a old motor though ;) but it works in a pinch:) hope it helps love your videos keep em coming
katzefrau1 4 months ago
You could use that in the wild as a fire keeper so you don't have to worry about your fire going out and you can get some tinder and use it as a lighter
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katzefrau1 4 months ago
Dave, I have been learning so much from these vids thank you posting them. Good luck and God speed brother
MrSamadams35 4 months ago
I have found in dipping parafin candles, that it helps to have the parafin on top of water over low heat. I would imagine the tallow would float on water in the same way. I have made candles 8 to 10 inches long in this way. Good info Dave.
ConnerPlainLiving 4 months ago
Thanks Dave enjoyed that one.
freemutant 4 months ago
And you can eat it. Great stuff, Dave.
wanderinggibbon 4 months ago
no,thank you Dave.
theactionfan007 4 months ago
that was very awesome, thanks for the vid
nybombs 4 months ago
Perfect timing for me.. Going to a 18th Century Market Fair event this weekend at Locust Grove (Louisville, KY). Love that century!
fredalan 4 months ago
I dont know if this has been discussed in previous comments but if you dunk the freshly dipped candle into cool water immediately after dunking in the tallow you will speed up the candle making process 5x. Hope this helps!
Whipt 4 months ago
Funny today i was cooking bacon and was woundering if the grease left over was the samething as tallow. thank you for the answer and keep these awesome videos coming
redbarron709 4 months ago
Dave you never cease to amaze brother. Really cool video! I don't think you realize how much of an inspiration you are,and how many people you inspire.
BushcraftScout 4 months ago
nice video dave thanks
zz4r 4 months ago
Thank you for more great info Dave
scodurh 4 months ago
you really do make some of the best videos on youtube.
paddyboy12432 4 months ago 2
Glad to see you making vids again Dave. Tallow is a great resource.
MiWilderness 4 months ago
is that what they did in colonial times
extreamexgamer 4 months ago
excellent how to vid. Keep it up.
omnisurvival 4 months ago
Alwaz enjoy Your Vid's, dont ever hardly leave a comment, but that was a realy cool way to use tallow, never thought about candles, man that explains so much to me now,wonder how come I never thought of it before, as to how Native's even 1000's of YR's ago could see or even excist way in the back of caves,where sign has been found, cause they had lots of animal fat w/many use's,so I realy have enjoyd the last few vid's aBunch
BORN 10,000 YR's TO LATE
mbrooksy1970 4 months ago
Another great vid! Keep 'em coming Dave.
jernelsonable 4 months ago
candles that smell like bacon. you touched my heart. now not only do i now have knowlege that can help me survive but also give me a use for bacon fat.
poormanprepper 4 months ago
I am not a brother I am a sister. Old hippie chick. Lets just say my youngest is 28, I learned to cook from an old kiowa woman and she "learnt" me how to read old time receipts (recipe). A pinch, a dab, a dash, a bowlful, etc. And about fats and a whole lot of olde time lore. Done forgot most of it, but some stuck.
RebLin51 4 months ago
Very very awesome, Dave.
JohnnySoprano87 4 months ago
Great job, bro.
MarcosRonald1 4 months ago
Great video Dave
Matt (snakehouse Exotics)
SnakeHouseExotics 4 months ago
Thanks the video, very informative...
traveln3 4 months ago in playlist Liked
awesome vid brother thanks for sharing... that thing looks like it would burn for hours see ya nov 11
bodiemyers 4 months ago
Love the utility skills that you've been sharing lately, Dave. Thank you for the video and please continue to bring us more of these lost skills that may need to be used again in the future.. :)
blindwit 4 months ago
I know these can be hard to find but I have come across them every now and again. Plastic Cigar tubes. Having a slim unit like that I would imagine you leave the wick in there and let it solidify instead of the dipping method. Great video!
woowoowoo 4 months ago
couldn't you get some of the cold water from your nearby creek and dip the candles in the water to solidify it quicker between each dipping and that would also make it so you could make the candles before your bulk tallow hardens...
gibbie144 4 months ago
how long did the flame last for?
Daffy711 4 months ago
Does the candle smell?
JustFresh099 4 months ago
Have you burned that around a dog to see if it's attracted to it?
I'm curious if an animal will take that to be food cooking.
Seems obvious that it is but fire often changes the equation.
