How to Make a Swedish Torch

[Mackairo]

I live in Sweden, have all my life, and I have, never, seen one of these in my entire life.

Oh well :)

[Erobazai]

if you cut it all the way thru you can get mutch more air in and then use something to wrap it up after it caught on fire. that way it will light mutch faster

[slayyou]

question which camera what lens and what sort of post procesing.

[Doogly13]

@slayyou answer: Canon T2i (550D), Canon 50mm f1.4 USM, Edited in Premiere Elements

[CrayfishInMyAnus]

yes this is ned shneebly

[aaronhyland800]

Do you need to use a dry log or does it not matter

[NORDBANKENSUGER]

well dressed for th e"swedesh" winte,..........dude

[MightyJustas]

nice camera! 550d?

[giankyr]

humans in 2012, wear socks.

[a2dds]

The bar on that saw looks seriously rusty! :)

[buskinon]

Now I gots to go buy a chainsaw dang!!!

[crocksrock101]

what type of log?

[scottishbadboytracks]

@crocksrock101 A wooden one ;-D

[micmoable]

cool history about hoboes

[acbarnett10]

Thumbs up for Decemberists song

[MycoSandman]

SO the hobo had a chainsaw? Crazy!

[TheCraisyStupid]

GREAT ONE!

I mean the torch AND the tutorial

[apatientspider]

So now I know how to burn the stumps out of my yard where I have had to cut down dead trees. Thank-you.

[Moronicsmurf]

I learned this from my grandfather.. Actually after taking down a tree and removing the stump you cut a cross in it and burned it out.. It takes longer time but afterwards you can just rake over it and other vegetation will take over. The cooking stove solution i think came out of the military, our parachute troopers that do 2 months of winter ouside in the northern parts learn this to keep warm in shelters. =)

Finnish military uses this too since the war.

[Moronicsmurf]

@Moronicsmurf PS: i'm swedish. And did my Military training in "Boden".. Not outside for 2 months though.. it would have sucked ass.

[TheHeretic2011]

WOW, I just learned something new. Thanks.

[SavageInsight]

Did you spend the night out when you did this? I noticed it got darker, than lighter out. Somehow I don't think a hobo was the first one - maybe rediscovered - because if people spent half the lives watching the fire for thousands of years, they probably played with it too.

[C00lman555]

Or instead of waiting, you could just make some thermite and bring it with you :P

[robotnikkkk1]

=HMMMMMMMMM

=EASIER LIGHT IT UP WITH GASOLINE SO NEED TO HAVE SOME GASOLINE FOR THISSS=......

[Dasmaster1]

Tuck it under your arm and bring it with you to the next place. :)

[TammyLoves2Read]

Thanks for posting this video. I'm always looking to learn new outdoor/wilderness/camping/sur­vival skills! I will have to try this out.

[wildernessbushcraft1]

Nigga White Chocolate

[Faringail]

actually the best thing is that you can plonk it down on snow and still have a decent fire without having to clear the ground from snow.

[dgl1962]

Excellent idea! Thank you.

I like the fact that you can use the top as a pot holder.

[reefdag]

i am going to try it but how long before the log actualy lights from the inside?

[Litzen2k]

The perfect thing to do in the field, use it like a stove its a good way to use this construction just with a log.

[WelcomeToMyDream]

Great video. neat idea. Beautifully photographed and scored too! Crazy what you wind up watching on the youtube :)

[asssface2000]

@Nchuleftingth this guy looks and sounds like napolean dynamite

[asssface2000]

do the chickens have large talons?

[kisinzcemm]

its a rocket stove that burns it self

[mONEverLOVE]

a real grizzly adams this guy.

[walkertongdee]

loved the part when he allmost cut the log atop his shoulders in half, lol...

[walkertongdee]

you dont sound sweedish, I dont think this is the realdeal...

[benfurbank]

Great video! You are a great presenter!

[Octagoninthewind]

where would a hobo get a chainsaw

[mitchrude32898]

What the fuck is in the woods behind you that you keep looking at? -__-

[YiuTeub]

Use an axe. easier for this.

[avgurim]

and yet again, I dug a hole in a big log last year, the other version - chimney hole and side hole - and it lasted for over a night. I was surprised with it.

[avgurim]

BTW, that hobo who invented the swedish candle , did he use to schlepp a chainsaw with him?

(-:

[avgurim]

Shouldn't read in the dark man, you'll ruin yer eyes

Good job w/ your log, have fun...

[ThePortalNC]

Where does a hobo get a chain saw ?

[NorthSurvival]

The original of this torch is made of tarwood from a selfdead dead spruce, that also works absolutely best, because the wood contains so much tar and is so dry.

NorthSurvival of Sweden

[903lew]

Great video! Like the music and production values.

Don't know if someone's said it already but the hobo idea is not true. Finnish* and Swedish soldiers have used these things to cook on for many years, since before there were trains. Very good when the ground is covered in snow and camping stoves are yet to be invented! ^^

*When I went through military service in the north of Sweden we called these things "Finnish stoves". Of course, back then Finland was part of Sweden.

[2727NOAH]

pussy just get some fuckin gas

[M1LERTYME]

how long did that thing burn

[Doogly13]

@M1LERTYME if I remember correctly, 2-3 hours. It's not a very intense fire, especially for multiple people, but it will burn for a long time.

[PsychoticPriest]

You have an awesome camera.

[jlbleeker]

Nice video clip, interesting concept, i have to try that to

[fhqwgads2]

Way to keep your face DIRECTLY in the saw's kickback path.

[Bobster986]

Your exposure is all over the place. 

[pjharro]

A hobo with a chainsaw !!!!

:)

[ronaldo77782]

There is always something new to learn thank you great info

[drasislotharian]

napolean dynomite?!?!? i knew we would see him again :)

[RonRay]

That is some righteous video quality! What kind of camera are you using? (It certainly makes a difference!)

[40markava]

Stihl chainsaw the best! Take care of it!

[carriontribe]

How long did it stay lit for??

[jokopalma]

It's a finish technique witch I believe was, from what I have heard. In wide spread use for the first time during the Winter War in 1939. Now I might be wrong! I just know that I'm Swedish it's not!

[AlabamaRiverMan]

Is this a young Mark Zuckerburg?

[Charsept]

your camera is badass, sharpest picture ive seen in ages

[AlabamaRiverMan]

@Charsept

Good observation... wonder what camera he's using???

[frosty883]

Hobo! Ha!

they must have had a nice chainsaw in the sack on a stick.

Nice vid though.

[JerryGiesler09]

@frosty883 Nothing beat a Stihl. :)

[frosty883]

Hobo! Ha!

they must have had a nice chainsaw in the sack on a stick.

[LOLSAUCY]

Love the song, good job btw

[KevinKayotic]

its Finnish

[ballygeale1]

no safty glasses or ear muffs

[Doogly13]

@ballygeale1 seriously! He's not even wearing real shoes! If you look closely you can see he's wearing slippers. This is like a video on everything NOT to do when using a chainsaw. What an idiot... oh wait, that's me :(

[wolvenblacktalon1]

@Doogly13 dont feel bad dude at chainsaw's make you look bad ass :D great style!! looked like you need to tighten the chain or sharpen it a bit!! but i love these ill use em' to line the outside of my camp area personally i have like 30 of these already made up lol

[InsaneDrugs]

@Doogly13 lol its called, what a redneck would do, i would know, every day is a barefoot blue jean day..

[lobokanima]

@Doogly13

A Hobo? Carrying a chainsaw around to make fires with? Sounds scary!

[odjobb2]

@lobokanima Copy comment from frosty883, but well, a firetorch can also be made with an axe :)

[metagen77]

@Doogly13 lol xD



[Avatar230594]

@Doogly13 Well you video isn't a tut on how to use a chainsaw.

[clink130]

when this video started i had it muted and i thought i was a comercial

[ballygeale1]

thats very clever ,how long did it burn 4

[itsraininglool]

NICE VID, DISLIKE SONG.

[VaNDaL253]

wow nice quality vid!

[XDXMILLERX05]

camera is amazing..

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

great video

[p4h10oso]

I don't think it's PC to use the term homo anymore.

[psykesdk]

It's a common mistake to call it a swedish fire, the only place I've heard that name is in the US. It's from Finland but also used in northen Sweden as an easy way to heat a kettle og a small pott. Besides, you can stick it in the snow :) If you don't have a chainsaw, you can just split the log in four and either tie it together with some small twiggs to keep the pieces apart. Og just stick the pieces in the snow/ground. Putting bark and sawdust in the slots and lighting from the bottom is best.

[TheScandinavianKarhu]

And besides... the slots should, preferably be filled with birch bark. Try that next time.

[TheScandinavianKarhu]

The Fire log comes from Finland! I dont know why everyone seems to think its something Swedish..... Damn annoying.

[boomunderscore0]

holy crap such nice video quality

[cptnsmelly]

This is filmed so nicely. What did you film it with?

[Mr420rush]

holy shit thats hd XD

[000FoxSnake000]

The Decemberists, YES

[goldenscales]

Indian make small fire, cook food and keep warm. White man make big fire, go hungry and keeps warm running for more wood.

[mrbusybee2710]

I love the protective equipment used while chain sawing! haha. Great vid though, cheers for posting!

[MrBlau11]

Wenn man keine Ahnung hat soll man´s lassen xDDDD... sau schlecht ;d

[TheCelticTitan]

if u start it in the log instead of on top it allows for a more stable cookin surface

[touchnova]

What did you shoot this with? Great DOF. looks like a 5D mII or somethin', awesome quality. Nice vid man, thanks for postin' up!

[charliewecker]

Saw needs a new blade.

[Doogly13]

@charliewecker Haha, yup. I was too lazy to sharpen it before making the video, and by the time I realized what terrible shape it was in, I just didn't care enough to take time out to sharpen it. Plus, it was getting dark pretty fast.

[charliewecker]

@Doogly13 Anyway I tried it last night it was amazing. Thanks for the vid!

[lurcherboy08]

@charliewecker not so much a ne bar but its chain needs a damn good sharpen lol

[Proaconstructor]

Keep in mind that rip cuts take 3 times longer, and create dust not flaky chips, so the dullness may not be all it seems. In a rip cut every single part of the kerf is cut, as the end of every fiber is cut. On crosscuts, the fiber is nipped at either end and the rest comes out as a chip. To make maters worse, while there are rip chains for this kind of use, they are not going to be in most saws since chainsaws are 99% used for crosscuts.

[Proaconstructor]

Yeah, safety gear should always be used, particularly earmuffs since no mater what else happens extreme noise is a given. You could work a lifetime in the woods and never get anything in your eyes that would hurt you, though if you do... But noise does it's damage regardless. Skill is more important than gear. This is a very safe cut, for the most part, and how you approach it is key. He obviously got it right.

[cazz77]

Pretty cool like the video man :) I think I'm going to try this too*

-Charlie