McHenryAnge 4 months ago
Great video Dave, I have read some native americans and pioneers even used tallow to dress deep gashes and gunshot wounds.
pastthebrink 4 months ago
simply amazing, i usually throw any left over suet away, but this should be a interesting project for me to work on. thanks!
karido013 4 months ago
More good stuff!
InTheSticks0001 4 months ago
Dave, I love the vids on using animal parts and pieces. Thanks.
LowBudgetBushcraft 4 months ago
on your own your are realy much better than with the barefoot hippi...i was a german sniper for 6 years and i learnd a lot in this time but im still learning from you..thanks a lot and please keep it up...
steffdemoff 4 months ago
great episode mannn i love this channel and even you dave (no homo)
skateatburners 4 months ago
If anyone is looking for beef fat to render into tallow I would strongly suggest checking at your local small grocery store. I was making some pemmican and stopped by the grocery store and the butcher gave me 8lbs of fat trimmings for free with the promise I could have as much as I like anytime I wanted to stop by and get it. The cracklings make great dog treats or people treats with some salt.
erickitt 4 months ago
Be sure that you make a video for the pemican. In a winter survival situation, these candles become a food source! That multipurpose enough for your survival kit?!
dataphreak 4 months ago
Brother, I have read that tallow candles generate a good bit of smoke, with the wind blowing I couldn't tell. Does it? I have also heard that you have chosen a different main cordage than paracord. Is this true? (If so) What is your new cordage and why?
Always great to see what you'll come up with next, you have a good one now.
Shorty
Dancerpro1 4 months ago
Can't you just leave the wick inslide the bottle?
kaziklu79 4 months ago
so what your saying is i can make a candle out of bacon ?
empty5290 4 months ago
Love the wool shirt. My Dad has one just like it.
OutdoorChautauqua 4 months ago
great video. I learn something from from every video you post. Thanks
alexdragutescu 4 months ago
dave ! great as always....jimbo
jmg1957 4 months ago
Well done Bro.
chillymywilly 4 months ago
Learn from each of your video's. 1 question that's been on my mind about SURVIVAL, say I'm lucky enough to bag a deer,where and when is the line drawn between survival kill and poaching?
KnightInWhite 4 months ago
@KnightInWhite The line is drawn when that deer is the difference between life and death. If you have a way to self extract, you don't need that deer to survive. If you're stuck deep in the woods with an injured partner, and have no way to get him out, and no other source of food, you do need that deer to survive.
dataphreak 4 months ago
@dataphreak thanx for the reply, is it the same with trapping?
KnightInWhite 4 months ago
@KnightInWhite Taking an animal is taking an animal. Even in a survival situation you could be cited. It really just comes down to whether the concequences outweigh the rewards. Do you want to live, or do you want to save a couple thousand dollars on a fine. You be the judge.
dataphreak 4 months ago
beautiful vid
notyranny1 4 months ago
Thank you, Dave. All your videos are very informative.
Downhillsuicide95 4 months ago
You could just fill up that jar with tallow and set the wick in the middle and let it dry and you have a cup candle
WyldOrbit 4 months ago
Would it be a good idea to put a candle in a segment of bamboo so the tallow would gather and the wick could light it on fire? or would it make the bamboo more of a fire hazard? Great vid.
FIyingPengwin 4 months ago
@FIyingPengwin Good Idea for a Mold for sure if you split the Bamboo or maybe some sumas, you could make a neater candle but the mold shouls be removed and the candle bare after it hardens.
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago
Supper cool stuff Dave!!! Great video!
laffytaffycrew 4 months ago
Very cool Dave!
I was thinking that it might be cool to make the candle in a non lined soup can. You could cut out half the top as a wind break.
Maybe use two cans.. one for melting and one for the candle. Plus you could set the can closer to the fire while waiting for the candle to dry.
markshmily 4 months ago
Hi Dave
how many times did you dip them to get them to that size,
paul uk.
51foxy 4 months ago
@51foxy About 20 times brother.
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago
Dave, thank you for taking the time to place these very educational videos. I know these take a lot of time, and I wanted you to know they are appreciated.
whatyadoingfool 4 months ago
What Survival Knife do you Personally Carry / Recommend? I watch all your Duel Survival Shows with my Son by the way !!!
imarketingprofessor 4 months ago
@imarketingprofessor He carries the Pathfinder knife that can be found on his website. =D
markshmily 4 months ago
That was awesome! I have to try that ASAP.
myq212 4 months ago
That is an awesome usable resource now i know what I can do with some of that bacon grease or if i get a deer or elk on a hunt.
coolastro 4 months ago
Cool!
MrJoeyBoombotz 4 months ago
If you had the right size bottle could you make the candle in the bottle? and not have to dip it as much?
w1ldyovvnz 4 months ago
Nice Video, and those candles worked nice.
nlandoutfitters 4 months ago
This has to be one of the most useful videos I have seen from you yet. Not that you haven't made other good videos.
Survivemich 4 months ago
hillbilly birthday candles
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Dave what type of hat and sweater are you wearing?
eme71489 4 months ago
If the smell of tallow attracts animal then its just another tool to use to put more food on the table.
jeepism67 4 months ago
Grate Video Dave. Thanks. Ill be passing this one around!
JUSTACHIPN 4 months ago
Would it be viable to is this method to make a torch on a small stick?
guardians38 4 months ago
Are you going to try mixing in beeswax with the tallow? If so, would a 50/50 mix of the two make a longer lasting candle? I would be interested to see how well that would (or wouldn't) work. Great videos! Keep up the great work. I have learned a lot from these YouTube videos. Thank you.
ckiser39 4 months ago
Will any animal fat work for candle making.
tesskansas 4 months ago
No Dave I am sorry I have to disagree. Tallow is hard fat and Lard is soft fat. Bear and Pig and such is soft fat (soft at room temp) tallow is solid at room temp. Any soft fat is Lard and any hard fat is Tallow. Coconut oil is Tallow too. Butter is a Lard.
RebLin51 4 months ago 6
@RebLin51 I would aggree with your assesment brother, thank you for the edification. I have used soft fats for candles but it was during cold weather and the temps can make a major difference in varying fattypes.
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago 10
@RebLin51 Your nomenclature is incorrect. Lard is fat from the pig, in any form. Suet is lamb or cow fat. Tallow is rendered fat from a cow or lamb (presumably other animals too, other than pigs) and fats from plants are either oils or shortening. This is all from a culinary perspective, and can easily be looked up. What people call it in the woods really doesn't matter a whole lot....
therealgarygnu 4 months ago
@RebLin51 Thanks for the info. on the different types of fats. Are u saying that I could use coconut oil to make candles using the same methods taught in this video?
traveln3 4 months ago
@traveln3 Yes. Because it is a hard fat. Soft fats do not make good candles. You can use soft fats for candle if the fat is put into a container with a wick like the turtle shell lamp on the previous vid. Oils are liquid at room temp. Coconut oil is a bit softer than beef tallow, or deer but yeah as long as the candles are kept cool enough to keep them in a solid state it will work. Coconut fat is called an oil because it is from a vegetable source but technically it is a tallow..
RebLin51 4 months ago
@RebLin51 Thanks for your quick reply :-) I already have my twine, I will be trying this method as soon as I order my coconut oil!
traveln3 4 months ago
Wow another use for bacon
jlast000 4 months ago
tallow candles - it's what's on dave's birthday cake
kumquatsta 4 months ago
i'm guessing the smell of tallow would attract animals, correct?
kumquatsta 4 months ago
@kumquatsta That is possible
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago
@wildernessoutfitters is there any books you recomend there was one a long time a go but i forgot what it was
VAhunter1000 4 months ago in playlist More videos from wildernessoutfitters
Dave,
Love all the videos you and the pathfinder school have posted, hopefully sometime I will be able to take the course myself
gramiton34 4 months ago
dave you don't just do this you make others like me want to do this!
cptpylot 4 months ago
Badass.
jjungill 4 months ago
thats very cool stuff! i've learned more from you and watching your videos then i have anywhere else when it comes to the outdoors and survival. your the man dave keep the video's coming!!
19841c 4 months ago
when i first saw the thumbnail, i thought it was someone on their knees with a hood on, and a gun being pointed into the back of their head. have i really seen that many news stories of brutality and violence that my brain will tend to interpret images like that upon first glance?
i don't know. anyway, good video sir.
junior00bacon00chee 4 months ago
Mr.Dave i love your show and i love your youtube videos i have learnded so much from them even though im only dagum 15! and it shows me how-to stuff in my woods out yonder in the yard
thanks you so much
Harrison
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Dont know if its been mentioned brother...but you can also have a container of cold water setting at the ready...and dip the candles in the cold water between dips in the tallow...this makes them set faster, and you can wipe the moisture off to keep from getting water in the tallow...I have made candles like this
MrCableguyken 4 months ago
Amazing video Dave, Love that you show all the problems (Like not having enough tallow) and solve the problems on camera
Just a little tip or trick. I like to fill baby food jars with tallow and then put a jute wick in it. It makes a portable candle that doesn't drip and is more windproof. Also good emergency food
Also... is that a King of the Mountain shirt?
Love the video, honestly learn a lot more from these than Dual Survival. Can't thank you enough for all you do
Jason
JasonMauro92 4 months ago 5
@JasonMauro92 It is a Columbia Outerwear 100% Wool with no lining, about 100.00 King of the Mountain is way to high dollar for a Common man.
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago
what's the odor like on this type of candle
RobLarsonIowa 4 months ago
thats so awsome
WaKeZnDrAnKz 4 months ago
Sent PM with suggestions.
mem7048 4 months ago
Great stuff Dave.
RichTheRidgeHunter 4 months ago
@wildernessoutfitters G'day... Ah, memories..! When I was 16 (1977), at a Boarding-School, 500 miles from home, a 3 day blackout had me collecting melted Wax on the 2nd day, heating it in a tin- can over a fire, & pouring it into Moulds of rolled-Paper Tubes, strung with old Shoelace between 2 sticks & a Mud Plug at the bottom. The 2nd night I was the only one with candles...! It was a built-up area, and with no Grid Power, Sheeples is helpless !
WarblesOnALot 4 months ago
So how about medical?
Boiling it with what ever plant to extract the propertys ?
ratlefty 4 months ago
Outstanding! I'm gonna remember this for my Civil War reenacting (we're the cooks). Great job Dave. I wonder, what is the solidification temp where liquid tallow starts becoming hard? Like if it's 80 degrees outside is this even possible?
Blackrain4xmas 4 months ago
could you not have just let the jute dry in the middle of the pop bottle, then cut the pop bottle off the dried tallow? using the bottle as a mold
tdegazio 4 months ago 2
@tdegazio u definetly could..........this method is just more"historically accurate' in the old skool method for candle making......great question btw(^.^)
lazymurderer 4 months ago
@tdegazio es you could mold the candles, I was just demonstrating an historical method, this also makes multiple candles with small amounts of Tallow and 2 is one and 1 is none brother. Awesome observation.
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago
@wildernessoutfitters good point, great video dave, im glad to see you back on youtube! its just not a fun without you here
tdegazio 4 months ago
Awesome Dave! Keep em coming brother!
BigDH28 4 months ago
great video Dave i have learned much by watching your videos and hope to come to your school next year. I think that the skills learned will make a great hand me down to my granddaughter.
50calkinney 4 months ago
Your the man Dave! Thanks for the great info ,love it ! By the way where could I find a knife like that ?
watledue 4 months ago
@watledue Blind Horse knives
MrCableguyken 4 months ago
@watledue We carry them on our web site brother the PLSK1 by BlindHorse Knives
wildernessoutfitters 4 months ago
Wouldn't it be easier to just stick the wick in the melted fat and let the whole thing solidify?
sethzky77 4 months ago
Thanks for continuing to do youtube. says a lot to the person u r brother.
TheCanyonCrawler 4 months ago
I have been watching your video's for a while now and I have really enjoyed them. I have found them very informative and entertaining. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and keep up the good work.
Scotta1atgmaildotcom 4 months ago
great video. definately a tool in teh tool box. thank you dave! 0:800
Ghillieman2011 4 months ago
I tried this with pork fat, but it wouldn't harden. It stayed the consistency of shortening. Does anyone know what might have gone wrong?
fishtankbank 4 months ago
@fishtankbank maybe you should stick it in the freezer?
sethzky77 4 months ago
@sethzky77 thats where Im keeping it, and its hard as a rock when cool, but at room temp, it goes soft.
fishtankbank 4 months ago
@fishtankbank Sounds like you need to see a doctor? Viagra maybe?
sethzky77 4 months ago
Good videos man, like your show too....your a lot easier to take seriously than Cody with his barefeet and all but you both are very skilled and informative.
springfield03sniper 4 months ago
Great vid! Thanks. Jute dipped once makes a great fire starter.
mikeinajeep 4 months ago
Hoping to get lucky enough to get a Deer this year, so I can put all these new skills to use, Brother. Keep 'em coming!
xlr8n99 4 months ago
first bam good id
fewduh3 4 months ago
@fewduh3 *vid
fewduh3 4 months ago